The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
FOUR BIDS MADE
 FOR MDF P. HOME
$4O,OOO Already In Hand For Erection Of
 Institution
ESTATE cAPIrAL nuREAul

MONTGOMERY. Ala, March D. Especial Leased Wire. IA report will be submitted 1tdls:the Pythian grand lodge at its nieethig here May 21, rec ommending q location for the Pythian home. according to announcement to- day following "a almeeting of the commis- sion named bs the grand lodge to select site for the, home. The commission received todayr bids from Montgomery. Tuscaloosa and Eairhope. while Ope- lika had previously submitted it's bid for the home. Announcement of de- tails of the hids.s and the recommenda- ton of the commission, will be made to the grand lodge at the coming meet ing. asp
 Pythians of Alabama plan to provide the very best in the way of a home for aged and insligent members of the order, and for needy children of Py- thians, according to Colonel Allen Crenshaw of Anaalusia, member of the home committee. He stated following the meeting today that the sum of $40,- 00O in cash, not pledges. is already in hand for the beilding of the home, and that this is expected to be swelled to $5O, 900 by the time the grand lodge meets. So far as the committee has been able to ascertain, this is the larg- est cash amount which any fraternal body in any state in the country has ever had in hand for the work at the time of launching the building of such q home. The sum mentioned is of course in addition to any offers which may have been received from cities seek ing the home. 5s
 Colonel Crenshaw stated that work on the home will be started this year, according to present plans, and that it will be of the most modern type built on the unit plan, so that it will be capable of orderly and prearranged ex- pansion as the scope of the work en- larges. Another feature of the home is found in the fact that the order will not go into debt to build it. A fixed share of Pythiar revenues will be de voted to building and maintenance of the home. Colonel Crenshaw empha- sized the point that it will be real home, and not mere institution. Of Te CeRyenfion-C. E. Johnson state fire marshal. left Monday to at. tend q meeting ot a committee of the National Association of State Mar. shals. to be held Thursday at Washing. ton. ID. c.
 Winston Man Fined-John Self in Winston county was fined $10 and costs for hunting without license, accord ing to reports received Tuesday at the office of the state commissioner of game and fisheries. :
 Dogs Head Reeeiyed-The state Pasteur laboratory. received for, exami- nation Tuesday the head of dog sent in by T.. M. Barnett of Troy.
 Ne Read Premised-Senator H. NJ. Caffey and J. c. Dickey of Lowndes county appeared Thursday at the meet ing of the state highway commission in the interest of a proposed road from Haynesyille to Mt. William and Fort Deposit. They were informed by the commission that under present plans the commission would not be able to do anything in regard to the project until 1926.
 Commissions Issuea---The following commissi0ns were issued by S. H. Elan Tuesday: Notaries public: W. E. Wal. lace, Aataugayille. Autauga county ; Thomas ConOr Andalnsia, Covington county; B. F. Riley, Headland, Henry county; Eddie farrell, Birmingham, Jefferson county; Mrs. l.. H. Clark, Florence, Lauderdale county; O. H. SwinsOn, Mobile, Mobile county Notary public and ex-OfficiO justice of the peace: w. B. R0eLuek precinct 2S, Eldridse. Walker county.