The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-07
FUNE ERAL SERVICES .FOR MRS. TRUCKS HELD ON SAT URDAY
Beloved EnsIey Woman Laid To Rest Amid Myriads
 Of Flowers
ENSLEY BUREAU l THE AGE-HERALD ! EnsIey, Ala, Oct. 6 J

x Funeral services over the remains of the late Mrs. Drayton Trucks were held Saturday afternoon from the residence in Ensley. In the pres e11ce of hundreds of friends that fill ed the house, the spacious verandas. the sweeping lawn and overfloWeo into the streets, funeral services were -recited by Rev. l.. A. Reager, Rev. U. @H. Griffin and Rev. l.. A. Brubaker. The remains of the late Mrs. Trucks were completely surrounded by gol- 4Reous floral designs, testifying at least in measure to the high esteem in which the beloved woman was held in this community. It required two large trucks to convey the floral of ferings to Elmwood where the inter- ament occurred
 Among the beautiful offerings were those from the many clubs In which Mrs. Trucks had taken a marked in- terest and also the Kiwanis club and the Ensley Associated Merchants, to which MT. Trucks belonged. P9 At the funeral services gathered the most prominent citizens and leading women of this community in honor of the memory of s widely Known and respected woman as ever lived In Ensley. Her devotion to pa atriotic movements, her unwaVerlng Interest in every movement for the @betterment and progress of Ensley was well known.
 She was the wife of Drayton Trucks, the well-known business man of Ensley, and is survived by other relatives and multitude of friends.
 SOUVENIR PROGRAM
 A souvenir program setting forth the accomplishments of Ensley, the civic work undertaken, the potential ities of Ensley and some of the last Ing achievements of William H. I Hl0 r,C1a 5Methodist church, will be furnished sto the 500 or more Metho dist dele ggates at the North Alabama confer senoe which convenes here October 3l. "A contract has been signed for the program and it is stated the booklet will be of wide value to this com smunity and a great help to the dele gates and visitors attending the con- aference in Ensley.
 q It was stated Saturday by William 7E. Turnipseed, general chairman Of the conference committeN, he expect ed to have the conference details so systmatized that no difficulty would be experienced in the matter of To- eating delegates or assigning them To homes.
 This work is progressing admir- ably. he said, and will be worked out iin fine shape before the conference opens. It was also stated that rest room and lounge for the dele gates would be ntted up near tHe post office and in the church where the delegates could rest. write let ters and enjoy generally the com forts of a club temporarily.
 BIBLE GLASSES ENTER CONTEST
 The Bible classes of Ensley are spiritedly entering the race being -Waged to increase the number of men Attending the Bible classes in this tHistrct It was announced Satur- day that scouts had been sent out 10 round up men to attend the Bible classes and that the widest interest was being manifested in the plans being made. Every Bible class in tFinsley plans special program Sum day morning and 1t Is believed, ac- cording to the outlook. the attend ance at the Bible classes will almost double during the campaign for new me nbers.
 TEACHERS TO REPORT
 C., o. Johnson. superintendent of the Baptist Sunday school, anr nounced Saturday that the teachers of that school, who had taken the training at the First Baptist church during the week, would make re- port at the Sunday school Sunday