The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-24
DELPHIAN-TH IAN
SOCIETIES VICTORS
IN ENSLEY DEBATE
Defeat Their Rivals by Score
of SAB to 519-W. B.
SaWlS Is Dead
at Age 70
ENsLEY BUREAUl
THE AGE-HERALD !
Eualaw Ala Feb %


The Delphian and ITALIAN Literary
societies of the Ensley High school
won the semi-annual debate, which
was held Friday afternoon at Ahe
high school auditorium before Nthe
student body and a number of Wis
itors. The subject of the debate was:
Resolved, That the President of the
United States Should Appoint Com
mission With Power to Act to Settle
the Dispute Between the Railroad
Owners and the Railroad Work ers,"
and the affirmative which was up
held by Herbert Osborne of the Del
phian and Miss Lucille Cannon of the
Thalian defeated Hudson Shumate of
the Shakespearean and Miss Myrtle
Bennett of the Argonians.
The debate was one of the best
ever held at the local high school and
the Judges who kept score ef the
points reported 548 to 519 in favor of
the affirmative. Professor Green of
the Simpson High school; Professor
Benton of the Bush school and Pre-
fessor Marris Of Howard college
acted as judges.
of the Delphian Literary society held
their annual banquet which was at
tended by over 100 members and their
friends. Harry DeLaRue acted as
POSTMASTER for the occasion and dur
ing the affair short talks were made
by Mrs. ]. ]. Nickles, Mrs. A. D. Style,
Mr.. Sechriest, Mr.. Baer, Albert
Nickle, newly elected president of the
society, and several others.
w. d. sAwLs DIES
The body of w. B. Sawls, age 70
years, who died at the late residence
in Wylam Friday afternoon, will be
sent to Epps, Ala, by Echols &
Angwin, undertakers, where burial
will take place Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. The deceased is survived
by five sons, w. H. Sawls and G. II.
Sawls of Fairfield; Ed Sawls of Epps,
Ala, ]. D. Sawls of Adamsville and
A. G. Sawls of Chattanooga; two
daughters, Mrs. o. H. Mcmillan Of
Memphis, Tenn, and Miss Maude
sister, Mrs. Little of Lake Charles.
La.
MISS IRENE GRANGER WEEDS
An announcement of wedding
which comes as a surprise to the
many friends of the young couple is
that of Miss Irene Granger and Mr..
w. S. McGaughey. The wedding was
solemnized at the pastorium of the
HlKe Avenue baptlSJ Cnurcn at
o'clock, with Rev. Theo Harris off
ciating. The bride was unusually
pretty in a dress Lf midnight blue
canton crepe with hat and accessories
to match. She wore a corsage of
brides roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Gaughey will reside in Fairfield.
About $50 people attended the ban
quet given at the Fairfield Methodist
church by the losing side in the con-
test among members of the mems
Sunday school class of that church.
This contest has been going On for
several weeks, with r. L. Bell as cap
tain of the victorious Reds and j. j.
Truck was captain of the Blues. The
class has an enrolment of lbs MEM
bers. The POSTMASTER for this affair
was F. ]. Mccoy, teacher of the
class.
The following speakers took part
on the program: w. NJ. Mcdonald,
field secretary CT the Sunday school
board of the - y I'll Alabama. confer
ence; J. Ellis Brown, S. c. King and
Rev r. L. Mcdonald, pastor of the
Fairfield Methodist church. A very
entertaining musical program was
also given, including several vocal
solos, by Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. I.
Morris and H. F. Hall, and an instru-
mental duet by Mrs. 7. D. Temple and
Elton Morris. The committee who
planned and arranged the banquet
Newbold, F. w. Stevens, C. r. Adkins,
T. J. Shirley, ]. e. Box, DR.. Simpson,
Fred Spitingoles and J. j. Trucks.