The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-01
ADMISSION HOST TO
Church DELEGATES
Presbyterian Women Hold
ing Meeting of Synodical
Auxiliary There

Admission, October S1.-The brainiest
women in the Presbyterian church in
Alabama are in this city today attending
the convention of the Alabama Synodieai
auxiliary, which is meeting at the First
Presbyterian church, with the Admission
Womans auxiliary as hostesses- The
convent on opened Tuesday morning and
Tuesday evening was given over to
Social meeting, at which the presidents
of the auxiliaries from other denomina-
tons expressed their fraternal interest.
The chief feature Of the meeting Tus-
Davis of Atlanta, president of the Geor-
gia auxiliary, who spoke on the cost OF
discipleship. Mrs. Davis is also an au-
thority on Sunday school work, having
built up a class from is to $50 young
girls Special music was also rendered
Tuesday and will be featured "Wednesday
and Thursday, which will be devoted o
business sessions
Among the delegates attending and
their hostesses are the following: Rev
CASTOR Boyle Virginia, with Mrs. Gil
lespie, at Presbyterian college; Mrs
Rhette Goode, Mobile, with Mrs. r. ii.
Cobbe; Ms. Archibald Davis, Atlanta,
with Mrs. John B. Knox; Mrs. J. j.
Plummoner and Miss Annie King, with
Mrs. J. c. Sproull Mrs. Alfred of Troy
and Mrs. J. c. Gowan of Montgomery,
with Mrs. S. p, Kennedy Mrs. r. D.
Park and Mrs. John Weakley of Bir-
mingham, with Mrs. w. H. Weatherly;
Mrs. A. C.. Darlington, Selma, and Mrs
Monk, Selma, with Miss Virginia Cater;
Miss Maldo Allen, Birmingham, with
Mrs. Charlie Kline; Mrs. Wharton, An
dalusia. with Mrs. E. l.. Turner; Mrs.
J. E. West. Demopolis, and Mrs. Huston,
Selma, with Mrs. S. e. Hidges; Miss
Mary Wallace Kirk, with Mrs. VIII
Owen; Mrs. James Bruce, Birmingham.
with Mrs Henry Young; Mrs. j. e.
Cassells, Gadsden, with Mrs. Sam Pow
ers; Mrs. ]. Fl. witherspoon, Brming-
ham, with Mrs. C. ]. Houser; Mrs. j. d.
Norwood, Tuscaloosa, Mrs. J. e. Scott,
Tuscaloosa, with Mrs. w. L. Little.
A serious accident was narrowly
averted at the bridge just this side Of
Leatherwood Monday evening when the
car of Irwin Levi of Gadsden came upon
Capt. S. C. Pelham in a buggy. The
car was run into the bridge and slightly
damaged. No one was injured, but it is
pointed out that bridges on this lake are
too narrow to admit of passage Of two
vehicles.
The car shortage having become SO Sc
we're in Admission that one industry had
to borrow a carload OF coal to keep 1T
going through the day and another on.
the verge of closing down, the Louisville
and Nashville railroad has placed two
men in this territory who will be known
as car efficiency men and devote all
their time to seeing that freight cars
are expeditiously handled.
These men are Charles HI. Seward, Jr.,
former baggage agent OF the union sta
ton, and H W. Lee, formerly yard office
operator Seward will work between An
niston and Oneonta and Lee will work
between this city and Calera. These men
will see that all freight E:ars are loaded
to their maximum capacity; they will ar
range for prompt loading and unloading
of cars, and do whatever may be done
to increase the daily average mileage of
freight cars in all classes.
Mrs A. w. Lyle, who lives at Four
teenth and Mulberry is Frustrated and
scores of friends are securing the woods
and every nook and corner of Admission
in an effort TO locate Mr.. Lyle, who has
been missing from home since early Mon
day morning, it being believed that he
is temporarily deranged. Mr.. Lyle was q
suit and green hat He is 40 years old,
weighs about 150 pounds, and is slightly
stopped. He was last seen at Tenth and
Noble streets Monday, shortly after max
ing deposit in local bank.
The Rev. Frank w. Brandon. pastor
of the First Methodist church; the Rev.
s. L. Pruett, pastor Of Mccoy Memorial
church; the Re~. T. X. Roberts. pastor
of the Glen Addie church, and the Rev.
l.. NJ Harris, pastor of the Oxford Meth
odist church, all of whom will be trans
ferred this year, have gone to Bessemer
to attend the North Alabama conference,
which convenes tomorrow morning
On account of these changes to be made
in pastors Of Admission and Oxford. I'M
usual interest is attached to the appoint
ment Of local Methodists. The following
laymen will go over to Bessemer Wednes-
day morning, as they are very i'm
portant committee, and are expected to
be in attendance: E. w. Ledbetter, r. P.
Cooper and l.. n. Care, all OF whom
are from NE First Methodist church
Others are expected to be in attendance
later in the week.
Although the workmen employed to
construct the new Frances r. Willard
school building were delayed about a
week on account of failing to get brick
on time, they are progressing so nicely
that work will soon begin on the roof.
This school building was DESTROYED by
fire at Piedmont last spring.
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