The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-29
'BAPT|STS OF ALBANY
TO WORSHIP TODAY
IN NEW BU|LD|NG
Morgan County Exemption
Boards Still Waiting on
Master Draft Lists to
Begin Work

| Albany, July 2S.--(Special 1.-THE hand
some new building of the First Baptist
church of Albany, which recently was
completed. will be occupied Sunday for
the first time. The structure is of brick
and Is fashioned along modern archi-
tectural lines, with Sunday school rooms
and other conveniences. At the services
tomorrow the pastor, Rev. r. F. Stuckey,
will preach both morning and evening.
| The hands of the Morgan county ex-
emption board remain tied by the failure
of the officisl master lists to arrive from
Washington. Until they come the board
will make no effort to summon the men
subject to the first call for examination.
| Just where the lists are is a question
| that the board can't answer. 1t only
knows that they have not arrived.
A real boxing bout of the no decision
kind marked the reception rendered last
night at the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation to the 900 new members of that
organization secured during the recent
membership campaign. Pat" Hanley and
Kid Tester fought five rounds to a
draw. according to the decision rendered
by Referee Sox Sorber A wrestling match
| between Charles Roger and Earl Turner
was won by Turner, who took two
straight falls. The entertainment was
Witnessed by several hundred persons
| j. S. Hale the third Oldest man in Nor
gan county, celebrated his eighty ninth
birthday yesterday, and Is still hale and
\ hearty Mr.. Hale admits that but two
Morgan county men are older than him
self These are Perry Wallace, 90, and
Mr. Drinkard Of Lawrence Gov, 80.
Mr.. Hale is native of East Tennessee
| and has resided here since 1867. The old
est man in Albany, who was born here,
Is Capt. Dan Walden, veteran legislator,
who Is II. His family moved to Nor
gan county In 1912, and has resided here
| continuously since.
Abraham R. Haisfield of Chicago. who
last week successfully stood the state
medical examination. is planning to open
OFFICES here and engage in the practice
Of medicine
At the open-air services at the Young
Mems Christian association tomorrow
night, with the congregations of the three
central Albany churches taking part, the
sermon will be delivered by Rev. J. c.
Persinger, pastor of the Central Method
ist church.
The Twentieth Century club, an organi-
zation composed entirely of negro women,
and headed by Lillian e. Cashin, A. NJ,
of the faculty of Fisk university, are
anxious to do their "bit" for the Red
| Cross. and will give concert at the
Lyceum theatre in Decatur next Wednes-
day night.
Postmaster Alexander of the Albany Of
flee Is confronted with a strong propo-
sition in financing. The postmaster re-
ceives IS for each recruit that he enlists
| for the army. This week youth boarded
| the train at Cullman with SO cents In his
pocket, patriotic desire to serve his
| country In his soul, and very little else
listed among his personal effects. His
railroad fare was 81 cents and after his
arrival he was rejected because he was
10 days under age. Mr.. Alexander is now
hguring how he can provide for the
youths maintenance for the next 10 days
and have a profit left. So far he has
solved the problem by securing temporary
employment for the prospective recruit.
put that threatens to give out before
the 10 days expires.