The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-29

All arrangements have been com pleted for the basket picnic which will be given for the employees of the Bir- mingham Southern today at Bayview. A special train will carry the picnckers to Bayview leaving Pratt City at 9 o'clock, Ensley at 9 80 o'clock and Wy lam at $40 o'clock. and will return about o'clock in the afternoon. Over zoo employees and their families are expecting to attend the picnic and a number of attractions have been ar ranged.
 programme has been completed which calls for a number of contests such as potato, sack, three-legged rae 1 ing and a fine time is assured all those who attend.
 Joe Smith will be master of cere-
 monies and the following committee
 has been appointed to assist the gen l eral chairman: Transportation commit | tee, Hugh Vallely, P. L. Plemens, C.. | B. Lytle. Joe Smith, S. M. Stinson, D. | c. Cook amusement committee. Fred | w. Best, w. O. McArdle, Sam Kerkpat- rick, H. G. Smith; refreshments com
 lnittee, J. A. Vandiver, E. c. Hopping, | Wagner Holden, Frank Saterwhite safety first committee, w. w. Atkins, | -llf Kerkpatrick, w. D. Geoghegan. Will Short, Jim Duncan, W. J. Grim;
 finance committee, Claude Short, c,
 Brown, George Brigman. J. C. Tate. Funeral services over the remains
 or Mrs. w. T. Dawson, age 66 years, who died yesterday about noon at the
 late residence. 1922 Avenue c, will be conducted this afternoon at o'clock
 from the residence. Interment will be
 at Oakland cemetery. Dr. T. J. Spring | field will officiate. The deceased is
 survived by her husband, four sons and
 three daughters and a number of other
 relatives. She was member of ths l Stonewall chapter, United Daughters | or the Confectionery which will turn | out in a body to attend the funeral
 and a very active member of the Ems | Icy Baptist church. She had lived in | Ensley nearly 10 years and had a wide circle of friends who will regret to
 learn of her death. The members of , Camp Pat Cleburne, United Confederate 1 Veterans, of which MT. Dawson Is a
 member, will act as honorary pail bearers. The active pallbearers are as follows: Hal Jones, Sam Daffron, Wal
 ter Waldrop, Hilton Bennitt, c. H. Wat 1 son and Ben Parker
 | The committee which was appointed | by the Ensley Merchants association has made all arrangements and has | signed up the contract with the light company to have Ensley's white way | relighted on Wednesday, September 1
 nnd the contract will last for one year | The committee had a little difficulty | with some of the merchants along the
 white way about signing up but final
 ly made all arrangements and the | lights will be turned on the first o1 next. month Ensley's white way has | been out for five or six months an6
 has been badly needed and missed by | the citizens of thls city. When the | lights are turned on it will add mucf
 to the appearance of the city at nigh
 and will also help the local merchants
 to show their displays in the win dows
 Work has begun in earnest on thu
 new Elks' home. which is being built | by the members of the Ensley lodge
 No. 9S7 Benevolent and Protective Or
 der of Eiks. and workmen are busy
 tearing down the present structure | Contractor Maynord stated that the 1 foundation would be laid by the mid l dle of this week and that the new
 building will be rushed to comple.
 ton. The members of the lodge are
 expecting to have their new home com | l the contract on the present hall will | expire on November 1. The new home | IS located at 2010 Avenue D and will l De a two-story frame structure with | basement and will be elaborately fur
 nished. The plans call for a handsome
 ladies' parlor, reading room, billiard
 room. lodge hall. bowling alley. dining
 room and number of other conven- 1 fences.
 | At the regular meeting of the lodge
 Monday night a number of applica. | tions will be received and several mat
 ters of importance will be brought be-
 fore the members
 | The members of the congregation of | the Ensley Baptist church will con duct an "Every-member Canvass this
 afternoon and 50 teams have been ap.
 pointed to canvass the city. The com mittees in charge have requested ever,
 member of the church to be at home from the hours of 2 until o'clock this after. noon and visit will be paid to them by one of the teams. Arrangements have