The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-08
THE WOMEN WANT
 CITY BEAUTIFUL Association Is Organized At
 GadSden OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Dwight Manufacturing Company Gives Banquet to the Alabama City Amateur Baseball Team,
 State Champions,
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED

Gadsden, October 7.--(specal.)-An en- | thusiastic gathering of ladies responded
 to the call for the purpose of organizing d | "City BeaulIful' club at the library last Saturday. Mrs. Matlock who was to be present and address the meeting on the purposes of the organization was unavoid- l ably detained in Birmingham, but per
 manent plans were nevertheless perfected. The me ,ting was presided over by Prof.
 W. E. Striplin as temporary chairman.
 who made a very eloquent appeal to the ladies to join hands with the men for tine
 work of beautifyIng Gadsden.
 In the permanent organization the fol- lowing officers were elected: Mrs J. NJ. Elliott president; Mrs c. S. Ward, vice president, and Mrs. w. E. Whips, secre- tary-treasurer. Another meeting has been called for next Saturday at which time 1t is the intention to have Mrs. Mat lock present to talk to the ladies on the possibilities of the work ahead of them. An unknown white man made an at- tempt Saturday night to break into a
 small grocery store opposite the Printup
 
 be frightened away without accomplish
 ing his purpose He had broken the glass in the window but a screen on the inside delayed him and resulted in his discovery. Police were soon on the scene with dogs, but the large crowds that gathered pre-
 vented their use. white man and negro
 saw the would-be burglar and gave him chase and almost caught him, when he
 produced a knife and kept them off until
 he got away in the dark.
 The criminal division of the city court
 opened this morning with Judge Lee on
 the bench. The docket is a heavy one and
 a number of murder cases are among those that will be tried during the term. The revival services at the First Bap-
 tist church are attracting large audiences, and Dr. Hubbard is doing some very ef- fective work. At the meeting last night there were more people than could be
 accommodated. There have been % addi- tions to the church thus far. Services will
 continue during the week.
 Congressman Burnett has returned from the inland waterways convention and re- ports a large and enthusiastic gathering, | and believes that much practical good | will result.
 | The banquet at the Printup hotel Satur- l day night in honor of the Alabama City 1 baseball team was most enjoyable | event. The banquet was given the boys | of the ball team by the Dwight Manufae- l turing company to celebrate the winning 1 of the state amateur championship. which
 was this year wrested from Pell City. The | Alabama City and Gadsden bands were | both present and did much to enliven the | occasion.
 Covers were laid for S5 guests. and after
 the merry company had seated them l selves around the banquet board, Capt. R. A. Mitchell, in his most felicitious | manner, explained the object of the meet | ing and bade them welcome to the feast | before them. The banquet was served | in several courses, and the delightful re- past occupled the attention of all the con- pany for more than an hour. After this came the cigars and the coffee and the l speech-making-th intellectual dessert, so to speak This was by far the most | enjoyable part of the banquet. Many good speeches were made and wit, WIS | dom and good will reigned supreme. Capt. R. A. Mitchell was constituted toastmas- | ter of the evening" and he proceeded to 1 fill the position with the judgment and 1 01Scr11nl Ol d PdSl iiuSbSi ii e''N l after-dinner art. With unerring Judg- | ment he called forth the best talent and 1 thought of the whole company so that l when the evening was over the assem- hlage had listened to a brilliant array | of speakers representing all walks of life | constituting the community in which the | guests live
 Following were the speakers In the | order named: Capt. R. A. Mitchell, | George H. Schuler. C. H. Moody. Alabama | City: J. B. Martin, Gadsden; H. F. Bur | nap, C. s. Wilkerson, Floyd Mcfarland, | the Rev IT. F. Grim, Alabama City; | Treasurer Thompson of the Dwight com , pany of Boston. At the close many ex- | pressons of appreciation and pleasure
 were heard and all regret that such happy | occasions can not be held more ipe-
 quently.
 | The following were the guests present. l R, A. Mitchell, George H. Schuler. C. H. | Moody, James Thompson, J. B. Martin, | c B Foreman. L. s. Cray the Rev. l Grim. H. M. Davis, J. Floyd McFarlin, | F. l.. Cathey, J. H. Arnold. A. L. Morton,
 R. L. King, J. William Wilkinson, J. r. | Riddle, w. T. Taylor, C. S. Wiikinson.
 Irving Southworth James Morton, Howe.i | Reid. P. B. Ware, N. H. Bomar, J. R. | Nowlin. Jr Charles Walker, B. Chaney l George Martin, Horace Morton, K. L. | Bramlett B. l.. Turner. C. Carnes, Ii. | I. Burnap, Professor Haralson, J. D. Loner. W. T. McCord, J. A. Ferguson. ! --.s'--- -