The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
NEWS OF ENSLEY

| crowd of over 800 people attended the Fratefnal Memorial Day exercises i held yesterday afternoon at Pratt City, Nearly every order in the district was represented in the parade and members | from every order attended the exercises | at the cemetery Thomas R. Walker was | the orator of the day and made d splen- did address on Fraternity" and the
 spirit that prompted the living members
 of the various organizations to keep green
 the memory of their departed brothers Frank Stoves was master of ceremonies
 and introduced the several speakers. Prior t. the speaking the graves were deco
 rated with flags and flowers.
 i The parade was headed by platoon of mounted police and Chief of Police Mar tin Egan in command. Twelve fraternal societies and two brass bands made the
 parade very long.
 G. R. Wells was grand marshall and the order of the parade was as follows:
 Mounted police. Boys of Woodcraft. Pal metto camp No. 42 Woodmen of the World; Model tent No Ii, Knights of the Maccabees; Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 972; French society; Republic Iron and Steel company's brass band: Black Greek tribe No. 30, Improved Order of Red Men:
 bnoch lodge No. 57, Knights of Pythias; Pratt City lodge No 243, Independent Or der Of Odd Fellows Jefferson Valley
 lodge No S5, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Pratt City Encampment No 20, Independent Order of Odd Fellows T. C.
 I. band; Italian society.
 rTha f,Ilou.;,r cut at the cemetery:
 Music by the band; called to order of Chairman Frank Stoves: invocation by the Rev. W. P. McGIawn, pastor Meth cdist Episcopal church. south; music by Woodmen band; introductory remarks by Chairman Stoves; address, Prof. Thomas R. Walker of Vivian; address, the Rev William McDougal, pastor of the First Presbyterian church; song by assembly, God Be With You Till We Meet Again." prayer and benediction, the Rev J. C. Williams, pastor Fourth Street Methodist church; Taps by the bugler.
 One of the largest gatherings of Masons ever seen in this city attended the funeral of Charles c. Jones, aged 42, who died Friday morning, which were conducted yesterday afternoon from the family resi- dence. Interment was at the Oakland cemetery The Rev. Thomas M. Lennox pastor of the Ensley Christian church. officiated. The deceased is survived by his widow and two children, his father, five brothers and two sisters. The mem bers of the Ensley Masonic lodge took charge of the services at the grave. Dr. T. J. Springfield acted as worshipful mas ter. MT. Jones had lived in this city a number of years and has many friends who will regret to learn of his death.
 Yesterday morning about il o'clock Charley Brubaker was knocked down by an automobile driven by B. S, Smith on the corner of Avenue F and Nineteenth street. The little fellow was knocked down and the auto passed over his body without touching 1t. It seen> that the boy ran in front on the machine before It could be stopped. Although badly frightened and bruised he was able to walk to his home in Tuxedo.
 The regular meeting of the Steel City lodge No. 156, Woodmen of the World, will be held tonight in the Knights of Pythias hall on Avenue E. Several ap- plications will be received and matters of importance will be taken up and all members are requested to be present.