The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-05
PYTH|ANS MEET IN TUSCALOOSA TODAY Fourth District Convention
 COnvenes STREETS TO BE PAVED
Men and Religion Forward Movement Convention Held in Tuscaloosa Sunday-Work on Foundry
 Plant Progresses

Tuscaloosa, March Especial. )-The Fourth district convention of the Knights of Pythias will hold their an- nual convention in this city Tuesday at p. m. A number of prominent men identified with the Knights Of Pythias are expected in Tuscaloosa to attend the convention.
 Herbert Jones, a student at the Uni versity of Alabama, who has been de- voting a great deal of time to the study and erection of an aeroplane, and who has built his machine to the exhibi- tion stage, will have same on exhbi- ton at the hardware store of Lelands Monday morning.
 Work on the mammoth plant of the Central Foundry company is progress ing rapidly, and it is thought that the plant will be in operation early in the sumner Laborers are in great de- mand at the plant site and agents are now seeking men to whom permanent labor is assured. The concrete funda- tions are about all in now and the steel workers are beginning 10 arrive.
 
 Charles Gonnel, the youngest son of Mir and. MrsyoW "A. e,onnel, died here yesterday. morning. The youth, who is but 15 years of age, had before Christi mas undergone a serious operation, which he stood splendidly, but later he was again taken i'll and another operation was deemed necessary, at which time it was seen that his con- dition was desperate and his death was not unexpected. He Nas a bright, clever boy, and had hosts of friends in this city. He is survived by his par ents, three sisters and one brother. The funeral occurred here yesterday aft ernoon from the First Baptist church, interment being in Evergreen ceme- tery.
 That the business section of Tuscaloosa will be paved during 1912 now seems an assured fact At a meeting of the Board of Trade held some time. ago a resolu- ton was passed indorsng the paving of the business section, and same was pro- sented to the city commissioners. The commissioners, it is understood, all stand for paving the business section. and action along this line is looked for in the near future.
 The Men and Religion Forward Move ment held a convention in this city yes- terday at the various churches and the Young Mems Christian association, and at the morning hours several interesting dlScOuISeS were heard by baOSe m attend- ansce. MT. R. B. Garland of Richmond, who is conducting the revival at the First Baptist chuch here. addressed an enthusi- astic meeting of men at the church this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Dr. C. NJ. Boyd addressing large audience at the Meth odst church at o'clock. MT. ]. O. Van Meter of Meridian, Miss, addressed a boys gathering at the Young Mems Chris tian. association at o'clock, and at 30 delivered an address at the First Pres byterian church. Mir. H. R. Tood of Birmingham addressed the audience at the Methodist church at 7:30. The ses- sions Monday were given over to the so- cial life of a community and were ad- dressed by Prof. s. T. Slaton of Birming- ham. Rev R. M. Archibald of Birming- ham addressed the mission meeting Mon day afternoon.
 Chief of Police Swindle returned from Montgomery Satu lay afternoon. where he went to bring back Jesse Ellington. a negro, who escaped from the city jail here last August. The chief has been on the trail of Ellington for some time and finally located him in the capital and had the officers there to arrest him.