The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-14
NEWS OF ENSLEy

At meeting of the Twentieth Gem
fury Mothers club with Mrs. Jack Cren-
shaw yesterday afternoon Miss Laura
Wilkinson of the Birmingham library
AMY presented the cause Of the soldiers
library before the club members. She
solicited the interest and support Of the
women in supplying the soldiers with new
and cheerful books. The books should
be published since 1910. After the talk
the annual election of officers took place
the result being as follows: President
Mrs. H. J. Wurtele: vice president. Mrs
K. e. Gray; secretary. Mrs. d. F.. Fair
cloth; treasurer. Mrs. J. NJ Oliver. Mrs.
Walter McAfee was made chairman Of
the programme committee, thes ubject
Tor next years study to be decided on
at the next meeting The rooms in which
the meeting was held had vases of flow
ers and the hostess served ices at the
conclusion of the business session.
An unusually interesting meeting of
Stonewall chapter. United Daughters of
the confederacy, was held Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. w. +. Copeland Dele
gates to the state convention, which con-
venes in Talladega the first OF May, were
appointed, Mrs, j. 1. Sullivan, Mrs e.
r. Beckham being the appointees, with
Mrs. John Angwin, alternate.
This chapter has recently Joined with
the other Birmingham chapters in send
ing a victrolia to Camp Mcclellan, which
was placed in the United Daughters of
the Confederacy ward at the camp.
Arrangements were made to take
charge of the Franklin theatre Friday
the proceeds to be used for the war re-
lief fund. The special work Of the chap
ter now is to raise money to help endow
a bed in No. ] base hospital in France
The cost of this bed will be 5000 and
the members are working enthusiastically
! ly to raise their share of the funds. Ii
will be memorial to some Alabama
hero.
Manager D. A. McEachern of the
Franklin will give his support Friday
with a good picture and programme OF
readings and music will be given.
Local work will be done by the men,
bers in the coming liberty loan bond
sale.
The programme was concluded by two
poems, THE Blue and the Gray read
by Mrs D. NJ Lewis, and THE Woma r
Captain" by Mrs. George Brigham.
In Ensley police court yesterday
morning Will Harris and Dorsey
were each fined $40 for disorderly con-
duct and Andrew Thompson SIS on
the same charge. Annie Sherman re-
ceived SIS for larceny and Jim Jack
son SO for throwing banana peelings
on the sidewalk.
All members and officers of JEFF
ferson Valley lodge No. IS, Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows, are request.
ed to meet at their hall in Pratt City
| this afternoon at ] o'clock to attend
the funeral Of +. T. Benson.
The Progressive Study club will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs Claude
Orear on Avenue G.
| The Thread Of the Story club will
meet this afternoon with Mrs. r. l.
Daniel, 1902 Eighteenth court.
f. T. Benson, a resident of Pratt
| City for many years. died at tht
home Of his son Tuesday night after
| short illness. Funeral services will
! be held from the Fourth Street Meth
odist church this afternoon at
| o'clock. Interment will take place IL
Traternal cemetery. The deceased was
81 years old.
| At meeting of the quarterly con
vention OF the Epworth Leagues of the
city at the Pratt City Methodist
! church Tuesday evening the Avondalt
{! church was awarded the banner fol
| the best attendance. The followina
| programme was given: Address, "Tht
| Benefits of the Epworth League,
Judge Hugh Locke: 1.-THE Girl Scou
Movement Mrs. Woodrow Of Yves
End; reading, Miss Mamie Myrtle
Price, Avondale vocal solo. JacL
| Gross. The choir gave several selec-
lions and social hour followed Ths
resignation of the president, Joe Cul.
verhouse. was reluctantly accepted.