The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-30
ENSLEY NEWS

l The organization of the Baraca class of the Ensley Presbyterian church will he completed this morning when off eers will he elected A committee com- l posed of j. M. Fray, (. E. Lind. w. R. Stewart, l.. " Calvin. <. S. Heide S A. Mctree and J, F. McGanatha. which was appointed at the meeting held last Mon- day evening as a membership commit tee, has been busy during the past few days and have about 30 ready to join | the organization. n. ]. Hummer of the Ensley Methodist church Baraca class will assist in organizing tho new class. 1 Next Sunday Judge Alvin Douglas. president of the Baraea classes of tne Birmingham district. will speak to the i member of the class on what the Baracas are doing and what the class stands for The members of the tnslcy Christian church are preparing to or ganize and will take the matter up with the male members of the church at the morning service today. | All men of this district are invited to be present at either Of the churches at the morning services and join the new classes. Work has also begun in | the Preshy church to organize a Iyoung ladies Philathea class. | The regular meeting of the Enslcy 1 club will be held Tuesday night In the inferior courtroom at 7;a0 o'clock. Sew eral matters of importance will be 1 taken up including Il protest against | the Birmingham Railway, Light and | Power company in reference to the | transfer system at Ensley. At the lasc meeting oA the club Vice President De- Windt of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, asked that n on in. l.a falr f1.ng .af. I ing they were working on d proposi- tion and would let the club know what l was decided. it Is stated that far no change has been made by the com | pany and the club will take some Hc- | ton in this matter on Tuesday. An other matter to be taken up will be the placing of arc lights throughout ths city.
 All boys of this district who wish to take part in the athletic meet which will be held at the state fair grounds aboM the middle of September are re. quested to meet at the Ensley park playgrounds tomorrow afternoon and
 register Practice will begin daily to get the boys in good condition for this meet The playgrounds are in charge of Mrs. !. C. Bonner during the ab- sence of Hiss Frances Youngblood who
 is on her vacation. The park play grounds are becoming very popular | with the older children who spend their Iafternoons there. There will he meet ing of the members of the Ensley Playground association and all those | interested in this work Tuesday afs~ ernoon at o'clock.
 The board of directors of the Ens- Hey Raraca association has purcha sed a Columbia graphophone for the hall | and il was put into service yesterday morning. Guy Hurst has been appointed
 house secretary of the Baraca hall fol lowing the resignation of Leslie Wal
 ker, who will resume his studies at the l University of Alabama.
 The annual election of officers of the board of directors of the Ensley | Baptist church will be held at tho morning services today at II o'clock Following the election of officers tho l superintendent of the Sunday school with the ;eGchers will he appointed |
 Sometime Friday night or early Sat urdav morning chicken thieves entered the henhouse of A. D. SceiRel at 4f0a Fourth avenue. Vivian, and stole fa chickens. It Is thought by the police department that the person who stole the chickens could not carry but 19 as he left the same number In the hem house.
 Mrs. j. C. Neeland and son have re- turned from three weeks' visit to | friends in Mississippi
 Mrs J. R. Henderson, who was oper- ated on at the Birmingham infirmary several days ago. is improving.
 Mrs $. E Mann has returned after visiting her relatives in south Alabams.
 Mrs r. I. Cowart and little daughter l Virginia have been visiting relatives 1 in Troy.
 Mrs. Nell Morrisonaand little daugh- ter Dorothy of Bristol Tenn. are vis- | iting Mrs. J. w. Minor.
 Mrs. D. O Freeman of this city has returned after visiting relatives Il, Selma and Meridian.