The age-herald., 1902-03-08
ENSLEY COUNCIL
 AGAINST DANCING
REVOKE THE LICENSE OF A MAN
 WHO CONDUCTED 4 HALL-THE MEMBERS WILL MAKE A HARD FIGHT OVER THE PROPOSITION.

met last night after disposing of routine
 work and entered into a spirited discus sion of the dance hall conducted by J. H.
 Willison at Seventh street and Avenue E.
 This dance hall has been the bone of
 contention with the board or some mem-
 bers of it, and MT. Willison ever since the
 first of the year. MT. Willison has insisted on having his place licensed and put un- der the protection of the city government. He claims that other places of similar
 character in the city have been licensed. and that he has an equal right. The objections of Mir. Willisons appl- cation for license, however, comes from | some of the people who live nearest his
 place, they claiming that the licensing of this hall will occasion them no end of
 trouble. At a recent meeting of the board
 the question came up and the Mayor
 was instructed to have the license issued. Some of the members who opposed 1t
 were absent this meeting, and upon learn
 ing what was done they caused the mat | ter to be taken up in last nights meet
 ing, and after prolonging the session until
 Il o'clock succeeded in having the 1
 board now say that in as much as this
 license was revoked, all other licenses
 authorizing a similar business shall In
 like manner be cancelled. While it is un-
 derstood that good humor prevailed
 throughout the meeting, all "parliamen-
 tary tactics" were resorted to both for
 and against the measure.
 Further action was also taken In re-
 gard to the paving of the sidewalks
 whereby the lien on abutting property
 was perfected for the cost of improve
 ments.
 The "colonial dinner" given by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union at the city hall last night was great sue cess; 1t was perhaps the best attended dinner of the kind ever given in Ensley. A special feature of the dinner was drill of Troop D by Capt. F. J. McCrossin or Birmingham and the presentation to ! Troop D of beautiful silk flag of the United States. The presentation speech
 was made very sweetly by little Miss Margarette Mcconnell, the 12-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. John McCon- nell, the former now superintendent or
 the steel plant. The flag was received In behalf of Troop by Second Lieutenant
  of little Miss Mcconnell in a peculiarly | fit and appropriate speech. after which | Capt. E. J. McCrossin presented Miss Mo | Cornell with a handsome bouquet of | American beauty roses in behalf of the | troop. with the troops colors, blue and | yellow, in appreciation of the beautiful
 and original manner in which she pre- | scented the flag
 | Little Miss Mcconnell was a picture of | childish beauty in her white liberty satin l dress covered with Mexican drawn work
 and ribbons of red, white and blue. Those to whom the success of the din- | ner is attributed are: Mrs. K. Simpson, | president Mrs. Johnson, vice president: | Mrs J. H. Perkins, treasurer; Mrs. | E. E. Robinson, secretary Others were the young ladies who appeared in colonial
 costume: Misses Margaret McWiliams, Brazelton. Emerson. Robinson, Sawyer, | Rosamund Smith and Irene McWiliams. The Fortnight Club entertained quite
 number at a german last night at No | lan's Hall
 Professor Falkner will have a soiree at Nolan's Hall tonight for his dancing class and their friends.
 Miss Blanche Rothschild of Birming- | ham spent this afternoon in the Steel City 1 visiting her sister, Miss Marcella, and | Mrs J. c. Fossett.
 MT. Samuel B. Warren, who has been l for some time in the employ of R. J. Nance & Co.,. druggists, accepted a posi- | tion at the furnace today.
 l MT. D. Mcintosh suffered a slight but | painful accident today at the Austin | Bryan Manufacturing Company due to an
 SO0-pound piece of iron falling on his | ankle.
 The Rev. J. J. D. Hall, rector of St | Jonh's Episcopal church. will return to- | day from a mission trip to south Ala l bama and will hold services Sunday at l Il o'clock a. m. and 7:30 D. m.