The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-25
NEWS OF ENSLEY

A great deal of complaint is being made by the real estate men of this district about damage to the vacant houses in ming to take the matter up with the city commissioners to see if something cannot be done to stop this trouble. The boys of this district, it is stated, take great delight in going from one vacant house to another and breaking every glass out of the windows and doors and doing other damage to the property. Some even O so far as to go into the houses after breaking the windows and ruin the walls by knocking holes in them or writing all over them.
 The real estate men have appointed a ccmn ittee which will go before the city Nmnissioners and ask that something be done. The police department has not been able so far as to catch any of them. Captain Donon has ordered his men to keep a strict watch for any boys dam aging any property and if any of them are caught they will be punished to the full extent of the law.
 Yesterday morning about o'clock, Shorty Mills, a negro working with the bridge gang on the Coal Creek bridge on the Southern railway, slipped and fell 2 feet to the ground and was almost in- stantly killed. He died a few minutes afterward before medical attention could be summoned. Coroner Spain was noti- fled and will investigate the accident as soon as possible.
 An important meeting of the Ensey Relief associat ton was held yesterday aft t1a cIa Do, jet al,t Il, ,1 final arrangements for the entertainment which will be given at the Ensley High school auditorium made. Reports from the different committees were heard and the members reported that a large num- Der of tickets have already been sold. A musical programme will be rendered and all the proceeds will go to the benefit of Ensey's poor.
 The following programme has been ar ranged:
 The Tennessee company male chorus, Stephen Alisopp, director; Alvin Keller, accompanist. and Miss Prudence Neff, pianist; Robert Dolejsi. violnisr; Robert Lawrence, baritone; Miss Mary Haggerty, accompanist; members of the artist facul- ty of the Southern School of Art.
 PART I.
 C. F. Chudleigh. Candish, "The Song of the Rogers" made chorus; (a) Mcdowell. Concert Etude:" (b) Joseffy, At the Spring." Co Verdi-Liszt, "Rigoletto Para phrase,' Miss Neff; (a) Handel Air, 70 Ruddier Than the Cherry" with recita- tion, "I Rage l Melt. Burn;' (b) Men delssohn, Tt Is Enough" (from "E,lijah'D; Co Sullivan, Woe Thou, Thy Snowflake, (from "Ivanhoe'D, Mir. Lawrence; Done zctti. What From Vengeance, urom "Lucia'D, male chorus.
 PART II.
 K. w. Atkinson. 'The Mulgan Mus keteers," male chorus. (a) Goldmark, Al legro and Andante Sostenuto;" (b) Hubay, 'Zephyr;' Co Naches, Gypsy Dance. Mir Dolejs; (a) Walter Damrosch, Danny Deever." CRudyard I<ipilng); (b, Harriet Ware, Boat Song" (Montrose ]. Mosses): (c) H. Lane Wilson, 'The Pret ty Creature" (Stephen Storace), td) Arthur Foote, An Irish Folk Song, (Gilbert Parker); (e) H. Clough Leighter, "Skee Song" CHjaImar Hjorth Boyesen, Mr. Lawrence: Strauss, Greetings to Spring., tBlue Danube Waltz), male chorus.
 Next Monday evening from 7:30 10 Il 0 clock, St. Davids Day will be observed hy the Welsh residents of this district a the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Adams at Graymont. Members of the Welsh Ladies Cahbrian society will be the hos tesses of the occasion and all the Welsh in the district are invited to attend. Elab- crate refreshments will be served and an interesting programme has been arranged All of the members of the Cambrian so- ciety are requested to attend a business meeting at the home of Mrs. Adams at O clock in the afternoon.
 The remains of little Thomas Carlton Mitchell, the 3-year-od son of MT. and Mrs T. c. Mitchell, who died at the fam fly residence on Ensley Highlands early Tuesday morning. were carried yesterday morning to Marion for burial al the fam fly cemetery.
 There will be meeting of the members of the Christian Womans Board of Mis- sions at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Thomas Lennox, 242S Eight eenth court Following a business meet | ing an interesting programme will be given. Several visitors from Birmingham will be present and all members are urged | to attend.
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