The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-04
INDEPENDENTSNAMB
TICKET AT ENSLEY
CITIZENS MASS MEETING IN THE
OPERA HOUSE SELECTS FULL
LIST OF OFFICERS TO FIGURE IN
THE COMING RACE.

Ensley, December -(SpeeiaI.)-
A citizens mass meeting was held at
the Ensley Opera house tonight to
nominate an Independent ticket con
sisting of mayor. eight aldermen and
a chief of police. The meeting was
called to order by W. ]. Terry, and
I. M. Perkins was elected as presi-
dent Of the meeting. A committee
on order of business was appointed
by the president and the following
gentlemen we're selected: J. J. Walker,
J. T. Appling, J..C. Lemont.
The first order of business was the
election Of aldermen for the First,
Second, Third and Fourth wards and
the following gentlemen were elected:
First Ward-W. II. Hutton and Rob
ert King.
Second Ward--W. T. Terry and P.
J. Rogers.
Third ward-T. G. Mackey and Ed
Keenon.
Fourth Ward. j. Walker and F.
r. Thompson.
The latter two gentlemen were
elected by reclamation.
Next In order was the nomination
of mayor, and the following names
we're presented: L. g. Waldrop, q. T.
Fuqua, w. G. Dennis and j. f. APP
ping. 2. T. Tuqua and J. F. Appling
withdrew their names, and Mr.. Wal
drop and w. G. Dennis we're voted for.
L. G. Waldrop was selected by Cd to
IA votes. Ferris Sugg having no op-
position for chief of police, was elected
by reclamation.
Ensley, December 3.-(Special)-On the
nth inst, the ladies of St. Anthony s
Catholic church will open church social
in the store on Avenue E, formerly oe-
cupied by Follkes & Wyatt, for the bene-
fit of the church at Ensley. Among the
important features of the social will be
a contest for the most popular super
intendent of the industrial plants of
Ensley; the contestants being Mr.. Nc
Donald and P. L Day. Another contest
is the race for the most popular alder
manic candidate. The badly contest is
causing considerable interest the con-
testants being little Donald Broda, Helen
Ryan, Marguerite Martin and Katie
White. The lucky little one will receive
a beautiful necklace donated by John A.
HUMPHREYS, the jeweler. The ladies are
manifesting much interest in the success
of the social. The two tables are In
charge of the After Society and the
Ladies Auxiliary and the refreshment
table will be in charge OF Mrs. Daisy
Haylow and Mrs. John McCarty, two
energetic workers from Birmingham.
Frank Carput, who was taken suddenly
i'll Thanksgiving day, is able to be out
again.
Jim Perkins, real estate and insur-
ance agent, also a candidate for mayor,
is home again from Gadsden, where he
has made valuable investments in Gads-
den real estate.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Method
list Episcopal church are preparing for
a supper to be given Friday, December
3, from to 10 o'clock in the store for
merly occupied by FowllSes & Wyatt or
Avenue E between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets.
w. B. Fatherow. night captain of the
police force and. Phil Bray this afternoon
engaged in difficulty about 4 o'clock In
front of the lilly Drug company, which
resulted in Fatherow being put under
bond and Bray being badly disfigured
The difficulty came about an article in
the "Ensley Enterprise"
The case will come before Mayor Scott
the latter part of the week.