The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24
NEWS 0F ENSLEY

The annual report of the Ensley clul
 be one of the most successful in the his tory of the club. The Ensley club Wal l organized in 1911 with pr. F. w. Averyt
 as the first president. It was composed of about 70 members and was the frs civic club formed in the suburbs of tn, Birmingham district after they becam,
 part of Greater Birmingham. Dr. Avery
 was reelected in 1912 and 1913. In 1914 C. C. Burke was placed at the head o
 the organization.
 The club has grown steadily and has
 over 15o members at the present time
 The report of the work of the club fol
 last year has been given out by Secre.
 tary J. NJ. Fray. The following is ar
 enumeration of the subjects discussed al
 the club meetings. together with the re-
 suits.
 In the first part of last January ban
 ouet was held by the members of the
 club, which proved a very enjoyable af-
 fair. Upon the complaint of the citizens
 of Wylam about the insanitary condi-
 tions of the Vivian cars the club tool,
 the matter up with the Birmingham Rail
 way, Light and Power company and in
 turn referred the matter to the police
 department and for long time caused
 strenuous efforts to be put forward by
 this department as to splitting and smolS-
 ing on the cars. The club took up t,e
 matter of having Ensley avenue paved and after conferring with the city com missioners succeeded in having it done. The work is now in progress and is near completion.
 The matter of transferring the citizens of Vivian and Fairfield from the South t,nsley car line to the Owenton- Ensley car line and vice versa at Nineteenth street and Avenue E, instead of Tuxedo Junction and at Thirty-fourth street, was taken up. This was turned down by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. but the matter has been con sidered by the city commissioners and is still under progress.
 The club succeeded in securing a play grounds for the children of this city anl obtained an instructress and keeper and also secured a number of playground A moonlight picnic was held by the club at Ensey park during the summer which proved successful. It succeeded in securing additional lights for Ensley and a committee Is busy at pres ent looking after the redistribution. After taking up the matter with the city com missioners the club succeeded in securing an automobile for the Ensley police de- partment.
 The club went on record as opposing any increase in the rate by the Birming- ham Waterworks company The club went on record as opposing an increase In taxes or assessments, and recommend sd rather an equalization. A Fourth of Tuly celebration was held by the sclub which was quite a success. It indorsed he municipal Christmas tree proposition md helped in every way possible to make he affair a success. --:le club also took ID the matter of having the heat regu- ated on the street cars during the cold weather and recommended that the city pass an ordinance that all )f the public cars should be property leated.
 The club starts the new year under he leadership of J. j. Chisholm, the new y elected president. The club will un- lertake number of important matters ending to benefit Ensley.
 The Rev. Will D. Upshaw. known IS "rhe Georgia Cyclone" will deliver m address at the Franklin theatre this afternoon at the mems meeting com at 4 o'clock. owing to Mir. Jpshaw speaking in Birmingham prior o his address in Ensley the meeting will be held at 1 o'clock instead of 3 o'clock, the regular hour. He will take l ls his subject. Three Things That Count" Sunday afternoon meetings are 1 leld under the auspices of the Young | dens Christian association of Birming- | lam and the churches of this city.
 A men's meeting will be held in Wy am this afternoon at the Wylam Dap- ist church at 3 o'clock. The Rev. d. D. | 'age, the new pastor of the church, | $ his subject. "rhe Three Greatest Enemies of the Human Race"
 The regular meeting of Steel City l odge No. 190 Knights of Pythias will | e held in the hall on Avenue E Tues. ay evening at 7:30 o'clock. A number f candidates will be initiated. The 'nsley lodge is making preparations Q entertain the visitors when the emi-annual meeting of the Third ythian district of Alabama will be cid in this city on February IT. Dur 1g the convention the local lodge will | ut on the play. Damon and Pythias," pr the visitors.
 The mail of the citizens of Fairview in future will be handled di- sctly from the Birmingham office trough the station at Fairview in lead of the West End office This i'll go into effect on March 1. The cit- ens of that portion of Fairview are cry much pleased over the change.
 The members of circle No. 2, of the issionary society of the Ensley Meth list church will meet with Mrs. w. II [. Snow at 2808 Avenue E on tomor- ,w afternoon at 8 o'clock.
 The first of a series of lectures of le extension course which are 10 be at the Fairview school will 3 given on Tuesday afternoon by Miss