The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-05
NEWSOF ENSLEY

l The Dangers of Democracy is tn,
 subject to be discussed by the four 'ste men at the picture houses in Ems. ! ley this week, beginning last night witt
 M. H. Mcdowell as speaker. Tonight S C. King will talk. Wednsday night Fred 1 c. Moore. Thursday J. w. Minor and 1 Friday H. G. Sanders. The large nightly attendance of the picture theatres prom | ises the speakers good audiences and the instruction of a large part of the population on this all-important subject l Tn police court yesterday morning John Jereb, who was taken in custody when alighting from train in Pratt City Saturday morning, was fined s53 for hav- l ing whisky in his possession.
 l Mrs. Jodie Morrow and l.. M. Shelton
 were fined $53 for violating the prohibit Ition law.
 l Robert Hill received SIS fine for es-
 lcaping, from the street gang six weeks
 | ago.
 l Seven prisoners of the Ensley jail were
 1 fined s25 each for an attempt made Sat Iurday night to escape by breaking JaiH I The attempt was discovered by Cap | tain Cochrane of the Ensley police force. 1 Walter Evans, white, was given g i fine for driving past street car thai had it's gates open.
 ] Charles Williams, Mamie Davis' 1 Sarah Kemp Willie Blanchard, w. k. Riley and Pear1y Matthews were fined \ SIC each for disorderly conduct and seven negroes were each fined $l0 for gaming
 l The 'Novelry," given at the high school last Friday night under the direction and auspices of the Athletic association will be repeated Friday night, March 8, by request. The pro- gramme, which was an unusually good \ one given in excellent vaudeville style, l fellows: Overture, Bertram Keller, 1 Gladys Lyle, Carol Gardner, act [. High school band directed by MT. Sewell. Act 2, dances, peasant, clown, l n,oonbean. Act 3, Doughnuts, John Hassler, Jim Armstrong. Act 4, some music, Ensley High Glee club. Act | ,, See Them" Allen Cannon. Act 6, l "Flapjacks," the tumbling boys. Act 1 [, Ma gic,' Ray Hassler. Act s, pam tomime, directed by Miss Moore. Act l 3, High School orcestra, Miss Minnia
 McNeil, pianist: Miss Evalyn Going, director. Act 10. minstrels, by Ragged Brothers. Mir. Simpson, interlocutor l The proceeds of this entertainment will go to beautifuy the school 1, grounds. Tickets are on sale at the box office at high school and can also Dc secured from students.
 The Sesame Literary club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs R. r
 Palmer. 1720 Jefferson avenue l Mrs H. M. Cowart. president of the Twentieth Century Mothers club, re- I quests good attendance at the quar- terly meeting at the w. c. T. U. rooms this morning at 10:30 o'clock Re-
 ports from all mothers clubs will be made.
 Red Cross unit No. 3 will meet in the primary rooms of the Baptist church this morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. A. H. Sawyer, chairman of the Wylam Red Cross unit, has made her report for February. The garments completed for one month were Twen- ty-three bed shirts, 21 pajamas 16 triangular bandages, undershirts, g operating caps and 15 muslin under garments. making a total of 235 gar ments Mrs. J. W. Beddow who is in charge of the knitting, has turned in
 number of knitted garments also.
 The unit has an a11-day meeting each Friday