The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
PRATTCITY BANK
 OPENS SATURDAY
To Complete Final Plans For S25,000 Drive For Howard
 School
lENsLEY nUREAul

Formal opening of the Pratt. City Savings bank will be held Saturday at 9 o'clock, concluding during the late afternoon. Tine opening of this our newest financial institution in this sec tion will attract large gathering of friends to bid the officials well in their enterprise. The president of the bank. A. NJ. Grimsby of Fayette, will deliver an address as part of the program. There will also be short talk by A. D. Jackson, superintendent of the state banking department from Montgomery. The bank officials will be present to meet the visitors who call. The Pratt City business men have arranged to provide music for the opening while the interior of the bank will be decorated with palms and cut flowers.
 The bank has been formed during the past four weeks among the business men of Pratt City, 71 of whom are stock holders.
 Opening of the Pratt City Savings bank will give this section four banks with another in prospect at Fairfield. Those already established are the Bank of Ensley, Bank of Alabama, First National at Fairfield and the Pratt City Savings. It has been announced that the Fairfield Savings Bank and Trust company will be opened within a short time.
 Several bankers from Ensley, F,ir. field and Birmingham will call on the officers of the new bank at Pratt City Saturday.
 Joint Class Nfeeting-The mems class of the Ensley Christian church will attend Sunday school at the First Methodist church Sunday morning i'll a joint service with the Wesley Bible class of the latter church. 1t was stated Friday that the lesson would be taught by Hugo l.. Black of Bir- mingham, a bible student widely known in this district. The teacher of the Ensley Christian church class is sam uel c. King, while William Turnipseed is the teacher of the Wesley ciass These two officers will be present and assist in the opening of the work. 1t was stated Saturday that over 500 men are expected to attend the joint meeting Sunday, plans have been made to take care of large number of visitors.
 To Address Teachers--Rev. William H. Mansfield of Ensley, will address the high school teachers of Birming- ham at the Phillips high school Sat urday morning, following an invita- tion from Elmer E. Smith principal of the Ensley high.
 The subject for the address of the local clergyman has not been an- nounced, but it is understood he will discuss the possibilities of co-opera- tion between the church and the school and religious educational development that have taken place in this section lately.
 School Orchestra Entertains-The Ensley high school orchestra entertained the students with a program during the assembly hour Friday, consisting of several difficult pieces which were executed by the young musicians with rare skill. The rerditions were also heard by pr. Brown, of Birmingham, and other officials of the sch oois.
 Finish Brive Plans--The committee from various Ensley associations to have charge of the solicitations of funds for the Howard high school will hold meeting Tuesday to make final for the drive for $25, 900, the local donation towards the school. James Dupuy, chairman of the com mitee, said. Friday the work would be of next week.