The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-12
ENSLEY HIGH SCHOOL ID EQUIP FOUNDRY

At the regular meeting of the board of education Thursday morning the members voted to equip the foundry in the manual training department of the Ensley High school To the present date nc steel and iron work was possible in the manual training department for the lack of proper facilities to do the work, and the foundry will be put in just as soon as practicable, probably in time for the second semester. Mrs. D. A. Echols, Ensley's representative on the board, will do all possible to rush the plans to completion. Work In the manual training department of the Ensley High Is attra cting a great deal of attention and the results are especially pleasing to teachers and parents.
 The main feature of the patriotic day observance yesterday when the Thread of the Story club met with Mrs. w. I. Burgin was an address by Dr. W. 5. Rountree of Vivian. Dr. Rountree. pre- vious to the war, was in Europe and he told some interesting things about con- ditions over there and also spoke in- structively on the first aid work in which he has been so actively engaged since the United States joined the allies.
 In response to roll call each member gave patriotic quotation.
 Work for the base hospital supplies was distributed to the members.
 The guests of the club were. Mrs J. Ellis Brown, Mrs. Claude Eubanks and Mrs Lacy.
 An interesting social event of yesterday was a linen shower and musicale given by Miss Lucille O'Bryne, complimenting Miss Edith Dolbey, who will be an Oc.o- Der bride.
 The house was decorated with a pro- fusion of pink and white roses; ths guest book bearing hand painted roses and presided over by Mrs. T. T. O'Byrne
 Each guest was presented with a pro- gramme card on which was hand painted bride and the following programme: Piano solo, Miss Lucille OByrne; vocal selection. Mrs. Asa Faulkner; reading, Mrs. Shook Keith; piano solo, Mrs. Con- Trad Boteweg. Miss Lora Faulkner ac- companist
 After the musicale, a salad course was served the guests later going to the dining room, where ices and hints in pink and white were enjoyed. A large pink basket, filled with dainty and useful! gifts was presented by the. hostess 10 the honoree.
 Miss Dalbey was girlshly pretty in blue charmeuse, while Miss O'Byrne wore gray satin.
 Mrs Sam Fowll1es was hostess to the Progressive Study club yesterday after noon at the home of Mrs. J. w. Hammin on South Highlands. At the business meeting Mrs. Fowllxes was made his- torian and critic. The club used the government as a basis for their pro- gramme, the following programme being given: Quotations from the American Commonwealth" members; present bud- get system; laws passed by the Sixty fourth Congress, Mrs. Henry Moore; Al exander Hamilton, the Most Romantic Figure in the Early Days of the Re public,r Mrs. John White; The Great American Family of Nations" Mrs. Henry Moore "Americas War Con- gress," Mrs. Earl McLin.
 A general discussion of Senator La Toilette and his stand in Congress was lead by Mrs. Stonaker, after which the membe CTS sang The Star-Spangled Ban ner."
 c. s. Heron, a track foreman for the Frisco in Pratt City. was seriously in- jured yesterday when a negro laborer he had employed that morning knocked him in the head with hammer when they entered into an argument over some work The negro escaped.