The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-25
News of Ensley

G. R. Holiger. designing engineer of the Tennessee company at the EnsIey steel plant has been called to switz- erland to join the Swiss army. which is now being mobilized. MT: HoIiger left last night for New York. where he will sal to Liverpool England. then 70 France and then to Switzerland He has only been in this country a few years and has never taken out his naturaliza- tion papers. Before comng to this coun- try he served in the Swiss army as first lieutenant.
 meeting was held at fpe First Pres- byterian church last night for the pur- pose of organizing a Baraca class. Judge Alvin Douglas president of the Bar aca classes of the Birmingham district. was present and complimented the mem- bers of the new organization in their movement to build up q large class. He spoke on what the Baraca classes were doing in the Birmingham district and stated that he would meet with the new class Sunday September for permanent organization.
 A committee was appointed. composed of J. M. Fray c. E. Lind. L. V. Cal yin, W. R. Stewart, J. F. MeConatha, $. A. McCree and S. s. Heide, to see those who wished to join the class and to make the final organization at the church on next Sunday morning At this meeting officers will be elected and the organization will be perfected
 It is stated that nearly 5J men will join the association next Sunday. The organization of young ladies' Phil athea class will be brought up next Sun day
 Yesterday afternoon n South EnsIey car jumped the track at Twenty-sixth street and Avenue c and delayed the cars running to and from Wylam and Fairfield for about an hour. The cause of the accident is not known, but it is thought that the heavy cars running over the line caused the rails to spread.
 In the police court yesterday Fred Me Clannahan, a negro was fined $100 and 90 days on a charge of larceny and George Thomas, another negro, was fined the same on a charge of receiving and con cealing stolen property. The police de- partment is of the opinion that the two negroes have for the past few months been stealing clothing from the differ ent merchants in and about the city and that their arrest will put stop to the thefts.
 The Ensley park baseball team will play the Behrens park !all team this afternoon on the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power companys diamond for the championship of the paygrounds in the Birmingham district. The two teams are tied for the first position and a hard fought battle is expected. The winner or the game will receive the loving cup donated by the Wimbery X Thomas Hardware Go. large crowd is ex- pected.
 The Grace chapter of the Westminster guild of the Ensley Highland Presby- terian church will hold the next meet ing saturday afternoon at, the residence of Mrs. H. l. Cummings. All members are invited to be present.
 The members of the Woman's Chris. tiaa Temperance union of this city will hold a meeting at the K.nsley public library this afternoon at z:30 o'clock. II members are requested 70 be present
 The Ensley Methodist junior baseball team defeated the Eighteenth street baseball team yesterday morning by s score of 2 to 0. The game was hard fought throughout, both teams playing good ball. The feature of the game was the pitching of c. Walker of the Meth cdists, who let his opponents down witt out a hit. Batteries: Methodist C. Wal. ker and Broadnax Eighteenth Street, Rouss and Kuhn.
 D. ~, rr.,1Io who has been visiting hls daughter, Mrs J. S. Faulkner of this city. left yesterday to attend the Shelby County Baptist as- sociation, which is now in session.
 Miss Virginia Lassiter IS i'll with appen- dicitis at the Davis infirmary.
 Mrs. R. w. Russell has returned after a three weeks visit to friends in Ashe- vile.
 R. G. Bartlett is visiting his son, Ray Bartlett, at his home at Hilltop.
 Morrow Blackburn is able to be out of the hospital where he has been con fined for the past few weeks on account of having his foot badly mashed at the steel plant.
 D. H. Windsor has returned from All bertville
 Grover Warren has returned from Jas per where he has been visiting friends.
 Mrs. c. G. Watson of Houston, Tex. who las been visiting her sister. Mrs. J. A. smith of this city, has returned to her home.
 Hilltop have returned from Il visit to x-l~.~.