The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
Bessener News

Bessemer, August 7.-(Speciar)-It has been announced that the Alabama Great Southern railroad will build viaduct over the Louisville and Nashville rail- road where the two roads cross on Twen- company also proposes to cut down the hill between Bessemer and Birmingham. This improvement of the Alabama Great Southern will cause the depot to be raised about 25 feet above the present To- cation and just what effect 1t will have upon the proposed new union depot is not known. The committee which went to Montgomery Monday to interview the Alabama railroad commission has had no ommend on the petition laid before the body.
 The Board of Trade will meet Monday at the Board of Trade rooms on Nineteenth street at clock, at which time the loca- ton of the new union depot will be dis cussed. All citizens are requested to be present so as to get an expression from them as to the site selected by the rail- roads and the one selected by the commit tee in charge.
 News has been received by Dr. J. c. Curry of this city from Secretary of State w. J. Bryan, telling of the safety of his daughter Miss Isabelle, and party, who are now in Paris. It was also stated that the party would reach America on schedule time. This message Is being br-t he relatives and friends of Miss Curry, who has been touring Europe for the past two months.
 The woman's Christian Temperance union will meet Sunday afternoon at 3:so o'clock at the Lipscomb Methodist church. The following programme will be rendered.:
 Hymn, "All Hall the Power of Jesus Name" congregation. Reading of Crusade Psalm 15e the Rev George Stoves.
 Prayer, the Rev. H. N Abernathy.
 Response, Mrs. G. G. Neal. Address, Mrs. A Hafner, president of the local union. Object and Aim of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union." Quartette, Victory" by four young ladies
 Talk by Mrs J. E. Hafner on Purity" Duet, Lee Melee and Homer Johnson Reading by Miss Lucyle vyckers. Talk by the Rev. George Stoves Reading, Miss>Lucyle Lytle. | Song, "All Around the World" by 1t | little girls.
 Poster Work" Mrs F. B HILL | Benediction, the Rev. H. N. Abernathy | The public is cordially invited to at. tend this meeting.
 | Miss Alice Berglund of St Louis is the guest of her cousin, Miss Helen Houppert at her home on Fourth avenue.
 Mrs. Luke Murdock and little daughter Mabel, have arrived from Cincinnati tc
 be the guest of Mrs. Murdocks parents
 MT. and Mrs. J. J. Karr. Sr
 Mrs. J. H. D. Smith has returned from
 pleasant visit to relatives and friends at Sulligent.
 | Miss Nova Spencer has gone to Troy
 Miss, where she will be the guest of hei grandmother, Mrs. M. R. Spencer 1 Miss Margaret Alexander has returned from Atlanta. accompanied by Mrs. H c. Roberts and little daughter, Mary
 who are the guests of Miss Gladys Alex
 ander at the home of her parents, MT
 and Mrs. Alexander
 Miss Julia Saylor of Rome, Ga, will
 arrive Saturday to be the guest of Mis-. l Gladys Alexander on Fifth avenue Mrs. J. T. Self and children are tn,
 guests of Mrs. Self's mother Mrs Franl 1 Childers, on Sixth avenue l Walton and Harold Smith, the youns sons of MT. and Mrs. E. N. Parnell hay, returned after a months visit to Florida 1 Miss Ethel Garner of Florida is tn, l guest of her cousins,i Miss Johnnie ant
 Miss Jesse Garner. on Fourth avenue.
 Frank Childers, who has been III fol
 the past few days, is able to be out.