The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-22

The end came early yesterday morning and he passed away quietly. He was conscious only at intervals Wednesday, and then unable to speak and was unconscious for several hours before the end came.
 The remains were removed to the Masonic temple at o'clock yester- day afternoon and all evening a con stant stream of mourners passed be- fore the bier. The body will lie in state at the temple all day today, where it may be viewed by both white and colored citizens of Birming- ham.
 The funeral of the deceased edu- cator will be held at the First Metho- dist church this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. pr. J. A. MacSporran, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Of
 which pr. Phillips was member will deliver the funeral oration.
 The officers of Birmingham Chap ter Rose Croix which will be in gem eral charge of the funeral this after noon, and the pail bearers are re- quested to meet at the Masonic tenn pie at 4 o'clock, 30 minutes before the time for the funeral.
 ne nose OrOlA OIIlCSTS WHO WiiA officiate this afternoon are pr. Nor ris Newfield, wise master; James Bowron, senior warden; Bertram Jacobs. junior warden and W. F. Ald- rich, orator. The pail bearers, chap ter officers and guard of honor will escort the remains from the tenn pie to the church. All other Masonic bodies of the city of which Dr. Phil lips was member will participate.
 Interment will be in Elmwood cemetery and the remains will be laid beside those of Mrs. Phillips, who passed away few days ago.
 The pail bearers announced for the funeral today are as follows;
 Active: S. B. Klippelt, W. A. Currie, J. Frank Rushton, Charles A. Brown, J. w. Porter, L. Frazier Banks, Wal ter McNeill and John C. Henley, Jr. Honorary: J. F. Carle, E. E. Mat thews, F. B. keiser, oscar Wells, A. c. Howze. John R. Hornady, Dr. N. A. Barrett, c. B. Glenn, Samuel Ull- man, George M. Beauchamp, J. B. Cobb and H. L. Morrow.
 All business will be suspended dur ing the hours of the funeral under resolution adopted by the city com mission yesterday morning at the instance of John R. Hornady, com missioner of education and presi- dent pro tenn of the commission.
 President Joe H. Loveman of the Retail Merchants association, has called a meeting for o'clock this morning at which time action will be taken upon the proposal to close all business houses during the fu- neral from { to 6 o'clock this aft ernoon. It is expected that this ac- ton will be taken and 1t was con sidered likely last night that whole sale stores would likewise close dur ing the funeral hours.
 Announcement was made last night that a section of the balcony at the First Methodist church will be re- served at the funeral for colored mourners, the colored teachers of the city being especially anxious to at tend.
 Native of Kentucky
 John Herbert Phillips, who for SS years was superintendent of the Bir- mingham public schools without break in that service, was native of Kentucky, being born in Covington. in that state, on December 12, 1855. He came to Birmingham in 1885, when the public school system was in its infancy. As late as 1887, the his- tory of Jefferson county placed the value of the school property of ghe city of Birmingham at $75,000 In his early years the parents of pr. Phillips moved to southwestern Ohio, and there he spent his boyhood on a farm. He attended the public schools, and later Marietta college, Ohio. graduating from there with hcnors in 1880. He was elected prin- | cipal of the public schools at Galli- rolis in contest with 25 other ap- plicants and twice reelected. Called to Birmingham He had been elected for the fourth term, when the board of education of the bustling little city of Birning- ham, after looking about carefully for the proper man, invited him to come here as superintendent Of the