The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-26
NEWS Of ENSLEY

One hundred homes in Ensley Wylam
and Pratt City were made glad yester-
day by the benehcence of the members of
Ensley lodge, Benevolent Protective Or
der of Elks, who sent out Christmas gifts
in the way of a basket filled with every
thing necessary for Christmas dinner.
The committee in charge of the distribu-
ton of the baskets conferred with the
ministers of the three communities in ref
erence to the people who would appre-
ciate the Christmas presents. There was
no display made in distributing the gifts,
as a number of the lodge members t~olS
the baskets early yesterday morning and
left them at the homes of those on the
list Many of the recipients were moved
to tears by the welcome and generous gift
of the Ensley Elks, and in many ms IS
the home would have been cold and cheer
less had it not been for the practical
remembrance of the Elks The distribu-
ton of the baskets was made possible
by the proceeds from the minstrel en-
tertainment recently given by the lodge,
with the assistance of the 4. C. l. Male
Chorus and the T. C. l. brass band The
distributing committees were:
Ensley District: C. H. Wood, Tom Dew
eraux, Louis Maenza
Fairview District: Victor johnson, J. Ell
lis Brown, l.. C. Craft.
Wylam District: Tom Moxley. F. O.
Harris, N C. Thomas.
Pratt City District D. A. Echols c +,
Tedder, Grover Wren
All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the play which will be given
on January 1 by the children of the
Masonic Home in Montgomery. The
play will be given at the Elk's home
on Avenue ID, near Twentieth street
with one performance i'll the afternoon.
beginning at 2:30 o'clock, and two at
night, the first beginning at 7:15
O'Clock and the other at 8 O'Clock.
large number of tickets have been
SOLO ana record breaking crowd is
expected to attend. Tickets are good
for any performance The members of
the two local Masonic lodges and the
Two Eastern Star lodges have appoint-
ed committees to entertain the chill
dren while in this city. The commit
tees are also planning large parade
which viii pass through Ensley, Wy
>s'Aiis ott lily anu birmingham. The
children will present the play, George
w Washington at Riverside" which in
cludes a number of songs and recita
lions. The programme will be as fol-
lows:
Scripture reading, Sixty seventh
Psalm, by children
Song. Ills Eye Is on the SPARROW /"
by children.
Recitation. Daisies Troubles" Mo-
Eella Grisson.
Music, Beautiful Star of Heaven.
fDrunhe1lar), Lille Saterfeld.
song, "Mammy's Lullaby" Thressa
Connoway.
Goat Henry Tilton.
e. The Singles Family" Mrs. Snig-
Efes and nine daughters
Music, Flower Song" (Gustav
Iange). Mable Elliott.
Recitation, 'The Dead DOLL" Floyd
Rice.
Song. "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" by children.
Recitation, "The Jiners," Mable Ell
liott
Music, "The Shepherd Boy" (wil-
SOM, Thressa Connoway
Song, Don't Be So Rough Jim, I
Can't Play Tonight" Howard Rice and
Milford Goodman.
Pink rose drill, 16 girls.
Music, "Mardi Gras" (Shubert), LII
lie Satterfield and Sable Rice
Recitation, MY Mothers Song
Howard Rice.
Play, SISTER Masons"
Cast of characters:
Master of the Lodge and Most Worthy
Grand Skyrocket--Mable Elliott
Sister Gossip, High Back Jelly Mixer
Second in Command-Verla Goowin
Sister Busybody, Most RefuIgent Pin
Charlottesville Rice.
Sister Thankful Grand Chow Chow
Inner Guard and Keeper Of the Goat
Selma Voge1.
Sister Lonesome. a Widow-Thelma
Connoway
Sister Blueblood, q New Member
Lille Satterfeld.
Mrs Paddock, Hardware Dealers
Wife, Mrs. Ipecac, the Doctors Wife
Candidate for Initiation-Nettie Mas
Brown and Inez Vinson.
other Members of the Lodge--Beat-
rice Lopez, Ethel Mathew, Gertrude
Albright. Gladys Elliott, Thressa Con-
noway. Malanie vogel.
Recitation, SISTER and t. Lille
satterfield.
Music, Wondering Spirits" tEngel-
brecht>, Sable Rice
Pantomime. Nearer, My God, tt
Thee"
Funeral services over the remains o
Grover Walsh, who died Thursday nigh
following lengthy illness. were con
Quoted from the late residence yesterda.
morning Interment followed at the Oak
land cemetery. The deceased is survived
by his widow and several other relatives
The Rev. A. K Wright. pastor of tn,
Ensley Baptist church, and the Rev. B. -
Waits, pastor of the Ensley Methods
chruch. officiated.
The annual election of the officers O
Steel City lodge No 1870. Knights o
Pythias will be held at the regular meet
ing Tuesday night at 1880 o'clock. Al
members are requested to be present.
The White Christmas exercises will b'
observed at the Ensley Highlands Pres
byterian church and also the First Pres
byterian church Of this city this after
noon beginning at 4 O'clock An inter
esting programme has been arranged TO
each affair and special musical numbers
will be rendered. The public is invited
to attend.
Funeral services over the remains of J
D. White who died yesterday morning
about 7:3O O'Clock at local infirmar.
in Birmingham. following a lengthy Ill
ness. will be conducted this afternoon a
3 o'clock at the family residence at NO
4 mines Interment will be at Oak Grow
cemetery He is survived by his wife ant
several children.
The members of Steel City lodge No
l56. Woodmen of the World. will hold it
regular quarterly social tomorrow even