The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-19
CHURCH ADDITION
TO COST $4,000
Handsome New Structure
To Be Erected In
Ensley
(EnsIey Bureau

| Construction will start soon on a
new $4,000 Sunday school building
| for the Ensley Methodist church on
the newly acquired quarter block on
Avenue G and Twentieth street, accord
ing to announcement Friday.
The present Sunday school annex on
that property will be discontinued and
the parsonage, now occupying, az lot
next door to the church, will be moved
to the site now used for the annex.
A handsome park area will be built
around the property, thereby elimina-
ting the present unsightly sheds.
The new Sunday school room will
be connected with the present church
building and will be modern and at
tractive in every detail. Construction
will be of brick. ef
Plans call for structure adequate
to care for socila activities of the Sun
day school as well as for large class
rooms for boys, girls, the mems classes
and the primary departments.
Special Easter Services-Elaborate
Easter services. featuring special mu-
steal programs, have been arranged for
practically every church in Ensley.
An interesting cantata will be rem
dered Sunday night at the First Bap-
fist church by an augmented chorus in
Guiding some of the best singers in the
city.
Programs suitable to the occasion
also have been planned at the Meth
odist and Presbyterian churches.
New Road Ready-The Eighth ave-
nue. road which has for years been I'M
der fire from residents wanting it per-
manently improved, will be open for
traffic within few days. The last
remaining gap through the. Bush prop
critics from OwentOn TO .Shadyside is
complete and only a little surfacing
remains to be cmopleted. There has
been some disappointment over the road
for only half of it has been improved.
The right hand drive through the prop
erty remains in the same condition as
before the war, while a 30-foot strip
on the left drive coming to Ensley
has been paved. The traffic congestion
on Third avenue will be much lessened
when the new road is opened.
Fishermen ReturR-L. r. Vines and
Rev. David NJ. Gardner returned to
Ensley Friday morning. from a short
fishing trip to the Warrior river, and
were acquainting their friends with de-
tails of their trip relating the num-
Der of fish caught and other interest
ing details of their initial trip of the
season.
Mellon Improvde-M. p. Mellon.
construction engineer for the Tennessee
company at Fairfield was downtown
Friday following an illness of several
days at his home on Ensley High
lands. His friends will be pleased to
know thath e, is much improved.
Jack WilkersOn BuFied-Owing to
the late arrival of relatives. funeral
serricse over the remains of Jack Viii
,kerson. aged years. were not held
until Fridya afternoon, services were
conducted at the Ensley Methodist
church with Rev. William H. Mans
field and Rev. j. o. Kimbrough officia-
ting. The death of the lad was the
cause of widespread sorrow here, es-
pecially among the boys that knew him.
| lnterment was in Elmwood cemetery
with Echols and Angwin in charge.
EnsIey VictOriOus-The Ensley high
school base ball team defeated Leeds
IN the opening game of the season
Thursday by a. score of ) and 2. The
game was played on the Tennessee COM
pany field. The local team indicated
that its training had been thorough
and they gave fine exhibition. The
schedule, after the Ensley- Boyles game
Friday will be: Tuesday, Shades Ca
haba at the latter school Thursday.
Corner high at the latter place and
Shelby high in Celumbiana next Fri
da yand Saturday.
To Present Cantata-SacredN Canta-
ia. "The Holy City" will be given Sun