The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
NEWS OF ENSl.EY

While a final report of the Red
| Cross drive will not be made until
Monday, the work is closed as far as
the local units are concerned, they
having wound up their part of the
work Saturday night.
The women of these units have
shown patriotic courage in Drawing
the cold and neglecting the usual pre-
holiday preparations to solicit Red
Cross members and it is estimated
that over thousand of the new men,
bers obtained in the Greater Ensley
district were through the efforts Of
| these women.
| The men have done nobly, and be-
sides H. S. Meade, the general chair
| man, and his co-workers, the head
men of the different plants are to
be commended for the work done
among the plant employees.
| A Christmas tree that gave joy to
many little italian boys and girls as
well as some grown-ups, was given
at the Presbyterian italian mission
chapel Friday evening at 1880 o'clock.
The celebration was patriotic one
\ and Uncle Sam (Petro Venna) and
! Santa Claus (Gladden Lewis) were
| both on hand to take the gifts from
the tree and distribute them to the
children.
| The tree was a large cedar deco
| rated with bells, candles and poin-
setia, and bags filled with nuts and
candies About IS children of the mis-
| sion kindergarten, Boys club, Camp
| fire Girls, Sunday school and the
grown members of the church re-
ceived presents.
| A number of out-of-town people who
are interested in the mission were
| present Among them were: Mrs.
| Witherspoon and daughter Winifred of
| Norwood, Rev. and Mrs. David Park
of Pratt City, Mr.. Kemp Of West End
and Mrs Blackburn of Birmingham.
Tuesday evening white Christmas
| exercises will be held at the chapel.
The Christmas musicale and tea to
be given by Red Cross unit No. 81
will be a social event of the holidays,
the date beinR December 81. from $3.50
to o'clock at the Ellts' club. While
the programme for the afternoon Is
not yet complete several songs by
Mrs. C. j. SEVERN will be an attractive
feature of the programme.
The play to be presented under the
Elks auditorium Friday eevning, De-
cember 2S. will bea finished and
artistic performance. The proceeds
will go to the Red Cross fund.
Sunday school and preaching serv-
ices will be combined at the Ensley
Methodist church this morning with a
reception Of members at 10:45 o'clock
Rev Claude Orear will use as his
morning topic, THE Interpretation of
the Christmas Carol" Special music
will be given. White Christmas exer-
cises will begin at 5 o'clock
Rev. j. r. Hixson of the Ensley
Presbyterian church will use "The
Christ Room" as his morning topic.
White Christmas exercises will be
given at O'Clock. the CHIEF feature
of the programme being the singing of
the cantata, 1.-THE Prince of Bethle-
hem" in costume. A Christmas tree
will follow.
Rev. Thomas Lennox OF the First.
ChristianNchurch will use as his morn
ing topic "The Star of the East" At
the white Christmas exercises at
o'clock some Christmas pantomimes
will be given my pupils OF Mrs. Earl
McLin's class Of expression and 2S
stereopticon views OF s.The Nativity"
Rev. A. X Wright of the Ens1ev
Baptist church will preach this morn
ing on 1.-THE Star Of HOPE" White
Christmas exercises at o'clock
Miss Alice Burnell of Jacksonville
Fla. is spendine the holidays with
her sister. Mrs. w. H. Wright. on Ave
nue. F.
Miss Helen e. Kirk of Atlantic city.
N j., is the guest Of her father. Mr..
D. L. Kirk.
The two LARGEST match factories in
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SvensIra ia en- stickfabriker, with a can
'tal OF Ao7onnno and reserve Of an
equal arorrt This IL said 70 he the
largest cor'sirsation in the world for pro-
ducins matches