The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-24
NEWS 0F ENslEY

A joint installation of the officers of Ensey Masonic lodge No. 56O and Globe Masonic lodge No. 7s1, A. F. and A. M., will be held tonight at the Masonic hall on Avenue E. The newly elected officers of the two lodges will be installed by John B. Bethea of Birmingham, and Judge Dan Greene featuring. The affair will be private one and only Masons are in- vited to attend. A programme has been arranged and refreshments will be served.
 The following officers will be installed Ensley lodge Jake Davies, worshipful master A. c. Hazen, senior warden: A. H. Hoyle, junior warden; s. c. King, treasurer; H. W. Sparks, secretary; A. B. Haswell, senior deacon; E.. J. Kohn, junior deacon; c. c. O'Neal, senior stewart; w s. Haycock, junior steward, and James Bauer, tier.
 Globe lodge. William Porteous, worship full master; D. A Echols, senior warden: pr. John T. Kent, junior warden; pr. A. l.. Gaston, senior deacon; W. P. Hood, junior deacon; w. D. Craig, treasurer; J. A. Vandiver, secretary. and w T. Cochran, trustee for three years.
 Everything is in readiness for the Elks' picnic, which will be held at West Lake today and a record breawing crowd is expected to attend. A very large number of tickets have been sold and the com mittees in charge were busy yesterday completing the arrangements. D. A. Echols, chairman of the barbecue commit tee. stated that he had 23 lambs, 13 hogs and two beeves barbecued last night, be- sides large quantity of Brunswick stew. c. F Camp, chairman of the auto mobile committee. stated that the Ford would be given away tonight at 10 o'clock. Trucks will leave Ensley at all hours during the day to carry the crowd to the picnic. An invitation has been issued to all of the Elks. their families and their friends to attend. A good time is as- sured as the committee in charge has ai'- ranged for bathing. dancing. boating and a number of games and contests.
 petition is being circulated around this city, and is being freely signed, ask ing the city commissioners not to accept Capt. M ] Donlins resignation. which he sent in to go into effect on the first of the month. Captain Donlin is being urged by all his friends to withdraw his resignation. but nothing definite can be learned about the matter which will be taken up at the meeting of the Ensley club next Tuesday night.
 All arrangements have been completed for the picnic of the employees of the mechanical and operating department of the Tennessee company which will be held at Bayview next Monday. Over 100o people are expected to attend the picnic and two special trains will carry the crowd to the grounds. The first train will leave Pratt City at S:3O o'clock, Ensley at |9 o'clock and Wyiam at 9:l5 o'clock in the morning. The second train will leave Ensley at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Re- turn trains will leave Bayview at 5 and S:30 o clock in the evening. A special pro- gramme of sports has been arranged n- cluding a number of contests between the teams representing the electrical and me- ohanical departments and much enthusi- asm is all ready being shown. Special arrangements are also being made for the entprtainment of the children. Tom OHara is general chairman and has a large and enthusiastic committee working behind him.