The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-25
Bessener News

Bessemer, July 24.-Cspecial. 1.-THE Board
of Trade has issued the following letter
for a mass meeting TO be held Thursday
afternoon at the Board of Trade rooms
in the interest OF the trade day to be
given In Bessemer in the month OF Au-
gust:
ITO all members of the Board of Trade,
and all business and professional men of
Bessemer:
"A special meeting of all the merchants.
busipess and professional men of Besse-
mer will be held at the Board of Trade
rooms Thursday afternoon. July rs, at 8
o'clock. The object of this meeting is to
formulate and perfect plans for having
one special day each month in Bessemer
as a trade day, on which it is believed
between 5000 and 1000 people can be in
duced to come to Bessemer and do their
shopping This is a matter of first i'm
portance to the business interests of
the city and am instructed to especial
ly urge you to be present.
wv. p. GUM, Secretary"
Tonight about o'clock as Punch"
Honeycutt was riding a bicycle down
Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street he
was run down by large automobile from
Birmingham. The people in the machine
never did stop to see if Mr.. Honeycutt
was hurt. A large crowd gathered i'm
mediately and Mr.. Honeycutt was picked
up and hurried to the Robinson hospital,
where he was found to have fractured
collarbone He was resting well at 10
o'clock tonight. The accident occurred on
prominent corner of the city and was
witnessed by several people.
| On Thursday afternoon the baseball
team of the Bessemer fire department
will meet the fast nine from McCalla on
Underwood Field. and as the local team
is a fast one and has won a number OF
games this season an interesting game is
expected and large crowd will be pres
ent. On Friday afternoon the local team
will play the independent team from Bir-
mingham.
Judge Tplman today fined ten white
men who were arrested on last Sunday
when craps game was raided Each
man plead guilty and was fined SIS on
charge of gaming.
In the city court the following suit
was filed today: Moses Ware VS.. the JEFF
ferson Fertilizer company for 5000 for
alleged damages to property by the fumes
from the plant.
The marriage of Miss Fay Falkner and
Mr. M B. Mcclure of Scottsboro took
place at the home of the brides mother
or Berkeley avenue this evening, the GER
ernony being witnessed by few init
mate friends. The home was beautifully
decorated in ferns and flowers. The young
couple will reside In Jonesboro.
on Tuesday evening, at the home of
her parents, Miss Gladys Waldrop was
charming little hostess, when she en-
tertained a number of her little friends
in celebration of her sixth birthday.
After various games were enjoyed by
the little ones, dainty refreshments were
served
| hose enjoying the hospitality of little
Miss Waldrop were Mary Elizabeth Rut-
| ledge. Annie Clair Sullivan, Cecil Cowan.
| Chandler Kathleen Gleason, Elaine
Hood, Gregory Rogile, Helen and Joseph
| Mcneil. Frank Perkins, Erma Ware,
Elizabeth Reynolds, Ouida Wood, Cath
crime Perkins, Margaret Randle, Louise
Underwood, William Waldrop, Belle
Burke, Charlotte Robinson. Orlean Ran
! die and Lillian and Kenneth Mcneil.
The pupils of the Grove School OF
Music will have an open air concert
Friday night at the city park, when a
very attractive programme will be fSSe-
scented. The programme will begin
promptly at S:15 o'clock. The friends OF
the pupils and school are cordially in
| vited TO attend
Tuesday evening the members of the
| Methodist church were delightfully."- en-
ltertained by the Ladies' Aid society OF
| the Methodist church at the home OF
/ Mr.. and Mrs. j. y. Martin. Mrs. Mar
| tin was assisted by Mrs. w Wilson Nc
Korkle. Mrs. Horns Mrs. John McGrew
and Mrs, B. Tillman.
The home was unusually pretty, tbs
| interior being adorned with sunfiowers
and the center of the table in one of the
serving rooms held boat constructed
with melon rind, with miniature peo-
| pie at the oars. the boat resting on a
mirror lake with green banks. The 9TH
er serving room was decorated with
! potted plants, the center of the table
| in this room being arranged to represent
! the women at the well.
The lawn and veranda We're made at
/ tractive with Japanese lanterns.
| Delightful refreshments were served
during the evening
|