The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
BESSEMER NEWS

bessener. August 1s.--tSpecial. !
 The funeral of little George Stoves. Jr.. son of the Rev. and Mrs. George
 stoves, of this city. who was instant
 " killed yesterday afternoon about o'clock when he fell from a tree on sloss hill and broke his neck. was held at o'clock this afternoon at the home of the parents on Dartmouth ave
 hue Tn the presence of a large con
 course of friends of the deceased and
 the family.
 The service was conducted by the
 ttev. J. r. Sturdivant. presiding elder
 oi the Bessemer district for the Meth
 odist church; the Rev. J. D. Simpson Yf Birmingham college. and Bishop
 James H. Mccoy of Birmingham Mir
 Sturdivant read the first lesson and
 MT. Simpson the second, both prefacing
 the reading with a few appropriate
 remarks. Bishop Mccoy pronounced the
 last prayer and it was regarded as one
 of the most beautiful ever offered in Bessemer
 Immediately before the service the
 Panther patrol. Boy Scouts of America, of which the little fellow was a mem Der, attended the funeral in a body in uniform, and passed in review before the open casket. This part of the ser vice was most impressive and extreme- iy touching as was the viewing of the body by the members of his Sunday school class.
 The song service was impressive, a mixed quartet composed of Mrs. J. F. Wright and Mrs. W. B. Rue George Bumgardner and Walter Bryant, who sang, Some Day We'll Understand,' God Be With You Till We Meet Again." and Safe in the Arms of Jesus"
 The bier was mass of beautiful floral tributes sent to the home by the friends of the little boy and of the family. expressing through the flowers the deep sympathy they felt for the family in it's bereavement
 number of relatives were here from Anniston and Birmingham for the funeral and they will accompany MT. Stoves and his family to Anniston in the morning as they go there with the
 remains for interment in the family burying ground in that city.
 One of the most delightful social events of the present season was that given by Mrs l.. B. Bradley to a num- Der of the younger social set compli- mentary to her attractive house guests, Miss Ellen Callear of Old Point Com fort, Va; Miss Mildred Toler and Miss Lillian Toler of Acmar and Miss Louise Hendricks of Newcastle. The home was artistically decorated for the occasion in golden rods and sun flowers with a background of ferns. In the reception hall a delicious punch was served from a flower banked punch bowl. As the guests arrived they were
 met by the hostess and her guests and later in the evening found their places at tables arranged for forty two, where the games were played un- tll the dainty ice course was served later in the evening.
 The following guests attended the party and enjoyed the double pleasure of meeting these attractive young ladies, and enjoying the hospitality of
 this charming hostess: Miss Lillian Malone. Miss Willie Rose Jenkins Miss Katie Nolan, Miss Helen Rodenberg. Forest Maxwell. Ney Bradley. Carl Bradley, Foster Bradley. Robert Lee, Marvin Baty Lynn Upshaw. Clarence Hughes and others.
 Lillian, the infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. Leonard Golf, died at the
 
 day at noon. Funeral services will be l conducted there tomorrow morning, in- 1 torment following in Union cemetery. i, A sad feature of the case is the fact | that the mother. is desperately i'll al I the home and her life is despafred or 1 For sometime she has been i'll witt pellagara and is not responding well | to treatment.
 | Results in the tennis tournament now being played in this city were an nounced for today as follows: In the l singles Fitzpatrick defeated Adams by l the score of 6-2, 7-5 McEniry defeated | Cnzicker with a three sixes to A. s 4 score by the latter. In the doubles Adams and Salmon took the honor, 1 rom Winburn and Ball by the score 1 of 6-1, 75. The hardest fought game I of the tournament was that between 1 Toward McEniry and David Trotter vs l Tendon Cockrell and Donaldson. ths l former going down in defeat after ar afternoon of the fastest playing seer on the local courts during the tourney The score was 1-6, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, S-s. l There are a number of other games I to be played in the finals by those who 1 survive the semi games and at the :, conclusion of the tournament a ban 1 quet- oker will be held in the rooms l of the Young Mems Christian associa I tion in the Realty building.
 The ladies of Ensley are planning tc l start tournament and have asked l inc assistance of George Houston oi 1 this city, the originator of the local | tOurrey and he has stated that he