The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
LIBRARIAN CHOSEN
 IN MARVEL CITY Miss Lena Mingea is the Lucky
 Applicant BOARD EDUCATION MEETS Friday, October 1e, Will Be a Holiday at schools-Union Meeting Draw
 ing Large crowds-Im-
 portant Case to Jury.
BOARD EDUCATION MEETS

l Bessemer October 9.--(Special,) -One of the warmest campaigns. with some of the most persistent electioneenrg. ever known to Bessemer closed this afternoon with the election of Miss Lena Mlngea librarian of the Carnegie library.
 l The five applicants we're well repre-, stnted in this city by losts of frienss who used all the argument they could fierce upon the twelve members of the library association.
 How are yo'I going to vote?' was the Cherry which passed ovet the telephones hundreds of times and tosk up all the l time of the committee More interest was aroused among the women than the Hig- | don-Stes race has developed in the dis cussions of thc men.
 Some would not voice tLeIr preference holding their decision secret to tine las. But others. more tender hearted prom iseG theie vote. but afterwards repenled One of the members pledged support to three Of the candidates and satisfied Lhe Iangs of conscience by casting one-third of vote for each friend
 At o'clock this afternocn the meeting vas called to order by the president, J. y. Sullivan and the following members were present: J. J. Sullivan, the Rev. D. F. Taylor, Father Kelley, G. II. 'Steven- sen, T. L. Huey, I. R. Lewis, James Trotter, c. D. Mingea, Mrs L. Moody Mrs F. Il. LoI ez, Mrs. '. F. Robertson and Dr. I. F. Robertson, who came in after the ballo5 had been taken. The tnin- utes of the last meeting were read and adoptel
 ha n float tfssfag ., tl... secretary, the following lad'es having ask ed for the position. Miss Lena Mingea, Miss Alberta Cochran Mrs. c. M. Gown Ing, Miss Katherine Fitzpatrick and Mrs. E M. Owens. On the first ballot, all of the candidates received nearly the same number of votes, Mrs. O%ens ard Miss Mingea getting the highest The second Ballot gave Miss Mirgea a majority. There was nc other business of import ance to come up for consideration. The committee on laws and "Gles Of winch the Rev. l. O. Adams is .harman will meet next Saturday to draw up the in- structions for the librarian. Several other committees wall get to work this week and arrangements will soon b completed for 1uriture, books an1 furnishings.
 Work on the building which has been suspended during the rains will begin again tomorrow, car load of brick hay ing arrived and the prosp scts are bright for an early completion O. the library. Mrs. T. F. Robertson of the building com mittee. this afternoon stated That the contractor is eoing nigh c'ass work and using only the best material.
 Board of Education. 1 The board of education met in regular monthly session tonight and transacted a number Of routine matters The super intendent of schools, J. M. Dill, read his report wh.ch showed an increase of some fifty pupils anl great prospects for il banner year.
 It was definitely decidel to discontinue the presentation of medals at the com menceiEent for sch oarship and the best essay, it being pointed out by MT Dill that more i'll feeling was caused tnan good results. The superintendent was, however, instructed 10 draw up a system of homo by which the pupils may get c, edit for their work on the ro1 books.
 Children will be glad to near that Fri cay, October 19, is set asile for 8 holiday On account of children's day at the State Fair. Other routine matters were dis tussed after which the board adjourned
 Postoffice Building.
 Peorle who Iasse1 Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street today. sreing laborers at work on tae vacant lot, gained the impression that ground was being broken for the new government building, but it is found that the workman were only