The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-01
NEWS OF ENSLEY

| was given by the citizens of Ensley
| toward the Belgian relief fund besides
| many other articles. The committees
turned over the collections yesterday
about noon to Mrs w. r. stewart.
chairman of the Ensley committees,
and they were carried to Birmingham
and delivered over to the Birmingham
committee. The ladies' canvased the
city despite the unfavorable weather
ard received much money and cloth
ing.
All committees of the municipal
| Christmas tree are requested to meet
tonight at 8 o'clock in the inferior
| courtroom at the regular meeting of
the Ensley club. Committees from the
| various lodges, churches and ladies' So
cieties of this city will meet with the
| executive committee of the club and
make final arrangements as to wheth-
!, er or not such tree Will be held.
| Several other matters of Importance
will be taken up at the meeting of the
Ensley club tonight.
The series of cottage meetings which
are being held by st. Johns Episcopal
church for this week are as follows:
Tuesday night, Mrs. Henry Woods on
| Avenue J, the Rev. NJ. S. Barnwell
| Wednesday, Mrs Blackinton, on Ems
ley avenue, the Rev. w. n. Claybrook
Thursday. William TNddy, at Fairfield
the Rev. w. G. Clarke; Friday nighl
commnnicant meetink at the reotorv
Ion Avenue G and Twenty first street
|
| The Ensley Presbyterian Baraca class
has organized relief committee fol-
the city, which has requested all per-
sons wishing to help needy fam
lily by giving clothes. food or money,
to give their names or leave the goods
| with the chairman of the committee at
SOC Nineteenth street. Anyone knowing
of any family that is in need have
been requested to report same to the
| above address. This committee has over
90 families that are in great need and
Is taking up collection for them.
Funeral services over the remains of
little Nellie May stiles, the 2-year- old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Charles stiles
of this city, will be held this morning
at 10 o'clock at st. Johns chapel
Beginning tomorrow night, a series
OF revival services VIII be conducted
at the Shady Side Methodist church.
che Rev. Y. A. Bowling, pastor of the
church. will be assisted by Evangelist
j. o. Haynes. A special musical pro-
eramme will be rendered and large
choir is practicing daily.
The members Of the Ensley High
school Improvement association will
give an entertainment this afternoon
at 2;30 o'clock at the chool build
ing. AT this meeting a talk will be
delivered by Miss Moser the express
sion teacher. and also by Mrs. ]. D.
| Matlock, who organizes the school i'm
lprovement associations in the state.
Light refreshments will be served
Yesterday morning in the Ensley in
ferior court, Fred and Hubert Hale
ard George Evans were bound over to
the grand jury without bond on A
charge of highway robbery. 1t was
alleged that the three men held up
and Seventeenth street over a week
ago.
An attempt was made to steal the
automobile Of e. D. Griffith from the
yard of his residence at Calera ave-
nue. early yesterday morning about $50
O'clock A member Of the family was
attracted by q noise In the yard and
on opening the door man jumped
from the machine and ran away
through the alley
There will be meeting OF the Fair :
view School Improvement association
at the school building this afternoon at
2:s0 o'clock. Several matters of i'm
pOrtance will be taken up.