The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

 license as the business men of Bir- mingham. The club will also ask that two new arc lights be installed, one where Nineteenth street and Ems ley avenue meet and the other where Pike avenue and Tewnty- street intersect.
 Complaint will also be made about the local branch office of the Bir- mingham waterworks. The working men at the plant claim that the of flee Is only open from 12 until o'clock in the afternoon from the 1st to the 18th each quarter and that it is very inconvenient for them to pay their wa ter bills. They stated that they either have to lose a half days work or go to 8 great deal of unnecessary trouble In order to pay the waterworks com- pany.
 It is stated that several of the church workers and pastors of this city will appear before the commits sioners and oppose the operation of the moving picture shows in this city on Sunday. The session promises to be very busy one and large num- Der of the citizens are expected to be present.
 Work has begun on the new hos pital for this city and the foundation for the operating room has been com pleted and will be erected during this week. The operating room will be built of concrete and hollow tile and will be 26 feet in length and F feet wide. It will consist of an operating room, sterilizing room and surgeons wash room All of the main partitions have been completed and the lathing will be started Monday morning. Prac- tically all of the material is on hand and the building will be rushed to completion. The old St. Johns Epis- copal church will be remodeled into a first class hospital with nine bed bathroom and kitchen on the first floor and a suite of three rooms for the housekeeper and the nurses quarters on the second floor.
 The general committee Is very much enthused over the showing that has been made and heartily thanks the citizens of this district for their gen erous donations in the way of mate rial. donations and services. The mem hers of the committee stated that if nothing unforeseen happened the hos pital would be ready for use within three weeks. The physicians of this city are also behind the movement and have agreed to give a certain per cent of their collections to the maintaining OI the nOSplLdl anu dlSO IHelT services to those unable to pay anything. Ow- ing to the Tennessee company hos pital being able to handle only em- ployes and their fanilies hospital in this district has been very badly need ed and the erection of the present one. it Is stated, will be of great service to the working people of the Ensley district.
 A joint Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Johns Episcopal church on Avenue (; and Twenty second street by all of the churches in the Ensley district. The Rev. l.. E. Brubaker, pastor of the Ensley Highlands Presbyterian church, will deliver the sermon. The choirs from each church held re- hearsal last night and a number prac- ticed for the affair.
 An offering will be taken at this service for the Associated Charities of Birmingham and donations of money or provisions will be made. All dona- tions of food and clothing will be gladly received on Wednesday at the parish house by the Rev. J. w. Full ford.
 All members taking part in the coming Ellks minstrels, which will be held on December 8. and 10, at the Elks' new home, are requested to meet at the Elks' hall at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon for a rehearsal. Practice Is being held daily and the minstrel promises to be the largest and best that has ever been held in this city. With the CO., operation of the Tennes-