The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-11
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Work on rebuilding the Elks' home on Avenue D, which was badly damaged by fire little over a week ago, will be- gin as soon as the weather permits, and will be rushed to completion. Final settlements were made by the insurance companies last week, but owing to the
 severe rain which has done additional damage tothe home, workmen were un- able to begin remodeling the hall. Prac- tically the entire second floor at the rear of the building will have to be torn down and rebuilt, as this part was damaged by fire. The walls on both the first and second floors will have to be re- pla stered. The floors on the second
 story will have to be fixed as well as
 several other fixtures. The furniture for the lodge room will be purchased as soon
 as the building is completed.
 A large number of Ensley citizens paid attention to the warning sent out by the city commissioners in regard to having
 air tight garbage cans on their premises
 and the local hardware dealers reported large number of sales for garbage cans yesterday. The health officers started out yesterday to make a house. e-to-house canvass over the Ensley district and all violators will be arrested.
 Water again reached the high water mark yesterday afternoon at Pratt Junc- tion on the Tidewater car line Late yes terday afternoon the water was flowing over the Tidewater car line at this point and also into the houses in that vicinity.
 Row boats were again put into operation in going form one house to the other. Pratt City and Tuxedo Junction yester- day afternoon resembled a large lake. Fronio Malinaro. an Italian, was bound over awaiting the action of the grand jury yesterday afternoon with
 out bail by Judge F. O. Harris in the
 Ensley inferior court on two charges of murder in the first degree. Mali
 naro is being held for killing Charles
 Bruno and his wife in the Ensley Ital- ian quarters on last Tuesday morn ] ing.
 The regular summer herearsal of the Tennessee company's male chorus will be held tonight at the steel plant off, flee. The rehearsals are being held regularly and are being well attend ed. In connection with the rehearsal a sight reading class is being conduct ed which is meeting with much success.
 All members are requested to be pres ent tonight.
 Mrs. Joseph H. Tetlow will enter tain at studio tea on Thursday aft ernoon from to o'clock compliment ary to the members of St. Margaret s
 guild of the St. Johns Episcopal church. No cards have been issued and
 all members are invited to be present. The members of the Christian En- deavor society of the Ensley High land Presbyterian church held their semi-annual election of officers Sun
 day night and the following officers were elected Leo Hale. president; ; Avis Watson. vice president; Orline Lammert recording secretary; Roy Johnson, treasurer; Ellen Dupuy, cor responding secretary; Lillian Gardner,
 organist. The following committees ! were also appointed: Prayer committee Roberta Russell. Lillian Gardner and Rush Hickman; lookout committee, Joe Hickman, Ellen Dupuy. Lucian Brown and Burnell Tyler social committee, Margaret Wright. Avis Watson. Blanche Glass and Glenn Miller: missionary
 committee Mrs. l.. E.. Brubaker, Will mouth Hickman and Orline Lammert InI