The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
Bessener News

Bessemer, October Especial 1.-The
Bessemer Board of Trade held a called
meeting today at which time several i'm
portant matters were brought up and
and delegates were appointed
to various conventions The first was the
sixth annual convention of the Mississippi
to Atlantic Inland Waterway association,
to be held at Palatka, Fla, November II
and 18, and concluded in Jacksonville,
Fla, in joint session with the Atlantic
Deep Water association November 1921.
The delegates named were: e. l.. Huey,
chairman; ]. b. Houston, A. W Deason,
NJ. Vines and DR.. l.. A. Spencer.
The following delegates were named to
attend the Alabama State Land congress
to be held in Birmingham: John d. Mar
tin, T. E. Pinner. C. l.. Odell. w. d. Tay
lor, T. 7. Huey, Capt. II. w. Crook and
G. H. Stevenson.
The American Mining congress will be
held in Philadelphia, Pa, October 24-2s
inclusive, and the following were ap-
pointed as delegates: G. b. Hollings-
worth. DR.. e. P. Lacey, ]. A. Lewis, VIII
Martin and John T. McEniry.
To the National Rivers and Harbors
congress the following delegates were
named: w z. Gum. ]. c. Curry, W. w.
Hollingsworth, Charles L. Abbott, Lee
Moody, J. b. Martin, William III. IL. Jud-
son, Lee Mattingly and T. A. Weller.
The delegates were named as follows to
the Southern Commercial congress in Mo-
bile October 27-29: DR.. T. +. Robinson,
r. f. Smith. t. ID. Lewis, G. d.
Woodrow, j. c. Curry, George Rutledge,
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Donald and DR.. f. p. Lacey. These
delegates were appointed at special re-
quest of the different organizations.
The financial statement of the board
was asked for and it was found to be
satisfactory. A number of eonlmunica.
tions relative to the location of industries
were taken up and discussed
After being out all night the jury
brought in verdict for the defendant
in the case of NJ. T. Mehurg VS.. the JEFF
ferson Fertilizer company for alleged
damage to property by the fumes and
chemicals used at the plant. The Besse-
mer city court has been occupied with
the hearing of this case for the past two
days.
The case of Ida McMickens VS.. Craw.
ford & Minis for alleged false arrest,
was taken up
At the meeting of the High School I'm
provement association yesterday the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year were
elected: Mrs John Perkins, president; /;
Mrs. Lee Moody, vice president; Mrs. A
P. McTyiere, treasurer; Mrs. A. A. Pear
sons, secretary.
report was made by the retiring pres
ident, r. A. Mickle, showing what had
been done by the association the past
year. A very interesting talk was made
by Mrs. j. ID. Matloclf of Ensley.
A great deal of interest was manifested
in the work which is being planned for
the winter. A musical programme was
rendered by Miss Lillian and Miss Kath.
leen Cahill, Miss Blanch Bradley, Miss
Beryl Pinner, Miss Grace Kennedy and
Annie We've Thornton.
At the close of the meeting refresh
ments were served by Miss Minnie Lay,
who has charge of the domestic science
department, assisted by the members of
the senior class.
The funeral OF Howard L. Perry, aged
18 years, who died yesterday morning
at the home of his parents Mr.. and Mrs
Gordon Perry. at OSmoor, was held this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock from the Pleasant
Valley church. Interment was made at
Pleasant Valley cemetery.
John G. Hagerty, Jr.. left last night
for Washington. where he will enter the
law school of Georgetown University. Mr..
Eagerty is a graduate of st. Bernard c,y-
'ege. having finished there with honors
last year. He now expects to take
four years course I'm law.