The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
BesSener News

.Bessemer, May 1.-(Special. .)-Withn the next few days committee from the city council. accompanied by representatives from the Bessemer waterworks will go to Jonesboro and locate the fire plugs to be placed in that ward. As yet it has not been decided just how many plugs will be placed. This matter will be set tied after the committee goes over the ground carefully.
 In the city court today in the case of the state of Alabama vs. Henry Walker, charged with violating the prohibition law. verdict of guilty was brought in and a fine placed at $50. In the case of George Bowie, who was charged with abandonment, a verdict of guilty was returned by the jury and his fine placed at $75.
 The Masonic lodge will hold a York rite reunion in Bessemer on May 22 and 23 The Blue lodge will have charge on May %.
 The entered apprentice degree will be conferred at the morning session; the fellow craft degree will be conferred at the afternoon session and at the night
 
 be conferred on number of candidates. On the 23d at the morning session the mark master degree will be conferred; at the afternoon session the past master and most excellent master degrees will be conferred and at the night session the royal arch degree will be conferred on the candidates. Most Worshipful Grand Master D. A. Lee, Grand Secretary George A, Beauchamp and other prominent Ma sons will be present banquet will be given each night.
 The undertaking establishment of Ja- cobs & Son is having a new automobile ambulance built in Bessemer by J. W. Tinklepaugh and w. E. Christlieb.
 The United Daughter of the Confed- eracy will hold its regular meeting next Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. w. Hollingsworth on Third avenue.
 The graduating class of the Bessemer High school will hold it's commencement exercises on Friday night, May 31. in the high school auditorium. On Friday the Foreign Missionary so- ciety of the Methodist church will hold it's district meeting at the Jonesboro Meth odist church. The meeting will open at 10 o'clock and will be presided over by Mrs. R. A. Thompson, district secretary of the foreign works. The welcome ad- dress will be responded to by Mrs J. F. sturdivant of this city.
 The ladies of the Jonesboro Methodist church will serve dinner and supper in the vacant store on Third avenue, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, Satur- day.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Brighton Methodist church was reorganized yester- day with an enrolment of 25. The follow ing officers were elected: Mrs. J. A. Kidd. president; Miss Sallie Farr. vice pres ident; Mrs. White, secretary. All Sunday school teachers of Bessemer and the outlying district or any one in- terested in the work have been requested to meet at o'clock Thursday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church. Miss Minnie Kennedy of Birmingham with a number of other prominent workers will be present for the purpose of organizing the teachers and others into what will be known as the Graded Union. This afternoon at 80 o'clock the Wom- an's Home and Foreign Missionary so- ciety of the First Presbyterian church met in the parlor of the church. Mrs. w. H. Porter was the delightful hostess at a spend-the-day party yester- day in honor of her mother. Mrs. Sim mons, the occasion heing her birthday. Those enjoying this hospitality were Mir. and Mrs. T. P. Waller. Mir. and Mrs. Quails, Mrs. D. L. Milton. Mrs. l.. P. Craig, Mrs. Marbut, l.. E. Porter and pr. T. F. Robinson.
 News has been received in this city of the marriage of MT. Tom O'Mara to Miss Leila May Lowell. which occurred lar Thursday at Jellico. Tenn. Mr. O'Mafs Is a son of MT and Mrs. J. M. O'NIarg MT and Mrs. O'Mara will reside in Nasa vile.
 The play. Mrs. Briggs of the Pou Yard.'' or Sunny Farm" will be n sented by the pupils of the Brighton T. school at the Odd Fellows hall at Drie- mite Friday night for the benefit of First Aid Corps.
 The music pupils of Miss Minnie ti eN will give a recital Friday night at Jonesboro school auditorium.