The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
ANNIST(lNlHOST AT HOMECOMING
 OF MEIHODISTS
Bishop Hobbs To Be Speaker--AlI Former
 Pastors Invited
GALVESTON BUREAU,

ANNISTON, Ala, March 16.-- Bishop Hoyt NJ, Dobbs. former pastor of the First Methedist church here. will be the chief speaker at homecoming service to be held on March 30 by the Anniston Methodists..
 A feature of the service to be held in this city will be Ethe presence of Rev. E. A. Thompson, who organized ton in 1882. All If the pastors who have served the local church since that time and who are still living have been invited to. come to Anniston on the last Sunday in this month, and a great service is being anticipated.
 Hit By Snowball.---Sam J. Powers. whose, eye was injured when he was struck by a snowball Thursday, was still suffering severely from the pain on Saturday. asils
 To Send Bdx.--O Officers and members of the Anniston chapter of the Eastern Star in large numbers will assemble at their hall here Tuesday afternoon at :. o'clock to pack their box for the orphans living at the Masonic home in Mont gomery. :,
 Teachers Meet.---Saturday marked the close of the extension class meet ings of Calhoun county school teachers for this school yearfa very interesting session being held at the new high school auditorium, bout 70 teachers from different parts of the county were in attendance.
 Attorney Returnss Home.--Theodore Lamar, Birmingham. attorney, who came to Anniston Saturday on a com bined business and pleasure trip, re- turned to his home on Sunday.
 Off To Tuscaloosa, a,--Anniston Rotary club members will ride on a special train from this city to the state con- yention at Tuscaloosa Tuesday, prac- ticaliy the whole membership of the club to make thed trip to the Druid City for the statei meeting of the Ro- tarians. Led by President B. w. Pruet and Secretary IsW. Mallory. the Anniston Rotarians expect to take a leading part in thes work of the state convention, the trip to Tuscaloosa be- ing anticipated with ! cordial interest.
 Revival Opens.---A series of revival meetings will begin at the Mccoy Meth odist church on Monday, the Sunday services being featured by preparations for the revival season of the week.
 Roaming Fowls Taboo.---.A crusade against roaming fowls will be started during this week by Chief of Police George w.. Rutledge, who has been re- ceiving a large number of complaints from householders in different sections of tie city for the past few weeks.
 Training School.--Rev. E.. A. Price of Crochran, Ga, will conduct a train- ing school for Baptist young people at the Leighton Avenue Baptist church in this city, beginning Monday evening at z o'clock. VI
 Wedding AnnoIiced.. ..--Dr. Charles Thigpen, city meat and milk inspector for Anniston, and Miss Martha Blake of Talladega were married quietly. at the home of the bride iii Talladega late Saturday night.
 To Give Piay.-TEe play. "An Old. Fashioned Mother.1 will be presented at the First Christian church next Fri day evening by the Christian Endeavor Union of Anniston, the parts having already been assigned and several prac- tice sessions held. [rhe Christian En- deayorers of .Anniston are showing a cordial interest in the plans being made for the success of the; play. and a large erowdsis expected, es