The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-30
NEWS 0F ENSLEY

The menDerS or the SIeel Slty lOu6o ,, No. 190. Knigths of Pythias, will hold
 the formal opening of their new hall at l 20071@ Avenue E, this evening beginning
 at 8 o'clock, together with the installa- ton of the newly elected officers of Pur- ity temple Mo- 3, Pythian Sisters. The committees of the two lodges have ar | ranged an interesting programme for the occasion and large number of invita- | tions have already been sent out The programme includes several addresses by prominent Pythians, piano solo by Mrs. William Knight, duet by Mrs. G. M. Truss and Miss Annie Williams reading 1 by Sam Blake, installation of the Pythian Sisters by Mrs. D. A. Echols, past chief; solo by Mrs. R. G. McMahon, violin solo by Bertram Keller. solo by Dave Mox- ley, reading by Erie Lackey and will be concluded by a Geographical contest. In the geographical contest all persons are requested to bring with them and pin on their coats after reaching the hall something that will symbolize the state,
 city or island represented. Every mem Der present will be expected to wear something. A suitable prize will be
 awarded the one guessing the most an- swers.
 The members of the Steel City lodge have refurnished and repaired the old Elks' hall into a very modern and up- to-date lodge hall. They occupy the two upper stories of the building and have fixed it into a very attractive fraternal hall The entertainment tonight prom ises to be one of the best and most en- joyable the local lodge has ever held and a very large crowd is expected to
 be present. The committee of the Steel
 City lodge which was appointed to make
 the arrangements for the formal opening
 is composed of A. E. Wells, chaimman;
 r. J. Cowart M. M. Johnson, S. F.
 Young and w. L. Entrekin. Mrs. M,. M.
 Johnson is chairman of the ladies' com
 mittee All Pythians and their friends are invited to be present
 The members of the Steel City lodge and those of Purity temple will hold joint memorial service next Sunday even ing at the Ensley Methodist church when the Rev. B. T. Waites will deliver spe-
 cial memorial address for the occasion
 Members of both lodges are requested to meet at the Knights of Pythias hall Sun day evening at ' o'clock to attend the services in body.
 The Ensley fire department Is to have brand new machine within the next few days, according to. the reports com ing from Birmingham. The new ma chine, which is a Seagrave triple com bination truck, was brought to Ensley yesterday on a test trip and caused a great deal of comment by the citizens of this city. The new truck has pump which will pump 750 gallons of water per minute, will carry 15O0 feet of hose and has a chemical tank which will holc 46 gallons of chemical The engine Tn the truck has 140 horse power and is capable of making over 50 miles an hour. The machine is modern in every re- spect and as soon as it Is passed by the Underwriters association it will be i1@ stalled at the Ensley station. The truck which is being used at the local station at present will be installed at the Wy lam station, which at present is using horses.
 Plans were completed by the members ot the second division of the Epworth league of the Ensley Methodist church at a meeting last night to inaugurate a campaign to raise $2O0 for improvement on the church Miss Irene Abele, super intendent of the second department of the league, announces the following as
 members of her division: Miss Ruth Clarke, Miss Carrie Beckham. Miss An nie Lou Brown, Miss Bertha Entrekin,
 Mrs. Maurice Trotman, Mrs. c. S. Lump
 kin, K. c. Warren, John w. Snow, Her
 bert M Trotman, Claud Shelby. MT. Fftz-
 patrick and MT. Aldrich.
 The regular meeting of the Globe lodge
 No. 781, A. F. and A. M.. will be held
 tonight at the Ensley Masonic temple on Avenue E. Besides the regular routine business some work will be conferred
 and all members are requested to be
 present.
 The Girls Council of the Ensey dis
 trict of the western division of the
 Greater Birmingham Sunday School as-
 Sociation will meet at the First Method
 list church on Saturday afternoon al 3:30