The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-02
NEWS OF ENSLEy

| The municipal Christmas tree CARR I'd
| unanimously at the meeting of the COM
/ mittees from the various lodges and
| churches which was held last night In
the inferior courtroom. 1t was decided to
| have a large tree erected on the corner
| of Nineteenth street and Avenue E on
Christmas eve and give fruits, nuts and
candy to all children under IL years of
age in Ensley and vicinity. They will
also have a Santa Claus to give the
| little children their gifts and arrange
ments are being made to have the Ten
nessee company's band render a number
| of selections.
| The distribution of the presents will
| start promptly at 8 o'clock On Christ
mas eve night. A number of the mer-
chants of this city have already stated
| that they were willing to donate candy,
nuts, oranges and applies for the occa-
| sion and several other donations have
| been received.
| The following committees nave peen
| appointed: Masonic: J. s. Faulkner, Joe
Lower and w. H. Davis. Elks: J. Ellis
| Brown, Tom Monkey and Tom Devereaux
Baptist church, Rev. A. X. Wright, P. A.
Eubank and A. P. Bates. Presbyterian
church: Fl. c. Kicks, Sam Heide and Max
Mellon. knights of Pythins: Archie
Mays, c. w. Cole. Pythian Sisters: Mrs.
d. A. Echols. Mrs. Ball and Mrs Archie
Mays. Several other committees will be
named this week from the other organiza-
lions as they meet
The general committee which is COM
posed of w. r. Stewart r. e. Chadwick
and d. F. Sugg has been busily working
on this idea and will call meeting within
the next few days to make final arrange
ments for the affair. This will be the
first municipal Christmas tree that has
ever been held in this city and indica-
tons point to a big success.
Mrs. w. r. Stewart, chairman of the
Belgian relief fund committee for Ensley
and vicinity, has issued a statement
thanking all those who donated articles
and money for this cause, and also thank
ing the members of the different COM
mittees for their work. The committee
requests that anyone knowing of persons
in need in Ensley notify them and they
will haze them looked after. Those who
served on the committees were: Mrs. w.
N. Wood, Miss Agnes Averyt, Miss Irene
Abele,. Mrs. J. s. Faulkner, Mrs. M. e.
Meahl, Mrs. d. NJ. Lewis, Mrs. E. w.
Grey, Mrs. j. B. Simpson, Mrs. J. J. Cob
er, Mrs. A. F. Hilleke. Mrs. Ellen Moffet,
Mrs. Brown and Hugh Craig.
Practice is being held by the two drill
teams of steel City lodge No. 100, Knights
of Pythias, making preparations for
Page Night" which will be held in
Birmingham on December L. The Ensley
lodge has two drill squads, the red and
blue guards, who are practicing daily for
the event. Tonight the two teams will
go to Enoch lodge at Pratt City and
give an exhibition drill. Tomorrow night
the two teams will go TO Bessemer with
the general visiting committee. Arrange
ments have been made to have a special
trailer attached to the North Bessemcr
car leaving Birmingham at 7:20 o'clock,
to carry all members to that place.
The annual election of Officers of Purity
Temple No. g. Pythian Sisters will
take place at the meeting Friday even
ing in the Knights of Pythias hall. Sew
eral other matters of Importance will be
taken up.
Ed Porter and Robert Davis, two ne
groes, confessed to Detectives Virgins
and Granger to having broken into and
robbed box car on the Frisco railroad
several nights ago. The two negroes Sc
cured a number of hats toilet articles IF
all kinds and other goods which were
recovered by the officers.
Funeral services over the remains If
Thomas Lacey of Dolomite, which &C.
CURED Monday at local infirmary will
be conducted this afternoon from the
residence of his sister, Mrs. Alfonso Nor
row. at her home at Crews station. Mr..
Lacey is brother to Mrs. Morrow and
Miss Mary Lou Lacey, a teacher In the
Fairview school,