The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-21
PETITION COUNCIL
To HELP LIBRARY
Citizens Protest Against
Disc0ntinuing Donation
BESSEMER DEFEATED
BEsSEMER DEFEATED
Columbus Five Wins by Score of 40
to 20-"Aunt Jerushas Quilting
Party to Be Given at the
High School Tonight


Bessemer, February 6speeiaL)--
The following petition is being circu-
lated among the citizens and already
many names have been signed to it:
ITO the city Council-In view of the
action of your honorable body in dis
continuing the allowance for the main
tenance of the Carnegie library and in
view of the facts in the case, to-wit:
Now that at the time of Mr. car
negies gift of $4,000 for the building
of the library, the city entered into an
agreement to pay $1,000 annually or
10 per cent on the amount given for
maintenance of same, and,
THAT in the event of a discontin-
nance of this allowance a property
worth from $4,000 TO $4,000 will be
lost to this city and revert to Mr.
Carnegie
erhat Bessomer will be the first on
record of many cities endowed with
Carnegie libraries to repudiate its con-
tract that this would be Illumination
to the best class of Bessemers citizen
ship
"trbat the Bessemer library has 2121
subscribers and from so 10 100 books
being issued daily, and that it has
proven the greatest possible inspira =
rion and of incalculable benefit to
school children to patronize 1t freely
ia teachers. musicians, thinkers, young
men and women who constantly con-
suit its reference books and take Keen
pleasures in its magazines ana other
Literature,
THAT the library holds so large Il
Mace in the intellectual life of this
city that its loss would prove a ca
lamftV
In view of the salient and indis-
putable facts we respectfully request
that you reconsider your action in dis
continuing the allowance for its sup
port"
The fast aggregation from the Co
lunbus Y. NJ C. A. defeated the bas-
ketball team of the Bessemer Athletic
club. 40 to 90. on the local floor IN
one of the fastest games of the sea-
son tonight. The password of the Co
Iumbus boys was great while their goal
shooting was excellent. The passwords
of the Bessemer team was good. but
their goal shooting was off. Peddy
shot eight out of nine foul goals In
the first half the score was 81 to 10 IN
favor of columbus and in the second
half the local boys were only able to
make 10 points Peddy, Dezier and Mas
sew starred for the visitors, while h.
=. ~ 80
Bessemer. The lineup and points
We're as follows: Columbus Kilcrease,
forward, s; Peddy, forward. Is Massey,
center. /: Alonzo Dozier, guard, ?; \.
Dozier, guard, >: Newman. captain
Bessemer, Bailey, forward. s. Don
aldson. forward, .; b. S. Clay, center;
Jack Clay. guard, 2; Pickett guard. $,
Following the game a dance was given
for the visiting boys.
Following is the cast of characters
for the play. "Aunt Jerusha's s Quilting
Party" TO be given Friday night at
the high school auditorium under the
auspiees of the Roberts School I'M
movement association; Jerusha Dow,
Mrs. Harmer; John Dow, Mr.. Harmer'
Mrs. Simplxins. Mrs. Johnson Deacon
Simpkins John Donaldson; Mrs
Spooner, Mrs DeJarnette; Squire Pr de,
Mr. DeIarnette: Hannah Pike, Miss
Bernev Gillen; Mrs Miranda Pride Mrs.
Willena sDodd; Phoebe Pride, Miss Berye
Piner: Patience, Miss Margaret Rost
Charity Miss Mary Reynolds; Preach
er Lovejoy, James Lovett; Widow
Hines. Miss Alexander; Mrs. Stubbs,
Miss Elizabeth Herbert Rachel Gray,
Miss Mabel Herbert; Drusilla, Miss
Nellie J. Allen.
Mrs Nj x Murphree. 70 years old,