The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer November 21.-(Speciaf 1-A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Grand theatre this afternoon to hear the lecture delivered by Judge Samuel D.
 Weakley of Birmingham Judge Weakley took as his subject, Prohibition and Law Enforcement and handled 1t in an in- teresting style. The occasion was made all the more enjoyable by quartet from the choir of the First Methodist church of this city. and the general singing by the audience of familiar hymns
 A review of real estate conditions here as compared with conditions in this line for the past 10 months, offers a noticeable contra st and presents much better out look Fifteen months ago the city was fllled with vacant residential property. saleable real estate was constantly de- creasing in value and much property was offered and little taken Today there is constant demand for houses on the part of people moving into the city; real es- tate is on the boom, and in every sec ton of the city houses are being built At present the demand for houses greatly exceeds the supply and to remedy this condition more houses are being erected as fast as the contractors can turn them  the substantial kind. and most of them are being purchased by the occupants as fast as they can be finished. Real estate men say that while there have been no large sales or transfers recorded, there Is q steady buying and selling of small properties in the city, and they are of the opinion that last summer saw real estate as low as it will ever get in Bessemer..
 A great deal of interest Is being man. ffested locally in the announcement that on Friday evening at o'clock, Dr. w. $. Standifer, we'll known here, and who las just returned from Servia. where he has been for sometime, connected with the American Red Cross service in that country, will give a lecture on conditions in the war zone as he saw them. The lecture will be given at the First Meth odist church. For sometime Dr. Stand fer was in Bessemer, connected with the medical department of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, and has a host of friends who are welcoming him back to the city.
 Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, in the auditorium of the Bessemer High school, the literary society of the junior eighth grade will meet and the following programme will be rendered: Song
 Love Oiu SWeeC song, SOclety, nln- utes and regular business session; paper
 Thanksgiving Story" Miss Annie May McWhorter; vocal solo, selected, Miss Es- telie billiard; reading, "America's First Thanksgiving, Miss Eunice White; piano solo, selected Miss Lallia Baxley; debate
 Resolved, That the United States Should Increase Her Army and Navy to Equal the Armies and Navies of the Other World Fowers.' The affirmative will be pre- hty A st nd Lola May Parsons, while the negative will be defended by Walter Robinson and Miss Mary Hodges; jokes and current events, Frank Blue and Orlando Rob erts; piano solo, selected Miss Gladys Martin; quartet.
 The four bands of the Ladies' Aid so- ciety of the First Baptist church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock as follows: Band No. l, at the church; Band No. ?, with Mrs. Rose Huey; Band No 3. with Mrs. W. J. Mayes. and Band No. 4, with Mrs. l.. w. Allen.
 Circle No 2 of the Pastors Helpers of the First Methodist church will meet to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Mac Clay for the purpose of completing the work the infant clothes that they are to put on sale at the bazar to be conducted by the society beginning December g. Circle No. will meet at the same hour with Mrs. l.. B. Bradley.
 The ladies of St. Aloysius' Catholic church of this city will conduct bazaar in this city Thursday, at which time many beautiful and useful articles will be placed on sale. The ladies will also serve a turkey dinner. The public is cordially in- vited to attend