The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

fAHlohS tiV yOdl6 iHOh II OiAA ASihStSs entering officers training camps at the entry of the United States in the world war, Capt. Gordon Palmer was one of the youngest and most noticc- able. He was a student at the Uni- versity of Alabama when he entered the officers training camp, receiving his commission as second lieutenant and early in the war he was sent abroad and his rise has been steady since going to Europe. He arrived last April and on October 16 he was made captain in the Eighty-second military police, Eighty second division. During the last allied drive he was in the thickest of the fight in the Argonne forest, and other fierce conflicts. His parents, Mir. and Mrs. Robert F. Pal mer. were worried about his safety until last Friday, when they received letter from him telling of his safety and that he had been made assistant provost marshal in his division.
 Captain Palmer, who has not yet reached 23 years. was popular mem- Der of the 1916 Ensley, High school class and has a host of friends in Ens- ley who are interested in his career and rejoice in his promotion.
 The Ensley High school football team was complimented with a luncheon by the girls of the senion class at the home of Miss Mabel Robertson Satur- day. During the afternoon music and dancing were enjoyed. The guests in cluded Misses Ruby Hanlin, Earline Shelton, Frieda Odum, Annie Lou Brown, Alice Ansley, Bernice Blalock, Hester McRae, Pauline Sanders, Jamie Montgomery. Sadie Busby, Suzette Cochran. Mrs. s. E. Morse, Messrs Rob- ertson, Morse. Levy, Johnson, English. Mendenhall, Tidmore, Wilkinson, Ros- enfield and Coach Brown.
 As an interesting climax to the in- teresting services conducted at the Firsts Christian church for the last four weeks by the Minges Evangelis- tic company, a lecture and musicale will be given at the church this even- ing, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Dr. Minges will lecture on the National Yellowstone Park" Stereopticon slides will be given by Prof. Roy Jarwan and harp solos by Mrs. Minges.
 The Womans Missionary society of
 the Shadyside Methodist church will
 meet this morning at 10 o'clock with
 Mrs. Samuel Young, 1911 Pike avenue C. c. Burke is i'll at his homie on Jefferson avenue.
 Misses Emma, Kate and Hattie Spur geor were tho week end guests of friends in Anniston.
 put at s27,a46,0OO and this would be spent largely in the administration of the taxes during the calendar year 1919
 TWENTY MILLIONS FOR CENSUS An unusual item in the estimates is $2O 100000 asked for conducting the de- cennial census throughout the United 1 States.
 A little more than sso, 100000 would be spent by the department of agriculture | in fighting plant and animal diseases and educational work. For the tariff commis- sion $400.G00 is asked, or twice as much
 as the appropriation for this year. 1 Despite the uncertainty of life for a
 number of government war agencies, es- | inmates are made for the war trade
 s1, ,O00, GOO; food administration, s12,000, GOO lfuel administration, $1,50O,00O; capita | issues committed $45O,000, and council oi l national defense, $675, ,000.
 | Payments to soldiers and sailors ol ltheir dependents on account of compensa- tion, or government allowances. are ex.
 pected to run to nearly s120,000,0o0. Ter millions is the estimated cost of collect l ing customs, and administering customs
 regulations.
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