The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-26
NEWS0F ENSLEY

At well attended meeting of the Ems ley Fairgrounds association. held yester- day afternoon at the residence of Mrs. w. I. Phillips, plans were made for the formal opening of the playgrounds and repair of the present equipment. It was reported to the association yesterday that the playground equipment of Ensley park was in bad condition as many of the recreation devices had been broken or totally destroyed, and that 1t would be necessary to raise funds for this purpose before the playgrounds could be opened Much of the damage. it was stated was wanton and malicious and the suggestion was made that reward be offered for the arrest and conviction of the yandals
 President J. A. Dupuy was named as the representative from Ensley to the meeting of the playgrounds association of the Birmingham distsIct this after noon. It was decided to call q meeting of the association for next week. when plans will be made to raise the neces- sary funds to repair and equip the play grounds with the proper apparatus. It is understood the formal opening of the grounds will be held the first Monday in May.
 The members of the T. c. I. Male chorus are practicing nightly for the minstrel en- tertanment to be given the early part of next month. It Is planned to give two performances in Ensley and one at the Jeffe-son theatre in Birmingham. The che z has over 40 trained voices, which inclloe e some of the leading male vocal ists of the district It is understood that Hugh Hill and Max Mellon, of local fame. will be the leading end men, The pro- gramme will be announced next week. The condition of Mrs. H. T. Gearhart 1f |. -In U-oc burned Wednesday afternoon from an ex- plosion of an oil stove, is very serious and little hope is held out for her re- covery At the Birmingham infirmary, where she was carried following the ac- cident at late hour last night it was stated she was not expected to live through the night Mrs. Gearhart was badly burned abover the face. arms and body when the burning oil flew all over her
 Fire of unknown origin destroyed val cant house on the corner of Ann street and Bessemer boulevard yesterday morn- ing about o'clock. The blaze is thought to have been of incendiary origin, as this is the third attempt to destroy the build ing in the past few weeks. The first attempt was made when the roof was badly damaged and later large hole was burned in the floor. The building was in a mass of flames when the alarm was turned in and was practically destroyed. The property was owned py Mrs. Parks of Birmingham and. the damage is esti- mated to be over $100o.
 Slye & Mosley, contractors. were award ed the contract for the residence of Miss Lillie and William Spence, which will be erected on Twenty eighth street and Twentieth avenue on the Ensley High
 lands. Work on the new building will be started immediately and the building will be one of the most attractive when completed in this district.
 The Ensley and Wylam first and sec ond eleven soccer football teams will play the final game of the season tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock at Ensley. The game between the two second elevens will be for the W. W. Ellis cup. The lineup of the Ensley teams will be as follows Neil, goal; Keillor and Gill, full backs; McClusky, Cook and Scott, half- backs; Red Bishopp, Nichols, Ross, Connel and Drury. forward. Reserves, Hogg and McNeil Second eleven, Pitts. goal; Jones and Black. fullbacks John son. Mullin and Nelson, hafbacks; South erlin. Ellis, McClennen, Lusk and Ram sey, forwards. Reserves, King and Cheesebrough.