The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-26
TO START DRIVE
 FOR SCHOOL AID
Ensley District To Raise $25, 5,00O To Secure Location Of Pro-
 posed Howard High School
(ENSLEY BUREAC)


 James Dupuy, chairman of the Ems ley composite committee, has called q meeting for ? 80 o'clock Thursday aft ernoon in the directors room of the Bank of Ensley, when plans for rais- ing $25, 900 for the Howard High school will be gone over.
 The school is scheduled to open in September, and 1t is hoped to launch the proposed campaign and interest the residents of this section in the municipal gift in order that the open ing might not be delayed. The com posite committee is composed of mem bers of the Ensley Associated Mer- chants, the civic clubs and others of Ensley, all of whom are urged to at tend the meeting. All the territory west. of Owenton Is also invited to participate in the gift of the school. The Ensley Baptist church will do- nate to the school all of its property in Ensley located on Eighteenth street and Avenue G, and the school has se- cured options on adjoining properties near the library, which it is proposed to use as campus. Properties to be donated to, the Howard school will be
  stated, following the proposal of the church to erect their new building i'm mediately.
 Property to be donated by the church will be remodeled by school officials as to be suitable for use for class rooms, it is stated.
 Citizens of Ensley are said to be deeply interested in plans for bring ing the Howard High school to Ensley, and it is predicted that little trouble will be experienced in securing the whole-hearted co-6peration of the en- funds.
 Discuss, Bond Issue
 Civic clubs of Ensley will be ac- quainted with proposed bond issues to be launched in Birmingham for the schools of that city during the next few days. It is believed that the clubs of this city will be vitally inter- ested in plans to issue bonds, and will voice their opinion immediately they are acquainted with the move. Class Banquet
 Losers in the recent brotherhood class contest entertained the winners at banquet in the dining room of the Ensley Christian church Friday night.
 A feature of the banquet was the announcement by the pastor, Rev. D. H. Griffin, of the impending battle be- tween the men and women of the church for an increased membership. Over 125 members of the class were present, including the teacher, Samuel H. King.
 Rival teams in the new contest are aynaptod f0 gaf ct rtad .uithip ba ,oxt few days.
 To Teach Glass
 Elmer E. Smith, principal of the Ensley High school, will teach the Wesley Bible class of the First Method ist church at the Sunday morning hour in place of William F. Turnipseed. Considerable interest is being taken in the Sunday morning lesson by the class.
 Decorate Church
 The First Methodist church of Ems ley will be decorated Saturday by the combined women's clubs of Ensley, preparatory to the presentation Sun day of the Tyler Merit cup to Mrs. Cecile Wilson. The exercises will be held in the church auditorium, instead of at St. Johns church, as was for merly planned. because of the addi- tional space to care for the large crowd expected.
 Rev. William H. Mansfield will pre- side at the meeting and P. H. Tyler, donor of the cup, will make an ad- dress. The loving cup was awarded to Mrs. Wilson on decision of the judges that she had rendered the most un- selfish and lasting service to the com. munity of which she is resident
 Interest In Bank
 Announcement in The Age Herald Friday of the proposed new state bank at Fairfield was received with inter- est in Ensley, due to the close prox- unity of the two cities, and coming, as 1t does, immediately following the com pletion of the federal census which gives that town a population of over 1000 residents.
 Developments in that community are always received in Ensley with con- siderable interest
 Work Progresses
 Concrete foundations on the new $50,000 Lindsay building in Ensley were poured Friday, and work has now commenced on that structure in earnest. Holley X Davis, contractors for the building, state they will prob ably finish the work on quicker record than was at first believed possible. New tenants are expected to occupy the structure during the early sum- mer.
 Upper floors will be used exclusive ly by physicians, and the corner store by q well-known drug firm of this city.
 Examine Books
 lniners from Montgomery a't to complete their period i' alton of the banks of this S"'' noon Saturday. The two EE lks are stated to have been foin. aetter financial condition than for time past, and it is stated officials were congratulated on the splendid showing made.
 Announcements
 Dr. J. w. O'Hara. formerly of Ala bama, now SuDerintendent of tho