The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-30
NEWS OF ENSLEY

start today in Birmingham, there Will DC
 a special meeting this afternoon at ,
 o'clock at the Ensley opera house for
 men. This is one of the three mass meet
 ings which will mark the opening of the
 convention and at which time Dr. R. C. Cronk of Columbia, $. C., general secre-
 tary of the 1aymens missionary move
 ment of the Lutheran church of the south, will deliver an address.
 There will be another meeting tonight
 at s o'clock at the Ensley Methodist
 church of the conregatons of the differ
 ent local churches A special musical programme will be rendered. Dr. H. F.
 Williams of Nashville, secretary of the
 board of missions of the Presbyterian
 church, will deliver the address. The
 night meeting will be for both men and women and very large crowd is eX-
 pected to be present. Owing to the joint
 meeting there will be no services at the
 other churches in the western district ! tonight.
 l Through the efforts of Captain Donlon l of the Ensley police department. the old 1 police patrol and horse which has been 1 in service at this station for the past six 1 years has been disposed of and an auto
  department It was decided to use the horse in Birmingham and yesterday
 morning the new automobile was sent to Ensley. The Ensley precinct covers all the territory from East Thomas to Wy lam and Fairview, and it is stated the automobile patrol is a big advantage to the local police department.
 There will. be a meeting of the Elks' bI1il n lar Ia morning at the Elks home at 10 o'clock to make arrangements to give the ladies who arranged the recent shower and ban- duet an entertainment. They will also make arrangements for the colonial dance which will be given on February 22, Washingtons birthday. A suitable prize will be given to the person who is most appropriately dressed for the occasion. At the regular meeting of the local lodge they will start making arrange ments for the minstrel show which will be given in Birmingham February 23 and "A under the auspices of the Birmingham lodge, No. 79, and the Daughters of the CCnfederacy. The members of the local lodge and the Birmingham lodge, together with the T. c. I. male chorus, will take part in the minstrel show and prepara- tions have been made for a parade in Bir- mingham The performance will be held at the Jefferson theatre.
 Ninety new students will enter the Ensley High school tomorrow morning from the different grammar schools of the western district. The children were promoted Friday and will begin their new studies Monday morning. This is the largest class to enter the local high school for the fall term just ended.
 The regular meeting of the Ensley | h l,o I,-1l1 inferior courtroom al o'clock Among the matters to be taken up will be the excess light and gas rate which is be- ing charged the citizens of this city and also a report on the telephone rates will be made. The members will also take up the matter of having an arc light installed where Nineteenth street and Ensley avenue intersect, as during the past month a number of automo- bile accidents have occurred at this point. Several other matters will be taken up, and all members are urged to be present.
 Only two more days are left in which to pay poll tax. Up to Saturday night only $50 people had paid their poll tax in the Ensley district. Dick Frances, tax collector, stated that this is far below the average for this time of the year. He states that as a rule be- tween 600 and TOO people pay poll taxes. Tuesday will be the last day in which poll tax can be paid. The tax
 books are open at the inferior court room on Avenue F.
 Work is progressing rapidly on the Ensley hospital and practically all of the interior except the operating room is completed and plastered. The white coating will be put on the wall and ceiling tomorrow morning. The operat- ing room is expected to be finished dur ing this week. The members of the local carpenters union have donated their services towards the erection of this hospital and whenever possible they always work on the building. Rev. J. w. Fulford is general chairman of the hospital movement
 Officers of the recently organized Junior Missionary society of the Ems ley Methodist church were installed yesterday afternoon by the Rev. B. T. Waits. The following officers were in stalled Claudia Glenn, president; John Broadnax, first vice president; Eloise Sanders, second vice president; Mary Gay, superintendent of study and pub licity; Eloise Harris, superintendent of social service; John Keenon, secretary; Joe Tlioa, treasurer. The society is un- der the direction of Mrs. M M Hughes, " Missionary society.
 In the absence of the Rev A. K Wright, pastor of the Ensley Baptist church, who is in Albertsville conduct ing a preachers training school, the morning services will be conducted by Dr. F. J. Baker, of Huntsville, formerly of London, Eng. A special service for young people, at which a programme will be presented by the Young Peo- ple's union, will be held in the evening. The rank of page will be given 10 candidates at the regular meeting of the Steel City lodge, No. 190, Knights of Pythias, which will be held in their hall on Avenue E Tuesday night. A large number of visitors and prominent Pythians will attend the initiation. Gan the World Be Won to Christi" will be the subject used by the Rev. l.. E. Brubaker, at the morning services at Il o'clock today at the Ensley High land Presbyterian church. There will be no evening services.
 
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