The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
GOOD SHOWING BY
 ENSLEY CANNERY
Plant Inspired by Mrs, Mathis Proves Helpful
 and Profitable

At the beginning of the vbegetabls season Mrs. w. G. Mathis spoke to a large crowd of Ensley people at Ensley High school on "Conservation of Food and What It Means to the South In a few days the women of Ensley held a mass meeting at the city hall and formed branch of the Birmingham Housewives league with Mrs. J. c. Bryant president, Mrs Harry Eillhouse vice president Mrs. w. E. Turntpseed secretary and Mrs. D. F. Sugg treasurer.
 The idea of owning and operating a cannery so that home grown food could he conserved was formulated and by the support of the men became a reality un- til at the end of this canning season 3C,O00 cans of homegrown vegetables and fruits are in the possession of house. wives of the district that have been put up by this eannery.
 Besides helping housewives help them selves the Ensley branch of the House. wives league owns this compressed steam canning outfit, worth 500 This represents the summer profits since the work was done at the lowest possible cost and cans furnished at actual cost.
 The work was in charge of Mrs. o. C.. Sullivan, an experienced canner, assisted by all white help Mrs Bryant, the pres ident, and Mrs. Sugg, the treasurer, per sonally assisted and supervised the work with a successful undertaking as an only reward,
 Many farmers. were enthusiastic custom CTS of the cannery, bringing wagon loads of vegetables and fruits to be canned
 Mrs. Mathis is expected in the near future to be present at a mass meeting to be held in celebration of the cannery s success, and to help plan the Housewives leagues work for the winter.
 For the next two weeks a number of young people of Ensley will leave to en- ter upon their duties at different colleges and universities in both north and south Some of these boys and girls are 1917 high school graduates while Few will enter senior classes in their respective schools. Miss May Agnes Hillike enters her third year at Notre Dame and her sister Ruth begins her second years work at the same place. Miss Kathleen Mckenzie of the 1917 class of Ensley High school begins her first year at Wander bilt; Miss Hattie Hope of the same class takes up her work at Howard and Miss Cecelia Cain continues her work there, which was begun last year. Miss Mar garet Suppler leaves at an early date for Shorter college at Rome, Ga. Edwin Cook will continue his work at Birming ham college, while the state university VIII claim the following: Alvin Keller, James Adams, Alton Bushby and Ed Rut- ledge. John Looney goes to Auburn and Carl Buck to Marion Military institute. R. s. Hickman, Jr., will enter the medi cal department of Maryville college in October.
 Rev. w. A. Bodel, who begins a meet ing at the Ensley Highland Presbyterian church today comes with the highest rec concentrations. pr. c. E. Fillmore, pastor of the largest Presbyterian church in Chattanooga, says: Rev Bodell held the best meeting my church has ever had. His preaching is sane, awakening and powerful" Rev. Bodell is noted as preacher who appeals to men. Tn many of his meetings more than half Of the professions are men.
 Thomas Perry, the negro who was shot by Philip Woolford Wednesday while stealing clothes from the latter's home at No. Mining Quarters, escaped from the Hillman hospital Friday night wear ing the clothes he had stolen and was arrested by detectives in Frenchtown Sat urday afternoon.
 Miss Myrtle Wells was hostess at a Lyric box party yesterday afternoon com plinenting Miss Lucy Wells who is her