The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-02
BISHOP K|LGO ID
 BE AT JONESB0R0 Methodist Conference of
 Bessemer District CAMP M'ADORY MEETS Attendance Unusually Large and the Programme Excellent-Announce- ments of General Interest
 for Bessemer Readers
CAMP M'ADORY MEETS

for Bessemer Readers
 Bessemer, April 1.-(Speeial.) )-The Bes | semer district conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal church South will cor-
 yene at the First Methodist church at
 Jonesboro Thursday morning, April 6, at
 9 o'clock. Bishop John C. Kilgo, of Dur
 ham, N. C., assisted by presiding elder
 Rev. Frank w. Brandon, will preside
 over the sessions.
 Over 200 delegates will be present from
 Pratt City. Adamsville, Ensley, Besse-
 n.er, Montevallo, Brookside, Mulga Me
 Gala, Odenville, Irondale, Acton, Helena.
 Saginaw, Peliam, Oxmoor, Leeds,
 Boyles, Huffman, Central Park, Brigh- ton, Trussville, wylam, Woodstock. Cal
 era, Powderly. Summerheld and Siberia.
 The sessions will continue from o'clock in the morning until 12. from o'clock in the afternoon until 5. Rev. G. T. Harris, of Pratt City, will deliver the opening sermon Thursday
 morning and Bishop Kilgo will formally open the conference at the afternoon session. The regular routine of business, including reports from the various churches, increased missions, home and foreign missionary conditions. auxiliary
 societies will be taken up and special 1 reference will be made to the campaign | to raise $S5,O00 for Birmingham College. | The committee composed of Rev. J. r. Sturdfvant, J. B. Hope, George E. Boyd,
 and W. B. McCane will examine and is- ! sue licenses to the theological students applying from this district and prepare | the recommendations for the annual con- | ference.
 l The night services have not been defn- itely assigned yet, but Rev. F. W. Bran-
 don, F. P. Culver, presiding elder of | Birmingham, and Bishop Kilgo are scheduled for those exercises. Rev w.
 A. Reid, of Summerfield, will make an
 interesting talk about the Summerfeld | Orphanage under the care of the Metho-
 dists
 Rev. L. F. Parrish will be the confer | ence host and the many hosptable
 homes of Jonesboro will be opened to
 the delegates. Bishop Kilgo will be the house guest of Mrs. P. J. McAdory and
 while in Bessemer will be with Rev. and hIS. fTdnk w. BTdnuOn.
 Camp McAdory Meets Camp Rose McAdory. N. C. ", had an unusually large attendance at the Satur- day morning meeting. Rev. M. K. Thorn ton made a splendid talk on the causes of the war, gallantry of the southern troops, home coming of war heroes, and rapid upbuildng of the southland, which pleased the veterans very much. At the last meeting Commander Hanby was vested with the power to appoint two alternates and another delegate to go to the reunion at Little Rock N M. Stin-
 nett IS delegate and T. w.. Huffman and w. T. Walton are alternates, who will go if either delegate cannot. Secretary T. P. Waller announced that Dr.. B. T. Dozier could not make the memorial address because of conflicting engagements, but efforts will be made to secure Prof. Homer Spencer of Bir-
 mingham college to do so. The Alabama memorial day will fall on April 26. Commander Hanby was voted the DOW CT to appoint committee in the event or death of any camp member to draw up resolutions, eliminating the necessity of calling meeting of the camp. Local Items Cedde England filed suit in the Besse-
 mer city court Friday for divorce from her husband, John England, charging drunkenness, non-support and mistreat- ment.
 Two negro women. Emma Madison,
 armed with fork and Lora Mannish,
 defending herself with stick, were ar
 rested Saturday for fighting at the Big
 Pipe Shops.''
 The fire department responded to a cal
 at the home of pr. J. S. Winters al
 Fouth avenue and Seventeenth street,
 and put out fire in the chimney with
 the chemicals Saturday night. A committee, including Mesdames E. L.
 Huey, w. D. Lanier and J. F. McAdory,
 who are delegates from the Bessemcr United Daughters of the Confederacy to the convention to be held in Mobile next
 month, will invite the next convention to Bessemer.
 A preseason baseball game will be
 played at the City league park between the Bessemer High school and the Bir-
 mingham High school Wednesday after noon.
 Announcements The Christian Endeavor society of the First Christian church will have the fol-
 lowing programme at the consecratlon meeting Sunday night: Leader. Arthur Tubbs, "Who Was
 Joshua?"
 Mrs A. Jackson. Taking of Jericho" Mrs. w. H. Hahn, "Defeat of Joshua" Miss Mary Hahn, What Was the Gibeonite Treaty?'
 Walter Riley, 'Joshua's Preparations for Death.''
 Willie Stuart.
 Rev. J. F. Sturdivant will deliver a spe- cial address to the children of the church Sunday morning at Il o'clock. The Woman's Missionary society of the First Presbyterian church will meet We'd | nesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The
 church workers will meet also at 3 O clock and all members are urged to be present as a president will be chosen to succeed Mrs. F. s. Smith, formerly Miss Cochran, who has gone to Colum- bia. Tenn, to make her home. Mrs. A. s. Fitzpatrick will be the hos tess for the Neighborhood Bridge club Thursday night.
 The Matrons' club will meet April 14 with Mrs. John Neal at her home on Clarendon avenue. The Ladies' Aid and Missionary so- ciety of the First Baptist will meet Mon day afternoon at the church. This is
 the regular monthly missionary day. The United Charities will meet with Mrs. E. M. owen at her home on Fifth avenue Monday afternoon. An Easter party will be given at the - -