The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
Ne7us of Ensley

Il 1NGIOS Oj IftSley
 The bazaar that is being held by the
 ladies of St. Anthony's Catholic church
 in the store rooms next to the Belle
 theatre will be continued until next
 Thursday evening. The bazar is be- ing we'll attended and on account Of
 the increased interest the ladies de- cided to continue the affair. Elegant
 refreshments are served daily and the programme includes music and dancing. On Monday night a special musical programme will be rendered by the
 Jefferson Male chorus under the direc-
 tion of Professor stephen Allsopp, and
 Miss Margaret Travers of West End will render choice vocal selections. The ladies have on display a large
 number of fancy and useful articles
 suitable for Christmas gifts which are
 offered for sale at very reasonable
 prices They extend cordial invita-
 tion to everybody to attend the bazar.
 There will be services at St. Johns
 Episcopal church. Avenue E and Tenth street, this morning at Il o'clock, Rev H. T. Walden officiating. MT. Walden is recovering from his recent severe Illness and has assumed his duties as rector. For the present only one Sun day service will be held.
 The Elks of Ensley are making active preparation for the big minstrel show that will be given by them at an early af Christmas tree. It will be the event of the season as they will endeavor to surpass all previous efforts in present. | ing this performance.
 The musical numbers of the first part have been arranged especially for the Elks by Charles w. Glass of Birming- | ham. Sol Dan, well known in the the l atrical business, has charge of the per formance and will act as interlooutor. The principal ends will be Harry Bross | and George Diggins, two heavyweights | of minstrelsy, who will give negro delinea- tions in German and Irish dialect. They | will be assisted by Jack Loy and Hugh | Hill, who will sing their famous rag time funeral dirge, Willie, We Have l Missed You-and the Cash Box
 The complete programme will be an- nounced in a few days Rehearsals are | being held every evening, and first | class performance Is promised. All mem- | bers of the minstrel and the committees are requested to meet at the home this | afternoon at o'clock.
 Judge A. o. Lane was a visitor to Ems | ley yesterday morning, and made tour | of inspection of the site for the Ensley | park. He was taken over the grounds | by pr. E. W. Averyt and James Dupuy. l MT. Lane would not make any | statement, he appeared we'll satisfied with | the selection and promised to take the | matter up at once with the park board. |
 The Rev. w. H. Provence who has | been missionary to China for the past | seven years, is the guest of MT. and Mrs | P. A. Eubank. The Rev. Provence will | occupy the pulpit at the Ensley Bap- tist church for both the morning and | evening service today. Before taking up the missionary work he was the pastor of the church. He is enjoying a vacation at the present time which are granted to the missionaries every seven years.
 The young Ladies Missionary society was entertained yesterday afternoon at Miss Margaret Wright being the hostess.
 Announcement has been made of the | marriage of R. H. Rogers of Ensley to | Miss Mary Elizabeth Gam of Springfield l Mo. The wedding will take place in De- | cember. MT. Rogers has been connected with the Semet-Solvay plant for some time.
 Ensley Knights of the Modern Macca- bees have arranged for an entertainment for next Thursday at the Eagles hall. | An excellent musical programme has been | provided for and number of special fea- | lures will be introduced. The meeting is | open only to members of the lodge.
 MT. and Mrs. Grant Thomas have re- | turned from their bridal tour and are at | home at 511 Delta avenue, Birmingham.
 A portion of the proceeds of the Belle | theatre next week will be given as a ben eft for the High schcool football team. High school students are busy selling tickets for the weeks performance.
 On account of the bad weather and the | wetness of the grounds the football game between the Ensley High school and the Richmond High school was not played | Friday. The game has been scheduled for next Tuesday afternoon and will be played at the Tennessee Coal and Iron company's grounds.
 pr. E. W. Averyt is planning to leave the first of the week on trip to New York city.
 W. ". C<illS anu EuScHe lldVt | returned from hunting trip to York.
 MT. and Mrs. J. E. Ormen of Russell vile are the guests of T. H. Moore.
 The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad | band will give sacred con cert at Wylam this afternoon at 2:30 | O clock.
 Judge N. w. Scott will leave tomorrow | for Florida, where he will spend the | winter.
 Mrs F G. Fonyille who has been se- riously i'll for several days, is somewhat | improved.
 Jack w. Wells has returned from Buff falo, N. Y, where he has been for the | past year. He will probably remain in ] the city and is with his mother, Mrs. |