The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-18
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The nineteenth semi-annual Jefferson county conference came to very sue cessful close yesterday after a three day session with the Globe lodge No. 7s1, at Ensley. The conference was at tended by the largest number of dele gates and visitors that has ever at tended a Jefferson county district meet ing and great improvement was showed in the work of the Masonic order. It was decided at the meeting yesterday morning that the next conference will be held with King Hiram lodge at the Masonic temple in Birmingham on the third Tuesday in August The election of officers was held yesterday and the following officers were elected. Joseph A. Walker Fairview lodge No I'll. senior warden; H. s. Stickle King Solomon lodge No. 460 junior warden; Sam M. Blake, North Birmingham lodge No. 591, secretary and treasurer; Charles F. Lewis, Leeds lodge No. 446 senior dea- H. Brown. Bessemer lodge No 45S, senior stewart; J. w. Ray, West End lodge No. 753 junior stewart. The offices of worshipful master, chaplain and sen- tinel will be filled by the members of the King Hiram lodge, who are in office at the time of the conference.
 A resolution was passed which pro- hibited the entertaining features of the conference and hereafter at all confer ences the delegates from each lodge and all others in attendance will have to pay their own expenses. This resolution was passed on account of the heavy expenses which arise from one lodge having to entertain all the delegates and visitors.
 A number of short addresses on Ma ar bn rnpA of ho crf1a uror delivered just before the close of the con ference. Talks were made by J. T. Mat lock, T. Dew. Craig, w. 0. Horton, Will liam McDougan, J. F. Carle and several others. The conference ended with a very delightful lunch which was served by the ladies of the two Eastern Star chapters of this city
 The Ensley Red Soxp team in the Birmingham Sunday School association defeated the Braves and Cubs in tine canvass yesterday. The local teams total for yesterday was $31350 while Wednesday their collections amounted to $40 The final canvass will be made to- day The members of the Ensley com mittee have divided the town off into sections and a team has been appointed for each section The members of the Red Sox'' team are as follows w. B. Bridge. captain; c. c. Albert, W. w. Gar rett, A. P. Bates, l.. R. Vines, A. c. Kicks, J. P. Shaddick, James B. Agnew, Jr Chris Marugg, c. c. Burke and R. w. Russell.
 A large crowd was present at the en- tertainment given by the members of the Lyric club of the Ensley high school at the Elks home last night for the benefit of the Jewish war suf- ferers' fund. The members presented 41.z s..I proved to be very enjoyable. The prin- cellently portrayed and the songs and ehoruses by the club were very enjoy able.
 The members of the Builders Band of the Ensley Baptist church will give d Martha Washington leap year party this evening at the home of Mrs. E. R. Maynord, SIS Seventeenth street. The members of the receiving line will be in colonial costume and an interest ing programme has been planned. The public is invited
 Two alarms were answered by the Ensley and Fairview fire departments yesterday mornine TaA first alarm came in about g o'clock from the resi- dence of c. R. Kuykendall, at 26O0 Avenue D. A spark from the chim- ney had set the roof on fire. Small damages occurred The second alarm came in about 10:40 o'clock from the residence of H. W. Dewey at 1917 Abuse avenue Crews station. A spark on the roof caused about $5 damages.
 Twenty negroes were fined SIC each by Judge J. T. Lowry in the Ems lev police court yesterday morning on a charge of gaming. The negroes were caught in a craps game in Tuxedo by Officers Wiggins, Long. Griffis and Tyler