The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The employees of the Birmingham South ern railroad will hold their annual basket picnic next Sunday at Bayview and special train will leave Pratt City at 9;30 O clock and Ensley at 9:45 o'clock Sunday morning to carry the crowd to the picnic grounds. Over 500 people are anticipating making the trip. The following commit tees have been appointed to make all the arrangements: Train and grounds committee: T. M. Lyle c. B. Lyle and P L. Plemmons; refreshment commit tee: E. c. Hopping, Will Elliott and Frank Satterwhite; entertainment com mittee: w. D. Geoghagan, Ed Giles, How ard Giles and Tom Oldacre; music com mittee: Hugh Brown and J. A. Honey cutt; safety first committee: Joe Smith,
 P. L. Plemmons, c. B. Lytle, Hugh Val lely, S. M. Stentson, George Brigman,
 Will Elliott and E. c. Hopping. The following train crew have rendered their services for the occasion: Engineer Ed Allison, Conductor C. Swaggerty and Flagman J. G. Radford. A special train will also leave Bessemer and will make connections with the Ensley special near Vivian. The train will leave Bayview on the return trip at 430 o'clock in the aft ernoon.
 The committees in charge of the af- fair have arranged boating, bathing, re- treatments and a number of contests between the different departments of the company and also for the children. The picnic this year promises to be one of
 tl,a hot "a nIn
 pany have ever held.
 A large crowd was present last night
 when the members of the City Union
 District league were entertained by the members of the Epworth League of the Ensley church. the Ensley Highland and the Shadysde Methodist churches, which was held at the local church. The fol- lowing programme was carried out, after which refreshments were served: Well come address, by the Rev. B. T. Waites; vocal duet, Miss Annie Sue Pitts and Miss | Foy Russell; vocal solo, Miss Irene l Brooks reading, Miss Sarah Frances Waites; duet, Miss Mildred Tolbert and Miss Edna Richards; Echoes From the Decatur Conference" Rev. w. G. Echols and Earl Lackey; violin duet, Miss Ruby
 Truss and Miss Bertha Lee Copeland; vocal duet, Mrs. G. M. Truss and Miss Annie Williams; two selections by male
 quartet composed of Jesse Wahl, II. C. 1 Tunnell, l.. l.. Whittle and MT. Godfrey. | Workmen started tearing down the | burned walls of the ElkS' home yester- day morning and material is being hauled | so as to start rebuilding the home in the I next few days The building will be re- built practically as it was before With
 several changes on the stage. The work will be rushed.
 1 The regular meeting of the members of Fonville Grove, No. 75, Ladies of the Woodmen Circle, will be held this after noon at the Woodmen hall at 2;3o clock.
 The captain of the degree team requests 1 that all members of the team meet al l the hall at 1 o'clock for practice. | Several unique features are being
 planned for the tacky party to be given | in the basement of the Fairview Presby- terian church Friday evening, which IS being fostered by Mrs. H. N. Bell ana
 Mrs. F. G. Spence, the proceeds to De l used for interior improvements or the i ha sement Those who are tackily dressed will be admitted for 10 cents, While those l otherwise attired will be charged double
 that price. Refreshments Will be serVeo'
 The banquet to have been given by the l Ladies of the Elks at the Elks' home on
 Friday evening has been postponed be- | cause of the building undergoing re- 1 pairs as a result of the recent fire. The members of the Woman's Mission- arv society of the Fairfield Methodist church will hold their regular meetihs
 Thursday afternoon with Mrs Gilbert. Little Miss Alice Billings has returned l from Cincinnati, where she has been 1 during the past year.