The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-13
BESSE:MER NEWS

Bessemer, May 12.-tspecial.)-B -Bessemer will be well represented at the opening of Lock F tomorrow afternoon as large delegation from the Bessemer Commercial club and the Bessemer Board of Trade as well as number of citizens have secured their tickets and will go on the excur- sIon train from Birmingham while others will go through the country in automo- piles, meeting the flotila when it comes down the river. The Bessemer citizens gre manifesting much interest in this opening IS they now believe that Congress will take some action looking to the con struction of the canal up Valley creek i tC a point a mile beyond the corporate | limits of the city. At present the water is backed several miles in the creek and will be a great help in getting boats up to the first dam proposed near Toadvins 1 Patrolman Ellis Houston arrested Charles Marshall, negro escaped con Vict from the state penitentary of Texas yesterday, and he is being held in the city l jail awaiting the arrival of Texas officials l who have been notified and are expected | to reach Bessemer tomorrow to take the prisoner back.
 The contract for two-story brick
 store on Third avenue between Eighteenth
 and Nineteenth streets to be built by | James Sullivan for his plumbing estab- l Eshment, has been awarded to Crotwell Brothers Lumber company. The store,
 when completed, will add greatly to the appearance of Third avenue and will cos; approximately $500. 4. The entire day in the Bessemer city court today was taken up with the hear it,,y ,.F tIo .,f 1f .t,,flf ft<.t, vs. the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company for damages, it being alleged | that he bought book of mileage from the defendant company to go to Texas and on his return was put off the train as the mileage was not good on the other
 side of the Mississippi river. After ex- aminlng several witnesses ana nearing rIle
 evidence in the case the jury returned d
 verdict in the amount of $400. Goodwin X Ross represented the plaintiff, while A. J and E. D. Smith represented the defend
 ant company
 The local chapter, United Daughters oi the Confectionery, held an interesting meet ing this afternoon at the home of Mrs w. w. Hollingsworth on Third avenue and Seventeenth street at which time the officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Mrs. W. W. Hollingsworth president; Mrs. Rose Huey. vice pres dent: Mrs. l.. D. McCullom recording see fetary: Mrs. Ellis Terry, correspondnl secretary Mrs. w. l.. Rush. treasurer
 Mrs. Charles Ray. director; Mrs J. E McAdory, registrar; Mrs. W. E. Cunning ham, historian Mrs. c. K. Gray. directo of the Children of the Confederacy, Mrs NJ. K. Thornton, chaplain. It was de
 cided to hold the meetings during the sum
 mer months in the city park.
 | ho pridNp rlt1b will meet npN Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. James B Houston on Fifth avenue instead of toda. as was announced
 Everything is in readiness for the an
 nual reception and banquet to be give
 by the Bessemer lodge No. 721. Benevoien
 and Protective Order of Elks, tomorrow
 afternoon at the hall on Nineteenth stree
 between Second and Third avenues. Tn
 afternoon will be devoted to entertainln
 the wives of Ellss, their daughters an
 friends, while the evening will be devote
 to the Elks and their men friends Mri ' Ike Marks is in charge of the must ] for the occasion and splendid pro
 siamme has been arranged. Mrs. J.
 Winters is general chairman of the al fair while Mrs. Gardner r. Goodwin } chairman of the reception committee an } Mrs Sam Isefkovits is chairman of tn l decoration committee. They will be a' ' sisted by a bevy of young matrons an ; maids No invitations have been issued but all wives, daughters and friends ( the Bessener Elks are invited to atten' Preparations have been made for lare number of visitors. and It IS expecte ? that this will be the most successful a f fair of this kind in the history or tf
 local order
 , Miss Beyrl Primer was hostess this af , ernoon to the Music club at her hon f on Eighth avenue at which time Rubel 1 stein was studied. Mrs. Charles | Brownrigg and Mrs. Cecil Cowan rel , dered several vocal solos, while du was given by Mrs. Eugene Honeycut , At the conclusion of the programme U club had choral practice for the ope . meeting which 1t will hold on Frida ! afternoon, May 2s. at the home of MT !. G. B. liollingsworth on Dartmouth av . nue and Twenty-second street. Iemptir
 refreshments were served during the ar !. ernoon. The following officers were cleo 2 ed for the ensuing year: Mrs. G. Hollnpsworth president; Mrs. George l
 Stevenson, vice president; Mrs. M ] Thornton. secretary Mrs. w. E. Ku
 treasurer. and Miss Irene Jenkins, music
 director.
 Miss Florence Huey. Miss Alice Hue
 and the Rev NJ. K. Thornton have goi | ao floustOhf AtN- to Attcu0 AsC Nvt& eiA~ ! Baptist Sunday School convention. Mrs. Taylor is able to be out after
 recent illness at her home.
 II Mrs. Mary Gillen Boshwitz is impro
 ing after a recent illness at the hon
 of her parents on Seventh avenue III Mrs. Ike Marks has returned from
 delightful visit to relatives in Chatt | nooga.
 James Cahill, who underwent an oper II ton for appendicitis at the Readers no pital is doing nicely.
 III Miss Zclna Lefkovits expects to lea
 ir few days for Sweetwater. Teni where she wul visit friends for sever . days.