The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, March s1.-(special) The membership committee of the Bes- semer Commercial club, which is com posed of George Ross. chairman: J. A Snider, c. P. Benton, Dr. George D. Waller, John c. Perry. George Bum gardner, B. P. Harris. A. W. Deason, John Neal and Herbert Milton, are hard at work securing new members and already 1s2 have been enrolled and it is expected that the club will have an enrolment of at least 500 by April 6. when the campaign ends. On this night a smoker will be given by the club at the Bright Star cafe. A grca. deal of interest is being manifested In the work of the club, which has the largest membership already of any club mer.
 In the Bessemer city court Monday long jury civil docket will be taken up with Judge ]. C. B. Gwin presid- ing. Several important cases have been set for hearing, the most important of which Is that of J. A. Simpson vs. the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. Mir. Simpson died several months ago, but the case has been re- Nised in the name of Emory Simp- son. as eXecutor of the estate of Mir simpson. The plaintiff is seeking dam ages for alleged personal injuries re- ceived several years ago when the buggy in which he was riding was struck by an electric car of the de- iendant company on the Jonesboro line. The case has been tried four times, mistrial having been returned twice and the case having been to the supreme court twice at which time the decision of the Bessemer court was reversed. Much interest is being manifested in the outcome of the case this time. It is the first case on Mon days docket. The plaintiff is repre- sented by Mathews X Mathews, while Hugh Morrow of Birmingham is rep resenting the defendant company.
 The contract for the addition to the local plant of the United States Cast Iron pipe and Foundry company has been let by the company to the Vir- ginia Bridge and Iron company, ac- cording to announcement from Bur lington, N J., where the head offices of the company are located About 1000 tons of structural steel, including the steel buildings heavy turn tables. cranes and hoists in addition to the mechanical and electrical equipment; for the operation of the plant. will be required in the contract. This addi- ton will add largely to the output of the plant.
 Work on the new benzol plant. which will be constructed at Woodward by the Edison Laboratories company of Orange. N J.. will begin at once and it is stated by the people behind the movement that the plant will be work : ing by May 15. Already the site has been staked off and the work of ex- oavation will begin Monday, it Is said
 The following programme has been announced for Sunday at the Fir,;t Baptist church: Sunday school, $50 o'clock, Gwylym Herbert, superintenI- enti II o'clock, organ prelude, Mel ody in F'' (Reubenstein) anthem. "Hark, Ten Thousand Harps' (Wii- som; offertory solo, "Flee as a Bird, :" Mrs. John Perkins: sermon by pastor. the Rev. M. K. Thornton, who will have as his subject Resurrection. Evening services at T:30 o'clock an- them, Awake, My Soup (Heyse); of fertory solo. organ, Softly Now the Light of Day. sermon. evangelistic, by pastor, the Rev. M. K. Thornton.
 
 Funeral services over the remains of AArs. Mary Hammond. who died at her home at Mud Creek were held yester- day afternoon. interment being made at the Mud Creek cemetery. Mrs. Ham, mond was S9 years of age at the time of her death. Her husband, Pat Ham mond, was killed in the civil war and she reared the family, working the farm. splitting rails, chopping wood nd doing fba nf a fl'ba 0e ceased is survived by all of her chil- dren and many of her grandchildren.
 The fourth of a series of addresses to be given for the men of Bessemcr at the Grand theatre on Sunday aft ernoon will be given tomorrow after noon at o'clock and the speaker Of the occasion will be the Rev. William McDougal of Pratt City. He will have as his subject on this occasion, 'Fhe Worlds Greatest Need" A splendid musical programme has been arranged by the Grand theatre orchestra and no collection will be taken.
 A large crowd of children gathered at the public library this afternoon to attend the story telling hour, which was inaugurated last Saturday by the Bessemer Culture club. Much interest is being manifested in this work by the little folk as well as the older ones Miss Katie Ward of Jonesboro was the story teller for this after noon and throughout the hour the chill dren were very quiet and attentive and at the conclusion of each story a burst of applause rewarded the mar rator. The story telling hour will be held at the library every Saturday aft ernoon at o'clock and the children of this city are invited to attend.
 Mrs. Palmer Keith was badly burned this morning at her home on Nine teenth street between Arlington and BerlSley avenues Mrs. Keith was cleaning some white gloves with gaso- Inc when it exploded, burning her hands arms and shoulders. She sue ceeded in putting out the flames by wrapping a quilt around her body. Dr. J. s. Winters was immediately sum moned and her burns dressed. While the burns are not thought to be serious they are very painful.
 Mrs A. A. Persons proved delight full hostess this afternoon when she entertained the members of the Mat rons' club at her home on Berkley avenue. Pink and violet were the col ors chosen for the affair, pink blos- soms. violets and hyacinths being em- ployed in the decorations of the re- ception rooms. Six tables were used for the games, score being kept by Miss Doris Lewis and John Knox Per