The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-30
NEWS 0F ENSLEY

Final arrangements were made at the
 meeting of the Ensley Playground asso-
 citation yesterday afternon at the Ensley
 park for the local playgrounds to par
 ticipate in the athletic meet at the State
 Fairgrounds Saturday afternoon Over 50
 children from this city will take part
 in the exercises and complete teams have
 been selected for all of the events
 The children will be carried to the fair
 grounds in automobiles furnished by the
 citizens of this city. The boys track
 meet will be held Friday afternoon and
 full teams will represent the Ensley park Ensleys strongest team is composed of
 the following: Rush Hickman, Ed Ponder, Sam Scales and Arlie Pitt All children taking part in the May-pole dance and | other events are requested to meet Fri
 day morning at 10 o'clock in full dress for
 practice of the dances. Miss Youngblood | requests that all children attend Friday morning for the rehearsal as the garlands
 and parasols will be given to them. | The officers of the playground asso- citation, with a number of other local ] citizens, have been invited to sit in the
 Ensley box Saturday. The following have been invited: Officers, Mr. and Mrs I A. Dupuy, MT. and Mrs J. D. Matlock MT. and Mrs. Roy Dimmitt, MT. and Mrs D. r. Sugg, MT. and Mrs W. l. Phillips and MT. and Mrs. R. s. Hickman The following citizens have been invited: Mir. and Mrs. M. H. McDowell, MT. and Mrs R, E. Chadwick, MT. and Mrs c. J. Barr Ma, and Mrs. B. F. Dodge, MT. and Mrs 1 W. l. Phillips, MT. and Mrs. J. J. Walker MT. and Mrs. c. c. Burke, Mir and Mrs Henry Keller, MT. and Mrs H M Broad
 max, MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Pennington
 MT. and Mrs. H. D. Williams MT. and
 Mrs, William Youngblood MT. end Mrs. Joe Brown, Mir. and Mrs. P. A. Eubanks,
 Mrs. J. c. Bonner Mrs Charles TurnNr, Mrs. Mary J. Cain, Mrs. M. " Averyt, MT. and Mrs. N. H. Hawkins and others At the coroners investigat ton held yes- terday morning by Coroner Charles L.
 Spain, over the killing of Mary Hardy, a negro woman, by Albert Pumpkin, which l occurred Saturday night, the coroner or
 dered that the negro be held for mur-
 der. The woman was found with her throat cut from ear to ear on Sunday afternoon by a party of negroes near Thomas furnace. Lumpkin was arrested by Detectives wiggins and Granger and confessed to the killing.
 | A large quantity of stolen goods were | recovered yesterday afternoon when John Walton. negro. was arrested by Offi-
 cers Givens. Wiggns and Granger, while trying to dispose of the goods. large
 part of the stolen property was ladies' wearing apparel which was identified by | L. Pizitz, part of that which was
 stolen from his store sometime agoS A
 quantity of the goods are still unidenl
 tified. Walton will be given preliminary
 trial this morning before Judge F. O.. 1 Harris.
 The report of the committee on the
 Elks picnic. which was held at West
 Lake last week. shows that the local Tod re
 cleared over s600 from the affair At the
 meeting of the lodge held Monday night | in the hall on Avenue F plans were ! considered for the new home. on which
 construction will begin next month. The
 new home will be located at 20l0 Avenue 1 n and when completed will cost over S10 : | GOO. Among the features of the new | home will he a dance hall, bowling al- l leys, billiard room, shower baths and a number of other conveniences.
 | There will be a meeting of Cunning 1 ham chapter No. A. Order of Eastern Star. at the Masonic hall this evening for practice of the drill. Arrangements will also be made to entertain the grand
 matron, who is expected 70 visit the local | chapter Monday evening. All members | are requested to be present.
 Last night at o'clock at the Pratt l City city hall, preliminary steps were taken looking to the organization of a Pratt City Civic Improvement club. c. D. Comstock presided as temporary chair
 man and committees on constitution and bv-laws and membership were appointed. The bylaws committee is composed of MT Comstock. w. IT. Bernard and Charles Gale. The committee on mem- bership is Charles A. Hassler. John Poole and W. w. Wharton. Next Fri day afternoon at o'clock at the city hall permanent organization will be | taken up.