The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08


celebrated Thursday, october ~, by
the members of the three Italian So
eieties of Ensley and Pratt City and
all plans have been completed fer the
occasion. The celebration will start
off with a parade beginning at 10
O'Clock from Avenue e and Seven
teenth street which will be headed
by band.
The route of the parade will be
from seventeenth street to Nineteenth
street on Avenue +, cut Nineteenth
street 10 Avenue /, down Avenue
to Eighteenth street and down Elsh
teenth street to the st. Joseph Ital-
ian Catholic church, where the menu
hers of the societies will attend SOL
emn high mass.
The two Ensley societies, Victor
Emmanuel Third, and Christopher
Columbus, and the unione Fratel-
lama oil Pratt city will hold the
celebration Jointly. The mSmbers OF
the Christopher Columbus society Will
have a huge float in the parade de-
pitcing the ship with which Columbus
discovered America, the Marie Teresa.
Rosa Schilleci will be marshal for
the day. Special music will be rem
dered by Peter Rouss, Miss Anna
Rouss, Mrs. Joe Rouss, Miss Rosa
Maenza and Miss Angelina Spare.
The celebration in the afternoon.
begins at o'clock by band concert
on the church grounds by the Italian
Independence band. At O'Clock
number of vocal selections viii be
rendered oy the choir. From until
o'clock a number of contests will be
held including races, broad and high
jumps and other amusenents. From
till IL o'clock dancing will be en-
joyed at the italian hall on Avenue
E and Seventeenth street by an or
chestra directed by Prof. S. Costa.
Mrs, Fannie Arnold Cook.
Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Fannie Arnold Cook, VINO
died Thursday morning at the family
residence, 1905 Twenty ninth street
will be conducted frem the First
Methodist church this morning at
1890 o'clock, Rev. William H. Mans
field will officiate. Interment at the
Elmwood cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, ].
K. Cook; a daughter, Mrs. Walter
Sowell, of Empire; three sons, Farrls
Cock Of West End, Edwin Cook of
Wyoming, and Francis Cook, stu
dent at Georgia Tech; her mother,
Mrs. Clement Arnold three sisters,
Mrs. w. H. Zuber of Springfield; Mrs
S. F. Neal of Thomson, Ga. and Mrs.
Stiles Elmer of Eutaw.
The services this morning will be
held Just as the Sunday schc oil classes
assemble in the main auditorium of
the church and the members of the
Teachers Training class, which Mrs.
Cook taught since she organized the
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honorary pallbearers. The active
pallbearers will be Birger Thele, j. *.
Benton, Ollie Jones, Festus NJ. Cook,
Grady franklin and Joe Gilbert.
Young Boy Burned
Little Ebert G. Livingston, Jr., two
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
Livingston. was slightly burned about
the face and hands yesterday morn
ing about 10 o'clock when he set fire
to closet In his parents home on
Avenue | and Twenty sixth street.
According to report the little fell
low got hold of a match while his
mother was busy about the house and
going into a closet in one of the bed
rooms he lit some papers which were
in the closet. 1t is not known exact
~ how he happened to be burned as
when his mother ran into the. room
ne was on the ped crying ana the
whole closet ablaze.
The Ensley and Fairview fire de-
partments were called and by quick
work of the fire department the
flames, which were gaining Roadway,
were quickly eXtinguished with loss
of about SIS to the house and con-
tents.
Quarterly Conference
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Pratt City Methodist church was
held Friday night at the church, at
which time the yearly election of Of
ficers was held. Rev. K. N. Mathews,
presiding elder of the Bessemer dis
trict presided over the meeting, as
sisted by the pastor, Rev. B. T. Can
trell.
The following officers were elected:
f. r. Ingram, superintendent of the
Sunday school; B. S. Butler, lay read
err: w. T. Porter, j. d. Todd Louis
Merkle, ]. B. Hall. S. l.. Batty j. V.
Brown, NJ. H. Bennett and T. L. James,
trustees; j. NJ. Gerlington, Ben l..
Ingram, p. w. Smith w. C. Mcclure,
J. E. Lacey. H. T. Mills, W. ]. Grim,
V. V. Gregory, o. B. Smith, B. s.
Butler. II. B. Hall. C. A. Carter, U.
c Turner D NJ. Cochran, John S. Lee,
G. NJ. Taylor, w. J. Smith, s. b. Mich
OILS, r. N. Harris and Andrew Price,
stewards.
Business Men to Meet
The regular weekly meeting of the
Ensley Merchants and Associated
Business men will be held Tuesday
morning at $3.50 o'clock at the Elks
home on Avenue d. A report from
the committee composed of p. H.
Tyler. chairman; o. r. Berney and
s.. j. Harrell which was appointed to
get bids and specifications on motor
buses, will be made and some action
in regards to the purchase of these
will be made. Several other matters
will be taken up and full attendance
is requested.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Ensley Real Estate board will be
held Wednesday at 1890 o'clock at a
luncheon at the Metropolitan cafe on
Nineteenth street.
Savings Certificates
Postmaster r. S. Hickman of the
Ensley post office has just received
a number of the new treasury saw
ings certificates and letter from
Lew Wallace. Jr., director of the
u. S. Government Savings system in
regards to this matter. Mr. Wallace
safes that the new certificates will
yield per cent compounded semi
annually If held to maturity and that
they are particularly attractive to
small investors. They are issued In
denominations of s25. 500 and $1,000
at the following prices s20.50. $50
and $500 respectively. The treasury
savings certificates are exempt from
state and local taxation Except es-
tate and inheritance taxi and from
the normal federal income tax.
An interesting musical program
has been arranged for the evening
services at the Pratt City Baptist