The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-30
BESSEMERNEWS

BesSemer, November 29.-(Specia1.)
The Bessemer city council will hold It's
regular meeting Tuesday evening in
the council chamber at which time sew
era Important matters as well as rou-
tine business will be disposed Of
A good crowd gathered at the high
school auditorium this afternoon to
hear the address delivered by Mr.. Cum
Minis, a we'll known speaker, on "The
Cost of Souls" Mr.. Cummins is a very
prominent speaker and is well known
throughout the state. He made an
excellent talk which proved thorough
~ interesting and instructive and was
very much enjoyed.
The men of Bessemer have a treat
in store for them Monday when DR..
Gaines of the Bible Training school of
Birmingham will deliver an address to
the men at 1890 o'clock at the First
Baptist church, using as his subject,
Church Efficiency" All of the men of
Bessemer are invited to come and hear
| this talk. The women of the church will
serve lunch to the men free, so that
every man Wishing to attend may come
from his business without loss of
| time.
| The local chapter, United Daughters
OF the Confederacy, will hold its reg
uIar monthly meeting Tuesday after
noon at O'Clock with Mrs. Thomas I.
Huey, at her home on Sixth avenue
and Eighteenth street.
| The officers of the Woman's Mission
arr society will meet in executive SEES
sion Monday afternoon at o'clock in
| the basement of the church and all
officers are urged to be present as
there will be much business of import
ance to be attended to.
| Ii, an article appearing in Sunday
AGe-Herald the name of Mrs. j. ).
Winters, general chairman of the COM
mittee of women who had charge of
the linen shower, which was recently
given at the Elks' hall for the Eliza
beth Duncan Memorial hospital. was
omitted. Mrs Winters was the origin
ator of the idea to give the shower
and worked very hard in the interest
of it.
| Miss Irene Jenkins and Miss Bessie
Jenkins were delightful hostesses last
hight when they entertained number
of friends at a forty-two party. The
reception rooms were made attract
/ i've with decorations of ferns and
| chrysanthemums After a series OF
| games tempting refreshments We're
| served to the guests, who were; MISS
Marie Simmons Miss Lynch, Miss Alice
| Granger Miss Lottie Granger, MISS
Irene Roberts, Fred Ross, Mr.. Nc
Dowell, DeCamp Lee, Vernon Lee, Joe
Smith and Jack Jenkins.
The Epworth league OF the Jonesbort
| Methodist church had charge of the
services of the church tonight. at which
time the following programme was rem.
dtred: Music, signal for Silence;.
song, Coward, Epworth Leaguers;
| Scripture reading, second and loSe
| Psalms: reading, "Our First Thanks
giving Day." Miss Marie Barron; song
| "America," league; voluntary talks
| personal Gratitude" talk, Our Ma
| ticnal BLESSING" Miss Lille Mae Christ
| lieb; open period, first chapter of Anr
and Ava: song, Sunshine and RAIN
llcague; benediction.
The four bands of the Missionary
union of the First Baptist church will
meet In general session Monday aft
ernoon at o'clock in the church a.
which time Mrs Gwylym Herbert, the
~ esident of the society, will preside
Dues will be collected and work fol
| the month outlined for the different
bands and other business will be dis
posed of.
The Ladies' Aid society of the FRS
| PRESBYTERIAN church will meet In reg
ular session Monday afternoon at
o'clock in the parlors of the church ant
important business will come up before
the society