The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-08
NEWS QF ENSLEY

With the brief but impressive cere- monies of the order of Elks, the re- mains of the late Joseph Hirsch were laid away yesterday afternoon in the "Elks' Rest" at Oakland cemetery. The funeral services were held ct St. Anthonys church, Ensley, the Rev. Father McQuillan officiating, who aft CT paying a tribute to the dead, ad monished the living of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death and urged a preparation for the payment of the debt that everyone must soon- CT or later pay. Among the floral tributes was beautiful and appro- priate design from the Elks.
 The deceased was one of the first members of the Ensley lodge of EllSs and while never holding office was always found in harness when any charitable or uplifting project was in view. He held the enviable reputation of always being square and while charitable to degree was unostenta- tious in his giving. The Ensley lodge attended the funeral in a body. Victor Johnson, exaltS2 ruler, conducted the lodge services M the grave. A rather serious fire occurred yes terday afternoon at Hilltop when the residence of D. D. Addington, an em- ploye of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, was par tiaIly destroyed. The alarm was turned in at the Fairview and Ensley sta- tions and while on the way to the fire the Fairview truck was delayed by engine trouble and, notwithstanding the long run the Ensley department was first on the scene. The entire roof was ablize at this time but by hard work the firemen succeeded in extinguishing the fire. The roof was entirely destroyed and other damage done. The loss, including the furni- ture, will come near to 5000. The place was insured.
 J. B. Wadsworth of Gadsden vas the | speaker at the mems afternoon meet l ing held yesterday at the Franklin 1 theatre. The address proved very inter- ! esting and was on the value of right l living. These meetings are held every l Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the Y. M. c. A. and a committee from the local churches. They are always | we'll attended and, it is said, have l proven very beneficial thus far. The friends of Arthur Burgin, who | has been in Colorado for the past sev- eral months in search of health, will be pleased to know that he Is slightly improved. His brother Wilson Burgin | who has recently returned from a visit to Denver, states that while his broth CT is a sick man there is a change for 1 the better in the past week or two.
 The Federation df women's Mission ary societies of Pratt City will meet | Wednesday, February 10. at the Fourth Street Methodist church at 10 o'clock
 The following Is the programme for the day:
 Devotional, the Rev. E. J. Williams
 Minutes of last meeting.
 Constitution and bylaws of federa-
 tion.
 Solo, Mrs. H. G. Culverhouse.
 What Advantage Is Federation Ed
 ucationally," Mrs. J. D. Hanby. For Social Service" Miss Bessie
 Wolfe.
 Tnterdenominational Social Service
 of Birmingham Women;" first. division,
 ''The Old Ladies' Home," Mrs Charles
 R. Brown.
 l Solo, the Rev. E. J. Williams. Lunch.
 | 1:30 o'clock D. m.:
 "Interdenominational Social Service
 Of Birmingham Women;" second divi- sion, Alabama Home of Refuge" Mrs. M. w. Searight.
 l Purity Sunday Mrs. J. r. Ehrhart | '1nterdenominational Social Service
 of Birmingham Women;' third division l''W. c. T. U." Mrs. James Weisel | Hymn. Rescue the Perishing"
 'Social Work for Pratt City Foreign
 ers'-Presbyterian, Mrs. Hood Bap-
 tist Mrs. J. I. Hendricks.
 Music
 The friends of Edward Killings who
 is sick at the Hillman hospital, will be pleased to learn that he is improving
 The nomination for officers for the
 year will be commenced tonight at the
 regular meeting of the Ensley iodge
 of Ell<s. The meeting opens at 8 o'clock