The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-15
.ENSLEY ID JET \
 NEW POSTOFF|CE G. L. Woods investigates Needs
 of the Tewn CITY DELIVERY ASSURED Plans Are Being Received for New Postoffice Building ana an Import ant Announcement Is Ex-
 pected In a Few Weeks.
CITY DELIVERY ASSURED

EnSley, OctoDer 1A-(Speclai.l l--G. l4. Woods, assistant superintendent of the postofrice department at Washington, has been in the city for two days inspecting the needs of the local office.
 He Is receiving bids and estimates on a new building for the office, and 1t is highly probable that a new and much larger building than the one now in use will be provided within short while.
 MT. Woods is also looking into the mat ter of providing Ensley with a system of free mall delivery With this end in view and to properly estimate the real needs of the city, MT. Woods was shown over the city today by Postmaster Clayton and Mayor N. w. Scott. The party visited the steel plant and other manufacturing plants in the city and also looked. over the residence portion of the city.
 The representative of the postoffice de- partment expressed himself as being very much surprised at the evident growth of the city. and especially its permanency. He was convinced by the many substan- tial improvements that are being made in the plants that Ensleys growth and prosperity is not transient and liable to fall below it's present high standard.
 The last four quarterly reports of the business of the Ensley postoffice showed the volume necessary to the establish ment of free delivery and the matter was taken up at once with the depart- ment. Along with the petition for the free delivery an appeal for more room in the office was sent. Mr. Woods visit is the result of this report and petition.
 A number of bids, plans and estimates have been submitted to MT. Woods today for a new postoffice building, and he Is considering all of them carefully. More plans are expected before the matter is finally closed, and the people may feel assured that Ensley will very soon be supplied with ample mail facilities and a complete system of city mail delivery. Additional clerk service in the office is another matter that Is receiving the at- tention of the postoffice officials.
 MT. Woods will be in the city for several days, and before he returns to Wash ington will possible have completed plans for the relief of the present conditions in the Ensley postoffice. An important an nouncement is expected within a few weeks
 Coming to Birmingham. A number of the members of the Gun ningham club which had a preliminary organization in this city last Thursday night will go to Birmingham to attend the meeting of the Birmingham Cunning ham club next Monday night.
 A special car will be provided for all who desire to attend, and will leave the city promptly at 7:S0 o'clock. A large crowd Is expected to attend. and 1t was announced this afternoon that a large delegation from the Wylam Cunningham club will join the party
 Wylam has a very enthusiastic Cunning ham club and bears the distinction of being the first club of the name and nature to be organized in the state.
 The club at Ensley will be permanent- ly organized one night next week when permanent officers will be elected and definite plans of campaigning mapped out
 Notes and Personals.
 The following ladies and gentlemen formed a. theatre party that attended the performance of Buster Brown at the Jefferson last night in Birmingham: Mrs. Chapin Miss Jamie Williams Miss Pauline Henderson, Miss Floy Sexton MT George Sexton MT. Charlie Williams, MT F. G. Fonville and Dr. w. M. McTeyere The Fortnightly club is preparing for 8 big ball at Perkins hall on Avenue F next Friday night, which promises to be one of the most delightful ever given by the club
 Miss Lottie Sawyer of Montgomery is visiting Mrs. Felix Fuller on Avenue F in this city, and Mrs. H. M. McTeyere of Fountain Heights.
 The Carnegie library committee met at the city hall this morning at 8 o'clock, but failed to award the contract for the building on account of some little misunderstanding as to the plans. The committee will meet again next Monday night and the contract will possibly Dc awarded at that time,
 Mrs. J. J. Walker returned tonight from Gadsden, where she has been for some time visiting relatives.
 J. W. Minor is in Pennsylvania, where he will spend several days with his la ther.