The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-27
News of Ensley

J. Roy Hunt of Ens1ey, who has been the southern representative of the Gau- mont company, sailed last week on the Hamburg American steamship Cleve- land for a tour around the world to make pictures for the Gaumont com pany. MT Hunt Is a camera man for the Gaumont people. and has been very successful. The first motion picture films made in Birmingham were made by him. MT. Hunts voyage will end In San Francisco next February, and on the tour pictures will be made Tn France, Italy, Egypt. Arabia, India, Ceylon, Siam, Java, the Philippine Isl ands, China, Japan and the Hawaiian islands, A local motion picture theatre as made arrangements to present the people will have the opportunity to see the pictures made in foreign coun- tries by an Ensley man.
 The ladies of St. Anthony's Catholic church of Ensley are making prepara- tions for the annual bazaar, which will be held from November 25 to 30. The location has not been decided upon at the present time.
 The Rev. L. A. Reagor will preach at both the morning and evening services at Grace Presbyterian church today. The subject for the morning service will be Tests of the Prophets
 Miss Helen Ward was hostess yes- terday afternoon in honor of Miss Hat tie Wells. bride-elect of october 29. The occasion being linen shower The house was decorated In palms and ferns, the color scheme of blue and white used During the afternoon musical selections were rendered by Miss Anna Ward and Miss Esther Sheldon. A dainty hand painted brides book was placed on the table in the library. and many of the guests wrote recipes for the bride Miss Ward was assisted in ereceiving by Miss Julia Bazemore and Mrs. Ruth Gillespie Those who accepted Miss Wards hospitality were: Miss Geneva Mays of Avondale. Miss Esther Sheldon. Miss Lillian Tender son, Miss Margaret Davis, Miss Hattie McEachern, Miss Mae Melton, Miss Myrtle Winfield Miss Leila Sanders Miss Ruth Davis, Miss Edna Stiles Miss Carrie Blue. Miss Lula Mehaffy. Miss Julia Bazemore. Miss Coral Nor rison, Miss Anna Ward, and Mrs. c. c. Burke. Mrs. Harrington. Mrs. Beatty Mrs. Ruth Gillespie and Mrs. Ward.
 William F. Lewis of Ensley Is an en- thusiastic numismatist, and has many rare and valuable coins in his collec- tion. which Is the result of many years careful study and devotion to his hobby.
 MT. Lewis has coins of more than thirty centuries which date from a Spanish coin in 1889 up to the moro common Columbian exposition half dollar
 The prize coin in the collection Is be- lieved by experts to be many hundreds of years old. though it bears no date It bears evidence of having been coined or made. probably during the wars of the crusaders. The coin is of hard beaten silver On one side Is the figure of a mailed knight on horseback, while the obverse side bears the dragon and cross. Around the rim on both sides arc characters which are worn away until they have become undecipherable
 Mir Lewis is not "stingy" with his interesting collection and gladly ex- hlbits the coins to any one who take an interest in such things.
 The Holy Name Men of St. Anthony's church of Ensley will attend the laying of the corner stone of the school of the Sisters of Perpetual Alteration In body wearing their badges, as well as the Children of Mary. an organization of young people of the church. will also
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