The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-20
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Meeting of the municipal Christmas
tree committees was held last night in +
the office of w. r. Stewart on Nine t
teenth street, and number Of subcom- |
mittees appointed and details of impor-
lance attended to. Representatives from |
the various lodges, churches and schools |
of this district were present, and it was !
decided to have another meeting on Tues
day night at o'clock at the same place
to make final arrangements for the oc-
casion.
Christmas tree will be erected on the
corner Of Nineteenth street and Avenue
e If the weather is favorable, and in case
X rains the tree will be held at the
Ensley opera house on Christmas eve
and the programme will commence at I
o'clock. The following committees have
been appointed; Toy committee, C. S.
vanderhoof, chairman; Tom Deveraux, ].
s. Faulkner, Max Mellow, Prof. W. S.
Lane, Mrs. d. A. Echols, Miss Myrtle
Shaddick Finance committee, W. r.
Stewart, D IF. .Sugg, r. E. Chadwick,
Archie Mays and C. w. Cole. Programme
committee. Miss Ruth Renken. chairman.
chairman. Candy committee, L. F.
Banks. chairman; Joe Lowery, ]. Ellis
Brown. A. P. Bates, Sam Heide, Mrs.
Archie Mays, Miss Macaulry and Hugh
B. Craig. J. NJ. Fray. chairman of tree
committee All the chairmen have the
power to appoint as many assistants as
they see fit. A Santa Claus will be Sc
lected and will distribute the presents
at the tree. 1t has been planned to have
a number of songs and have some one
to tell the Christmas story just prior to
the distribution of the gifts.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Mary Lee Cowan. the wife of o. c.
Cowan of this city, who died Friday night
at her late residence at 2223 Twenty
third street. Ensley Highlands following
o lengthy illness, will be conducted from
the Ensley Presbyterian church this aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will
follow at Oakland cemetery. She is sur
vived by her husband. one daughter, Mrs.
w. p. williams, of Tuscaloosa, and two
grandchildren. The Rev. T. p. Hay, as
sisted by the Rev. II. G.. Kegley. will
cffciate.
Mrs. Cowan had been a resident of this
city for a number of years and was
very prominent In church and club work.
The members of the Golden Links and
Joy Bearers classes of the Ensley Pres
byterian church of which she was teacher
for years, will act as honorary pail
bearers The active pallbearers will be as
follows: ]. N. Carmichael, Ed Lynn, A.
C. Kicks, Winston McCree, Guy Overton,
George Nagel and Fred McCree.
Mrs. T. w. Jones Of Forty-second street
and Palmer avenue. Fairfield. was very
painfully burned yesterday afternoon
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of gasoline exploded. The accident hap
pened while she was cleaning clothes with
the gasoline. The can was too near the
fire and exploded. MIR. Jones face and
hands were badly burned The Ensley
fire department was called out and quick
ly exunguished the fire before much
damage had been done.
Funeral services over the remains of
little Edward Gray Hughes, the 2-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Hughes,
of this city. who died early yesterday
morning about 6 O'Clock, as q result of
burns, will be held this afternoon at ,
o clock from the family residence at
2119 Avenue D. Interment will follow at
Oakland cemetery. Last Thursday aft
ernoon the little fellow was playing in
front of an open fire at his home when
his clothes caught on fire. He was burned
all over the body and face and from
the first little hope was held out for
his recovery.
The killing of Iaulino Saiamone.
young Italian, early yesterday morning
at his home at 81s Sixth street, Pratt
City, still remains a mystery. Detec-
tives Virgins and Granger. who were
detailed on the case, were busy yester-
day working on the case but have given
out no statement The young italian
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residence when the Pratt City fire de-
partment was called to answer an alarm
Salamone had bullet hole in his right
shoulder blade. Rags which were soaked
with kerosene and a quantity of dry
lumber were piled beneath the southeast
corner of the house and an empty re-
volver was found lying on the mantel
From what could be learned about the
shooting, it is stated that eight Italians
were in the house at the time the shoot
ing occurred. Some declared that Sala-
none was shot during a general dis
charge of firearms for the purpose of
turning In fire alarm, and others stated
that he shot himself. Coroner G. l..
Spain went to Pratt City yesterday
morning and after investigating the case
stated that it was very mysterious and
that he would probe further into it.
Funeral services over the remains of
Lonnie McDaniels. aged % years, who
died early Friday morning at his late
residence on Avenue e. were conducted
from the chapel Of Echols & Angwin yes
terday morning. Interment was at the
East Lake cemetery. He is survived
by his mother and three brothers. The
pallbearers were selected from the Ems
ley Baptist Young Peoples Union. as
follows: w. w. Ehackelford, Wesley Ba-
ker, c. Lassiter. r. G. Balsch, Sam De-
haney, Jr., and George Henderson The
Rev. A.. K. Wright. pastor of the Ems
ley Baptist church OBLIGATED. Mr.. Nc
Daniels was well known in this city
and has many friends who will regret
to learn of his death.
Decision day will be observed at the
Sunday school hour at the Ensley High
lands Methodist church this morning in
connection with the revival services
which ara being conducted by Evangelist
]. o. Hanes, assisted by the pastor. the
Rev. w. G.. CASTOR. The Rev. CASTOR
and DR.. Hanes will be assisted by Evan
gelist j. A. Bowen at the o'clock
services when an old-fashioned love feast
will be held. A song service will begin
at 7:30 o'clock in the evening.