The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-29
News of Ensley

The committee appointed to make ar arrangements for the celebration of "Mer- chants Field Day at the Ensey park on next Wednesday will meet this aft ernoon in the real estate office of Dupuy & Burke on Avenue E, at o'clock. The celebration will be held under the aus picies of the Ensley club and the Ensey Playground association, and much in- terest is being manifested in the coming event
 The playground association, under the direction of Miss Francis Youngblood, will render an athletic programme and games of all kinds and races will be pulled off. A programme is also being arranged for the grown-up people, such as fat mans race and a three-legged race, sack and potato races. All citi- zens who are interested in this movement are invited to attend the meeting. The committee to make the arrangements this afternoon is composed of: J. A. Dupuy, Henry Keller, J. J. Walker, Roy Dim mitt and Dr. E. w. Averyt.
 The members of Farview lodge No. 240. Knights of Pythias, are making elaborate preparations for an indoor picnic to be
  evening at s o'clock. In addition to the members of this lodge and their families invitations have been extended to all the Pythians of the district. The principal speakers of the occasion will be: Thomas R. Walker, district deputy grand chan celor of the Pythias, and Hugo Black of Birmingham.
 The invitations are as follows:
 "Fairview Lodge No. 24o, Knights of
 Pythias:
 Next Thursday night. July 30, we in tend having an indoor picnic. You are urged to be present, bring your families and friends, also a big basket of good things to eat. The lodge will provide cold drinks and will have good talks.
 ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE.
 By B. w. Winfield Chairman
 Funeral services over the remains of John Johnston, who died Monday morn ing about o'clock at the family resi- dence in Wylam, were conducted yester- day afternoon. 1nterment followed at Oakland cemetery. The deceased is sur vived by two brothers. James and Charles Johnston, of Wylam. Mir. Johnston had been in i'll health for several months.
 Ensley lodge No. 9S7, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. held an election Monday night in their hall on Avenue F to HI the Ndcdncy cduSeu DN lIe utdtu of the late William Mentzell. as esteemed leading knight. William Landrum was elected as to fill the vacancy. A. H. Meahl was elected to succeed MT. Lam drum as esteemed royal knight. and George Diggins was elected to succeed MT. Meahl as esteemed featuring knight. Several other matters of importance were taken up at the meeting and several ap- | plications were acted upon. | A class of over 40 was Initiated into the | Steel City lodge No. 156, Woodmen of the | World, at the regular meeting Monday night into the Knights of Pythias hall on Avenue F. Consul Commander of Ala | bama Joseph Dacy of Tuscaloosa was the guest of the lodge. and made an in l teresting speech. Following the initia- 1 ton refreshments were served | Miss Jessie Ingram and the Miss Filler | and Miss Ruth Dupuy have returned from Clairmont Springs.
 The junior and senior classes of tn, Epworth League of the Ensley Methodist church will have charge of Averyt's foun l tain next Friday.
 Judge J. T. Lowry left yesterday after I noon for Chattanooga where he will spenC several days
 Mrs William Suppler of Fairfield ha;
 been called to northern Alabama by tn illness of her father.