The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The members of the Fairviewi lodge
No. 240. Knights of Pythias. will hold
their private installation of the newly
elected officers in their hall on Browns
avenue this evening. The visiting COM
mittees of the 20 lodges in the Bir-
mingham district will attend the in
stallation and refreshments will be
served. A number of talks will be made
and all members of the order are cor
dially invited to attend. The officers
TO be installed are: L. B. Self, chan
cellor commander; H. Pawson. vice
chancellor; w. f. Hamilton, prelate: j.
S. Hamilton, master of work: c. w.
Mcdonald keeper of records and seal;
II. H. Thomas, master of exchequer;
W.. G. Montgomery. inner guard, and
w. F. Hawkins, outer guard.
Funeral services over the remains of
Roy Blalock, who died Monday night
about 1880 o'clock. were conducted
from the family residence yesterday
afternoon. Interment followed at Oak
land cemetery. The Rev. A. X. Wright,
pastor Of the lrnsley Baptist church,
officiated. The deceased is survived by
his father and mother and two broth
ers. Mr.. Blalock died as the result Of
injuries received when a Pratt-Ensley
street car struck an auto truck in
which he was riding at Avenue E and
Fourteenth street. -Four other persons
were injured at the same time, but all
are reported to be improving. Mr. Bla-
lock has lived in the city nearly all
his life and is we'll known here, and
las many friends who will regret to
learn of his death.
A playground association has been
organized at the Fairview school and
the following officers were elected: f.
S. Hamille. president; Mrs. Claude Bill
Kingsley. secretary, and Mrs. Kyle Law
son. treasurer. The association was or
ganized with IA members as follows:
F. S. Hamille. Mrs. f. S. Hamille, Mrs.
Claud Billings1ey, Mrs. Henry Is. Al
len, Mrs. g. B. McLemore, Mrs. C. L..
Adams. Mrs. A. r. Elliott, Mrs. a. N
Digger. Mrs. d. A. Faut Prof. u. E.
Gordon, Mrs. ]. N. Hornady and Mrs
J. M. Gilmore. number of the cit
liens Of Fairview began work Tor a
Fairgrounds several months ago under
the directions OF Prof. r. E. Gordon. a
member of the board of governors of
the general playground association of
the Birmingham district The members
raised a sufficient amount to obtain a
playground and have placed the move
r, emf on a permanent basis. The play
ground will be placed at the Fairview
! school and will be equipped as soon as
| possible
The annual meeting of all Of the
officers Of the Ensley Presbyterian
church will be held at the church to-
night at 7:45 O'Clock. Several matters
OF Importance will be taken ur and
the work for the year will be planned.
All the officers Of the church are urged
to attend
| A large number of members of Steel
City lodge No. 100. knights of Pythias
will leave Ensley in a body to attend
| the private installation of the Fair
view lodge which will be held there
| tonight. Besides the general visiting
committee number of other members
| have made arrangements to go.
The Rev. A. A. swanlind of Thorsby
will preach tonight at the First Pres
byterian church. corner of Nineteenth
street and Avenue q. The Ladies' Aid
society Of the church will meet this
afternoon at o'clock at the home 81
fSrs. C. Lind. 271S Avenue E.