The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-05
ENSLEY KIWANIANS DEMAND RETURN OF DR. MANSF HELD
Draft Resolutions Asking The Return Of Popular
 Pastor
FNSLEY BUREAU ! TIFF. AGE-IIERALD
 EnsIey, Ala, Oct. 4 J

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 EnsIey. Ala, Oct. 4J
 By unanimous vote, the kiWanls club at it's meeting Thursday dratted a resolution requesting the return to the First Methodist church or Rev. William H. Mansfield. The request will be made in formal note I2 tue Rev Keener Matthews, presiding elder of the Bessemer district, WAo is the immediate superior of the local minister. The request in turn Will 70 to Bishop Murrah, who will preside at the North Alabama conference to he held here this month. The eluo also requested the return to the Bessemer district of Rev. Mir. Mat thews a resident of Ensley, and ike Mir Mansfield, member of the kl~ wanis club. Similar action regarding MT. Mansfield has been taken by the board of stewards of his church.
 The motion to have the formal re- quest made to MT. Matthews was ap- plauded by the members of the Ems ley club, every one of whom is fond of "Biil" Mansfield, accredited with being one of the most popular mn isters ever stationed in Ensley. This popularity and esteem extends to every class of local citizens.
 The meeting of the club was held at the Ensley Christian church for the first time. The ladies of the church served the luncheon and for three weeks the meetings will be held at that point, excepting the night of October 23, when Jules Brazil VIII be entertained by the Ensley club with all other clubs i'll this district as guests.
 Announcement was made Thursday that at the meeting next week Con- gressman Oliver of Tuscaloosa, who is said to be considering the race for the United States Senate, will address the club. Announcement 60 this effect was received with interest at the meeting. President William E. Turnipseed explained details rela- tive to classification of members and what steps would have to be taken to obtain membership in the club. This explanation followed the meet ing in Ensley Wednesday between Henry H. Cobb of Birmingham and the director of the local organiza- tion Tn addition to the explanation of MT. Turnipseed, announcement was made by James Dupuy of the Night with Brazil" which is ex- pected to draw at least 200 Kiwanians and their guests to Ensley. He said a charge of $f would be made, that the entertainment would be at the Masonic hall and that the Birming ham, Bessemer and Fairfield clubs would be invited to participate in the reception. Guests of the club at the luncheon included; P. H, Tyler, Neil Hutchins. Mir. Kelly of the Su- peGlOT LufnDeG company, ReV. U. Ii. Griffin and Dr. Mason.
 GEORGE FIELDS RETURNS
 After five weeks travel in the west, where he was eXtensiYely-entert tained, George NJ Fields of Fields Goodwin returned home Thursday. His friends while riding in an automobile from in Ensley will regret to know that Denver to Colorado Springs, MT. Fields was seriously hurt and was
  days. He is quite well again, however. MT. Fields said Thursday that the west was a country of rare charm and that every one visiting that sec- tion W2s impressed with the hospi- tarfty of it's people and the business Volumn that seems to be constantly growing. He was a guest at several kfwanis functions, being a member of the Ensley club. MT. Fields said the fact that he was from an in- dustrial section caused him to ee queried on many points about this district and that a wide Impression prevailed that this district was destined to be the great industrial community of North America.
 KREss MANAGER RESIGNS
 L. R. Murray, manager of Kress & Co. in Ensley, has resigned his place, effective within few days, and will enter the wholesale candy business in Birmingham with a company in which Gov. N. l.. Miller is interested MT. Murray has a wide circle of friends ii Ensley who will regret his leaving this community. He is an earnest worker in the First Metho- dist church and actively Identified with many civic improvements of inn rortance. A successor to MT. Mur- ray has not been appointed.
 TO ATTEND CONVENTION
 John Angwin of Echols x Angwin, president of the state board of em- balmers, will leave Tuesday for h. dlanapoI1S to attend a national meet ing and will also attend a meeting of the National Undertalsrs' association in Pittsburg. MT. Angwin has been member of the state board for many years, 5 of which has been as president. He is widely known among members of his profession in many parts of the country He will be away from Ensley two or three weeks.
 OFF TO ATLANTA
 D. F. Knapp, president of the Ems ley Motor company, is in Atlanta at tending conference and demonstra- tion of Ford dealers for the southern states. He expects to return to Ems ley within a few days.
 MRS. DUNCAN SOLOIsT
 It was announced Thursday that Mrs. North Duncan will be soloist at the Wesley Bible class of the Ensley Methodist church Sunday morning Officials of the class were much gratified to be able to secure a prom ise from Mrs. Duncan to sing for them and it is believed her presence will assist in bringing out some ad- ditional members Sunday morning. In this connection announcement was made Thursday before the Kiwanis club by J. Miles Sprague that the drive for every man in this district to iOin a Rihla ola was gre g T, rr