The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-31

| the question of salaries for janitors and it was decided that whichever It | could be done that white janitors De | employed. The entire board will ap- pear before the city council Ut the regular meeting of that body, which I will be held on Tuesday, January D, in the council chamber. iats The Bessemer lodge No. 109, Inde- pendent Order of odd Fellows, held an interesting meeting last night Tn the | hall on Third avenue between Nine teenth and Twentieth streets and elect | ed the following officers for the year: l H. K Crowell, noble grand; V. O Bishop, vice grand; E. U. Winter, sec retary; J. A. Roberts, treasurer; T. B' Wallace, trustee; Harry Firstbrook, representative to the grand lodge, anc Dr. J. NJ Tubb, alternate representa- l tive The newly elected officers will he installed at the next meeting wich will be held Tuesday night, January ., 1915.
 The wedding of Miss Minnie Vines and MT Bernard Vail, which took place ! last night at the Baptist parsonage, the Rev, NJ K Thornton officiating. will be of interest to their many friends in Bessemer Miss Vines is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. M. Vines and is well known and very popular with the Younger set. Mir and Mrs. Vail will
 reside at Fourth avenue and Four teenth street for the present.
 Mrs R. H. Wilkey, 60 years of age died this morning at her home below Oak Grove after a long illness or can cer The deceased was well known throughout this district. She is survived
 by her husband and five children. The | funeral will take place tomorrow al 12 o'clock from the Oak Grove church. ipterment being at the Oak Grove cem- etery.
 Jonesboro lodge, No. s95. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, held an interesting meeting last night at which time the fol- lowing officers were elected and installed h. R. Houston, noble grand; J. H. Curl, vice grand; John D. Darlington. sec retary; G. ". Martin, treasurer; F. hl Barnett, representative to the grand lodge and G. w. Martin, alternate. The lodge vii hold it's regular meeting Friday night at which the visiting committee from the 21 lodges on the car line will be in attendance It is expected thal l there will be at least 100 visitors present at this meeting and all Odd Fellows are
 cordially invited to attend.
 II c. w. Nixon. superintendent of the Gen.
 tral Foundry company at Holt, is visit
 or in the city and states operation ol
 the Holt plant will be resumed January
 H. Several men residing in this vicinity are employed at Holt. It was originally planned to resume operations January 1.
 The Rev. M. K. Thornton, pastor of th' First Baptist church of this city, has
 gone to Starksvlle, Miss, where he was
 called by the death of friend He vii return in time to fill his pulpit Sunday.
 Miss Jessie Bumgardner will leave to- morrow for Athens. where she will re
 sume her studies at the Athens Female college, after spending the holidays witt her parents at Jonesboro.
 Duff Lewis a student at Trinity colleg' at Durham, N. C., is the guest of hi parents, Mayor and Mrs l. A. Lewis for the holidays
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Batson have as thei guest their daughter, Miss Lallah Ma Batson of Russellville.
 Miss Maud Smith has returned iron
 Blossburg, where she visited friends fo several days. fss
 Miss Fannie Vines is ill at the hom of her parents, Mir and Mrs. M. Vines } on Seventh avenue.
 Will Neal has returned to his home il
 New York after spending the holiday
 with his parents. MT. and Mrs. George G Neal. 'r
 MT. and Mrs. Joe Block have returned to their home in Montgomery after spend
 ing the holidays with Mrs. Esther Jessel