The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

shower which the Elks' ladies' enter taining committee will hold at the Elks' home on Tuesday afternoon from 1 5 to o'clock. In connection with the shower the ladies will give a supper at o'clock for the members of the lodge and their wives and sweethearts and the affair promises to be very en- ioyable. Mrs. Harry Jones, chairman of the general committees, has appointed the following committees Receivin g committee, Mrs. Lawrence Pennington, Mrs. Henry Keller, Mrs. J. M. Donald
 son and Mrs. J. c. Bonner. Mrs. Will liam Mentzell will have charge of the register. Committee appointed to take the visitors over the building, Mrs F. O. Harris, Mrs. J. H. Perkins, Mrs. Joe Lowery, Mrs. R. F. Chadwick and Mrs. Hood. Mrs. Grover Wren will be in charge of pouring the coffee and will be assisted by Mrs. A. A. Lovett, Mrs. P. L. Plemmings, Mrs. William Landrum and Mrs. J. T. Lowry. Mrs. Charles Darthe, Mrs. I. w. Brown and Mrs Mary Chojnowski will have charge of the sandwiches, Mrs. J. H. Perkins, Mrs. Charles Darthe, Mrs. I. w. Brown, and Mrs. Mary Chojnowski will have charge of decorating the hall. It is said the ladies have big surprise for the Elks which will be kept secret until the entertainment.
 The nineteenth semi-annual confer ence of the Jefferson county Masonic lodges will be held with the Globe lodge No. 7S1, Ancient Free and Ac- cepted Masons. of this city on Febru- ary 15, 16 and IT. The meeting will be held at the Masonic temple on Ave- nue F and Twenty third street and a large number of delegates are expect ed to attend. The conference will com mence Tuesday morning with invoca- tion by the Rev. B. T. Waits of the Ensley Methodist church. The welcome address will be delivered by Thomas DeWalt Craig, junior warden of the Globe lodge, and the response by John B. Bethea, Jr William Porteous, wor- shipful master of the Globe lodge, will preside over the meetings and it is expected that not only will there be representatives from every Masonic lodge in Jefferson county but promi- nent Masons from other parts Of the state will be present The members of the local lodge are planning to serve lunch at noon on the three days and nights. Dr. John T. Kent has been ap- pointed chairman of the entertaining committee. On Tuesday afternoon an old fashioned spelling bee in three les sons led by Lee Jones and Henry Key will be a main feature.
 
 Owing to the heavy downpour of rain Friday night, all of Tuxedo June ton and vicinity was under several feet of wated yesterday. The water in some places was three and four feet deep and ran into the negro houses in that locality. Until about o'clock yesterday afternoon the water was run ming over the Tidewater track, which is elevated several feet, and portion of the track was washed away near Village creek. Services on the Pratt City Tidewater line were not availa- ble until late yesterday afternoon. The negroes living in that district had to be taken out of their homes in boats, and up to a late hour last night the water was several feet deep. It is stated by number of citizens of Ems ley that this was the deepest water that has collected at this point in a number of years.
 Miss Annie Ruth Brooks and Mir. Peter R. Rouss were quietly married Friday afternoon at the probate court in Br- mingham. The marriage was a runaway affair and came as a big surprise to their many friends in this city. It is not known exactly where the young couple have gone but 1t is stated they have gone to Kan sas. Both of the young people were we'll known in Ensley.
 A very interesting meeting of Troop 20, Boy Scouts, was held Friday night at the troops headquarters on Avenue F. Among the matters taken up at the meeting was the election of Huelan Whitehead as manager of athletics. All scouts interested in athletics will see Scout Whithead at once. A hike that was planned for this week was post poned until next week, owing to the fact that Scout Master Cooley could not go A very interesting and in- structive talk was given by Scout Whitehead about the scout work in Chicago. His experience on winter and summer hikes, his efforts on examina- tions in scout process. detailed &C.,