The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-11
News Of Ensley

At the fourth annual banquet of the
Ensley club held last night at the Palace
cafe tile regional bank fer Birmingham
was unanimously indorsed and the secre-
tary instructed to notify the secretary
of the Birmingham Chamber of Com
merce of the action taken. The banquet
was attended by nearly 100 representative
citizens of the Steel City and was a thor
oughly enjoyable affair. In the absence
of Dr. r. NJ. Cunningham, who was un-
able to be present, NJ II. Mcdowell ACTED
as toastmaster and acquitted himself ad-
mirably; his remarks in introducing the
various speakers were happy and appro-
pirate.
The E1s,ey orchestra rendered num-
Der of selections during the banquet,
which was very we'll served and much
enjoyed After the invocation the
toastmaster introduced the first
speaker, w. r. Stewart. as the
Original Ensley booster" who spoke on
the future of the Steel City. MIR. Stewart
stated that the future of Ensley was in
deed one of great promise, and that the
Ensley club could dc much toward its
development. He urged the people to take
up the city beautiful idea and the club
to work with the big corporations in Sc
curing MINOR industries.
DR.. w. II. Wynne made brief talk in
which he deried he was a pessimist, the
remarks OF the toastma ster to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. ii. 5. Meade made
a talk on taxes, relating an experience
he had had with the back tax commits
sioner and urged the members of the
club to select such men for the legisa-
ture that would be in favor of abolishing
the back tax commissioner and his office,
lock, stock and barrel. Judge ]. T. Low
cry was called upon to respond to the
toast of "Widows." and said he knew
very little about the subject assigned ex-
cept that as general rule he was in
clined to follow the elder Weller's advice
in reference to them, so he gave a talk
on the progress of woman's suffrage in
China instead.
lFarris Sugg was called upon to respond
to the toast .Why | Am a Bachelor,
but before he could get on his feet Jim
Dupuy said 1t was because no woman
would have him. Mr.. Sugg refused to
say anything after that on the ground
that Mr.. Dupuy had told the whole story
d. j. Flummer responded to the toast
of Current Events and in a remnis-
Genet mood told of the early organization
of the Ensley club and some of the work
II ndG uoilt loi iho VI the
city. He urged the members of the club
to pull together for the further advance
ment of the city along material, educa-
tional and religious lines.
Prof. r. T.. Tidwell spoke on the school
system and told of the advancement that
had been made in the schools in the past
10 years and urged the laymen of the
city to take more Interest in the schools
and work for stu more progress and
better conditions.
Foster Hamilton made a motion that the
Ensley club indorse the regional bank
for Birmingham which was carried
unanimously, as was a motion by II. S.
Meade rendering President c. c. Burke
and the committee on arrangements
thanks for the splendid entertainment
they had provided. The affair was
brought to a close by benedction.
C. II. NJ.
The second anniversary of Fairfield
lodge No. 749. Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons. was celebrated last night in their
new hall before a large number of men,
bers of the order and a number of visi-
tors. In connection with the celebration
of the second anniversary the lodge was
removed into the new building which has
Just been completed. The structure is u
two-story brick building, the upper story
being used as the lodge room and the
other will be occupied by q store. An in