The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-20
NEWSOF ENSLEy

The Elks' Christmas committee met yesterday morning at the Elks home and 80 names were turned in of families that are in distressed circumstances and in need of provisions Will Landrum, sec
 retary of the committee, stated that the list would be completed by tonight, as
 there are several pastors in this district who have not yet sent in their lists. Ar arrangements were made at the meeting for the members of the various commit tees to investigate into the condition of these families and to report within the next two days. There will be another meeting of the committee tonight at 7:Sc o'clock in the Ellls home, at which time all names will be turned in to be investi- gated.
 | Spiro Damianos was almost instantly killed yesterday afternoon at the by 1 product plant at Fairfield when he was
 run over by switch engine of the Bir-
 mingham Southern. The accident hap pened about 4 o'clock. It is stated that Damianos came from behind some cars | and stepped in front of the switch en- ! zine. The lower part of his body and l his legs were badly mangled and he died WltnlIl d lew minutes aItel' DelflS Stfuck. The deceased was 25 years of age and | had been in this country three years, l coming from Corfu, Greece. He is sur l vived by his father and mother, two 1 brothers and several sisters who live in 1 the old country. Funeral arrangements 1 will be announced later.
 i Funeral services over the remains of l Mrs. w. Fl. Hallock. who died yesterday
 morning about 4:30 o'clock at the family | residence. 212l Twenty ninth street, fol- | lowing a lengthy illness. will be conducted tomorrow afternoon. Interment will be 1 at Oakland cemetery. She is survived by ! her husband and number of relatives. l The White Christmas was observed both
 by the Ensley Methodist and the Ensley l Baptist churches yesterday afternoon and were very beautiful and impressive I Ire exercises at the Methodist church be-
 san at o'clock in the afternoon. The 1 main auditorium of the church was dec i orated in White and a large cross hung ! over the platform, A group of songs :; portraylug the Christmas story in which 1 ali' classes of the Sunday school took 1 nart, vas very good. A cycle-lighted ef- 1 feet showing the virgin. the babe and 1 the angels surrounded by children of the i beginners department was very impress i sive A large number of gifts were
 
 and members of the congregation.
 ,fhe Baptist services were held in the i evening, beginning at o'clock. and the 1 church was beautifully decorated in white and green. In the center of the church., ever the platform, hune a large white 1 star. which was lighted There were reci- 1 tations and songs by the department of 1 the Sunday school and short talk on i tie origin of the White Christmas by J. l ". Minor. superintendent of the Sunday school, was given. The, services were l largely attended
 1 Ensley Review No. 14. Women's Benefit association of the Maccabees. will meet i tomorrow afternoon in their hall on Nne- teenth street and a record breaking at l tendance is anticipated. as every member 1 is planning to attend on account of a | genuine eold-fashoned Christmas party to ] be given immediately after the review. I Funeral services over the remains of Joe Brown. aged ?. an employe of the ! Southern Car Wheel company, who lived at 2225 Avenue F. and was shot and n- stantly killed Saturday night at 8 o'clock 1 on the corner of Morris avenue and Nine l teenth street. will be conducted from Shaw & Sons private chapel this after noon at o'clock Interment will follow lin Elmwood cemetery. The deceased is
 survived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs Fred Brown
 Mrs. NJ. F.. Burks. aged 5S years, died | last night at 7:30 o'clock. at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. l.. B. Martin. TEN Sloss avenue. East Lake.s Funeral ar engagements will be announced later The deceased is survived by one son, r c Burks. and two daughters, Mrs. Martin
 and Mrs. T. w. Bennett, of Atlanta