The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-05


 It is for this honoring of the dead and hands in bygone days, that the l Methodist church are planning to their house of worship.
 Within the walls of the structure so suggestive of earlier days and old time citizens of Birmingham are set many memorial windows. As the years have gone on, the colorings have faded-deteriorate Some of the glasses have been pushed out or have collapsed.
 New Pnnes
 And the labor of love now will be to keep the memory of such former members green by having new panes and panels put in, and the colorful tones freshened.
 That Is why the members of tho church yesterday, at their barbecue at North Birmingham park tho church's twenty-third merry feast for the benefit of their organization worked so tirelessly and so joyfuliy
 For the several hundred dollars realized will, every penny, be spent to make the church radiate, inside. more perfectly that brotherly love which God commanded every person to practice with respect to his fel- low man.
 It was too early yesterday for the money to be counted, so the members might know just how much were the proceeds from the homecoming feast" but it is practically certain that there will be enough to put new paper upon the walls, to do needful painting. and otherwise make the house of God as beautiful as 1t may be.
 So many old citizens of Birming ham were present yesterday at this home coming day" They came from practically every section of Bir- mingham-and even from out of the state; and so many were heard to cry out:
 "Oh, there's Jim Brown! I haven't seen him in 20 years. didn't even know he was alivel"
 To Talk It Over
 And then would follow close hand clasps as the two wandered off into quiet places in North Birmingham park to talk about the old seasons. mutual friends, and hours spent to- gether long ago.
 Practically all day. Captain Jack" Phillips, who donated the meat for the occasion. and who is so greatly beloved by the congregation and lit- orally hundreds of persons in this Magic Town, stayed by the kettles and the deep roasting pit. Part of the time he stirred the Brunswick stew with a hay fork; but at late hour no one could be spotted who had seen so much as tiny frown upon his face, or a sprinkle of worry. It was typical Jack Phillips cue.
 At the gate, in his usual place. was Sam Blake. one hand busy taking money while the other shook hands with ancient friends The untroubled face of H. F. Haley was smiling be- hind his gigantic carving table-and upon the ground. busy at anything necessary. were Messrs. Thomas and Charles Perry. standbys of the church for >o long.
 Mrs Thomas Perry is the presi- dent of the woman's Missionary so- ciety, which puts on the annual bar becue. assisted by the men of the church.
 How attractive she was in a charm- Ing dark blue gown as she greeted hundreds of guests who assembled for the joyful time.
 Fine MeaI
 The women put a magnificent meal before the barbecue patrons, there being any amount of potato salad and "fixings." with delicious iced tea aal coffee. So many children were the.e and how many went again to tie spring to drink from it's old-fash- toned gourd as they did when B,r- mingham was very young.
 Men and women of the church who were present and who served on tle following committees were: Mrs. C. s. Ledbetter. chairman for ice cream Mrs. l.. F. Gray- who was chairman for cold drinks, and who was s.s- sisted by Mrs. A. c. Morton, Mrs. Charles Phillips and Mrs, Herbert Bruce Mrs. NJ B. Huffstutler and Mrs E. Ruff, salad committed; Mrs. Charles Perry and Mrs. Jim Andrews. seasoning committee; M. B. Huff stutler. hauling. and James Smiley, who hauled dishes" all day. As sisting Mir. Huffstutler Were three boys. Latham and Levert Andrews raised mp in the church. Then there were, Dish committee, Mrs. John Lewis and Mrs M. l.. Andrews: tread committee, Mrs. s. NJ. Blake and Mrs. Charles Craddick: slaw committee. Mrs. Ed Haley and Mrs W. E. Perry; coffee and tea com mittce. Mrs. W. N. Dedman and Mrs T. F. Allgood; servers at the Red Diamond coffee and tea stand. Mrs. Jessie Taylor. Levert Andrews, Hu- land Bell. ice breaker, Margaret An drews lemon cutter and Elizabeth Huffstutler, tea dipper. Oh, how the children helped. Here. there and everywhere went Elizabeth Carra- way, assisting by bringing chairs and at the various booths, and the fol- lowing were cheerful and merry water boys: Judge c. B. Smith, l.. E. Gray, L. M Andrews and M. B. Huff stutler. The men who built tae fence and erected the picnic tables were: N. S. Cooper, T. J. Perry, M. l.. Andrews, c. $. Ledbctter. M. B. Hufe- stutler. C. r. Allgood, H. E. Haley. w A. Brewer Sim Smith and J. NJ. Tollett. Behind the meat chopp'ng block also was - the famous Jake Sertelle. Lucien Allgood assisted at the ice cream booth, said Mrs. Led better, by being its most perpetual