The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21

President !. A. Dupuy of tho Ens- ley Playground assoc ation has called a meeting of the association for next Thursday afternoon at the residence
 of Mrs. W. I. Phillips on Ensley High
 lands at 3 o'clock. The purpose of the meeting is to make arrangements fo.
 the reopening of the playgrounds this
 spring. During the winter months the
 rlaygrounds have been practically
 closed with the exception of. few
 winter sports.
 Under the leadership of Miss Frances
 Youngblood supervisor of the Ensley playgrounds. contests of all kinds were held at Ensley Park in which the large as we'll as the small chill dren participated and the park proved a most popular place for the chil- dren during the hot summer months. It Is the plan of the members 10 in
 crease the equipment of the play
 grounds this year and to make i; one
 of the best in the Birmingham dis. trict.
 The Ensley playgrounds are the
 largest in the Birmingham district and is laid off into a baseball diamond basketball and tennis courts, race track and a number of other courts
 for different games. It also has wad- ] ing pool and number of sand beds and swings for the smaller children. All members of the assoication are | requested to attend the meeting Thurs day afternoon.
 | The Bessemer District Epworth league will meet in this city next Sat
 lrday and Sunday, March 27 and 2s
 and will be entertained by the mefss | bers of the Ensley Epworth league oi
 the First Methodist church. Delegates
 from every league in the Bessemel. dis
 trict will be present and the officers
 of the local organization expect to have several hundred in attendance. At 10 o'clock Saturday morning the | delegates will be rendered a recep- | tion at the church with a committee
 composed of Miss Clark and Miss Rut- ledge and MT. Hybatt and Mir. Cook in
 charge. A quiet hour service will be 1 held in the morning and the afternoon
 session will be given over to busi-
 ness and organization work. The programme for the two-day ses- ]! sion has been arranged as follows: Saturday, 10 a. m., reception al | church for visitors.
 | 11:30 a. m., quiet hour services. leo by Miss Marian Maker of the Calera league.
 12:00--Recess and luncheon served in the basement of the church. 100 p. m.-Business session, organ fzation and election of officers i, 7:30 D. m.-Specfal music; we1com, | address by D. J. Hummer; response by
 Mrs. W. A. Labendar of Inglenook. Sunday, II a. m.-Sermon. "The Ep- 1 worth Leagues Opportunity" oy the
 i.ev. Clare Purcell of Owenton. 1880 D. m.-Special music. address and installation of officers by Hugh Locke of Birmingham.
 The young people from all of the churches in this district are cordially ! invited to attend the two sessions. Work will be resumed on the con struction of the Ensley Christian church during the early part of this
 week and the building will be rushed | to completion. The church is located on Avenue F and Twenty-first street
 and is being built of pressed brick at 9
 cost of over $15,0O0. The work oi
 the building was stopped about twt
 months ago, after the foundation ard | t.efA Oi thC WI dAAS WCAC Ddtht. LAcntS pl
 material will be on hand tomorrow
 and it is expected to start work Tues. | cay morning.
 1 The members of St. Johns Episcopa | church will start a missionary cam
 paign at the parish house on Avenue G and Twenty-second street this even. 1 ing when the Rev. M. s. Rarnwell will
 deliver an address on that subject. The | campaign will last until next Sunday