The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-27
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Bessemer, November 26-(Special. )-Tho linen shower given this afternoon at the Elks' hall on Nineteenth street between Second and Third avenues by the women of Bessemer for the Elizabeth Duncan hospital was a success in every way. The hall presented a lovely scene with it's ar tistic arrangement of ferns, palms and white specimen chrysanthemums The guests Were received in the reading room by number of prominent women of Bes- semer. In the center of the room on a
 table was a large clothes basket decor ated in English ivy and chrysanthemums, a large bow of white tulle being tied to l the chandelier and reaching to the four corners of the basket.
 The gifts were taken by little Miss Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Miss Avis Little and Miss Elizabeth Lewis and placed in
 the basket The guests were then shown
 into the main hall, where a splendid mu- ] sical programme was rendered The green | and white tones were also employed fin
 the decorations of this room, while burn | ing tapers in silver candebra enhanced
 the beauty of the scene. Here coffee, tea
 and sandwiches were served, the coffee urn being presided over by Mrs. J. F.
 Sturdivant. while Mrs. George Stevenson
 poured tea. They were assisted in serv-
 ing by number of attractive young
 women in afternoon frocks. During the ] afternoon several hundred men and wom-
 en called and large amount of handsome
 linen was received for the hospital which
 is owned and controlled by the United I Charities of Bessemer
 I AS the city of Bessemer has been in need of money for operating expenses, I the license taxes coming in so slowly that l if has been very hard making ends meet, | in the payment of salaries and other ex-
 penses of the city, Mayor I. A. Lewis and 1 City Clerk James B. Houston have ar-
 ranged tc borrow $25000, which Mayor
 Lewis thinks will be sufficient t) meet
 present conditions and the city will not
 need to morrow again soon.
 1 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Sarah Whitten. who died yesterday afternoon at the home of her son, w. H Whitten. were held this afternoon. inter-
 mcnt being at Walnut Grove cemetery. ! Mrs. Whitten was 74 years of age and came to Lipscomb % years ago from South
 Carolina. The deceased is survived by w. H. Whitten and John Whitten. l Mrs. J. A. Snider entertained the mem bers of the Birmingham High school foot | ball team. of which her son, Ralph plays today after the game with the local fl gl
 school at dinner. The table around which
 the team with the sponsor apd maids Miss Harriet Newman, Miss Alice Stock mar and Miss Emma Stockmar Nrespec- l lively. had as it's central decoration . pumpkin scooped out in the shape of c ba sket filled with fruit
 Miss Margaret Berry is able to be ou after recent illness.
 Mir. and Mrs. ]. H. D. Smith have gon' to St. Louis where they will spend tn | weekend with relatives and friends. Miss Ann O'Brien of Sayre is the gues of Mrs. J. s. Winter for the weekend.
 Gardner F. Goodwin, Jr.. the little sol of Mir. and Mrs. G. F. Goodwin, is quit i'll at their home on Fifth avenue.
 I.uney Ragsdale, Arthur Green, Berne. Crook, Fred Ross. Charlie Cargile an Charles Long are spending the Thanks giving holidays with relatives in Besse mer
 Little Sarah Winters Warlick is i'm
 proving after a recent illness at the hom
 of her parents, Mir, and Mrs. W. T. War lick, on Fifth avenue.