The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
NE W ENSLEY STORE
 ID COST $50,000|
Modern Building Planned For Use Of Drug Store and
 Physician
ENsLEY BUREAU l THE AGE-HERALD ! EpsIey. Ala, Jan, [

The contract prlCe TUT tue HS" | building to be erected by Jack E. Lindsay corner of Avenue F and Nine- teenth street is given at 5o,ooo, ac- cording to announcement Monday. This cost does not take into account other contracts on the work which will make the cost much greater than this figure.
 It was stated Monday that work of construction would begin not later than January IS as orders were placed Monday and others are to be placed | Tuesday for the materials to be.used ] in the construction. According to re- ports the building will be continu- ation of the three already constructed from the Alley corner towards Ave nue, and will be of brick as the others are. It is also stated that the corner will be constructed especial ly for a drug store. ... l The second floor of this new butld- ing will be used exclusively for phy- sicians, it Is stated, and there has been made several leases by well known physicians for space in those quarters. It was explained that the physicians in Ensley who are occu- pants of the space in the Lindsay block would have rooms especially prepared and that many conveniences I ttcable except in a structure designed for that class of tenants. This will I be. so far as is known the first and only office building in this district occupied exclusively by physicians. It is understood that similar proposi- in Birmingham but never material ized.
 tion with the details of the Lindsay building will open up, so to speak, the 1924 building program in Ensley It is stated that other buildings are under consideration which will give an impetus to building construction | in Ensley which will overshadow any developments in this section except the gigantic ones under projection | by the United States Steel corporation ing believe the tenants will be ablf | to move into the new structure with l in 90 days at the outside.
 MISSION LARGELY ATTENDED Remarkably we'll" was the de- scription by Rt. Rev. Charles M. | Beckwith. bishop of the Episcopal church in Alabama. when asked Monday how the mission started, this week. Despite the intense cold of Sunday, St. Johns church was filled to hear the opening address of the series. Rev Edmonds Bennett. D. D., rector of St. Johns. was also well pleased with the beginning. The mission will continue every night this week on Christian funda- 1O:30 o'clock Bishop Beckwith will lecture on the book of common pray CT as used by the Protestant church in America. The latter lectures are perhaps of more interest to com municants of his church than to members of other congregations, al- though everyone is invited.
 Bishop Beckwith is we'll known in Ensley and has many trends here who are giving him q cordial well come. He said Monday that it was rare privilege to be in this district. and that he was glad of the oppor- tunity of conducting the mission in this city.
 TYLER HEADS MERCHANTS
 P. H. Tyler. president and general manager of the Tyler Jewelry com pany. and one of Ensley's most pub lie spirited leaders, will be inau- gurated president of the Ensley As sociated Merchants and Business Men Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in the inferior court room. He has been named by nominating commit tee as president of the association, and will succeed John A. Smith, who retires from the presidency after a year of work.
 Aside from Mir. Tyler. officers to be installed Tuesday will include isadore Goldstein as first vice pres ident, and Robert F. Ham. as second vice president. Both of the vice presidents have been devoted work CTS for the merchants association, Claud Eubanks will continue as sec retary of the association.
 TO ENTERTAIN PREACHERS
 Rev. Edmonds Bennett, D. D., rec tor of St. Johns church, will enter tain the clergymen of Ensley at luncheon Tuesday to meet Bishop c. M. Beckwith. They will dine at the rectory on Ensley Highlands. Those attending will include Rev. William H. Mansfield. Rev. D. H.. Griffin, hev: F; C. Scott, Rec. l.. A. Bru- nett and Bishop Beckwith. Invita- tfons have also been extended to per- sons outside of the clergy, it is stated.
 BAND INSTRUMENTS ARRIVE
 Frof Elmer B. Smith, principal of the Ensley High school, Monday an nounced the arrival of half the in . struments to be used in the hirh school band which Is undergoing a complete reorganization. It is stated that 97 pieces. will be used in the or ganization when it is finally com pleted. of which half had arrived at the high school. It is stated that boys of the schools are enrolling as members and that soon this section will be able to boast of a live and worth while organization.
 TO ADDRESS KIwANIANs
 It was announced Monday that Rt. Rev. C.. M. Beckwith, Episcopal bishop of Alabama. would be the principal speaker at the Ensley Xii wants club luncheon to be held Bishop Beckwith has many friends among the members of the Ensley club and his address is being antici- pated with considerable interest. He will be accompanied by Rev. Ed monds Bennett, D.D., whose guest chairman of the entertainment com nittee of the Kiwanis club, said Monday there will be other interest ing plans made for the meeting Thursday.
 MERCHANTS TO BANQUET EnSley Associated Merchants will meet at banquet to be given Tues day night at the Masonic temple, to which have been invited their wives and friends. The banquet will mark the end of the administration of John A. Smith as president of the associa- tion and the beginning of the term of P. H. Tyler. who will have been installed as president during the morning. The program will consist of music by band from the high school; , I taf ~aI ta.V foyN Snh .