The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
ELkS' COMMITTEES WILL MEET TODAY Sixty-Five Names Received as Needing Christmas
 Cheer c. B. MULLIN VERY ILL Semet-Solvay Foreman Taken Sud denly III Yesterday-White Christ mas Services at the Ensley
 Churches Today
.. B. MULLIN VERY ILL

Sixty-five names have been turned in to the Elks Christmas committee during
 the past week of families that are in dis pected during the next few days. There will be meeting of all Of the committees this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the E'ks home, when final arrangements for the
 distribution of the Christmas baskets will
 be made. The Ensley lodge this year will be able to distribute a large number Of Christmas baskets, which will be filled with provisions, candies, nuts and fruits, with several toys for the children, and, in
 some cases, coal will be sent to several families.
 The following committees will have charge of the affair: General, o. A.. Phearson, chairman; Louis Maenza, J. Ellis Brown, c. H. Wood, L. c. Craft Will Landrum, D. A. Echols, Tom De- veraux c. E. Tedder Grover Wren Harry Jones, F. A. Harris, N. c. Thomas, Victor Johnson, Tom Moxley. Subeom- mittes Ensley district c. H. Wood Tom Deveraux, Louis Maenza; Fairview dis trict, Victor Johnson, J. Ellis Brown, L. c. Craft; Wylam district, Tom MoXley, F. o. Harris, N. C. Thomas Pratt City district, D. A. Echols, c. E. Tedder, Grover Wren. The Ensley and Wylam committees will have charge of the Fair field district.
 C.. B. Mullin foreman of the Semet- Solvay plant, is at the Birmingham in- firmary in a very critical condition and little hope is held for his recovery. Yes terday afternoon about o'clock MT. Null lin, who resides at 1911 Avenue I, went to his room, where he became very i'll, and before medical attention could be sum- moned he was unconscious He was rushed to the infirmary in Echols & Ang- wins ambulance and up to a late hour last night had not regained consciousness MT. Mullin is well known in this city and has many friends who are anxious about his condition.
 The White Christmas will be observed at the Ensley Baptist church this even ing at ' o'clock and the following pro- gramme will be rendered; Hymn. scrip 1 ture reading and prayer, by the Rev A. K. Wright; selection by choir greetings from superintendent J. W. Minor: selec- tion by choir; (b) cradle roll department song and gift presentation; Co beginners department, recitation, Under the Stars;' Christmas pennies, four children; pres entation offering; (d) primary depart ment, song, Christ Was One a Little Baby" story of Christs birth, third brade boys; song. Christmas Carol:' presentation of gifts; (e) junior and teen age department, dialogue, by two boys exercise by r girls; Gifts for The King. ;
 quartet; recitation, Response From Agoga Cadets" presentation of gifts: (f) adult department, response from classes presentation of gifts; (g) announcement of White Christmas; (h) regular offering; benediction
 At o'clock this afternoon the Sun day school of the Ensley Methodist church will present a White Christmas exercise. An attractive programme has been arranged, the Christmas story in addition to several other numba-s
 to be told in song by the five depart
 ments of the school being included in
 the programme. A tableau will be given ythe smaller children, and the programme will close with a bene-
 diction song by the church choir. The
 exercises will take the place of the
 evening services.
 This morning at 9:45 o'clock the
 White Christmas will. be observed by
 the members of the Kindergarten and
 primary department or the St. Johns Episcopal Sunday school, with Mrs w. s. Shchee in charge. The regular Sunday services will be held today. On Friday evening at o'clock at the par ish house Christmas tree will be held for the children of the Sunday school.
 The White Christmas will be ob- served by the Fairview Methodist Sun day school this evening. beginning at 6 o'clock. The white gift offering will be given to charity. An interesting programme has been arranged. and the public is invited to, attend. Mrs T w Springfield of this city,
 mother of Dr. T. J, Springfield, has been notified of the death of her brother, Dr. Green w, Woods, last week at Columbus. Miss. Dr. Woods
 was born in Lamar county in 1929. and 1 in 1880 enlisted in the Confederate army, and served throughout the en- tire war. Funeral services and inter-
 ment took place Thursday in Lamar county. Surviving him are brother 1 T. M Woods of Sulligent, and one sis | ter, Mrs. T, w. Springfield.
 W. F. Arnold, a wei known young business man of this city, and Miss Ollie Belle Mims of Clanton. were quietly married last night about S