The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-25
ARRANGING FOR
 THE PRESS CLUBS Bessemer Will Entertain the
 Visiting Writers INSPECTION TOUR PLANNED Guests Will Be Rendered a Reception at the Grand Hotel and Then Shown Over the Industries
 of the City.
INSPECTION TOUR PLANNED

Bessemer, October 24.-(Special) )-Every- thing is now in readiness to receive the delegates to the International League of Press Clubs when they arrive in this city tomorrow afternoon. The different com mittees have done their work well, and the only thing that remains to be done is to receive and entertain the guests, and anyone that has ever visited this city will know that there will be nothing left undone in that line.
 It is expected that among the visitors twill be included Governor and Mrs. Co., mer. Senator and Mrs. Bankhead, Sen- ator and Mrs. Johnston, and a number of others that have been prominent in entertaining the visitors during their trip.
 The full programme to be carried out tomorrow after the visitors arrive is as follows:
 2 80 o'clock, arrival of the delegates. and reception at the Grand hotel. The Luncheon will take place immediately after the reception, and a number of short speeches will be made. | W. P. Gum will act as toastmaster and the speakers will be W. l.. Rush, JOiiii I. NiNludlNs IlOlAcls liOI' U NJ. Dill, Hon. w. s. Welsh and ". S.. Gilbert, on behalf of the city of Besse- mer and the different interests with which the city is connected.
 ' President Heating will make the re- sponse on behalf of the league, and Gov ernor Conner, Senator Bankhead. Senator Johnston and Dan Hart will also be called upon.,
 ! After luncheon the party will be taken on tour of inspection of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry com pany5s plant, which promises to be one of the most enjoyable features of the trip. z. The visitors will be conducted through the immense plant by Vincent Ferguson, sthe resident manager and Messrs. Hays ard Nees, the superintendent and master mechanic, respectively.
 The gentlemen in charge of the plant have taken special pains to make the trip an interesting one and one that the Visitors will remember with interest. Every man connected with the plant is desirous of showing just what the pipe manufactures amount to in this district and with this end in view each and every one connected with the company has made special efforts to make the trip an interesting and instructive one.
 The gentlemen that have had charge of the arrangements have worked hard and when the affair is over too much credit cannot be given them for the amount of real hard work that has been done in order to make the stay of the Vis- itors a pleasant one.
 The following gentlemen have had charge of the work of preparation: E. H. Lopez, charman W. l.. Rush, Lacy Ed mundson. l. A. Lewis, T. T. Huey, E. A. Little W. S. Gilbert, w. P. Gum and H. N. Freeman.
 large number of citizens and their wives will be on hand when the cars arrive bearing the visitors, to bid them welcome, and everything points to a very enjoyable day
 Personal and General.
 Bessemerites attended the reception given at the Country club last evening by the Writers club to the delegates to the International League of Press Clubs. Those that went up were Mir. and Mrs. W. L. Rush, Mir. and Mrs. " s. Gilbert, w. P. Gum. Mrs. Dill lard, Mir. J. H. Hard and Miss Hard.
 Louis Martin has returned from bus iness trip to Meridian.
 Leo Marcus is able to be out after having been confined to his bed for sev- eral days with fever.
 James Mcdonald is able to be out after . two weeks illness.