The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-01
BesSener News

Bessemer. November 30.-(Special.) )- Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock d number of citizens interested in the city having a league team will meet at the Board of Trade rooms to con sider the proposition of Bessemer pur- chasing a franchise in fhe Southeastern league for the year 1912. This has been live question in this city for some time and much interest has been shown regarding 1t. This meeting will show what an advertisement and ad vantage the placing of a strong team in this league will be for Bessemer. It is believed by several who have gone over and considered the situation care fully that the purchase of the fran chise will be a paying proposition as well as to furnish Bessemer with good baseball all summer.
 The football game today between Ensley and Bessemer was a tie, the score being 5 to ,. The teams were evenly matched, but several fumbIes made by the Bessemer team kept them from scoring. The field being muddy, greatly handicapped the boys w Smith made Bessemer's only touchdown when ut ItcOhtItu d punt anu IldQS OU yard run. The Bessemer boys have not been very active in the game this year but put up very good game, The line up was as follows; Fountain, center: Newberger, left guard ;fC. Batson, left tackle; Hughes, left end Murrah, right guard; Davis Batson, right tack e i; Smith, right end; Hill, quarterback Cargile left halfback; Simpson, right halfback; Crawford. fullback.
 
 Chief Deputy Sheriff Lacey Edmund son, Deputy Parker, Deputy Herring. pr. A S Fitzpatrick, MT. Bradley and r. M. Persons have returned from a hunt on Warrior river. A large mum. Der of birds were brought back
 The Thanksgiving exercises which were held at the high school yester- day morning, were witnessed by a large audience A very interesting address was delivered by Rev. I. o. Adams. A collection was taken for the poor and quite neat sum was realized A splen- did programme under the able direc- tion of Miss Minnie Cahill, supervisor of music, was rendered
 The union Thanksgiving services of the Bessemer churches were held tn 3, morning at the First Presbyterian church. A joint choir rendered the music on lnlS CccdSlOI. LIT. A. r. MOT tague, president of Howard college, delivered short address, followed fy some remarks made by several oth er preachers present. The collection for the day was devoted to the United Charities.
 The Thanksgiving recital given by the advanced pupils of the Crew School of Music at the high school auditorium last night was attended by a large ali dience. Pink chrysanthemums ant ferns were used in the decorations Several selections were rendered by MT. Paul Allen, a talented. musician O. Birmingham. Mrs. Annie Glenn Crow, in her charming manner played Be Q thoven's Sonata Pathetique" which wa! much enjoyed The four hand compo sitions and the songs of the girl guar .et composed of Misses Fife Carlisle Alberta Noowood, Belle Houston ant Gladys Martin. received much ap plause.
 Dr. and Mrs G. R. Lewis enter tained at delightful dinner party yesterday at their home on Dartmouti avenue White chrysanthemums artis t.cally arranged were used in the tabl, decorations. A turkey dinner wa served The guests Included MT. ant Mrs w T. Warlick, MT. md Mrs. liar ry Grigsby, pr. and Mrs. !. s. Winters MT. and Mrs. VIII Golson and Dr. Woot Price,