The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
COUNCIL PASSES
ANTI-COCA|NE LAW
Prohibits the Sale or Use of
Drug in Ensley
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CLOSE
Literary Societies Hold Joint Meet
ine-eraduatlne Exercises Tonight.
Governor Cunningham to
speak-other News.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CLOSE

Enslsy June 1.-tSpecial AT the meet
ing of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
tonight the regular rules were suspend
ed and the anti-cocaine ordinance passed.
The new measure will go into effect in
ten days and is very sweeping in its
character 1t prohibits the sale, buying,
giving away or use of cocaine in Ensley
and imposes a fine of not less than 81
and not over 500 for every violation of
the act.
The city officials submitted their re-
ports for the month of May. which were
referred to the various committees. The
report of Chief of Police Sugg was an
excellent showing for that department.
The amount imposed in fines were $1,000.
OF this sum $1,000 were collected in cash.
$500 were appealed to the higher courts
and the other was worked out on the
streets.
This was the first meeting of the board
that Lawrence Pennington, the newly
elected city clerk, was a the desk. He
showed remarkable dispatch in handling
the business connected with the clerk
ship.
The council passed a resolution allow
ing Chief Sugg extra pay for the special
duties imposed upon him by recent meet
ings of the board.
Public Schools Commencement.
The closing exercises of the Ensley
public schools commenced tonight, with
a joint meeting OF the Diaectical and Jonn
B. Gordon literary societies, held at Ems
ley opera house. An interesting pro-
gramme was carried out and a large num-
Der of people were in attendance.
Tomorrow night at the opera house the
graduating elias will hold its exercises.
The diplomas will be awarded and the
commencement address will be delivered
by Lieutenant Governor r. NJ. Cunning
ham.
The programme tonight was as follows:
Invocation, the Rev l.. A. Reagor.
Song-'W Welcome" societies.
Recitation, Myrtle de Freeze
Recitation, Irene Dickens.
Song, societies.
Pantomme-"The Light House Keepers
Daughter Eta Donelson, Myrtle de
Freeze Irene Dickens. Mabel Brooke.
Song, societies.
Address" Educated American" by the
Rev. Sterling j. Foster, pastor of the
South Highlands Presbyterian church,
Birmingham.
Dumbell drill by the High school ath-
letic club.
Song-"Good Night.
The following are the officers of the
societies:
ialectical--President Walter Chiles:
vice president Mabel Brooks; secretary,
Esther Lind; treasurer, jamie Gutter;
critic, Blanche Davis
John b. Gordon-President, Wiley Rus
sell: vice president, Lucy Snow; secre-
tary. Eta Doneson; treasurer, Thomas
Norris critic, William Smith.
Personal and General.
The Cunningham chapter of the order
of Eastern Star held a largely attended
meeting this afternoon. The chapter de-
cided to conduct rummage sales on
Saturday, June 3, and Monday June ),
for the purpose of raising money to en-
terrain the grand chapter which meets
at Ensley in the fall.
The Masons held an interesting meet
ing tonight.
Fred G. Moore. the popular young at
torney has returned from Tuscaloosa,
where he attended the university COM
mencement.
William L. Jones, invoice clerk at the
rod mill has been carried to the Davis
infrmary with an attack of acute kid
ney trouble.