The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Lois Wilson, Alapalnd HloSt peo' i' daughter, has written a letter of thanks to her Ems ey admirers, as follows:
 gro My Ensley Friends:
 MT. McEachern wrote me that you had expressed appreciation of my work lh .Langdons Legacy and I want to thank YOU very much. l hope that l may prove worthy of your admiration and that each picture will be better than the last Ems lev will always hold warm place Tn my heart and I have had many good times there. There is really only one thing the matter with California. and that is it isn't Alabama. However, hope to pay my friends and home a real visit before many months With happl- ness for all of you, l remain, sincerely,
 "LOIS WILSON"
 The superntendents of the Ensley dis trict Sunday school division held meet ing Friday night at the home or Pfesl- dent $. s. FIeide and plans were made for a joint district meeting which Will be held on Sunday, March 12, at the Ems lev Christian church. This meeting will take the place of the regular evening services and will begin at 7:3o o'clock. Members of all of the Sunday schools in the Ensley district are requested to at- tend this service, at which time very interesting programme will be rendered.
 At the il o'clock services at the Ems ley Methodist church for today recep- ton of members will be had which will be followed by a sacramentai service. Sev- teen members will join the church by profession of faith and 13 by certificate At the evening services Dr. J. F. Sturdl- want, presiding elder of the Bessemer dis trict. will occupy the pulpit. The meeting of the Epworth league will be held to- night at 6:30 o'clock. On Monday even irg at o'clock the regular monthly meeting of the official board will be held and all members are requested to be present. Prayer services will be held Wednesday evening, beginning at ' :3O o'clock. Regular choir practice will be held Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 A special meeting of the Ensley lodge, Royal Arch Masons, will be held Mon- day night in the Masonic temple, on Ave nue E and Twenty-third street. Work in several of the degrees will be given to a large list of candidates and several other matters will be taken up. All Royal Arch Masons are invited to attend.
 Yesterday proved a very busy day at the local liquor inspectors office, as they handled the same number of packages
 
 hundred and sixty packages were inspect ed and the reports show that the Ensley population orders about much liquor as any other place in the Birmingham district.
 The receipts of the Ensley committee on the Boys Tag Day yesterday was $51.6o. The Ensley committee was as fol- lows: Mrs. J. W. McCarty, chairman; Mrs. Harry Hillhouse, Mrs. Lawrence Pennington, Mrs. L. R. Vines, Mrs. Roy L. Dimmitt, Mrs. M M. Hughes, Mrs. w. I. Burgin, Mrs. Ernest Slye. Mrs. W. F. Turnipseed, Misses Pratt and Sawyer.
 The annual election of the officers of the Ensley lodge No. 9S7, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, will be held at the regular meeting of the lodge on Mon day night in the home on Avenue D. Be- sides the election of officers several can- ddates will be. initiated into the order and several matters of importance will be taken up. Exalted Ruler Lawrence H Pennington urges all members to be present
 Mrs. w. D. Young of Pratt City was painfully injured late Friday afternoon about 6 o'clock, when a Tidewater car, iii charge of Motorman A. Andrews and Conductor w. o. Morgan, ran into a milk wagon which she was driving. The accident happened on First avenue, be- tween Third and Fourth streets Mrs Young was cut about the face and arms from broken glass and also bruised about the body. Motorman Andrews reversed bis car as soon as possible.
 The regular meeting of the Ensley club Will be held Tuesday night at the in- ferior courtroom, beginning at o'clock. Owing to last Tuesday being the fifth Tuesday in the month no meeting was held. Several matters of importance will be taken up, together with the reports of several committees.
 The regular meeting of Aster chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will be held Tues day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Ma sonic temple on Avenue E. At this meet ing the presentation of the jewels of the chapter will be made by Mrs. Sal- ters, grand secretary of the E. o. S. Sev- cral other matters will be taken up and all members are requested to be present.
 The programme for the coming week at the Ensley Baptist church, is as follows: Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.; 1O:45 a. m., combined services of the church and Sun day school. Object sermon, Hearts Let. ters, Draperies;" 630 p. m., B. Y. P. U., leader Miss Bertha Bates; Monday, Ladies Aid and Missionary societies met etings; Tuesday, teachers training class; 2:3o, soul winning; Seal 1; 3:15, normal manual, diploma; Wednesday, 7:30 p. m., cottage services (same as an- rounced for last week.. Uniform sub- ject, Loyalty to the Church, Friday, { 80 p. m., choir rehearsal
 Several candidates will be initiated at the regular meeting of the Steel City lodge No. 190 Knights of Pythias, which will be held Tuesday night in their hali on Avenue F. Besides the regular routine | rsiness matters of importance will be taken up and all members are requested to be present.
 Arrangements will be made at the regu- lar meeting of Steel City lodge No 156. WcCdmen of the World, for their quar- terly social, which will be held on ths last meeting night of this month. These socials have always proven very populaf and an interesting programme Is beins aIraI ged for the occasion.