The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
NEWS OF ENSLEy

All arrangements are completed for the Jefferson district convention of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows which will be held in this city on Tuesday, February s, at the regular
 meeting of the Ensley lodge on Thurs day night. A committee composed of l c. T. Brenton, B. R. Piper and R. w. | Vaughn were appointed to make ar | engagements for dining the delegates who will be served dinner in the hall
 and they are expecting from 100 to i 150 delegates to attend. William Ellis will preside over the meeting and M. C. ThQmas will act as secretary. These district conventions are held every six
 months with two sessions, one in the morning at 9;30 o'clock and the other Tn the afternoon beginning at o'clock. The members of the Ensley lodge No. l65, l. o. 0. F., have arranged a pro- Sramme for the occasion and a large ] number of delegates and prominent l Odd Fellows from other parts of the state have been invited to be present. A tired but happy bunch of Ensley Shriners returned early yesterday | morning about o'clock from Hunts vile, where on Thursday they initiated large class in that city. They re- ported swell time and that they were l treated in grand style by the Shriners and citizens of Huntsville. Among those from this city who made the trip
 were: D. A. Echols, o. R. Berney, J. S Fa1kner l. A. Millar, Alex Cochran w. T. Cochran, J. E. Winning, Pete Clemmons, Joe Smith, Will Hurley, Jim Little, Dave Richard, Rev. McDougal Will Thomas, A. Patton, Charles Pat terson, Joe Shoal, Gus Nelson, John
 Johnson, c. T. Walker, w. w. Me- Tyiere, Sam Foley, Henry Mills, John Brown, Angus Brown, John Walker,
 Mathew Walker, J. M. Brown, A. K.
 Smith, Dr. Fason, A. E. Sloan and sev- eral others.
 An alarm was turned into the Ems ley and Fairview fire departments yes terday afetrnoon about $50 o'clock
 from the residence of J. F. Taylor, at 2302 Bessemer boulevard. No damage Another automobile smash-up oc- cured Thursday night on the miss ing link" where Ensley avenue inter- sects Nineteenth street, when an Over land car ran into the curb and broke
 off the two front wheels, the left rear wheel and smashed up the car It was not learned whether or not anyone was
 hurt. This is considered to be one of
 the most dangerous and sharp curves Tn this district and a number of acci- dents have occurred at this point re-
 gently. The members of the Ensley club have asked the city commission
 CTS to install an arc light at this place l The people living near this locality
 state the road is travelled over more
 than any other route leading into Ems ley and that an arc light at this point is greatly needed.
 Officers of the recently organized
 Junior Missionary society of the Ems
 ley Methodist church will be installed
 this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
 church by the Rev B. T. Waits, pastor
 of the Ensley Methodist church
 The regular meeting of Troop 20,
 Boy Scouts, was held at troop head
 quarters Friday evening. A hike will
 be taken Sunday from the end of the
 Gate City car line to Cahaba river.
 All scouts are to meet at Nineteenth
 street and Avenue E Sunday morning at o'clock and go in a body. All ra-
 tions are to be taken raw, the cook
 ing to be done at camp. Sunday school
 will be held at the usual hour.
 David Rosenfeld and Wineters Mur-
 phay were made mempers of the troop.
 Willard Love, Finis Rayfield and FL mer Able, three second class scouts from Troop II, were welcomed into the
 troop. Norman Kleindenst was pres ent as a visitor.
 The troop adjourned earlier than
 usual in honor of the eleventh birth day of troop mascot, Harry Rutledge.
 Refreshments were served by Miss
 Elizabeth Rutledge. A delightful time was spent by visitors and scouts. Sew eral outdoor games were enjoyed after the meeting.