The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

large wholesale houses see to it that the
retailers are well supplied to meet the
reeds of the consumer.
With six up-to-date drug stores, an in
Urinary and numbers of doctors the dis
trict stands ready to fight epdemics of
any kind, to cure all ills curable or to
oe carefully embalmed at an up-to-date
undertaking concern if the above meas
ures fail. There is a cemetery. too, that
has been beautified in the past few years,
and Oakland promises to be in the nea-
future equal to any cemetery in the city
A number of garages in the downtown
section stand ready to give relief to de-
srairing autoists, and two attractive fillv
ing stations are conveniently located to
dispense free air and expensive gasoline.
The new sales and service building be-
ing erected on Avenue E by the Ensley
Motor company, of which d. P. Knapp is
president, will be a distinctive asset not
only to motorists but to the general APP
pearance of the street. When completed
the cost VIII be $4,000
SCHOOLS
with the exception of the magnificent
new high school building, Ensley has
made little advancement in providing for
the schooling of the children of the dis
trict during the past 10 years. although
plans are under way for new building
in Wylam, new grammar school on
Avenue j and new minor school build
ing. Mrs d. A. Echols is Ensley's rep
Iesentative on the board of education,
and many of the improvements are due
to her efforts. At present every gram
mar school is overfiowing and the high
schiol is full. These schools are all un-
der the supervision of the Birmingham
board.
The library was one of Ensley's first
achievements, and it now stands as the
civic center. During the past year a
branch was established at Ensley High
under the direction of Miss Calfee. the
very efficient librarian. The city re-
Gently redecorated the Interior of the
building after attention to it's con-
dition was called by the Ensley Woman $
Civic club.
CHURCHES.
Ten years have shown much growth in
the religious activities of Ensley, as
churches of every denomination stand
conspicuously on prominent corners invit-
ing people to worship and escape from the
ssrenuosities of the daily tolls.
There are row II churches in ensley !;
First Methodist, First Baptist, First
Presbyterian, First Christian, st. john
Episcopal, ST. Anthony's and St. Joseph's
Catholic churches in Ensley proper; the
Shadysiae Methodist and Pike Avenue
baptist at Shadysde, and Ensley High
lands Methodist and Ensley Highlands
Presbyterian, u. S. A.. on Ensley High
lands.
CLUBS
The social activities of Ensley are
conferred largely around the clubs OF
the district Fully $50 women are en-
gagged in the pursuit of knowledge
through literary clubs which have
practically materialized during the
past ten years, These clubs have been
a great factor in backing civic and
war work and in achieving success in
social and literary circles.
The Thread of the. Story Club of
which Mrs c. r. Walker is president
is The Oldest The Cosmos club, with
Mrs Louis Mackenzie president. ranks
second in age. The Sesame club, with
Mrs. NJ Fl. Mcdowell president. was
organized six years ago by Mrs M. ".
Averyt The Progressive, Study club
has Mrs. Henry Moore as it's organizer
and president, and the American Study
club is composed largely of young
matrons and school teachers. Mrs.
William Scholl is president. The Ems
lev Highlands Chapter of the Delphian
club has the study of history and
music as its main pursuit.
LODGES
Probably no city in the south can
boast Of as many fraternal orders as
Isnsley. brotherhood is greatly en-
phasized ni the various organizations
which bring the men. and in many in
stances women. of the district together
nightly.
The Masonic order leads the list Of