The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-04
Case Sets Precedent
bESSEMER NEWS

semer city council will meet in regular session tomorrow night in the council chamber at the city hall, and 1t Is ex- pected that the committee will report on the proposed $40,OO0 bond issue for lighting plant in the city of Bessemer At the last meeting of this body, Alder man Winters moved that the council chamber be fixed up and the matter was referred to Mayor l. A. Lewis with power to act Within the past week the desks and chairs have been revarnished, new shades placed and the floor covered with new linoeum, while the enlarged pictures of the decease> officers of this city, who were killed while in discharge of their duty, were placed on the walls With these added improvements the coun- cl chamber has taken on new look al- together.
 A great deal of interest is being mani fested in the state convention of United Daughters of the Confederacy which will convene in this city tomorrow evening at s o'clock at the high school auditorium Delegates and visitors to the number of 300 are expected and will begin to arrive from all over the state early tomorrow morning. The convention will be in ses- sion through Friday and each day some delightful social affair has been planned for the visitors and delegates. This is the first convention of this kind ever held in Bessemer and the local chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy hopes to make it the most successful in the history of the organization. 
 The Bessemer city court convened this morning in the new quarters in the Realty building after two weeks recess with Judge J. C. B. Gwin on the bench. After | impaneling the juries for the week the case of James Smith vs. the Woodward l Iron company was taken up. A large l number of witnesses were examined, this taking up the entire afternoon. The plain l tiff is represented by Goodwin & Ross, while V. J. Nesbit is representing the | defendant company.
 The rooms on the north side of the city hall on Eighteenth street, formerly used
 by Chief of Police T. B. Wallace and the detective force, have been remodcled and
 renovated for the new office Of the chief Of the fire department. J. l. heeder. The lire department expects to have these
 rooms ready for occupancy by tomorrow,
 when they will move in.
 |
 The business men and citizens have
 been requested by the local chapter, l United Daughters of the Confederacy, to decoraet their premises and places
 Of business this week, during which time the state convention Of daughters
 will be in session in Bessemer. The
 city hall and other public buildings as well as every business house and
 large number of residences will be dec
 orated in the national colors and Con- fedcrate flags
 I Plans are being made by large delegation of citizens and business
 men of this city to attend the open
 ing of Lock IT on Thursday May 13,
 and an effort will be made to secure
 boat to carry the party down the
 river. It is expected that a large dele
 gation from both the Comm mercial club
 and the Board of Trade as well as
 repi esentatives from every other or
 Eanization in the city will attend the
 opening
 The home of Mrs. Will Hope was the
 scene of pretty hospitality this afternoon
 when she entertained number of little
 folk in celebration of the fourth birthday
 of her little daughter. Elsie. The recep-
 tion rooms were tastefully decorated in
 spring. flowers and ferns. Various games were enjoyed by the little guests, after which tempting refreshments were served in the dining room. The central decora- ! tion of the table was the birthday cake with its four burning candles. Those pres ent were Roselle and George Huston, Ed
 die Carroll, Ora Thompson Hasle and Lil- Han Halfacre, James and Ellis Meharg, Bonnie D. Whitley Margie and Winter Hope. David Robert Stretch Albert Me ! Harg, Jr., Lois Barnett, Mildred Braswell, Clyde Jones, Elsie and Lilly Hope. Mrs : Hope was assisted in entertaining the guests by Mrs. George Huston and Miss z Hattie Banks. The little hostess was the
 recipient of many pretty and useful pres. ents
 II MT. and Mrs. Walter L. Wood and
 family have returned from Tuscaioosn l where they visited friends. Tom Howell continues quite Ill al his home on Arlington avenue Miss Vera Barr and Miss Edna La man of Anniston are the suests of the iattcr's father, T. J. Lamar, at the home of Mrs. Hart on Second avenue II c. R. Phillips has returned from s visit to relatives and friends in Nash vile.
 \ Mrs. Steve Barrett and little daueh. Iter. Esther Louise. have returned from
 visit to rslatives at Toiands.