The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-04
THOMASLYLE WINS
 THE FIRST PRIZE City Beautiful Committee
 Makes It's Awards $50 THE SUM DIVIDED How Committee Determined Results. Much Interest Was Aroused in
 Contest-General News
 of Steel City

i finished their last tour about the city ' on Saturday and have announced that | the contest was the most successful and
 the most profitable to the people of Ems 1 ley ever held. They state that they l awarded the prizes on points and gain in | percentage since the beginning of the contest.
 | The first prize of $100 was awarded to 1 Thomas Lyle, the yardmaster of the Bir- mingham Southern railroad on his beau | tiful and artistic taste at his residence at l 25oi Nineteenth street, Ensey. The sec | ond prize of $25 was awarded to r. B. Malloch of soO1 Calera avenue, Ensley
 The third prize of s25 was given to G. W, Carter of 230S Hawthorne avenue. These prizes, amounting to $50, were given by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
 Railway company. through Frank II. | Crockard, vice president of the company The committee feels very appreciative to the donors of these prizes and feels that Ensley is much benefited by their gen. erosity.
 The next 10 prizes of BIO each were given by the Ensley company, or Ramsey X Mccormack A number of these awards
 were given through the best averages in the contest. The winner of the fourth prize is Mrs. J. E. Winning Of Pike avenue, Ensley. Mrs. N. B. Gay of Pike avenue was awarded the fifth prize, and the following won the sixth, seventh, eighth ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth prizes: S. E. Butcher of Ensley avenue E. M. Mcclure of 1715 Ala bama street. B. ". Sharp, 1S47 Thirtieth
 street. Charley Berg, Osceola station, Miss Daisy Stacey, TOP Eighth avenue. Wylam; B. II. Dunlap, 511 Sixteenth street; Miss Mary Lemont, 25l2 Avenue E, and W. R.
 Blackburn. SOO7 Talledaga street. The other ten prizes of s10 each were donated to the committee by the Ensley Land company. The winners of the other awards are B. B. Davis, 2330 Calera avenue; A. D. Fields, Pike ave
 nue and Eighteenth street; R. w. Rus sell. 1911 Avenue F; Mrs. E. B. Bots- ford. 215 Avenue c; S. G. Kelley, 171S Avenue H; Mrs. W. C. Warren, 2609 Av enue H; E. w. Dowswell, 2305 Avenue I; James Bauer. 2609 Avenue J. Louis Meyers, 1606 Avenue J. and Mrs. H. C.. Drewery of 25o9 Nineteenth street.
 The members of the committee state that in a number of cases the awards were made on account of the people keeping the best average and the great est percentage of gain. In some cases they state that at the beginning of the contest the entrants had almost a per feet percentage, as their lawn and shrubbery were in good condition and the general appearance of the house was very pleasing.
 But some of the contestants and the winners of these prizes did not enter the contest at all ready. They went to work and prepared their places and at the end of the contest their percentages nf in iuh m awarded prizes.
 For instance, they state that the win ner of the first prize did not, at the beginning, have his place prepared, but he started to work and at the first of the next month he was graded at higher percentage. At the end of the next month he was in much better condition and he was graded higher and at last at the end of the contest everything was in fine condition. the appearance of the place was harmon ious and artistic.
 member of the committee states that he thinks this was one of the most profitable affairs that he has ever seen. He states that the neat appear ance of one residence in the commun- ity spurred the others on to beautify | their places and the result was that | every residence in the community was improved and beautified,
 In the awarding of the prizes the committee took into consideration the | front yard, the back yard and every effect about the house. They state that | they are sure there are no pretuer or more artistic residences in the coun- l try than in Ensley. They declare that many well kept and beautiful gardens are in evidence throughout the resi- dence section and that this contest
 has added immensely to the appearance of the residential section.
 | The contest started on May 1. Four l trips of inspection were made at the be- ginning of every month and the grading | was made of each resident in the city. l The field of the contest Twas in Ensley Wylam and part of Fairview. The com-
 mitteemen state they covered the entire 1 field and feel that the awards made | will give satisfaction.
 The winner of the first prize, Thomas
 Lyle. is said to have one of the most
 homelilxe. artistic and beautiful residences
 in the country. His front yard is kept
 as neat as carpet and his back yard is
 as clean as kitchen table.
 | In his front yard he has terrace of Bermuda grass planted. The committee
 states it has been kept in the most per- l feet of condition and looks as smooth as
 a velvet carpet. About the yard he has roses planted with canas placed in a
 neat circle and the border of Sne house | filled in with background of brilliant
 flowers and shrubbery. It Is very artisti-
 cally arranged and the appearance is
 that of home and harmony.
 l The committee also wishes to commend { the winners of the other prizes. It states
 that all haves labofed and worked well
 and that it is felt this work will aid
 everyone and the city in an effort to maintain a neat and homelike dwelling
 and will spur others to greater work In
 this line.
 The committee states that it hopes~tc
 nward lar"e- prizes next year and that
 everyone will enter and contend for the
 prizes. It is possible that an effort will
 be made to secure a total sum of $lO0O to
 be awarded as prizes.
 Gentlemen's Poker Game
 Four well known young men or Pratt
 City were arrested yesterday in the office | Af ol,o &F A,.