The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-18
BesSen1er News

| Bessemer November 17.--(Specal.) )-Ev-
erything is in readiness for the Alabama
| state convention of the First Christian
| church, which will convene here Tuesday
morning at $3.50 o'clock and continue
through Thursday. About 100 delegates
are expected from all parts of the state.
The following is the programme for the
convention:
Tuesday morning. $3.50 o'clock, devo-
! tional services. the Rev. f. B. Powell,
pastor of the First Christian church at
Bessemer; 10 o'clock, the New Testament,
church officiary, J. A. Branch Camp
| Hill 1920 o'clock, discussion; II o'clock,
benevolence, John H. Wood, Atlanta; ap.
pointing of committees; adjournment
| Tuesday afternoon, o'clock, c. B. B.
NJ programme, Mrs. o. P. Speigler pre-
siding.
Tuesday evening, 73O o'clock, devotion,
j. T. Smith; 7:i5. Help the Women"
Belt White; 500. address, ministerial Re-
lief, w. r. Warren, indianapolis, Iifd. :;
adjournment.
Wednesday morning, 9:3o, devotion, D.
M. Joiner, Roanoke Va; 9:45. president )
address, Rev. d. p. Taylor, Selma
Weaker Churches l.. F. Sanford. Tus-
caloosa; 2:55. the budget plan of duplex
| envelopes, Rev. o. p. Spegler of Mont
gomery; 3:15, reports of committees and
business.
Wednesday evening, prayer and praise
service, Horace Settle, Admission; 7:45.
'The Practice of Christian Unity" the
Rev. II. P. Atkins, Birmingham; SIG,
Money and the Kingdom j. r. Nc
Wane, Birmingham; adjournment.
Thursday morning, $3.50, Bible school
day, j. r. Farris, presiding.
A.. "a a.nn
Kerfoot; 2:3o. 1.-THE Bible and Good Citi-
zenship," w. t. Wells, Jasper; 800.
"Closer Organization" c. b. Holder,
Roanoke; announcements; adjournment.
Thursday evening, 1880 o'clock devotion,
E. J. Pinegar, East Tallassee; report
from auxiliary, report from future work
committee; report from nomination COM
mittee S:15, song. address. Mrs. Bertha
Loker, missionary from Ihausa, India !;
adjournment.
The Bessemer city council will meet in
regular session tomorrow night at which
time a number of important reports are
expected to be made.
1t is understood that the school COM
nittee from the council composed of AL
dermen J. w. Brooks, chairman; Eugene
Honeycutt and Moss Crotwell. who went
before the board of education at its last
meeting. will report favorably in regard
to the matter of the calling an election
, to issue $4,000 bonds for building a school
in South Bessemer. and improving both
the Roberts and Clarendon schools Much
more school room is needed at present
1t Is said, and II is believed that the peo-
pie are ready to support the board of
education in this matter.
The committee composed of Aldermen
j. n. Smithson, j. w. Brooks and W. A.
Simmons, which met with the Civic I'm
provement association at its recent called
meeting for the purpose of discussing
matters relative to plans Ct maintaining
the city park, will also report tomorrow
night The association is asking the
council to pay park keeper and keep
up repairs.
The Grand hotel is to be relnodeled, w
l.. Couston will begin work on the build
ing at once. The brick walls will be torn
away in a portion of the building in order
to construct an auditorium.
In few days Mr.. Coston will begin
the erection of four-story brick build
ing on Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street
| for Ben G. Perry and DR.. T. C. Donald
Everything is in readiness for the play
Josiah which will be given Friday
evening at the high school auditorium,
by number of Bessemer's young peo-
pie The play will be given for the bene-
fit of the Presbyterian church.
The cast of characters Is as Follows
Josiah Armstrong, wealthy farmer,
Owen Williams: Wellington Armstrong.
wealthy broker Dr. Benny Clay; Benja-
min Butler Armstrong, Josiahs SOL, Ed
win Guy; William lie B. Lane, wealthy
broker, James Fitzpatrick; Henry New
comb, rising young author, ]. j. Haley;
Hiram Peistroke, Wellington Armstrong $
confidence man. De Camp Lee; James