The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Bessemer News

! Bessemer, August pS.-(Specal. )--The an
nual convention OF the Bessemer district
No. 6. Independent Order of Odd Fellows
will be held in this city on Tuesday, Au-
gust 26. large number of delegates
betting expected. About 20 lodges will be
represented. The following programme
will be carried OUT
| Convention called to order at 1O:So
o'clock by Harry Firstbrool, president.
Opening Ode, members. Roll call of
lodges; unfinished business: new busi-
ness; general discussion of same state
of the order in Alabama, II. c. Pollard,
grand secretary.
Address, Past Grand Master. w. S.
Harrison, Canaan Lodge No. 5l1.
"a few remarks-Pointed and other
wise" Grand Master f. j. Champion.
Election of district officers.
Conferring grand lodge degrees and past
official degrees. grand lodge.
| Journal of secret work will be shown
during the afternoon and in custody ef
Grand Secretary II. c. Pollard and Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master S. J. Tillman.
NIGHT SESSION.
| Regular meeting of Bessemer lodge No.
1G9 called to order at 7 D. M, by w. L.
Riley, noble grand After reading of min
| Conferring the initiatory degree. degree
staff of Birmingham lodge No. 112.
| Address Hon. r. L. Bradley, deputy
grand master.
Home lantern slides and views, Grand
Master f. J. Champion.
Address, "Fraternalism," George Ross
! Bessemer.
| An exhortaton in conclusion, Hon. II .
| c. Pollard.
Closing lodge in the third degree
Benedction
| The following suit was filed in the Bes-
semer city court today: J. w. Cargile, ad-
| ministrator of the estate of O. L. Cam
eron, deceased, VS.. the Woodward Iron
| company and w. II. Whitten for $4,000
| for the death of Mr. Cameron, which
| occurred in June while in the employ of
the defendant company.
| This morning negro with big sack
| of chickens which he admitted he had
! stolen. but would not say from whom,
was overhauled by George Martin and
was placed under arrest and lodged in the
city Jail.
| The second semi-annual convention of
the Rebeksfh degree. Independent Order
of Odd Fellows. district No. g. will con-
vene in Beesemer at the Odd Fellows
hall on Tuesday August 26. Mrs. Susan
B. Whaley of Bessemer is president of
the order The district is composed of the
following lodges: Nos IS, rs. 81 and 81.
All of the members from these lodges
are requested 70 attend
There will be special communication
of Bessemer lodge No. ass. Ancient, Free
and Accepted Masons, Monday night at
o'clock A full attendance is urged as
there will be three candidates for the
fellowcraft degree.
The Helping Hand league will hold a
meeting Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at
the public library. A full attendance of
the trustees Is urged.
W. f. Nolan. chief of the Bessemer fire
department, left tonight for New York.
where he will attend the convention of
the fire chiefs In that city. Little Misses
Cathleen. and Alpha Nolan and Mrs. H.
J. Palmer will accompany him as far
as Charleston, S. c.. where they will visit
| relatives.
| The revival at the Jonesboro Baptist
church will begin Sunday morning at II
clock. the sermon to be delivered by
the Rev J. 7. Robinson. who will have
| charge of the services during the week.
| Preaching every morning at 10 o'clock.
song service at 1880 p. m, and preach
ing at s p. m.
SUNDAY the Rev. +. b. Powell. pastor
OF the Christian church. win fill his pull
1 pit. takiNy his morning subject MY
| Masters Cross and Mine" The evening
subject. 1.-THE Transforming Power of the
0osnal" bible school at 10 o'clock.