The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-19
News of Ensley

The Fairfield Commercial club held an important meeting last night at its hall and elected officers for the ensu- ing year. Several committees were named. The club has finished very successful year and has over 40 mem bers. The following officers were chosen: pr. Burr Ferguson, president; F. A. McElroy, first vice president; R. L. Hicks, second vice president; c. ". Roberts, secretary and treasurer. The bership committed: Isaac Morris, Jr., C. A. Buck, J. B. Agnew, Jr.. c. J. Donald and J. F. Buford. The follow ing members were elected on the ad- visory board: J. B. Agnew, Jr., ". W Persons, j. H. Mcdonald, C. J. Donald and Isaac Morris c. W. Roberts, sec |retary, formerly was with the Conner cial club of Gadsden in a similar ca pacity
 The regular semester play will be given at the Ensley High school audi torium tomorrow night at SIS o'clock The play is Nephew or Uncle" and it is a translation of Schillers famous comedy, Der Neffe als Ounkle," with the time of the action during the col onial period. The play is under the di- rection of Miss Beryl McCoulley of the domestic science department of the high school, whose classes are making the costumes for the play, and Miss Dewey and Hugh Craig. The princi- pals are: Colonel Dorsigny, Eugene Freeman; Captain Dorsigny, Gordon Palmer; Loreumeil, Ralph McDowell; Talcour, James Adams; Jasmin, John Mandy; Sophie, Miss Vivian vann Mile. de Mirville, Miss Agnes Long: Mile. Dorsigny, Miss Maud Hunt.
 Robbers entered the store of the Southern Merchandise company at East Highland on the North Ensley car line sometime between Saturday night and yesterday morning and stole a quantity of merchandise The rob bery was not discovered until yester- day morning as the store was opened and the matter was at once turned over to the police department It is thought by the police authorities that a gang of robbers have been operating around Ensley and Pratt City for the last month.
 The Lyric club of the Ensley High school will hold its fourth annual con cert Tuesday evening, May 26, instead of May 19 as announced. The concert is under the direction of Miss Hogan, s11narXicop of af |, The club is composed of over 100 voice, and this year will present the cantata "The Rose Maiden" by F. H. Cowen The soloists for the cantata will be Miss Margaret Travers, soparon: Erin Farley, baritone. and B. NJ Eastburn tenor
 The regular meeting of the Ensley club will be held tonight in the in ferior court room at 7:30 o'clock On account of Dr. Elwyn Ballard scout commissioner of Birmingham, be-
 ing unable to attend the meeting of tn, Ensleyf Boys Scout committee whcl
 was to have been held last night 1T the office of J. H. Perkins, has beer postponed until Thursday night at
 o'clock
 | Ensley lodge No. 165 Independen Order of Odd Fellows will hold it's reg
 ular meeting tomorrow night at it.
 hall on Nineteenth street at 7:30 o'clock l Besides the regular routine bushes.
 the second degree will be given. 1 Mrs. N. o. Phillips, who underwear
 an operation at the Davis infirmar,
 several weeks ago, has been brough home
 Mrs Mollie Lindsay and Mrs NJ A Oates of Headland are the guests O
 Mrs I. M. Barton at I'll Seventeenth I street
 | The delegates who attended the Bap | tist convention held in Nashville. Tenn during the last week returned hom yesterday afternoon. They were tn,
 Rev. A. K. Wright, MT. and Mrs. P. A 1 Eubanks,, Mir. and Mrs. J. F. Lee, Mrs
 M. l.. Flowers and Rev. w. J. VII Hams
 The members of St Margarets guilt
 of St. Johns Episcopal church of thi city will meet tomorrow afternoon a
 the Ensley public library.
 | A general meeting of all of the cit.
 beautiful clubs of the Fairview distric
 will be held at the Fairview schoo
 building this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
 Reports from the chairmen of the diff
 ferent street clubs will be submitte' and usness of importance taken uI