The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-08
ENSLEY WELCOMES $.
 NE WEST CONCE ERN.
Daniel Furniture Company Ready For Formal 0pen-
 ing Thursday
ENSLEY BUREAU THE AGE-HERALD EnsIeY. Ala. Nov. 2

The formal opening of the Danlel Furniture company will take place Thursday. Friday and Saturday. The store will remain open during the three days until p. m. The occu- pancy by the Daniel Furniture com pany of the new building just com pleted. is of wide interest in Ensley, marking the astonishingly rapid growth of a new business concern in Ensley and reflecting the bound less business opportunities of this section of Birmingham. The com pany is headed by w. Eugene Dan- iel, who came to Ensley about two years ago and started modest store on Avenue E directly opposite the new store, purchasing concern that apparently had not met with the best of success. From that 1t has developed into one of the larger concerns of this section
 The building occupied by MT. Dam iel has been constructed within to days by Ramsay and Mccormack and takes place as being the most rapidly erected building in this sec tion. The company will have more floor space in the building than any store of similar business west of Birmin gham, it was stated Wednes- day. The building is two stories high, built of brick and concrete and adjoins the Franklin theatre. For years it has been the ambition Of local business men to see build ing on this site rather than two weiner stands that were of constant detraction from the principal avenue of Ensley.
 Over 10000 circulars and 1000 at Inactive invitations were mailed Wednesday to the customers and friends of the company. They have been bidded to the opening and It is expected that the store will be crowded during the three opening days.
 Souvenirs For Ladies.
 It was stated Wednesday that souvenirs would be given to the la dies and that music would be of- fered during the afternoon and eve ring for the three days. The com pany has ordered 1900 carnations a be given to the ladies that call and other attractive souvenirs will De offered
 MT. Daniel has arranged unique feature for the opening. Visitors will be given a card on which has been listed several articles of furni- ture with the ordinary prices. t is planned to have the visitors bid on the items after seeing on the card the regular value. To the highest bidder the articles will be awarded. This contest has already excited wide interest.
  that have visited Ensley, give the opinion that the stock purchased by Mir. Daniel is one of the most at tractive in the Birmingham district. It comprises everything one may need in the furniture line and is said to be among the most attractive ip the entire Birmingham district.
 TO VOTE ON SCHOOL
 The congregation of the Ensley +sa.4 .Ia,, rat1 Ia.a 411 1a1 to vote on the proposed Howard College High school after the morn ing service Sunday. The proposi ton is to back up the action of the officials of the church in offering the school the real property of the church Tn Ensley under such terms as to make 1t an almost certainty that the high school will be located in this city. The situation has been explained to the members by Rev. David M. Gardner, pastor of the church, and only the formality of voting is to be observed
 Following the action of the con- gregation It IS expected that plans Tor obtaining the school for Ensley will be given decided impetus and that concrete steps will be taken without delay in getting the college hign- school under way
 At the Kiwanis club meeting Thursday, it is probable some action will be taken while the Merchants association will take action at it's meeting next Tuesday night at the ban quet as planned The members of She Kiwanis club composing a com mittee have already become ac quainted with the plans and the de- tails so that if the report is pre- sented Thursday as expected, indi cations are that the entire proposal will be indorsed. The civic indorse ment of the school carries with it the pledge to raise s25,000 as a gift from Ensley and the western part ot Birmingham to the school Indorse- ments by various civic bodies is necessary to obtain the necessary backing.
 The opinion exists here that noth- ing that has developed in Ensley for some time is quite as important as