The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-23
NEWS IF ENSL.EY

A large number of the citizens of
 Ensley are in favor of the board Of
 revenue adopting the resolutions which
 will be introduced by Lawrence H. Pen
 nington this morning, asking the board
 to issue county warrants for the inn
 mediate construction of highway to
 the Warrior river via the Nichols fish
 trap route IS recommended by the gov
 ernment engineer At the last meeting
 of the Ensley club. held Tue sday night
 a committee composed of C. c. Burke,
 Dr. D. W. Averyt, Judge F. Q. Har-
 ris, R. F. Chadwick and I. A. Miller
 were appointed to go before the board of revenue and ask that some tmme-
 diate action be taken on building the road to the Warrior river The Ensley club had previously passed resolutions | unanimously approving she route se- lected by the government engineer to the Nichols fish trap as the most di- rect route from Birmingham. MT. Pen nington's resolution which will be pre- sented before the board this mornin g will ask for the issuing of county warrants for the construction of the 4NiSHOiS llSu U IdP IOulcs WHlCl lldS DccIi estimated to cost about s2i5,09o The annual election of the officers of the Fairview lodge No. CA, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, was held at the regular meeting of the lodge Tuesday night and the following off, cers were elected: H. L. Russell, wor- shipful master; William F.. Minor, SC . nior warden; W. M. DeRamus, junior
 
 James J. Goberm. secretary; D. Y. Cherry, senior deacon: o. M. Reynolds. junior deacon; William H. Halloclk, tiler; Presley M. Campbell. senior stew ard; Leon Caver, junior steward: Rev. Thomas o. Jones. chaplain; E. B. Ham, ilton, marshal. The newly elected of ficers will be installed at a private installation to be held Tuesday even ing, June 27.
 The county convention of the Wom- ans Christian Temperance union will convene at the Hunter Street Baptist church at Fairview this morning at 10:3o o'clock. special programme for the occasion has been arranged which will be led by Mrs. W. H. Jeffries of Birmingham. Short talks will De made by several well known speakers and the reports of the various secretaries will be heard A box lunch will be served and all members have been in- vited to attend
 Miss Dorothy Grim, superintendent {
 of the. Community House on Avenue H, will leave Monday fo- Chicago 10 make a two months study of settle ment work among the various institu- tions of that nature in Chicago Miss Grim will make her headuuarters at Jane Addam's famous Hull House dur ing her stay in that city.
 | The annual election of the officers of Globe lodge No. 7si, A. F. and A. M of Ensley. will be held tonight in the Ensley Masonic temple on Avenue up shcd all members are requested to tc present.
 Mrs. George Defreese.' accompanied by her two sons, George Defre. SC, Jr.. and Harry Defreese. left yesterday
 morning for Homestead, Ia. owing to the death of her brother which oc- l cured in that city Wednesday, Mrs Def1eese is well known in :his city and has many friends who will regret to learn of her bereavement
 The Ensley and Fairview fire de- partments were called to q negro house
 occupied by Millie Williams, at 1907 Avenue K. yesterday morning about $50 o'clock spark from tn. chm- ney had set the roof on fire and about $5 damage was done
 Wilson I. Burin of this city has gone to Cincinnati and Chicagon on bust ness trip.
 Alvin Keller left last night fer Chi cago and other eastern points.