The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-13
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Final arrangements for the play by the children of the Masonic Home will be made at the meeting of the Ma sonic Home committees of the four different lodges of this city this aft ernoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Masonic hall The children of the Masonic Home at Montgomery will visit this city on January l and present the play, George Washington At Riverside" at the Masonic hall The advance sale Of tickets for the entertainment has been so great that probably two per formances will be necessary to accom- modate the crowd. The committee in charge are planning a parade through Ensley. Birmingham, Vivian and Pratt City. The committee from the four lodges of this city are as follows: Ems Ies lodge, NO. oo0, Jake Davis, w. H. Hazen and Jack Thomas; Globe lodge, No. 7S1, Will Porteous, D. A. Echols and J. T. Kent; Cunningham chapter.
 No. 24, O. E. S., Mrs. w. N. Wood, J. S. Falkner and Mrs. H. M. Broadnaz; Els ter chapter, No. TIP, O. E. S., Mrs. John Angwin, Thomas Dewalt Craig and
 Mrs. J. T. Kent. The members of
 the subcommittee of the four lodges are also requested to be present.
 H. M. Butler of New York special national field scout commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Rev. |J. w. Fulford, deputy scout commits
 sioner of Birmingham have been inter- viewing the business men of this city in the interest of the Boy Scout move ment. They called on a number of citi- zens of Ensley on Saturday and asked their cooperation in working up the movement In this district and met with a If ,1f proval. Many expressed their willing ness to help in any practical way pos sible to advance the Boy Scout move
 ment. Mr. Butler Is in the city for the purpose of renewing the interest in the Boy Scout movement, and will deliver an address on this subject to- night at the regular meeting of the vestry of the St. Johns Episcopal church at 8 o'clock, at which time luncheon will be served All persons interested in this movement are invited to attend.
 The officers for the ensuing year of the Fonville Grove Woodmen circle were recently elected as follows: Mrs
 Addie Foster, guardian; Mrs. Lizzie Stephens, advisor; Mrs. Mamie Cald- well, clerk; Mrs Claudio Williams
 banker; Mrs. Ella Schafer attendant; Mrs Mary Barton, chaplain; Mrs
 Bridge, inner sentinel; Mrs. Mollie Wal drop, outer sentinel; Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Rexie and Mrs. Daniels, managers; pr, w. D. Fonville, physician. Mrs. Will Hams was named as reporter.
 The members of the basketball team of the Ensley High school will hold their first practice on this afternoon immediately after school. Four mem- bers of the last years team will prob ably make the team this year They
 are Brown and McWaters, guards;
 Propst, center, and Walker, forward.
 With plenty of material to select from
 Coach Craig expects to have a good team to represent the local school this season. Arrangements are being made to complete the schedule.
 The remains of Mrs A. G. Overton who died Saturday afternoon about 1 o'clock at an infirmary in Birmingham, were carried to Pineapple yesterday morning over the Southern for inter- ment. which will take place this aft ernoon. The deceased is survived by her husband. her parents MT. and Mrs Phillip Kyser; two brothers, J. M. Ky ser and Dr. P. M Kyser, and one sis ter. Miss Bert Kyser of this city. Mrs. Overton was well known and beloved by a wide circle of acquaintances. The pallbearers were as follows: H. M SOWd |, w Y 4>dSti, ". Y. NdS tl, w. b.
 Bridge. J. T. Ripper. J. c. Barnhart, J. J. Phillips, J. H. White and A. H, Moore.
 Lena Wilson, a negro woman, was shot and almost instantly killed by Lizzie Wright another negro woman. yesterday morning about 9 o'clock in the Nolan quarters. The negro woman was shot through the lung and died before medical assistance could be rendered. The Wright woman fled fol- lowing the shooting, but was captured and locked up in the Ensley jail, and was later transferred to the county jail in Birmingham.
 The annual election of the officers of Cunningham chapter, No. "A. Order of Eastern Star, will be held at the regu- lar meeting on Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock. All members are requested to be present.
 The regular meeting of Steel City lodge, No, 56 Woodmen of the World. will be held tonight in the K. of P hall. Besides the regular routine busi- ness, several candidates will be ini- tiated in the first degree. All mem bers are requested to attend