The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-02
BESSEMERNEWS

Bessemer, December 1.-(Special. Tine
Bessemer city council met in regular ses-
sion tonight, but little business of impor-
lance was transacted 1t was decided to
put the new fire truck back in opera
ton. The license schedule for the COM
| ing year was introduced and referred to
the miscellaneous committee. An un-
| usually large number of petitions and
complaints were heard. A D. Maddox
was allowed S. for carrying prisoner ~
Georgia and Detective Ellis Houston was
| allowed $3.50 for time lost while working
on a case. Officer Frank Childers wa
granted a 30-day leave of absence. 1t
was decided not to take up the notes for
the Jonesboro school. but to pay the in
terest and 1et the debt stand. After
transacting routine business the meeting
adjourned.
Everything is in readiness for the me-
mortal exercises to be held by Bessemer
lodge No. 72l, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, Sunday afternoon at the
Elks' hall at o'clock. The following
programme will be rendered: Opening
ceremonies by lodge; invocation, the Rev.
M. K. Thornton; vocal solo, selected,
Hode Eastman; tribute of love to the
absent brothers; vocal sdio, selected, Miss
Irene Jenkins; violin solo, MELODY OF
Peace" Mrs Ike Marks; address, Our
Absent Brothers." Judge w. P. McCros-
sin; vocal solo, selected, d. c. Davis;
closing ceremonies, members of the lodge;
doxology. audience and lodge; benedic-
tion the Rev. I. o. Adams. Accompanist,
Miss Bernice Hayes.
The memorial committee is composed
of Clip Hocutt. George Ross, Jim Sulli-
van, James Wells, G. p. Benton, C. L.
Dabbs and T. T. Huey; ladies' committee,
Mrs. j, s. Winters, chairman; Mrs An
drew c. Mitchell, Mrs. A. w. Deason,
Mrs George Ross, Mrs. Gardner F. Good
wyn and Mrs. Ike Marks.
Officers of the lodge are: A. w. Dea-
son. exalted ruler Andrew c. Mitchell.
esteemed leading knight; Samuel Stein,
esteemed loyal knight; James J. Ross
esteemed lecturing knight; p. A. Little,
secretary; G. Percy Benton, treasurer;
Gerard Crook, esquire: Joe c. Eckhoff,
chaplain; F. r. Mathews, inner guard;
Norman Lefkovits, tiler.
Fletcher Jones and Hudson Randle,
alias "Stonewal,' both negroes, were
bound over to await the action of the
grand jury this morning under a $500 bond
each by Judge l. A. Lewis in recorders
court on charges of burglary and grand
larceny. The men confessed to the rob
berry of the Bessemer Steam laundry last
week The evidence in the case was
worked up by Detectives Ross, Maddox,
Houston and Childress.
After examining a number of witnesses,
Evalina Palmer, negro who was tried
on a charge of murder in the second de-
gree was found guilty and was sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary.
Myrtle Linton lodge No 1870, knights OF
Pythias, will be hosts for the visiting
committee of the Third District Pythian
lodges Thursday evening. and at this time
there will be 70 representatives of lodges
in the district present. Among the visi-
tors will be Grand Prelate Graham Per-
due, Hugo T.. Black, Thomas r. Walker
and II. NJ Beck. There will he work in
the ranks after which a banquet will be
given for the visitors.
Capt. John T. McEniry, Sam Stein,
Henry Ozley. Grady Batson and G. B.
Lyle are attending the sessions of the
grand lodge of Masons, which is being
held in Montgomery.