The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
EXAMINATIONS ARE
/. FINISHED AT ENSLEY
Women Named to Have
Charge of Registration
Booths Wednesday

The exemption board for the Ensley
district finished the third days work
late Saturday afternoon, the number
examined being 1877. out of which % were
accepted, AZ rejected physically and 81
claimed exemption. The total examined
during the three days We're 4Os; 100 we're
accepted. 104 rejected physically and 202
filed claims. for exemption. The board
will take action on the exemption
claims when all the cards have been re-
turned.
Since the weight schedule has been
amended by the war department all
those rejected for underweight will be
summoned the early part of next week
and re-examined.
Those whose numbers come above $50
will be required to appear before the
board beginning August 20, so that the
quota of men required from the fifth dis
trict can be obtained.
At the city celebration at East Lake
park recently two Ensley policemen were
winners in the policemans contest. OFF,
Ger Pope received a silk bathing suit in
the swimming contest and Officer Hub
bard a silver belt buckle in the foot
race
The FOUR ear-old son of ]. NJ. Tony
had a miraculous escape from serious in
jury or death yesterday afternoon when
he was knocked down and run over by
an automobile on Avenue C and Nine
teenth street, driven by H. E. Smith
from Littleton. The child escaped with
few bruises As the wheels did not
pass over the child
The women who are to have charge of
the registration booths on Wednesday in
the Ensley district were named Saturday.
They are: Mrs. W. N Wood, chairman;
Mrs Catharine Mentzell Mrs F. B.
Dodge, Mrs. E. J. Pogue, Mrs. Kate Holt,
Miss Dorothy Grim, Mrs. j. G.. Adams,
Miss Louise Roberts. Mrs. D. NJ. Lewis,
Mrs. Morrow Blackburn, Mrs. c. S.
Keenon and Miss Anna Jungerman. The
booths will be located at Ensley High
land Presbyterian chuch, Minor school
Ensley library, Russell Bros studio and
Henry Woods drug store.
The congregations of several of the
CHulCISS Will near VISITING min
listers Sunday morning, as their pastors
are on their annual vacations. The Rev
George E. Boyd, presiding elder for the
Bessemer district will preach at the
morning service of the Ensley Methodist
and the Rev. H. A. Golf of Dixon,
Tenn, will have charge of the Ensley
Presbyterian morning service. No one
has been secured to fill the pulpit of the
First Christian church in the pastors alb
sence. The Rev. A. K. Wright and the
Rev. ]. w. Fulford will hold regular
and evening services in their re-
spective churches, the only evening serv-
ice in the downtown churches being in
the Ensley Baptist and st. Johns Epis-
copal churches.
The Highland Circle of the Ensley
Methodist church will meet Monday aft
ernoon at o'clock with Mrs. J. j.
Walker. 1449 Pike avenue.
Mrs. Angie Wilson died at IL o'clock
Saturday morning at the family residence,
2910 Avenue D. She is survived by one
son, Allen Wilson, and four daughters,
Miss Annie Wilson, Mrs. Alex Adams,
Mrs. w. Q. Morrison and Mrs. Paul Reed.
The funeral will take place from the
residence this afternoon at O'Clock. the
Rev. A. X. Wright officiating. Internent
will follow at Oakland.