The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-03
News of Ensley

The Ensley Fairgrounds association held an important meeting yesterday aft ernoon at the Ensley park and made grounds Coach Nespor was present at the meeting and assisted the members of the association in selecting the most need ed equipments for the present time. He also stated that he would take the mat ter up with the Birmingham Fairgrounds association for the appointment of Miss Francis Youngblood of this city as super visor over the Ensley playgrounds, and ask that she will assume her duties next Monday morning. The following equip ments has been ordered by the associa- for use by Monday morning: Two sand boxes, 1oxl2 feet, built of cement; one platform, 16x20 feet, used for wooden blocks and playhouse; six leather balls; two volley balls and two nets; two in door baseball bats; two basketballs and baskets; eight jumping ropes. The Ten nessee company will donate two large strides and four sets of swings with six swings in one set, which they are now
 
 expected to be finished by next week. The association expects to begin furnishing the other playgrounds in this district as soon as possible, which are the Fairview playgrounds, Baker school playgrounds, Minor school plavgrounds and the Wylam playgrounds. A committee was appointed to go before the city commissioners and ask that an arc light be placed in the park so that those who work in the day time will be able to enjoy themselves after work. Several other matters of inn portance was taken up at the meeting and the members are working with great eagerness in equipping the playgrounds of this city
 At meeting of the Ensley Baraca as- sociation, which was held in their hall on Nineteenth street last night, the final ar arrangements for the opening of the build- ing for the public was made and several other matters of importance were taken up. The opening of the building to the public will be held next Monday even. ing. beginning at 8 o'clock. A commit tee has been appointed to arrange every thing for the occasion including the re- treatments and the engaging an orchestra for the evening. At the meeting reports from the furnishing committee was heard which was very satisfactory. This com mittee reported that 1t had received a number of donations from the public, especially the furniture stores of this city The subscription committee also turned in a favorable report and stated that the citizens were donating to the association funds freely and that they have been promised donations from a number of the business forms of this city Other matters were taken up and acted upon and an entertainment committed was appointed to entertain the public on the opening night The meeting twas well attended and the members are talk ing active interest in this movement The regular meeting of the Commercial club was held last night in the inferior courtroom and the discussion of improv- ing the streets of this city were taken up. A committee which was appointed several weeks ago to ask the city commissioners to improve the Browns boulevard, which runs from Compton station on the South Ensley car line ana intersects to Ensley avenue, stated that the commissioners ] promised to commence work on the road ! as soon as they finished the work on the streets at West End. They also ap- pointed committee to ak the board of revenue to improve the road from EOsley to Sandusky. which they state is in a very bad condition. committee com 1 posed of D. F. Suggs Dr. E. w. Ayeryt and J. A. Dupuy were appointed to see I the commissioners about improving I've nue from the Frisco railroads to Fair. l field. the avenue to be scarified and 1 capped with tar. which would make a strait highway running from Pratt City l to Fairfield. Besides these committees they appointed another committee to see | the city commissioners in regards to tax. l ing the property owners in improvins the streets.
 The members of Evening Star Cour No g. Tribe of Ben-Hur of this city, hay, arranged an interesting programme for a, l entertainment, which will be held in thei hall on Avenue E at o'clock tonight The affair is an open social meeting. Tn following programme will be carried out Opening ode, by members of the court