The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-15
NEWS OF ENSLEY

| o. C. Carmichael, a graduate of the University of Alabama and at present a Rhodes scholar. will deliver a lecture at the Fairfield Methodist church to-
 morrow evening at 8 o'clock on his ex- periences in relief work in Belgium. France and other parts of the European war zone.
 MT. Carmichael has been a member of the Belgium relief service and saw first hand many of the conditions on the battlefields. For time he was quartered in the palace of King Albert of Belgium and his lecture is to be a description of conditions as he saw them
 Plans have been accepted for a new fraternal hall in this city by the mem bers of Steel City lodge No. 1sO Knights Of Pythias, at the regular meeting Tues day night and the Steel City lodge No. 156, Woodmen of the World at the reg ular meeting. As soon as the plans are accepted by the Ensley lodge No. 165 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. work will begin on the new hall The Odd Fellows meet tonight in the Knight of Pythias hall, and the plans will be considered. The three lodges have formed a fraternal hall association and 1t is their plan to enlarge the pres ent Knights of Pythias hall The plans rave been made by Slye & Mosley con tractors, and call for hall, two ban quet rooms, paraphernalia rooms for each order. anterooms, reception room Kitchen and bath rooms. The hall will be equipped with elaborate furniture and suitably decorated and will be one of the most attractive fraternal halls in this district.
 M. H. Mcdowell and George R. Byruin the two delegates appointed at a re- cent meeting of the Ensley Merchants association, left yesterday afternoon Tor Montgomery to protest against the new revenue bill pending before the legislature Several matters of i'm portance were taken up at the meeting Of the association, including the ap- pointing of a committee. composed Of T. c. Williams, T. B. Works and I. A. smith, to investigate the matter of se- curing the trade of the mining towns In the vicinity of Ensley. The mer- chants will run free busses to these towns in order to get their trade if It Is necessary. Harry Keller George T.. Byrum and T. F. West were appointeJ as permanent committee to make ar engagements to meet the expenses of the e"i hiN tl WHICH the mercnantS will hold Tn this city sometime in September. An executive committee was appointed, composed of the following: P B Har- rell, T. C. Williams and T. B. Works. A brief report of the plans and prepara tons for the carnival were made by D. s. McEachern, who has been ao- pointed as general chairman of the car nival committee. The bylaws and con stitutfon committee made it's final re port which was accepted The report of the membership committee stated that l4S members had Joined the asso- citation
 The members of the dramatic team and the Roman guards of Steel City lodge No. 190, Knights of Pythias. held rehearsal and practice last night at the city hall. They are making prepar ations for their Gordo trip, which they will make on July 22 They will put cn all three ranks at Gordo and also pre- sent the play, "A Lesson in Frien0- ship Forty-two members of the local lodge compose the team and the guards and all are expected to make the trip besides several other members of the lodge.