The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
BesSen1er News

Bessemer, May 23.-(Special.) THE Bes-
semer Board of Trade held a called meet
ing this afternoon in the Board of Trade
rooms on Nineteenth street. The meet
ing was presided over by the president,
Capt. H. w. Cook A committee was
appointed to wait upon the Tidewater
officials and try to induce them to ex-
tend their line. which is coming into
Bessemer on to West Lake and Cedar
Hill cemetery. Plans were discussed for
the arranging of some celebration for
the Fourth of July to take place in
Bessemer, but nothing definite was done
There will be another meeting Tuesday
afternoon, at which time the plans will
be completed
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday y
examinations will be held in the Jones
boro schools, while some of the lower
grades have been examined In some stud
les the past few days AS Tie school is
under the same control as the Bessemer
schools there will be no commencement
exercises.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad d
company has received an order for 25OOC
tons of pig iron for export and ship
ments are going forth daily. Some of
the iron is going to Brazil and Chill, in
South America. while much of it is GO
Ing to an entirely new territory
j. A. Little and John Haggerty, both
Bessemer boys, who are attending St
Bernard college at Cullman, have en-
tered for the athletic meet in Birming-
ham next week. AS yet it has not been
stated just what particular contests the
young men will compete in
Judge B. Clay Jones, past grand chan
cellor of the Knights of Pythias in the
state was elected supreme representa-
tive of the order from this domain al
the annual meeting of the grand lodge
Knights of Pythias of Alabama, held
this week in Montgomery. The supreme
lodge will meet in Winnipeg and will
be attended by representatives from all
over the country. Among those attend
ing from Bessemer were r. f. Fountain
e. P. Johnson and Judge Jones.
Robert Ragsdale of this city, who is a
well-known baseball player, has signed
to manage the Opelika team in the Ala
bama Georgia league this year and is
playing in the outfeld. Mr. Ragsdale
is a son of r. B. Ragsdale of Bessemei
star player with that team two years
ago,
The Bessemer chapter of United Daugh.
ters of the Confederacy are contempat
ing the erection of a monument to the
memory of the confederate dead at this
place. For some time the plan has beer
under discussion. but as yet no definite
steps have been taken to put the matter
before the public.
The officers have already had the op
portunity of talking the matter owe:
with a representative of a marble works
company of Georgia, who MADE the con
ditions so plain and seemingly easy tina
the subject may be brought before tht
daughters at the next regular meeting
One of the daughters made splendiC
suggestion. which was to erect monu
ment in City park, the model showing
four Pinch columns 10 feet high, with
a fountain spray in the center and
shaft in Cedar Hill cemetery. Should
the chapter decide to take up this worr
an effort will be made to interest citi
zens of the town in raising funds 70
this cause.
There will be "a meeting of Camp Nc
Adory tomorrow morning at II oclocl
and every member is urged to be pres
ent The funds for the transportation
of the veterans to the Chattanooga re
union will be distributed and 1t Is un
derstood that a history will be endorse'
for adoption for use in the public schools
of the state at this meeting.
Mrs. Annie Glenn Grove has called 6
final rehearsal of the High school grad
yates on Monday morning at o'clocl
at the auditorium.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid societ.
under the direction of Mrs. j. n. Steven
son and Mrs. Sam Reed will serve deli
cacies at Pegram Patton drug store OF
Saturday afternoon.
Last night c. l.. Odell, who was on
of the delegates to the Southern Pres
byterian general assembly, which met II
Atlanta, returned home