The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-03
NEWS OF EN'SlEY

Realizing that early preparations are necessary for results in gardening the Ensley public has been invited to meet next Tuesday afternoon at the city hall at 3 o'clock to hear some experts on gardening. A committee, composed of H. D. Lewis and Robert E. Chadwick, has been appointed by the food prepared ness and marketing bureau of Birming ham to plan the meeting. The speakers will be H. s. Mobley of Arkansas. who has the largest garden In the world. and originated the bulkless potato; Mrs. Adda F. Howie of Wisconsin. who is the worlds greatest dairy woman; J. A. Brownlg of Arkansas, prominent live stock raiser of the south. MT. Mobley will be the chief speaker In Ensley as his line is of greater interest to the community.
 The Rev. Emory F. Washburn. for four years pastor of the Italian Presbyterian mission on Avenue I and Seventeenth street. has asked the North Alabama presbytery to release him from his pres ent work and has offered his services to the Army Mems Christian association for work at the cantonments.
 Mrs J. c. Brumbaugh was hostess to the Ensley Highland chapter of the Del phian club yesterday afternoon. The subject for the afternoon was Baby lonia,'' with Mrs. Lawrence Pennington leader.
 The Hypatian Literary club will meet this afternoon at o'clock with Miss Gertrude McLatchey as hostess at the home of Mrs. Addison Hazen on Palmer avenue.
 The many Ensley friends Of Harry P. Shivers will regret to learn of his un- timely death at Indiana Harbor, Ind, Monday afternoon. The remains passed through Birmingham yesterday en route to his boyhood home at Montevallo, where interment will take place today. He is survived by a wife and weeks old baby
 MT. Shivers made his home in Ensley for several years and left here to go with the Inland Steel company at In diana Harbor.
 Mrs M. II McDowell was called to Flat Water, Ten Tuesday by the severe ill., ness of tei aldest sister, Mrs. Bettie IIix. ssa piace.
 At ns@4ng ot the Daughters of Scotland sser 2 plans were ccm- pleted for ,N s lion of Burns an-
 niversary. to na.a the Eagles hall on the evenin ot Tan %y 9. An ex- cellent programme is ssar srepared and the proceeds of tne siensa ion will go to local Red Gross
 The advisory conn .4ea d local vol
 unteer workers of Aa eA ley Presby- terian mission will fss the mission with Miss Lillian Ed friday after noon. The advisory ofsa 5 composed of Mrs. Bowron, M 8a ester. Mrs. Witherspoon and Mra fiav 4f Birming- ham, Mrs. Swallow Of s ger and Mrs. Wynne of Ensley.
 Seyenty-five Schildren a1lnor school have joined the chi liaf0s'a Red Cross unit, formed at the saNcH by Mrs. Charles T. Owen 1uesss5 afternoon. Work mapped out for ne @Aiit.rens units will be done, such ss inning tow els. making bed slipper #aG handlSer- chiefs The children enthusiastic hover their work and tlic ings will be
 held immediately affs- s@Hooi each Wednesday afternoon. york of the 1 younger children win b. getad by Miss Hester Pratt and Bt*s Iendenhol, while the older ones ss Aa under the direction of Miss Esthsr sil and Mrs l A. F. Cowan.
 1 The Cosmos club will lieas NHiday aft
 ernoon with Mrs. N. H. at Shady | side