The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
MERCHANTS HEAR
 PRAISE FOR CITY
Ensley's Progress Policy Is Called Pattern For
 All District
cENsLEY BUREAU)

That Ensley was being patterned after by all the live communities of the < Birmingham district and that the pro- eressive pace set is difficult to keep up with, were two of the verbal bouquets given to the Ensley Associated Mer- chants Tuesday.
 The speaker was Secretary Osborne of the Bessemer Chamber of Commerce, principal speaker at the christening of Sfhe merchants dining room. The state ments of Mr Osborne were to the gen. eral effect that the organized movement in this community to first of all en- hance the civic value of the community and thereby create a greater trading volume, had been observed with more than passing interest by community ex' perts.
 He said that the publicity given this community by the activities of the mer' chants and other organizations had been If great value and that the entire dis trict had awakened to the fact that Ensley is forging ahead at a rapid rate { and peopled with progressive men in business and professional life.
 Aside from the optimistic and compli- mentary speech of Mir. Osborne the opening Tuesday was featured with musical numbers by Miss Gladys Kyle and Carrell Gardner. The various com mittee reports called for by President Tyler indicated that all work of the or sanization is progressing, especially that of the advertising committee which reported that one of the recently organized signs had been erected and others were on the way. Several new members were added to the rolls.
 Dr. Stuart Preaches-Dr. George R. Stuart of Birmingham delivered the ser mon at the Ensley Highland Presby- terian church Tuesday night, the sec ond of the series of meetings for the week. The church was filled to ca pacity and the audience was held in- terested for the remainder of the eve ming. The services Wednesday night will be conducted by Rev. B. c. Scott of Ensley. It is announced that the mid-week service at the First Presby- terian church has been deferred for a week in order that Rev. Scott could fill the engagement Wednesday night at the Ensley Highland church.
 Promotion Is Pleasing-Announce- ment of the promotion of A. F. Hilleke to manager of the So1vey Process com pany in The Age-Herald Tue: lay morn- ing created wide interest in Ensley where MT. Hilleke is widely known and where he lived for some time. He left here for Syracuse four years ago. Since that time he has drawn around him in Syracuse many members of the Ensley, Holt and Chattanooga organizations and has built up an unusually competent force for his department. It is expected that his elevation to tla management of the entire company will result in other promotions from the Birmingham dis ffict.
 Realtors To Meet-The Ensley Realty board will hold a meeting in the pas torium of the Ensley Baptist church Wednesday. James Dupuy, president of the board, will preside and it is stated that several matters will be up for dis cnssion. The board has under advise ment highway projects in this section which will be acted upon at the Wednes- day meeting.
 To Continue Talks Addresses which have been given by Ensley mer chants to the various high schools will he resumed next week, according to an. nonncement Tuesday by Charles O. Johnson, chairman of the committee He received Tuesday several offers of help from various merchants and it is stated that the work will be taken up and carried forward with renewed yigor. High school authorities have been pleased with the lectures so far given and are glad the plan is to be continued.
 Stamp Sale Large@The Chrysolite club and the Junior Thread of the Story club were in charge of the two booths in Ensley Tuesday being maintained during uliteracy Week by the Federal ed Women's clubs of the state. Dona- tiOns to the work were liberal, accord ing to reports of the women in charge, The booths will be handled Wednes- day by a committee from the Senior Thread of the Story club, while the other days of the sale will be in charge Of committees from the other clubs of Ensley.
 Buys Large StOck-Simon Goldstein of Goldstein and Cohen has returned from a second buying trip this season to New York. He said Tuesday that the summer trade is expected to be of a larger volume than for several years past and that all stores were ap- parently buying on that basis.
 Kiwanis Directors Meet-Directors of the Kiwanis club of Ensley held a meeting Tuesday at the Bank of Ems ley at which several residents were passed upon favorably for membership The directors were also advised that !. W. Minor, district trustee, intend ed to be present at the conference of Kiwanis trustees to be held in Jack sonville next week.
 To Teach Class-It was announced Tuesday that Major Monte NJ. Ullman would teach the mems Bible class of the Ensley Christian church Sunday morning. Major Ullman is declared ! la be one of the hest infnrrned Rihln