The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-22
BESSFMER NEWS

Bessemer. January 21.-(Special )-Fu- neral services over the remains of Capt. A. M. Keith, who died yesterday after- noon at his home, on Fourth avenue, were held this afternoon from the late resi- dence, being conducted by the Rev l.. E. Brubaker of Ensley, and the Rev. NJ. K. Thornton, pastor of the First Bap- tist church of this city. Interment fol lowed at Cedar Hill cemetery. The fol- lowing acted as pallbearers: Active, N. B. Parker, w. W. Bryant, J. w. Blank enship George F. Rutledge, l.. B, Brad- ley and R. l.. Coates: honorary, J. M Crook, c. L. Hathaway, F. M. Owens T. P. Waller, l.. P. Craig and M. P. Reynolds.
 Captain Keith came from one of the oldest families of the country his grand father coming from Pennsylvania to South Carolina, and from there to Ten nessee in 1894. He was born in 1880 and was the son of Daniel Keith. When tht war between the states broke out Mir Keith volunteered in the Forty-first Ten nessee regiment and was captured a oii itoHdluSOH dilt StDl ds u pTlSOfel to Camp Chase, and to Johnsons Island later. At Cairo, Ill. he was exchanged going to Vicksburg. He was elected cap tain of his company, going to Port Hud son, where he remained until April. Tn, command went to Chickamauga after tn, fall of Vicksburg, In this battel Captain Keith was in command of the left of hi regiment. He was with Johnson ant | Hood in the Atlanta campaign and was wounded in the breast He was wounded twice at Franklin, Tenn, and while. or | g leave of absence was captured ant l again sent prisoner to Camp Chase, bu | a day or two later he was stopped a an island in Chesapake bay and wal | there when President Lincoln was killed 1 In June, 1865, he was discharged iron prison with an honorable recorc as | soldier
 l He came to Bessemer with his famil, IA years ago and has lived here sine, 1 that time. He is survived by his widow | five sons. H. D.. Palmer, J. S., J. A. anl A. S. Keith; three daughters, Mrs. c Barnhard. Mrs J. D. Hinds and Mis- l Orrie Keith.
 An interesting entertainment will b. given Friday night by the Jonesbort | School Improvement association at tn, \ auOllOT1u1fl All eXcelieilt programme na l been arranged, as follows: First grade
 violin solo, Edward Saunders; song Editl | Zude; song Ruth Langford: folk dance song, "The Owl:" Mother Goose mono logue: song, Eudora Saunders: soldiers drill, boys; lullaby. girls; song, "Bab. | Schaefer." Edna Jacobs Hugh Bryan
 and Violet Sullivan; song. Going tt
 Meeting" Clara Mae Lovett. Third grade song, Where Do All the Daisies Go?;' l F,,1 Gir1.p
 tation. Suppose" Ruth Hlmon, Herber l Brown. Edith Gray; recitation, "Tedd, Bears" Milford Crawford, Berta Ma 1 Greene and Willie Dulaney; recitation | Neglected Horse,' Gladys Karr; song ''The Boy Scouts" Sam Houston Evan Smithson, Floyd Armstrong; Henry Bates
 J. P. Haun and Leon Hancock: song | "Winter Winds" the zoo zoo drill Fourth grade, recitation, Emmett Ward Edith Saunders, Edna Lovelace and Az nes McCan: song by 12 girls. Fifth grade soldiers chorus by the class; recitation | Bessie Mae Jones: recitation,A Marvil Barrow. Sixth and Seventh grades. reel tations, Frank Bryant. Lorainne Christ Heb, Ruby Jones and Florence Gray Pat ton.
 The regular meeting of the Besseme Culture club was held this afternoon fl the basement of the First Methods church, at which there was large at tendance The ladies responded to rol
 call with quotations from William Wordsworth after which Mrs. A. A Persons read an interesting paper ol Wordsworth's interpretation of childhoo as shown through "Alice Fell" We Ar
 Seven" and 'Three Years She Grew. A paper on Wordsworth's attitude to wards the French revolution was rea
 by Miss Minnie Park. After the readin of Miss Parks paper the club enjoyed
 discussion on current events.
 The local suffragtsts will hold a meet ing tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock a the public library, at which time plan will be perfected for the organizatio of a suffrage association. Mrs. A. M Taylor of Birmingham will be present with several other members of the Bir mingham organization, and will addres
 the ladies on this subject.
 | A pretty wedding was soIemnized las night at the home of MT. and Mrs. W J. CospAr on Twenty-fourth street. whe
 Mrs. Ella Maxwell and P. F. Cadell wer
 united in marriage by the Rev. I. F
 Swallow, pastor of the First Presbyteria
 church, in the presence of a number o
 relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ca
 dell left last night for Tampa. Fla. wher
 they will spend 10 days. Mrs. Cadell wa
 gowned for travelling in a coat suit 0 navy blue. with accessories to match Upon their return they will be at hom
 on Eighth avenue.
 One of the first of the pre-nuptial af fairs planned for Miss Corinne Goldbere q bride-elect. was the hose shower givel
 this afternoon by Hiss Dora Barr. at he home on Sixth avenue. Pink and white