The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
STORES ID CLOSE DURING HOURS OF DRENNEN FUNERAL Mark of Respect to His Memory by Merchants l.
 of Birmingham EXPERIMENT TO BE AT HAYWOOD CEMETERY Services Will Be Conducted This Morning by Rector of St. Mary's.
 Resolutions Adopted by
 Y. M. c. A. Directors

Out of respect to the memory of the late D. NJ. Drennen the merchants of Bir- mingham will close their stores this morn ing between the hours of 10 and II o'clock while the funeral services are being con- ducted over the remains. This decision was reached yesterday at a meeting of the merchants of this city, all of whom wish to pay this tribute to their co-worker.
 The funeral services will be conducted this morning from the residence at Five Points. The Rev. Willoughby N. Clay brook, rector of St. Mary s-on-the- High lands, will officate. Of that church MT. Drennen was devoted member and was senior warden. Interment will follow the funeral services in Elmwood cemetery.
 Pallbearers Announced
 The pallbearers will be Robert Jemison, Sr, Maj. J. D. Kirkpatrick. Mai. J. R. Cobbs, M. N. Malone w. E. Leake, For ney Johnston, Herbert Tutwiler, and George B. Ward
 The honorary pallbearers including the vestrymen of St. Mary's church. are Mai. E. M. Tutwiler, R. M. Goodal1 W. M. Cosby, Fred M. Jackson, R. S. Munger, B. F. Moore, R. H. Gilbert, Haskins Wil- Hams, George c. Whatley, Richard Ram dolph. Houston Johnston, Ivey Lewis. c. ]. Palmer, E.. L. Brown, E. w. Finch, Flu gene F.. Enslen, B. B. Conner and Ivey Avery.
 In addition to those of the merchants of Birmingham, tributes of respect were paid to the memory of MT. Drennen yesterday by the directors of the Young Mems Christian association, of which he was a director, and by the directors of the Jeffer- son County Savings bank, of which body he was also member. The resolutions of the Young Mems Christian association di- rectors follow:
 Y. M. c. A. Directors Resolutions
 Whereas, In the providence of Almighty God our esteemed brother and co-worker, ID. M. Drennen, has suddenly been called home, thus depriving the association of his wise counsel and efficient service, and the city of his genial and exemplary per sonality, therefore,
 Resolved, first: That we as the board of directors of the Birmingham Young Mems Christian association are deeply conscious of the loss we have sustained by the death of our. brother We shall miss his wise counsel and his active in- terest and service in the association in be- half of the young men and boys of our city-his integrity of heart and mind his loyal and courageous spirit, his high sense of duty and untiring efforts. The impor- tance of his service and his generous gift to the new building is matter of common knowledge throughout the city, but the character, the extent and the conseoucnce or that service are and can be appre- ciated at their full worth only by his as- sociates now gathered here to attest their regard for him, and orecord their high estimate of his life and its contribution to the association and the community.
 Resolved. second, That in this time of sorrow we extend our deep and most re- spectful sympathy to his family, and our assurance that for them as we'll as for his associates. honor and happiness will exer result from their relation to D. M Drennen.
 Resolved. third. That copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of our deceased brother and a Ncopy spread on the minutes of the board of directors.
 R. s. Munger, w. M. Cosby, R. M. Goodall. w. F. Tyler. F. B. Clark, James Bailey. G. H. Estes, Borden Burr J. c. Hodges, R. W. Ewing, Ed S. Moore, k. B. Winslow, J. R. McWane, H. R. Todd. J. T. Huey.