The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-15
GATES OF ANN|STON THROWN OPEN ID
 VISITING SHR|NERS

Anniston, March 14-(special) )-Annfs- : 1 ton completely capitulated to the Knights of the Mystic Shrine, woh invaded the city Wednesday afternoon They came here several hundred in number from Birmingham, Gadsden, Piedmont, Jack sonvlle, Talladega, Oxford and other
 plates under the auspices of Zamora tenn pie.
 The chief delegation reached the city at S55 in the afternoon from Birmingham. The arrival was followed by a parade and a patrol drill in front of the postof- flee. At o'clock a banquet was held and the patrol again went through it's maneuvers in front of the Noble theatre at 6:45, The business session was held at o'clock, followed by the ceremonial. The Shriners had charge of the theatre picture show during the entire evening and only friends of them were admitted. Ladies of the Eastern Star sold tags dur ing the day for the benefit of the Masonic Orphans home.
 DEATH OF w. H. TAYLOR Funeral services of W. H. Taylor Sr., who died at his home, 1230 Christine ave- nue, Tuesday evening. were held Thurs dady morning at 9:30 o'clock, the Rev K. N Matthews officiating. Interment was in, Oxford cemetery, and Masons had charge of the ceremony
 Mir. Taylor was Y years of age. and although he had been in bad health for sometime, his death was rather unex- pected at this time.
 SCHOOL MEETING POSTPONED The meeting of the county school board.
 which was to have been held Tuesday afternoon. was postpored until Friday afternoon at ? o'clock, when the petitions for holding 3-mill tax election will be heard It is probable the members of the board will set day for the election at this meeting.
 FLYING ANTS APLENTY The city was visited by millions of fly ing ants Wednesday morning. The First National bank corner, Eleventh and No ble streets, was swarmed with them and pedestrians on Tenth and Gurnee found them very annoying The weatherwise winter and the end Of the dornination of the weather by the grorndhog DEATH OF MRS. HENDERSON The funeral of Mrs R. T. Henderson. aged 5S who died at her home in Blue
 Mountain Monday afternoon, was held Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, inter- ment being in Edgemont cemetery Mrs. Henderson had lived in Anaiston -2s years. She is survived by three sons and three daughters.
 SUMMERALL HEARS CLAIMS Lieut.. Col c, P Summerall arrived in Annston Wednesday for a conference with the representatives of the Annston Chamber of Commerce with reference to the maneuver camp which the govern
 ment proposes to establish in this city and i for which the Anniston Chamber of Com | merce has pledgedd the sum in the neigh borhood of $12S.0oo.
 Colonel Summerall has been planning this trip for sometime, but his coming
 was delayed on account of illness at San Francisco He was met at the station Wednesday morning by Congressman Fred l.. Blackmon, l.. c. Watson, secre- tary of the Chamber of Commerce, and other Annistonians, and in the afternoon he had conference with the finance and land committees of the Chamber of Com
 merce at the First National bank, It will be sometime before definite an- nouncement is made in regard to Colonel summerall's recommendation, as he will visit other places that are working for the maneuver camp and have made att traetive offers to the government NEGRO KILLED BY TRAIN The body of a negro hobo was found at
 Angel Wednesday morning on the Sea board railroad by a section gang. The case was investigated by Coronel Mur- phy, who reported that there was noth- ing on the negro to identify him and all that was found in his clothing was lead pencil and cigarette book. The negros body was badly cut below his waist. where it is though the train
 passed over him. It is supposed that he
 was thrown against slag embankment,
 near where he was found and that he
 rolled down under the train. Both of his
 shoes were found off his feet
 ABERCROMBIES RETURN HOME
 Mrs. John w. Abercromhie wife of Con-
 gressman- -at-Large John W. Abercrombie,
 has returned from Washington and is
 at home in their residence on Marvin
 Hill. She was accompanied by her daugh-
 ters, Miss Myrl and Ruth and Rose Aber-
 crombie, but Dr. Abercrombie remained
 at Washington to do some research work
 in the Congressional library He very
 probably will appear on the chautauqua
 circuit this summer.