The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
COMMITTEE MEETS
TODAY At BESSEMER
Plans tor New Carnegie Ii
brary May be Adopted
MEMBERS VISIT ENSLEY
Make a Personal Inspection of the
Plans and Arrangen ent of the
New Library Building at
That Place.
MEMBERS VISIT ENSLEY

Bessemer May Especially Mrs. r.
f. Smith, Mrs. G. p Martin and Mayor
J. J. Sullivan of the Carnegie library
committee went to Ensley this afternoon
and personally inspected the plans and
arrangements of the library which is Just
being completed at that place.
A meeting of the library committee will
be held tomorrow morning, at which meet
ing plans for the Bessemer building will
be examined and possibly adopted The
committee desired information of the En-
sley building before coming to a decision
ON the local structure. Like the Ensley
building, the Bessemer library Is to cost
$4,000 and the local committee is de-
termined to secure as large and conve-
nlent building a $ possible for the money.
1t is said that the Ensley library is one
of the best and most conveniently ar
ranged in the south for the money and
1t is possible that the local building will
be modelled something after 1t.
1t is understood that a number of plans
will be submitted to the building COM
mlttee at the meeting tomorrow morn
ing
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Martin. together
with a number of other ladies of the city.
are taking considerable interest In the
institution and are doing all in their pow
er to hasten the actual work of con-
struction.
Final Exercises.
The final exercises of the commence
ment of the Bessemer public schools We're
held tonight at Library hall and the
affair was well attended by patrons and
friends of the schools
DR.. J. H. Phillips of Birmingham de-
livered the address of the evening and
the diplomas were delivered to the grad
uating class by Superintendent J. NJ.
Dill.
The hall was tastefully decorated for
the occasion.
The year just closed in the Bessemer
public schools has been very success
full and Superintendent Dill and his corps
of teachers are being warmly congrat-
ulated on the brilliancy Of the showing
that has been made in all departments.
The eolored school of the city also
held its closing exercises at the building
on Ninth avenue David w. Parker Is
principal of this school and the showing
made for the year is said TO be very
fine
Series of Meetings.
The Rev. A. d. GLASS; pastor of the
Joneshoro Baptist church, will begin a
revival at lis church next Sunday week
which will possibly continue for two
weeks.
The Rev. Mr. Glass will be assisted In
the meeting by the Rev r. A. ]. Cum
bic of Luverne, Ala, one of the most
noted revival workers in the state of that
denomination.
The Baptist church of Jonesboro has
begun movement looking to the cree
ton of a home for the pastor and
snug sum has already been raised.
he pa M0fbonisf
Sunday schools had a union picnic and
basket dinner at North Birmingham to-
day which was well attended and great
ly enjoyed by all
Notes and Personals.
The practical demonstrations of the
work thai is being done by the Salvation
Army, which was given at Rebie hall
last night by the members of the local
staff. assisted by members from Birming-
ham. was well attended and was great
ly enjoyed by all. The demonstrations of
rescue work that is being done by this
organization was Of special interest and
was very instructive. number of the
local ministers were present.
The committees having in hand the rails
ing of funds for the erection of a new
Presbyterian church in this city are pro-
crossing well with their work and 1t Is
hoped that the building committees Will
be able to begin active operations on
the structure within a short time. The
congregation hopes to be able to build
a 600 structure.
Miss Mamie McMullen Of Eutaw is the
guest of her sister. Mrs. George w Har-
rison.
A special meeting Of the Elks will be
held tomorrow night at their hall on Nine
teenth street for the purpose of eleeting
delegates to the state convention to be
held at Huntsville next week