The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
Ensley Bureau
Accelerate
General Events
Phone Ensley s2s
TO WAGE FIGHT
ON ILLITERACY
First Baptist Membership
To Let Contract Soon
For New Building

V1sNsLEY BUREAE)
Club women of the Ensley district
will sell stamps on the streets of Ems
ley every day next week, in an effort
to secure funds towards the elimination
of illiterarcy in the state of Alabama.
During the past week the purpose OF
the sales mas been explained to all OF
the organizations of tlfis district by rep
resentatiyess of the clubs, so that the
average citizen would be informed of
| the situation as it exists in this state.
| Leading women of Alabama prevailed
upon Gov. William w. Brandon, to pro-
claim the coming week Illiteracy Week,
during which funds to help eradicate
the evil will be asked of all patriotic
citizens.
Mrs. James A. Dupuy. chairman OF
the council of women's clubs, has stat
ed in public addresses that the war
work for which this district became
known was no greater duty than the
help asked during the coming week Tor
those who cannot read or write,
Booths will be located at the Bank
of Ensley. corner and Berney's phar-
macy with the Progressive Study club
in charge of the former and the Sesame
club the latter. Tuesday the Chryso-
lite club will be at the bank corner and
the Junior Thread of the Story at the
drug store and on Wednesday the Sen
Tor Thread of the story will be at the
bank corner.
The Delphian club will work Thurs
day at the bank and will have the
Ensley Jewish women selling at Ber-
a.. - l. 80 of
Fairfield will be at the bank and the
at the drug store. The final day, Sat
urday, will be handled by the Twen-
tieth Century Mothers club and the
Cunningham and Astor Chapters of the
Eastern Star.
To Let COntract-A committe COM
posed of L. r. Vines, J. w. Minor and
J. G. Darden. of the First Baptist
church have been given authority to
let contract for the construction of
the new church which will involve an
expenditure of $175,000.
1t was announced Saturday that the
committee was engaged in threshing
out details of the contract and that it
would be let during the next few days.
The church has secured large part of
its funds and it was stated that the
church would be ready for service dur
ing the latter part of the year.
Announcement PleaseS The an
nouncement of John w. Minor for a
member of the county board of educa-
ton was pleasing to his friends in Ems
ley He is not as young as formerly
and many, believed that he would not
offer again.. He is district trustee for
| the Kiwanis club and has contributed
literally of his time and means to every
progressive step in this community for
many years.
TO Deliver Lecture--Rev. Clifford
Gordan of Australia, who is the guest
of DIR. and Mrs. D. III. Griffin of the
Ensley Christian church., will address
union meeting of all local churches
Sunday afternoon at the Ensley MethO-
dist church. The speaker has travelled
$4,000 miles investigating prohibition
and is the author of a book recently
published giving his views on the pro-
hibitions situation in this country as
compafed to others he has visited.
During the morning he will teach the
Brotherhood class of the Ensley Chris
tan church and at the morning service
will deliver. the sermon in the place Of
DIR. Griffin.
Hear Canvass RepOrt-The First
Baptist congregation will learn Sunday
morning. of the details of the
canvass made last Sunday by 300 work
ers from that church when signatures
of 13,000 persons were secured in an
effort oascertain religious affiliations.
One Of the most interesting develop
ments ofsthe canvass was the fact that
the local church is capable of develop
ing a membership of 1900 persons in
Ensley. In an effort to secure the CO.
operation of that number, it is stated
that series of meetings will be started
Sunday, March 30, and will continue
for two weeks. The church is making
every effort to add literally to its
membership.
Dealers To Ce-Operate-All real es-
tate dealers in Ensley viii participate
in the booth to be maintained at the
Own-a-Home Exhibit which opens Mon
day at the former Age-Herald building
on Fifth avenue. Local firms have
been designated 2s hosts for each day
during the week and it was also an
nounced that representatives from the
women clubs of Ensley would be on
hand.
Sermon TOpics-Rev. William H.
Mansfield, pastor of the Ensley Method
list church will have for his subject
at the morning service "The Greatest
Problem" and for the evenin; "The In
come Tax DIR. Mansfield announced
Saturday that the evening services
would be featured with special music.
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