The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-19
NEWS 0F ENS[EY

l Fire ofunknown origin badly damaged
 the Tennessee company's hospital, locat- | ed on the corner of Avenue r and Sev- enteenth street, yesterday afternoon about
 1:20 o'clock. The fire started in the gar
 ret and it is thought to have been caused
 by crossed wires. It had gained great
 headway before the alarm was turned ia. The Ensley fire department soon put two streams of water on the building. The IS. o. S." call was sent to Fairview
 and Pratt City and when the latter ar
 rived they put another stream on the
 building.
 Owing to all of the doors with the
 exception of the front door, being locked,
 the firemen had to break down two in
 order to get their hose inside the infirm-
 ary. Sixteen patients were in the build-
 ing at the time of the fire and all were
 removed to the first floor Tho firemon
 kept the fire on the roof and the top floor
 The building Is owned by Dr. R. M Cunningham and has been leased to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany. The loss Is covered by insurance
 Chief $. M. Middleton came to Ensley and later in the afternoon looked over the building and stated that he thought that the fire was caused from 0 crossed wire or either spark burning through the shingles and falling on the rafters, which burned very rapidly on account of being so dry.
 The loss is estimated to be between $500 and 5000.
 Two other alarms were turned in to the Ensley department yesterday, one at 1O.55 o'clock. a. m., from the residence of J. E. Brush. at 1918 Avenue E, which caught on fire from a spark on the roof Small damage was done. The other was in the afternoon about 3:50 o'clock, from the residence of J. NJ. MaCauley, on Avenue and Twenty-ninth street, which caught from spark on the roof There was little damage
 The members of the basketball team of the Ensley High school will leave this afternoon for Talladega, where to- night they will play the Talladega High school team and tomorrow night play the Randolph High school basketball team at Talladega. Coach Craig will take eight men on the trip. as follows: Cook, ] Mandy and McNamara. forwards; Propst and McWaters, centers; Ponder, Brown and Gingery, guards. A dance will be given to the team after each game and | they will return home on Sunday morn- | Ing.
 A pretty Valentine dance was given at | the residence of MT. and Mrs. Harry Goldstein, 3OO4 Ensley avenue, last night | The home was tastefuliy decorated and punch and refreshments were served. | Among those who attended were: MT. | and Mrs. Sol McPherson. Miss Blanche | Lee. John Squire, Miss Netta McPhersog, A. l.. Move, MT. and Mrs E. F. Russell, H. B. Brown, Mrs H. Derrell, Miss Kate Jones. Herman Van Sant, Miss Gid Mims, | Miss Madge Mims, Emmett Day. Mir. and fl Mrs. J. w. Berry and A. Goldstein.
 The members of the Christian Endeavor society of the Ensley Highlands Presby- Eerian church will give social this evening in the parlors of the church. An programme has been arranged Or the occasion.
 There will be a meeting of the Fair view Woman's Christian Temperance inion this afternoon at the home of Mrs, II James c. Williams on Oakland avenue. II This meeting Is held in observance of Il he Willard memorial day and an inter- ,sting programme will be carried out
 The quarterly mite box opening of the Brace chapter of the Westminstsr Guild II If tho Ensley Highlands Presbyterian 'huroh will bs held tomorrow afternoon II t the home of Mrs o, ID, Stroud nj Il Tor home at Shady Side.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Ens. H ey Highlands Presbyterian church win II ntertaln at a Martha and George Wash ngton tea on the evening of February III in the parlors of the church. Those ttendtng are asked to come in colonial Ostume.