The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Funeral services over the remains of Joseph A. Hirseh. who died at a local infirmary last Wednesday afternoon, fol- lowing lengthy illness. will be conduct ed from St. Anthony's Catholic church this afternoon at 8 o'clock. The Rev. Father Mcoullian will officiate. Inter ment will follow at the Oakland ceme- tery. Mrs. Hirsch arrived yesterday morning from California and completed the funeral arrangements. The deceased leaves a widow, several children and three sisters. The funeral services will be in charge of Ensley lodge No. sS7, Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks. of which MT. Hirsch was charter mem- Der.
 All members of the Ensley lodge of Elks are requested to meet in the hall on Avenue F. at o'clock this afternoon. to attend the funeral of Mir. Hirsch in a body. Victor Johnson, exalted ruler of the local order, will be in charge of the ceremony All other Elks in the Bir- mingham district, who can are requested to join the Ensley order and attend the funeral The pallbearers are requested to meet at Echols & Angwin undertaking parlor at 2:5 o'clock. They are as fol- lows; Honorary, Capt. Andy Ramage. Emmett Frost, P. l.. Day, Capt. J. NJ. Donlon, R. E. Chadwick and l. H. Gar rlson. Active, M. c. Thomas William Palmer. Thomas Deveraux, Charles Dorthe, Judge F. o. Harris and F. J. Lange.
 The members of the Anglican Young Peoples association of St. Johns F,pisco. pal church of this city are sending ont invitations to a musicale to be given at the home of Mir and Mrs Henry Wood on Avenue on next Wednesday evening
 The following programme has been ar ranged for the occasion: A short ad- dress, by the Rev. w. N. Claybrook of Birnins ham; solo. Miss Gena Mae Snow. recitation, Miss Moser; solo, Miss Edna chapman; instrumental trio, F. C. Mandy flute, Charles Mandy cornet and Norman n Mandy plano: solo, Mrs. Robert Fllr,oan. solo. William Scholl, accompanied bv Mrs Boterweg. Refreshments will ba served and the public is cordially invited to attend.
 Those taking part in the musicale will be entertained on tomorrow evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Wood.
 The first meeting of the Older Girls Council of the Fairview district sinee tte orsdnlzatlon, under the directions of the Birmingham Sunday School assocIa tiop will bA held at the Fairview Methodist
  would have been a very grave mistake" he replied. 'If we had not done so France and England would. Events long pefore the war made it apparent that some sort of an alliance existed between Belgium and France and Great Britain The last named two would perhaps have round some pretext to make it appear that they were coming as allies and that they were not violating Belgiums $ neutraI- ny. but they would have come Ger many then would have found herself in T position of great danger. A strong. state simply could not suffer itself to be brought into position so highly disad- vantageous. There was no other course possible for Germany"
 Relief Necessary
 Speaking of American relief in Belgium Tn reply to query whether such heln really were needed, General Von Bissine said:
 Tt was and still is necessary in the highest degree"
 There have been suggestions. said the representative of the Associated Press. that the German army had been using some foodstuffs sent to Belgium by Amer lcans. What has your excellencv to say to that?''
 "Such assertions must be denied abso- lutely. We are not even using any Bel gian products at the present time. but