The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-15
Bessen1er NeWs

bessemer, June 14.--tspecial 1.-The seo-
 ond institute being conducted by the state
 field secretaries of the Alabama Sunday
 School association was held this after
 toon and night at the handsome new Methodist church on Arlington avenue
 and Nineteenth street A good crowd at | tended and the meting was presided over by W. s. Welsh, superintendent, of the Methodist Sunday school At the after
 noon session Mrs. & P. Moore of Bir-
 mingham, state teacher training super
 intendent, made excellent talk on
 Training Work" while Leon c. Palmer
 of Montgomery, general secretary of Ala
 bama Sunday School association, talked
 on Lesson Building
 At the evening session Mrs. s. P. Moore
 made an interesting talk on Teacher
 Training and MT. Palmer made an ex-
 cellent as well as instructive talk on the
 ''Need of the Added Lessons .'The
 Modern Sunday School" "The Adult Bi-
 ble Glass; Holding the Teen Age Boys
 and Girls etc., were discussed.
 On Monday morning at 10 o'clock the permanent efficiency campaign of the Alabama Sunday School association will
 be launched in Bessemer. A strong To- cal committee of Christian business men
 of all denominations will be in charge, | Company D Alabama National Guard
 will hold a meeting at the Armory hall | Monday night, at which time Col E. II | Graves of Montgomery, will be present | to direct the work of the company, which was recently mustered into serv- l ice. The rooms the second floor of I cured and will be used as m armory | Capt. Lacy Edmundson says the com
 pany will be drilled within the next few 1 days. Arms and uniforms VIII be or | dered as soon as measurements are
 taken Monday night.
 Mr and Mrs John Henry Shipping an
 nounce the engagement and approaching
 marriage of their daughter, Tuessie Mae Heffner. to Clarence Spencer Hurd of
 this city, the marriage to take place in October.
 The Bessemer lodge, No. 45S Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. will hold its | regular convocation Monday evening al
 their hall on Twentieth street All mem bers are urged to be present as the cleo 1 ton of officers will take place.
 The First Methodist Sunday school will | give their annual picnic at Springvllle
 on Thursday, June 25.
 Mrs Ralph Burke was delightful hostess Saturday afternoon when she en- | tertalned the Forty-Two club at her , home on Fourth avenue Three raoses were used for the games and they were | placed .p rlic lawn Score was kept on dainty hand-painted cards by Mrs. | Burke The first prize. embroidered lin- l gerie, was won by Miss Elsie Robinson. while the consolation prize, a box or | handkerchiefs. fell to Miss Sedie SturdI- want At the conclusion of the games a l tempting ice course was served. Those present were: Miss Lucia Burns. Hiss Isabel Curry, Miss Virginia Mitchell, Miss Bessie Mae Lovett. Miss Tera Marks, Mrs. John Neal. Miss Elsie Rob- inson, Miss Sadie Sturdivant. Mrs. Ben z. Houston. and Mrs. c. E. Rodenberg. Little Miss Ethel Roundsley was a charming little hostess yesterday after
 noon when she entertained number of her friends in celebration of her fourth decorated in cut flowers and burning tapers. The little hostess wns assisted in her duties by her mother Mrs. Frank birthday. The house was beautifully Roundsley. The coterie of children pres ent were: Bessie Hoke. Grace and Ester Mcdonald. Blanche and Fred Coughlln. Fannie Minnie and Ray Hall Pelham Phillips, Burgin Davis. Mike Carsons and Ben Roundsley. Various games were en- joyed by these young people. after which | a delicious ice course was served.