The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
up. All members are requested to bt present.


 Delegates from over fifty lodges will attend the semi-annual district conven- tion of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Jefferson county, which will meet in this city on Tuesday morning. The meeting will be called to order by the president William Ellis of Samson Lodge No. 115, and will at once proceed to the business of the session. All de- grees will be exemplified in full form by instructors provided during the day to explain the secret work of the order. A special session of the grand lodge will be held in the afternoon which will be attended by Secretary H. c. Pollard and Grand Warden Palmer P. Daugette. This session will be held for the purpose of coDferring the grand lodge degree on all past grands who are entitled to re- ceive it. Active preparations for the convention are being made and dinner to the delegates will be served in the hall. Not less than five representatives from each lodge in the district are ex- pected to be present, also number of prominent Odd Fellows from other parts expected to be present. The officers of the convention are as follows: President, William Ellis; J. B. McCombs of Indio, first vice president; C. T. Brenton of Ensley second vice president; M. C.. Thomas of Birmingham, secretary; Jo- seph Dobbs, Jr., of Wylam, warden; J. w. Lacey of Birmingham. conductor; Frank Stoves of Pratt City, inside guard ian; F. c. Scharff of Woodlawn, outside guardian; George Sarties of Vivian, chaplain.
 A baby girl which appears to be about week old was found buried in shoe box at the Oakland cemetery late Friday afternoon by negro custodian who takes care of the cemetery. Coroner c. l.. Spain was notified and held an in quest yesterday afternoon but nothing could he learned about the child. A verdict was rendered that the child came to it's death by an unknown cause. Cor oner Spain will continue to investigate into the matter. The baby was buried about foot under the ground in shoe box in the far corner of the cemetery and it is thought was buried sometime Thursday night. It was dressed in fine clothes and according to the statement of physician was about a week old.
 Children services VII be held at the Ensley Baptist church at the morning services today beginning at 1030 o'clock Rev. A. K. Wright, pastor will use as his subject, Nails and Keys" and a special musical programme will be rendered.
  iting Mrs. P. L. Day of this city.
 Mrs. N. G. Clarke returned last night after visiting friends and relatives in Mississippi
 Miss Faxie Pitts of Bamford, Ala, is the guest of Mrs. J. s: Falkner on Park avenue.
 The quarterly conference of the Bes- semer district of the Methodist church will be held at the Ensley Methodist church on Monday night beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. J. F. Sturdivant, pre- siding elder of the Bessemer district, will preside and matters of importance will be taken up. Following the con ference there will be the regular monthly meeting of the official board of the local church, which will be held in the pastors study.
 The church calendar for the week is as follows: Sunday school at 9:3O tnls morning, Louis Smith, superintendent; morning services at II o'clock, Chris tianity Practical" subject of sermon; Epworth League meeting at 6:3o o'clock; evening service at 7:30 o'clock, subject of sermon, "Solomon's Prayer" Official board meeting Monday night; prayer services Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock; choir practice at 1880 o'clock Saturday night.
 Work in the second degree Will be given IT candidates at the regular meeting of the Steel City lodge Mo- 190, Knights of Pythias, which will be held Tuesday night in their hall on Avenue D. Several matters of importance will be taken up and all members are re- quested to be present.
 A wood carving of the crucifiXion of Christ and the two thieves on the cross and placed in bottle, the work of a negro convict on the county roads, is on exhibition in the store of A. c.