The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-02
NEWS 0E ENSLEY

iH' iShoiSS piet1 ioNiiN'o wa OfN-' ~%'7 afternoon for the first time this season under the direction of Miss Frances Youngblood. Miss Youngblood has been appointed supervisor of the Ensley park and the Minor school playgrounds and will have charge of the playgrounds at the Ensley park on Tuesday Wednes- day, Thursday and Friday and the Minor school playgrounds on Monday and Sai- urday afternoons from until o'clock. The opening of the two playgrounds will be gladly received by a large number of children of this district who attended the playgrounds all last summer in large crowds. The Ensley park ground is one of the largest and best equipped in the Birmingham district and brought happi ness to hundreds of children of this district during the hot summer months of last year. The third grade of the Minor school, of which Miss Youngblood is teacher. will hold their picnic at the playgrounds this afternoon and an enjoy able time is expected.
 At the regular meeting of the Ensley club, held last night in the inferior court
  ommending the removal of the head of the kiyi department of the city. The re- port on the proposed road to the Warrior river was heard, the chairman of the committee stating that they had an en- gagement to meet with the board of revenue, but the members of the board were called to another part of the coun- ty on that day and that the engage ment had to be cancelled. He also stated with the board sometime this week. A ,ote of thanks was rendered to Chai~ man D. F. Suggs and the members of his committee for their excellent work ir. securing funds to send the Confed crate veterans to the reunion in Rich mond. Several other matters were dis cussed and the meeting adjourned. The concert given by the members Of the Lyric club of the Ensley High school last night was attended by a large crowd and proved a great success. The songs by the girls and boys chorus were en- joyable and the cantata, 'On Shore and Sea- in which Miss Elizabeth Cunning ndIIl ana NIT. bdxtef LaStDuTn pldyeu lne main roles. were very enjoyable. Miss Mabel Hogin director; Miss Minnie Me Neill, accompanist. and Miss Katherine Tierce, organist, were complimented for their work The affair was one of the best that has ever been presented by the 1 Lylic club and was highly enjoyed by those present.
 1 Tonight at the Central High school the \ commencement events will be resumed with the presentation of, the annua Shakespearean play by the Drama tic club. AS You Like It. has been choser i will present the play. Miss Marguerit, i Weaver has drilled the cast well and ' large audience is expected.
 | Tomorrow the graduation exercises vii | be held and the diplomas given tht graduates. Tonight the annual addres. will be delivered by Dr. W. S. Currel l president of the University of Sout. Carolina. His subject has not been an nounced. Those who have heard pr Currell speak. say he is a splendid speak
 CT and is sure to please. The closing ex | cASi9es lHuTSudy VIII De nelQ at the cen
 tral High school auditorium
 lover POO delegates from all of tn, I Methodist churches in the Bessemer dis | trtet are expected to attend the con | ference of Sunday school workers whicl l will convene Thursday morning at
 o'clock at the Ensley Methodist church The committee in charge of the occasion Yo pared to provide for the large crowd tha ! Is expected to attend. The conference vii
 be held Thursday and Friday and lunci Will be served in the basement of tn,
 church on Thursday by the ladies . the Ensley Highlands Methodist, tn,
 Shady Side Methodist and the Pratt Cit, Methodist churches. On last Sunda. by team in the interest of Sunda,
 school work and the response is said t | ave been very encouraging. A very in
 teresting programme has been arranged Il for the affair
 Funeral services over the remains O little Virginia Martin the ar-olt | daughter of Mir. and Mrs. j. Lee Mar tin of a0l Forty-second street, Vivian | who died Monday morning from scar,e
 fever were conducted yesterday morn ing from the family residence. Inter
 ment was at Crumley chapel The Rev Mir Milner, pastor of the Wylam Metho dist church. officiated.
 There will be a meeting of the teach
 CTS and the members of the board O
 deacons of the En<oy Baptist churcl
 this afternoon at c'cl.1ck at the church
 Matters of importance will be taken Ill
 and all members are requested to b present,
 An open meeting of the stonewaii chap ter, United Daughtees of the Confed
 eracv will be held tomorrow afternoo,
 at the home of Mrs. D. NJ Lewis oi
 Park avenue, in celebration of Jefferso Davis birthday. An interesting pro
 gramme has been arranged for the oc casion
 | A doctors handbag has been foun by the Ensley police department and th
 efforts of the department to find tn
 owner have proven futile The bag, wa
 found Monday night anu the owner ca have 1t by calling at the police depart
 ment and Identifying it.