The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-12
LADIES OF ENSLEY TOHELP ENTERTAIN
 CONFEDERATE VETS
Young Girl Attempts Sui eide Over Love Affair. Steel Mill Teams to Play
 Series of Ball Games

The members of the Stonewall chap ter, United Daughters of the Confed- eracy, held a very interesting and well attended meeting yesterday aft ernoon at the home of Mrs. J. A. Dupuy, at which time plans were made to help entertain the old soldiers during the reunion in May. The chapter, as a whole, were appointed on committee to help serve hot coffee and sand wiches to the old veterans during their stay in this city Mrs. J. W. Brigman and Mrs. D. M Lewis were appointed delegates to the U. D. C. convention on May 2. The ladies also took up the proposition made by the management of the Franklin theatre to give 30 per cent of the receipts of one day each week to the old reunion fund providing the ladies would assist i'll this move ment. The chapter were in ravor or this proposition, and will ask all nov ing picture lovers to especially pat ronize the Franklin theatre on these days to help out the cause. Following the business session a social hour was held. and refreshments were served, and the afternoon was very enJoyably
 
 spent.
 GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
 Miss Gladys Mcbride, an attractive 16-year-old girl. attempted suicide at her home at 1928 Park avenue, Ensley' yesterday morning about O'CLOCK py drinking the contents of an ounce bot tle of carbolic acid. Dependency over a. love affair is said to have been the cause of the act. pr. c. E. Ieuoer was quickly summoned and the stom- ach pump was used. She is in very grave condition at the West End hos pital. where she was taken last nights Her month. throat and stomach are badly burned by the carbolic acid. Mrs. Mcbride is prostrated over the action of her daughter.
 LOCAL ITEMS
 Funeral services over the remains Of Mrs William Hill, Jr., who died Mon day afternoon. were conducted from the family residence, 311 Twenty sec ond street, yesterday morning. Inter ment followed at the Pratt City ceme- tery. The Rev. A. K. Wright, pastor of the Ensley Baptist church off ciatcd. The deceased is survived by
 
 The members of Fonville grove, No. 75. Ladies of the Woodmen circle, will hold their regular meeting this after noon at 2:30 o'clock in the Woodmen hall on Avenue E. There will be bal |loting and initiation besides very important business session. The cap tain of the degree team requests that the members of the team meet at the hall at o'clock for practice.
 The Aroma club. which is composed of the past matrons of the Order of Eastern Star. will meet on Thursday afternoon at 230 o'clock at the resi- dence of Mrs. J. l.. Smith on Avenue |G. All members are invited to be pres |ent.
 Funeral services over the remains of Archie Wilson. age 5S years, who died early Monday morning following an attack of pneumonia, were con- ols & Angwin's chapel The Rev. l. F. Swallow of Bessemer officiated. Interment followed at the Elmwood cemetery The deceased is survived by two brothers and several other rela- lives.
 The parents of the children attend Ing the BUSH ScHooi AtVo pSch lHNltco to attend the meeting of the Bush School Improvement association. which will be held this afternoon < at 2.3O o'clock. Principal Frazier Banks will deliver an address and a musical pro- gramme will be rendered.
 Owing to the baseball team of the Ensley steel plant being unable to get into the T. C. l. league it has been arr ranged to form two teams at the To- cal plant which will play each other every Saturday afternoon. It has been decided to divide the plant into halves using Nineteenth street as the division line. A team will be picked from each side. and prize will be offered to the winner.