The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-12
APRIL 25 IS TAG
 DAY IN bESSEMER|
Small Confederate Flags
 Will Be Used
WANT U. D. c. REUNION
Bessemer Chapter Will ExtendInvita- tion-Trustees of Public Library Meet in Monthly Session.
 Cake Baking

Bessemer, April 11.-( Special )-Thc United Daughters of Confectionery yes- terday held an important meeting, postponed from Tuesday, April f. on account of indictment weather at the public library. Tag day was appoint
 ed for April 25 and if each tiny Con federate flag with pin attached is sold
 for cents, s150 will be realized to-
 ward the monument and scholarship fund. There are Ia committees with prominent daughters as chairman, who will tag every person available with
 a flag and many brett ygirls and young
 matrons will be requested to assist the
 committees.
 After the opening exercises of the chapter Mrs. J. E. McAdorY. president. distributed to those who cared to pur-
 chase them the bound volume of the minutes of the U D. C. convention, held at Little Rock last November. A report from Mrs. Draper showed that the Bessemer chapter finances are in good condition and Mrs. Bradley was appointed to attend to the applica- tion papers of several prospective mem-
 bers. The chapter flower the white rose, was selected and Mrs. J. Fred Robertson was assigned the duty of securing an appropriate motto as ev cry delegate must answer roll call at the state convention in Mobile next month, with her name. chapter, chapter
 motto and flower.
 The chairman of the committee that appeared before the board of trade read the following letter:
 Mrs. w. D. Lanier. First Vice Presi- dent U. D. C.. Bessemer. Ala: Dear Madam-The undersigned have canvassed the business men of Bes- semer and beg to assure you that it is the unanimous desire that your chap ter extend a cordial and urgent invita- tion to the U. D. c. of the state to old their next annual convention at Bessemer.
 We at the same time pledge our support to your chapter to aid in en- tertaining the delegates during their stay in Bessemer.
 | MAYOR I. A. LEWIS. "E. l.. HUEY.
 "BEssEMER BOARD OF TRADE, | "T. c. CURRY"
 | The chairman further stated that the city has pledged $50 the board of | trade $50 and promised to secure the remainder of the $500 necessary for ] the proper entertainment of the vis- | itors from the business men or those | interested. After much discussion Mrs. | T. Fred Robertson made a motion that the convention should be invited here: It was seconded by Mrs. T. w Rar- den and carried bv six votes. | The prize to be offered the sch ool children for the best essay and an- swer to a list of prepared questions on the battle of Shiloh was discussed and although the committee will have the Apn dnni hA 1n | mously In favor of a ring bearing the II. D. c. seal. The contest will not | occur until the latter part of the | school term.
 The daughters will furnish convey
 ances, at the suggestion of Mrs. Lacey Edmondson. for the Confederate veter-
 ans on Memorial Day so that many who
 could not otherwise go may do so A
 letter from the Confederate Veterans and U. D. c. of Macon. Ga. was read asking the indorsement of the local
 chapter for the next annual Confed-
 crate reunion to be held at that place. The members decided to confer with the veterans before indorsing any city
 as the men are those most concerned in this reunion.
 After the announcement that the
 next meeting will be held at the home
 of Mrs. Fred Cunningham on the first
 Tuesday in May the society adjourned.
 Librarian Reports
 The trustees of the public library
 met Tuesday afternoon in regular
 monthly session. The librarian sub-
 mitted this report for March. 191I:~1
 Circulation: Books issued. adults, 7S9;
 juvenile, 433; total, 1922.
 Registration: Adults. IS: juvenile,
 IT; total. 36.
 Previously registered. 1666 registra-
 tion to date. 1702.
 Fines on books. $l6.50. The trustees include James Trotter. Dr. c. R. Lewis. Rev. l. D. Adams, l. A.
 Lewis. Rev. D. P Taylor, Robert Min gea. Mrs. J. Fred Robertson and Mrs. E. H. Lopez.
 Cake Displays Strength Tuesday was waik-over cake day at Professor Michaelis cooking school now in term at Long-Lewis Hardware com pany and cookies, cinnamon rolls and sweet cakes of all kinds were baked. Cof fee was served by Miss Hattie Allen to a large number of interested ladies' The most unique feature of the day and the climax was the test of cake weigh ing 351s pounds and several feet square, six layers high and iced with cocoanut