The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-30
SOCIAL TONIGHT BY
 THE ELkS OF ENSLEY
Will Gives Possum Supper and Fish Fry-Other
 Ensley News

Every Elk in the Birmingham dis trict Is invited to attend the big pos sum supper and fish fry to be given Elks on Avenue K. For the last two weeks Dennis Echols the official pos sum hunter of the Steel City Elks has been in the woods trapping. the sue culent animals for the feast tonight. Early in the week Victor Johnson. ex- alter ruler, received message from Dennis stating he had oyer 50 pos sums captured which had been corn fed for several days and are in prime condition for the table.
 The fish, crabs shrimps and oysters for the other part of the spread have been secured by Major LaFortune and will be served in New Orleans style.
 The committee in charge of the ar engagements states that ample provi- sions will be made for all the members of the order who attend and a big crowd Is expected. A short programme has been prepared which will include short talks by John S. Leedy, exalted ruler of Birmingham 79; John John son of Ensley. Alex Little of Besse- mer Hugh Hill, George Diggins, Charlie Wood, John McCartin and oth- CTS.
 Yesterday morning Walter Patter- son, negro, was arrested by Detec- tives Wiggins and Granger for killing Tom Henderson. negro In West Ems ley on August ?. Following the shoot ing Patterson escaped and left the state. He returned to his home In Ensley on Wednesday night and was arrested yesterday.
 Yesterday again proved busy day Tor the fire departments in this dis trict. The first alarm was turned in al 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon when q negro house on Nineteenth avenue and Twenty-second street caught on fire from spark on the roof The roof was nearly destroyed and about $50 dam age was done. While the Ensley fire department was at the above fire an- other alarm was turned in and tho Pratt City department was called upon The residence of A. Rosenfield was on fire but was extinguished by the time the fire department arrived Yesterday morning the Pratt City department was called to the Sandusky school building which caught on fire from a spark on the roof. Small damage was done. The Vivian department was called to the residence of w. A. Stew art at >Forty-second street and Ninth avenue yesterday morning about 10 o'clock. Little damage was done.
 The teachers of the Sunday school of the St. Johns Episcopal church of this city will entertain at Halloween party tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. w S. Shebee 2312 Avenue F, for the benefit of the school. The enter tainment will be planned for the chill dren and witches, fortune tellers and other Halloween customs will be ob- served. Refreshments will be served and small admission charged. All children are invited.
 A Halloween party will be given by the Woodman circle of this city this evening at the home of Mrs. c. P. Webb, 3124 Avenue c. The entertain ment will consist of number of novel features the proceeds of the affair Eo- ing to the organization. The public Is cordially invited to attend.
 The ladies of the Ensley Presbyter- ian church will hold pastry sale at the Stewart Real estate office tomor- row afternoon from 1:30 to 5 o'clock. Pies, cake, bread and other pastries will be on sale. The proceeds will go to the benefit of the church.
 yThe ladies of the Ensley Highland Methodist church will hold rummage sale in the vacant building on Avenue E between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, today and tomorrow.
 The members of the girls club of the Tuxedo Baptist church will give a dime social at the home of MT. and Mrs O. A. Finley. 2120 Twenty-second avenue, this evening. The public is in vited to attend.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Woodall have returned from their wedding trip. They will make their home in this city.