The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21
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Bessemer, November 20.--tSDeeial.)- This evening the Bessemer camp. Woodmen of the World. was visited by Dr. w, A. Lovett Charles Pfeister and J. A. James, consul commander. clerk and banker, respectively. Of the Magic City camp No. of Birmingham. They delivered an address on the Mobile Bil and It's Iniquitous Effect Upon the Fraternal Insurance system By the last Alabama legislature the bill was enacted into law and a movement has been inaugurated to have the measure either repealed or modified. By its pro- vision, it Is said, 4o,000 members of the order In Alabama will be affected, about 1000 of this number being in Jefferson county These sovereigns are making tour of all of the camps in the dis trict.
 Chester Tubb. manager of the bas- ketball team of the Bessemer Athletic club has signed a game with the Van derbilt five on December 26. the game to be played on the local floor. On December the local five will meet the Columbus Y. NJ. C. A. at Colum- bus. The Bessemer team is exception ally strong this season and the game will be interestirsr Following the game d dance will be given for the visitors
 Today the drinking fountain which was purchased by the Clarendon School improvement association for the boys playground of that school. was in stalled Last year fountain was placed on the girls playground It has not yet been decided just what work will be taken up next year.
 strong effort is being made by Chief of Police w r Cox and his force every night along the road and woods to woodward Last sunday an officer attempted to arrest a negro Tor that offense when the man drew gun on the officer making 1t necessary for lthe officer 10 shoot hlin. MF Ge,s s'sti $ it Is his purpose 10 put stop to all shooting on public roads and has men stationed at various points 10 look out for the guilty parties
 Miss Ellen Harris. aged 6S years died yesterday aft9noon about f o'clock at her home al Brighton after a long illness The remains were sent over the Louisville and Nashville rail- road to Deatsyille.
 Yesterday afternoon P. H. Jenkins and Mrs. Evans Of Browns station were married at the Baptist parsonage with Rev. M K Thornton officiating
 Mrs. R. T. smith was delightful hostess this afternoon when she en- tertained the members of the Wednes- day Whist club at the home of her parents. MT. and Mrs E. A. Little, on Third avenue. The reception rooms were artistically decorated in ferns and cut flowers.
 Miss Beulah Winters entertaiwed II of her girl schoolmates yesterday ait crnoon at her home on Berkley avenue in celebration of her twelfth birthday The young hostess made the twelfth of the party Various games were en- joyed. The prize, q box of candy, was won by Miss Mamie Joe Read on a cut willy Miss Rachael Ragsdale Tho guests were Misses Mary Louise Thorn ion Florence May Kelley, Virginia Williamson Dorothy Huffman Estelle Brown. Mildred Ragsdale. Rachael Ragsdale, Alma Lewis, Marion Neal, Narcissa Norwood and Mamie Joe Read. -
 Last night party composed of Mir. and Mrs. Georgc W. Bumgardner, Mrs. j. c. Berry, Miss Margaret Berry Rob ert Bumgardner. Robert Merry, w. s.. Bumgardner. Ben Perry Mir, Oliver. MT. Bird and Clarence Bumgardner enjoyed 'possum hunt near Pleasant Hill.
 MT. and Mrs H. C. Waller, Miss Genie Fraser Miss Cinne Cumerford. w. r. Warlick, II. c. Grigsby, Nat Hawkins and Roy Long enjoyed pos sum hunt last night and caught three 'possums. They came home about 1.SO o'clock having cooked their supper be- | fore returning.