The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

returned to Birmingham to spend the holidays with friends nere.
 Capt. Frank E. Emens of the 18th aero squadron is visiting relatives in north Alabama before returning to Bir- mingham. Captain Emens has only re- gently returned from overseas having spent considerable time in England.
 Harry Hartsfield has been mustered out of the navy and will return to the University of Alabama to take up his studies.
 Capt. Hubbard Smith has returned to Camp Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla, after visiting his family for several days.
 Lieut.. Rush Moore and family will leave for Florida this week after a brief visit to MT, and Mrs C. c. Snider of this city.
 Cadet Aviator Downey W. Moore of Taylor field is visiting Louis Plosser at his home on Beech street
 Capt. and Mrs. Albert Barrs of Nash vile are visiting MT. and Mrs. H. Early of thsN city for a few days.
 Private Bernard Mallon, Jr., has re- ceived his discharge from the quarter master corps at Camp Sevier and Is back in Birmingham visiting relatives.
 w. T. Martin has received his honor able discharge from the service and is back in Birmingham greeting friends. J T. Martin chief machinist on the bat tleship South Carolina has reported for duty after spending several days with his parents MT. and Mrs. T. N. Martin in this city
 Lee Curtis, Brmin gham boy, who won the Croix Du Guerre while with the Rainbow division in France. is visiting his mother, Mrs. M. A. Curtis in this city. Lieut. Joe Smolian is back with his old concern, Louis PizitZ, after an ex- tended absence in the army. Lieutenant Smolian won his commission at Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Jacksonville, Fla, and was later transferred to the New York depot Governors Island. 1 William Bromberg, who has been in the navy for the past several months has 1 been mustered out of the service and IS l back in Birmingham with his father, F. w. Bronrberg, the we'll known Jeweler | Ensign McPherson will leave tomorrow | for the Virginia coast where he will 1 again take up his duties in the navy. | Ensign w Blanks Everitt left last night for Philadelphia to rejoin his com pany after a brief visit to friends Tn this city The former general manager of the Chamber of Commerce was loath 1 to depart from his old stamping grounds and feelingly declared that Birmingham ! cyNot a | found on the globe.
 | Lieut. Eugene Hawkins left last night | for the University of Alabama where he | has been assigned for the present.
 Ensign Will Burt Stiles is visiting his parents, Judge and Mrs J. P. Stiles, during the holidays. Ensign Stiles has been stationed at Key West, Fla, during 1 the past few weeks.
 I Lieut. James A. Simpson. the popu- lar young attorney, is greeting his many | friends in this city after an extended l absence in army camps. He was Tor merlv connected with the legal firm of Tillman, Bradley & Morrow.
 That England will use the 200 aero dromes within her borders to maintain world air supremacy in the future, IS the opinion of Lieut., Hugh Martin of | Miller & Martin, architects, who has
 recently returned from overseas. He
 points out the fact that without this
 naval supremacy will be unavailing in
 keeping the world at peace.
 Lieutenant Martin enlisted in the United
 States air service and was sent to Eng
 land last February, where he was IT
 charge of the greatest English aero
 drome, located at Emsworth, near Ports
 mouth. This aerodrome, according te
 Lieutenant Martin was used as home
 port for the huge Handley-Page bombing
 planes which made reprisal excursion:
 into Germany. Although Emsworth was
 within the air raiding zone of the en | emy Zeppelins never succeeded in drop
 ping a bomb near enough to the aero
 6rome to annoy anyone, while numerous
 other aerodrames were struck by thu