The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
NEWS OF E:NSLEY

An event of more than usual interest
 will be the stag social session to be given
 Wednesday night, May 5, by Ensley lodge,
 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
 pr. Charles E. Tedder chairman of the
 entertainment committee, states that the
 programme has been completed and will
 include selections by leading vocallsts of
 the district and other highly entertaining
 features. At the conclusion buffet
 luncheon will be served. Among the
 features will be a catch as-catch-
 wrestling match between the Toadvino
 "Bearcat' and the Ishkooda 'ske-unK, and a battle royal between quartet of
 native Hawaiians who box with thsir feet. Among the vocal numbers will be selec-
 tions by Arthur Thomas, better known as the Prince of Waiis:" Tommy Mox- ley the diminutive vocalist with the gi- gantic voice.: Arthur Bishop the German , comedian: High Hill, the local Al Fields
 of minstrelsy; Ed OHagan the London I favorite, who will sing God Save the 1 King" George Ratterman, the Swiss yodler and by special request. Patrick Lothario Day will sing "The Battle of the | Boyne Water"
 William K. Terry of Birmingham will
 make an address on 'Elkdom." which Is limited to two and half minutes There will be other speakers, perhaps Every | member of the order in the Birmingham district Is invited and a limited number
 of invitations have been issued to non
 members. The noted hospitality of the | Ensley Elks bespeaks large attendance
 on Wednesday evening.
 Beginning Wednesday a large majority of the merchants of Ensley will close 1 ,oi, ufr at nf lnal of May, June, July and August. This | action was agreed on yesterday following | the signing of petition to this effect. Among the merchants who have agreed l to close are: Henry Keller. Glenn Broth
 CTS, Alec Poss. T. G. Mackey & Son. T. | r. West. Adam Pow, Burgin Brothers, J.
 Moog. J. E. Evans. Cash Grocery store | w. T. Snow & Co.,, Meahl Tailoring com pany. J. s. Hall Ensley Cooperative Mer- cantile company, Highland Grocery com pany Smith Hardware company, Kilgore | Furniture company. Hood X Wheeler I Ensley Hardware company, Wells X Bras | well, I. Coplan. Johnson Brothers. A. Kes sell Moseley x Alexander w, T. Blalock J. Pledger, City Shoe company and others Funeral services over the remains of J. R. Jones, who was accidentally killed
 Friday morning while attempting to board freight train at Forty-third , family residence. 26o0 Avenue F. The Rev M. R. Waits of the Ensley Metho- dist church and the Rev A. K Wright of the Baptist church will officiate. ln- torment will he at Oakland. MT. Jones is survived by widow and two chill dren.
 Last night about s:30 o'clock an auto mobile containing three men and two
 women, ran into a telephone pole on
 Avenue H and Twenty-nnth street, Ems ley and while the pole was broken and the automobile totally wrecked, the oc-
 cupants escaped without serious injury. Dr. w D. Fonville. who lives near the scene of the accident. attended to the injuries of the people and it is under stood with one exception all escaped any sehious injury. One of the men was taken to the Birmingham infirmary but 1t is understood that he is not seriously injured.
 The Rev. Dr. Litchenstein who for 20 years has conducted q Jewish mission at St. Louis, will preach this morning at the First Presbyterian church.
 Scout Master J. M. Fray and about a scors of local Boy scouts, took a hike yesterday afternoon to . point on Shades