The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
ANOTHER bANKFOR
C|TYOF BESSENER
w. w. H0llingswOrth VIII be
President
PATTERSON SPEAKS
Another Jury Civil Docket in City
Court This Week.-Mrs.. Ollie
Jackson Entertains-Miss
Christlicb Hostess
PATTERSON SPEAKS

Bessemer, February 14-(Special)--An-
other bank, the United States Savings
bank, will open for business in Bessemer
about March l. The capital stock will
be 100000. so per cent of this amount be-
ing paid in.
w. w. Hollingsworth who organized
the Bessemer State bank and for nine
years was president OF that institution.
will be president. Mr.. Honingsworth has
sold his interest in the State bank The
new organization has purchased the build
ing and fixtures now used by the Besse-
mer State bank on Twentieth street and
Second avenue and will occupy this build
ing when the State bank moves Into Its
new quarters on Nineteenth street on
March !.
G. b. Hollingsworth, cashier OF the Bes-
semer State bank for the past seven
years. has resigned his position with that
bank and will be cashier OF the new
bank. l.. b. Bradley, with the state
bank for eight years, will be associated
with them.
It is understood that w. f. Cunning
ham. long connected with the Woodward
Iron company at it's plants at Woodward.
will fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of G. b. Hollingsworth as cashier
of the State bank
A fair-sized crowd gathered at the High
school auditorium tonsgnt to hear ex-
Gov. NJ. r. Patterson OF Tennessee. The
meeting was opened by prayer offered by
the Rev. George Stoves, pastor of the
First Methodist church. The Rev. Brook IS
Lawrence introduced Mr.. Patterson in a
few complimentary remarks Mr.. Patter-
son made a talk on prohibition. He stated
that he did not come here on any polit-
ical mission but came as representative
of the Anti-Saloon League of America
On Monday morning the Bessemer city
court will take up another jury civil
docket for the week, a large number of
cases being set for trial
The docket set for the week Is as fol-
lows; BIZ Grigsby, administrator. VS. the
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company;
Joe Champion VS.. w. X McAdory. ct al !;
Lucinda Vines VS.. w. M. Glaze; Aaron
Earl VS.. the Tennessee Coal Iron and
Railroad company; s. A. Fdns VS.. the
Birmingham Railway Light and Power
company; Curtis Moore, pro ami, VS.. tho
Woodward Iron company; Mrs. Lula T..
fIdnkln vs.. woodward iron COMPANY.
l., S. Hollingsworth vs.. the Southern Rail-
way company: G. w. Parker VS. the
Southern Railway company; Robert u.
Berry, pro ami, VS.. the Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company; w. M.
Bryce VS.. the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company; ]. A. Clark VS.. the
Southern Railway company: Mary A..
Tarpy VS.. the birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company; r. NJ Parker.
a y OF m pnil lufax fevhf Il
Power company; s. +. Nash vs. the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
company and American Telephone and
Telegraph company.
The Bessemer Culture club, which post
poned its meeting last week on account of
the bereavement in the family OF one of
the members, will meet next Thursday
afternoon at o'clock at the public IL
brary. The programme will be as fol-
lows: Response to roll CALL quotations
from William Cullen Bryant paper
Drake and Halleck." Mrs r. A. MiclSle
sketch, "Bryant's characteristics, Miss
Mary e. Lovett; discussion; selection.
Marco Bozzarris," Mrs. Il. p. Lacey:
recitation, "Thanatopsis.' Mrs. e. L.
Huey
Mrs. Allie Jackson was hostess at a
silver tea this afternoon at the attrac-
tive home of Mrs. J. A. Snder on Third
avenue. The reception rooms were beau
tifully decorated in hearts. ivy. cupids.
ferns and carnations. Large bows of red
tulle were tide the chandeliers from
which showers of hearts were suspended.
The punch bowl half buried in carna-
tions. ferns and ivy stood in the hall and
was presided over by Miss Stella San
guinettl. Mrs. Jackson was assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Sinder. Mrs. w. w.
Hollingsworth, Mrs. McCullom. Mrs. w.