The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-05
CITY HOSPITAL
 CONTEST BEGINS Bessemer Residences Being
 Polished Up ANOTHER TRIP MADE Truck Growers Association Gets New Members and Valuable
 Data-High School Com
 mencement Exercises
ANOTHER TRIP MADE

meeting of the Civic Improvement asso- ciation held at the Board of Trade room Thursday afternoon, the date for the opening of the Besesmer beautiful con test was decided upon as Friday, May 5, the contest to continue until Octo- Der 5.
 F. H. Crockard, vice president of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company, has donated s15O to be distributed as prizes to those homes which show the greatest improvement as to exterior appearance and conditions at the time the contest closes. home that is beautiful today would not be eligible unless it is more beautiful by October 5. The improve ments will include any additional paint ing. planting of flowers, trees and shrubs during this time asence of weeds. and trash about premises and sanitary condi- tions of immediate surroundings.
 The following judges have been select ed: E. H. Lopez, Ben Perry and Prof. R. A. Mickle.
 The donation will be divided into nine prizes, which will be: First prize, $50; second prize, s25; third prize, sl5, and six prizes of s10.
 This contest was secured for the pur- pose of civic improvement by Mrs. Lee Moody, who requested MT Crockard last year to make the same offer to this city that he did to Ensley, but he stated that as it was an experiment, he would prefer to await the results there before extend ing donation here. However. the Ems ley contest was a success and Mrs. Moody reminding Mir Crockard of Bessemer' s ability to compete in any improvement contest, received favorable reply.
 The members of the inspection commit tees reported that the alleys in the busi- ness portion of the city are in bad con dition and it was decided to invite Mayor Lewis to make a personal inspection of the causes of compliant and if possible en- force every sanitary ordinance. If this does not succeed, the ladies intend to ap- peal to the city council for help toward the cleansing process of the city.
 The possibility of tearing down the present wooden fence surrounding the city park was warmly discussed, and while it was agreed that the fence must be re- moved because of it's unsightliness, the matter of the substitution was not de- cided. A committee consisting of Mes danes w l.. Rush, ". w. Hollings- worth, Lee Moody. E. H. Lopez and Harry Grigsby were appointed with au- thority to act.
 plan was suggested for the inducing of merchants and other business men to procure covered garbage cans for their places. but nothing definitely arranged. A motion was carried empowering the president Mrs. W. W. Hollingsworth, to secure additional flower pots and shelves and paint for the basin and foun- tain Mrs. S. F. Jones was deputiZed to purchase shrubbery shears for the gar denerF and having disposed of all business, the association adjourned.
 Truck Growers Trip
 The promoters of the Truck Growers association motored over routes and today covering distance of S3 miles. These routes extend along the road to Ca- nan church. around by Pleasant Hill, come up rocky patch washed by many streams to Flint Hill and include snatches of the Gurney highway.
 The country, the people. the farming pursuits. the soil, the water and the num- ber of homes to the mile were the ob- servations made by the party Wednesday. Miles of dense thickets flank the roads and the farmers are more isolated and have many more hills to contend with than their friends on the Tuscaloosa road Chicken breeding is one of the favorite "by-product" industries of the
  are few even at that.
 Agent Brown secured the first and only feminine member of the organization to- day and she is Mrs. A. J. Roy, who has truck farm about two miles from Feeders
 This is the last trip to be made just st this time and the following names were added to the list: P. P. Bowman, A. NJ. Brown. Ben Dickson, P. A. Good win, M. A. Bryant, c. L. Gager. Mrs. A. J. Roy. A. J. Caldwell, M. J. Wesson and W. S. Hogg.
 Waterway Delegates
 The Board of Trade Wednesday night at its meeting appointed thirty of the most prominent citizens of Bessemer as delegates to the meeting of the Mobile Basin and Tennessee River association at the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, May 20 Those named are George H. Stevenson. chairman: H. l.. Badham, Dr. R. P McTyeire. Jim IT. Edmondson, James T'rotter, Reed Fulton. George Rut- ledge. President H. W. Crook of the Board of Trade; q. R. Lewis. E. A. Lit tie. w. H. H. Judson. Louis Forst, R. F. Smith. w. w. Holliagsworth George Ross F. W. Sterling, J. D. Martin, E. L. Huey, Lee Moody, pr. F. P. Lacey, Mayor IT. A. Lewis, ]. l. Crotwell, w. A.. Simmons. w P. Gum, W. J. Long, T. A. Weller. J. A. Estes. John B. liar ris and pr. J. C. Curry. Bessemer, Bir- mingham. Tuscaloosa. Gadsden, Rome, Ca. and Columbus, Miss. are very much interested in the improvement Of the drainage system of Alabama.
 Celebration of the Fourth As the retail merchants of the city were present upon invitation from the board to have joint meeting. plans for the celebration of the Fourth of July for this year were discussed. All were in favor of of making it a day long to be remembered and were enthusiastic In pledges of support. It was decided that the finance committee. Dr. w. D. Taylor, chairman. Sam Erlick. T. T. Huey and Charles Schillecci. should determine upon plans to provide the funds needed and re- port back to another meeting of tho Board of Trade The finance committee has S117 left from last years fund as a nucleus.
 Graduating Exercises
 The programme of the graduation ex- ercises of the Bessemer High school. to be held Thursday. June 1, 1911, is as follows:
 Chorus, Water Lilies (class)--Karl Linders.
 salutatory-T6 be announced later
 Class song, With Songs and Garlands' VI. l.. Hearty.
 introduction of orator-supt A. A. Per sons
 Address to the graduating class-Hon. Henry J. Wilinghann, state superintcn- dent of education
 yalodictory-To he announced later. presentation of diplomas-The president