The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02

were all born within five miles of where they are living now-which Is near Hilltop station at Ensley. She had an uncle killed in the battle of Shiloh. Mrs. Echols' people came from the north and from Canada.
 The Echols family belongs to a great many secret. orders
 Among the organizations of which MT. Echols is a member are these relates Miss Echols:
 He belongs to all the degrees of Masons-up to the thirty second and a half--if there could be half He is past master of the Blue Lodge; he is Knight Templar. a Royal Arch and Knights of Pythias. He is also a member of the Dokeys. Mrs. Echols his wife, wrote the ritual for the Nomads of .Arvudaka Mir Echols is also an Elk, an Odd Fellow. and is an honorary member of many secreV organizations of which both Mrs Echols and Miss Pauline are mem bers
 We made him join" said the lat ter, because we wanted him to go with us sometimes"
 Mrs. Fchols Is a past grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star; special organizer for the Pythian Sisters of the state; Rebekkah. and a member of the Lady Maccabees.
 We actually pay dues to 25 se- cret orders" merrily declared Miss Echols. T belong to large num- Der of them, too. We all like tho work. It is good work. public work and work for other people. The aims of such organizations are all altru- istic. as we'll as beneficial to ones self
 The most characteristic thing about MT. Echols, I would say, is the way he smokes a cigar. He's just used to one, and you can see he never feels really himself without It. He didn't smoke while l was there, but he hadn't taken two steps away from the house till he had one in hls fin- gers. I called to him to come back and let get that picture, too-but he fled.
 He Is particularly a mans man. He is universally liked, and thousands of men call him by his first name Dennis. So usual is this that some people think that is his surname Children are extremely fond Of him and stop him on the street to relate childish happenings. Some of them too. call him Dennis sure of his palship.
 The new commissioners character istic-Mrs. Echols-is not thinking cf herself. Nor does she allow her mind to dwell on unpleasant or unhappy things. Says her daughter
 "Oncc when she was i'll the doc tors said the fact that she lay Tn bed planning out constructive work saved her life. Had she thought of her illness she would have died.
 Miss Echols tells a funny story of her fathers strength She said Mrs. John Angwin relates 1t abol' him. once a party of which Mrs Angwin was member was on an automobile ride. It so happened the machine got stalled and they couldn't get 1t to go up where it should go.
 MT. Echols just went right around and with four people in it, hfted the automobile with one hand ana put II where it was wanted"
 Miss Echols said that the day nmer m mother was in the citys run OH it was her fathers birthday It was a joyous occasion, Miss Echols owns dog or nei own. and is a most capable little per son She graduated from the Lou lie Compton seminary, and was twe years at the Birmingham Southern College. She Is MT. and Mrs Echois onis child and holds complete possession Of the hearts of the city commissionei and. his wife"