The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-26
COUNCILL SCHOOL
CLOSES THURSDAY
DR.. Geo. r. Stuart Fills
Pulpit At Ensley
Church
(Ensley Bureau)

Prof w. r. Wood, principal of the
Councill school for negro children, will
combine the graduation exercises of his
school into one program to be given
Thursday night at the Methodist
church for colored people. The prin-
cipal address will be delivered by Will
liam E. Turnipseed, president of the
Kiwanis club of Ensley, who was at
one time a teacher. The certificates of
promotion will be delivered to the stu
dents by Clyde w. Ennis.
The program will include the rendi-
ton of several plantation melodies by
the mixed sextette of the Councill school
which has appeared often at public en-
tertainments here. The exercises will
be attended by a committee of 10 mem
bers of the Ensley Kiwanis club.
DIR. Stuart Preaches-The Rev.
George r. Stuart, pastor of the First
Methodist church of Birmingham, de-
livered the sermon at the Ensley
Methodist church Sunday morning. He
was greeted by an unusually large audi
ence. DR.. Stuart was introduced by
Rev. William H. Mansfield.
Grammar School Promotions
Twenty-three seniors from the Pratt
City grammar school will be given pro-
motion certificates to the Ensley High
school Thursday morning. The exer-
cises will begin at 10 o'clock with an
address. There will be a musical pro-
gram and all persons interested in the
school are invited to attend. Prof. Ell
mer o. Sanders is principal of the
school and will preside at the exercises
Judge Mayfield Speaks-Judge Vir.
ginia Mayfield will deliver the prin,
cipal address to the promoted students
from the Minor grammar school Thurs.
day evening. The exercises will be
held at the Ensley Highland Presby-
Bowman, principal of the school. will
dressed by +. d. Macarthur, a member
of the board of education. The pro-
gram arranged by the Minor faculty in.
cludes several interesting features and
the public is invited to attend.
Partnership DissOlves-The partner
ship of DR.. w. w. McTyeire and DIR. A.
B. Townsend, dentists, has been dis.
continued, the latter moving Saturday
to his new offices in the Lindsay build
ing. DR.. McTyeire will retain the of
fees in the building, corner Avenue E
and Nineteenth street, which he has
occupied for a long time.
1nvesture Service-The ceremony OF
investure, one of the most interesting
of Boy Scout formalities, was observed
at the Ensley Highland Presbyterian
church Sunday evening before an in
terested audience. The program was
arranged by Prof. Charles p. Bow
man, head of troop No. 10. Several
scouts participated in the ceremony.
An address was delivered by Rev. u.
s. Pitts, pastor of the Ensley High
land Methodist church, and one on
Boy Scout work was given by Jack
Nagley. The ceremony was preceded
by musical program, arranged by
Miss Ellen Dupuy.
George Lee Buried-George Lee,
Chinese, who died Saturday, will be
buried Monday afternoon in Oakland
cemetery after funeral services by the
Rev. Thad L. Mcdonald, pastor of the
Fairfield Methodist church. Lee was,
for some time, an employee Of Karl
Landegrebe, superintendent of the Ems
ley works, but was lately employed
at the Fairfield plants. Bell of Fair
field has charge of the services. Lee
has no relatives here, he having come
to America from China alone, when he
was IL years of age.
Stores COmbined-The Daniels Fur
niture company and the Wells1Tal-
madge Furniture have effected a con-
solidation, it being announced that Mr..
Wells of the latter firm will be asso-
ciated with the Daniels company as
salesmanager. The Wells-Talmadge store
will be occupied by the Green FQrni-
ture company and will be managed by
Mr.. Green, one of the Daniels COM
pany's Oldest employees.