The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
NEWS OF ENSLEY


 All arrangements have been completed
 Tor the semi-annual convention of tn. Third Pythian district, which will be helo in this city next Tuesday evening ano | Wednesday. The members of Steel CitI , lodge No. 190, Knights of Pythias. will entertain the visitors, while they are in | this city and on Tuesday evening will present the play, Damon and Pythia s, Il at the Ensley Opera House The two drill teams of the local lodge have been practicing for the affair nightly. The Third district includes the 36 Knights of Pythias lodges in Jefferson, Walker, Bibb l and Cullman counties and a large num- Der of delegates are expected from all I the lodges, together with, a number of | prominent Pythians from all over the state. The delegates and visitors will be entertained at banquet on Wednes- day evening.
 Mrs. E. D. Dickerson of Amarillo. Tex. daughter of the Rev. R. A. Baker. will arrive In Ensley tomorrow afternoon at $50 o'clock with the remains of her late
 
 Texas several days ago. The remains will be taken in. charge by Echols &. Angwin and will be carried to the home of MT. | Baker, 617 Seventeenth street. where the funeral services will be conducted Tues day afternoon at 50 o'clock by the Rev A. K. Wright, pastor of the Ensley Bap- tist church. The body will then be sent to Fayette county for burial. The de- l ceased is survived by his widow and one daughter.
 The members of Grace chapter of the Westminster Guild of the Ensley High lands Presbyterian church held their an nual election of officers yesterday after noon in the parlor of the church A large number of members were present and an interesting programme was carried out. The members are studying their new DOOR, The Red Man. which has proved to be very interesting. The following of ficers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. S. R, Batson, president; Mrs. IT. I. Cummings, vice president; Miss Edith Crews, itreasur Mrs. J. H. Reed, super intendent of literature; Mrs. B. c. Thorpe secretary.
 He Iesuldr iilen 5 meeting will be held this afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Frank lin theatre, under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian association of Birmingham and the church of this dis trict- Dr. c. Ross Baker, pastor of the F1fty-sixth Street Baptist church of Rir- mingham, will deliver an address on Life: An Investment All of the men Of this district are cordially invited to attend. Following the meeting there will Q maafinO ha the men of this city, interested in the Boy Scout movement. Carl A. Birch of Baltimore will speak, There are about 100 boys in this city who belong to the scouts who are under the direction of five scoutmasters. The meeting this aft ernoon is for the purpose of getting the men of this city to take an active part In this work in teaching the boys and drilling them.
 The regular meeting of the Ensley club will be held Tuesday evening in the iu ferior courtroom at 7:3O o'clock. Several matters of importance will be taken up. including the 'jitney'' automobile license matter and also the transfer proposition with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. Installing number of arc lights and fireplugs throughout the city will be another matter considered
 In a fast and hard fought battle the Ensley High school basketball team de- feated the Leeds High school basketball team by a score of 10 to yesterday The Leeds boys suffered their first defeat this season at the hands of the local boys who put up great game. In the first half the Ensley boys outplayed their op- ponents in every department and scored six points against two. In the second half Leeds came back strong and while Ensley was making two points ran up eight and tied the score. Within the Ia st few minutes of the game McNamara shot the final goal which gave Ensley the game. For Ensley, McWaters and Propst played a fine game, while Dor ough, forward of Leeds was the lone star shooting all of the goals for his team. The lineup was as follows:
 Ensley-Mandy and McNamara, for wards; Propst center; Ponder, McWa- ters and Gingery guards.
 Leeds-Dorough and Attaway. forwards: Perters, center; White and Pugh, guards
 Summary: Goals, Mandy l. McNamara l, McWaters ?, Borough 4. Referee, Clay (B. A. O. Williams, linesman and Craig score keeper.
 Fire completely destroyed a vacant house and badly damaged two other houses occupied by J. H. Davis and s. R. 1 Williams at Lunm street, near the fair grounds, early yesterday morning about l:15 o'clock. The Ensley and Fairview fire departments answered the alarms. It is l believed that the fire was of an incen- diary origin. The loss on the three build- l ings is said to be about $150O.
 C. w. Cole has returned from Fred mont. O., where he was called on &C., count of the serious illness of his father. His Father IS improving but is still in a critical condition, owing to his advanced age.
 Mrs. Joseph Tetlow'is resting we'll at her home following. an operation
 The residence of Pat Burgin at Cottage taal was bursiarized yesterday about noon