The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-07
NEWS0F ENSlEY

The Ensley Red Cross units now have separate headquarters and beginning to- day Ensley Red Cross workers will re- ceive their working supplies from the rooms on Avenue F, above Russell Bros. studio. Mrs. Harry Tillhouse, who Is general chairman, announces that the work rooms will be open from 10 to 1 oclock the remainder of this week and all of next. plentiful supply of yarn is on hand and all knitters are urged to help knit Birmingham's quota of coco pairs of sox for the soldiers doing over seas duty. Yarn will be given out to knitters who are not affiliated with units b.. wno wisn to do the work in spare moments at home.
 Ensley automobile owners were heavily hit Tuesday night, there being three au- tomobiles stolen. A large car belonging to pr. Oscar Berney was stolen from in front of his drug store on Avenue F and Nineteenth street. and recovered Wednesday morning at East Lake. A o-passenger car<owned by Bert Henshaw of Thirty eighth street was taken from in front of tbe Bijou and later found on Fourth avenue. J. c. Barretts car was taken from his home on Avenue I and recovered Wednesday morning sev- eral blocks away. In each case the cars were run until all gas was exhausted and left standing where it refused to run. Rev. Thomas N. LennoX also re- covered his Ford that was stolen from in front of the Christian church Sun day night.
 At an interesting meeting of the PhiIa- thea class of the First Methodist last Sunday the mission offering box of the class, which is filled by free will of ferings, was opened and found to con- tain $50. This money has been contrib uted through the church in response to special call made by the southern Methodist church, to help support mis- sion field in China which is under the direction of Rev. pr. Patterson a for mer Birmingham man.
 Pennies contributed by birthday class Of IA netted a neat sum.
 A special feature of the programme was an inspiring talk made by the teach CT. II. c. Russell He used as his topic The Life of Abraham and made an ex- tremely forceful application to every day life.
 The Midweek Social club was enter tained yesterday afternoon by Mrs. J. T. bIakemore, Jr The members spent the afternoon in doing hand work and knit tlRg, and during the social hour the hos tess served q salad course and coffee The rooms were decorated in an abund- ance Of varicolored chrysanthemums The guests Were Mrs. J. T. Kirby and Mrs. Rlakemore, ST. The personnel of the club includes: Mrs. Thomas Wat son, Mrs. II. W. Dearing, Mrs. Glover Mrs. J. R. Tate, Mrs. w. C. Jones, Mrs A.. F. Elliott and Mrs. Blake more. The next meeting will be with Mrs. A. F. Elliott on Ensley avenue.
 
 Little Doris Isabel Dearing, daughter or MT. and Mrs. II. w. Dearing, is suf- fering from a broken arm at her home on Alois avenue. The fractures are extreme ly painful as this is the second accident the little girl has had in the past three months. The Red Cross unit of Cunningham chapter. O. F. &, will meet at the Bap- /! tist church this morning at 10 o'clock. The Needlecraft Red Cross unit win meet in the basement of the Ensley High 1 land Presbyterian church at which time ! dolls will be dressed
 The Sesame club will meet with Mrs. ] J. s Hall, 2Oo0 Avenue l, on Friday after | noon at 2:3o o'clock