The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-19
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, March 1S.-(Special.)-T Bessemer Board of Trade will hold a spe- cial meeting Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock for the purpose of meeting the Alabama railroad commission and others in regard to the Union depot for Bes- semer. The meeting will be held at the Board of Trade rooms on Nineteenth street. between Third and Fourth ave- nues. The members of the commission and the visitors will be shown oven. the city and everyone interested in Bessemer is urged to do their very best to impress the railroad commission with the great importance and necessity of better depot accommodations.
 The following committees have been named: Automobiles, E. L. Huey, chair man; Lee Moody, John Martin, J. c. Currp, Dr. E. P. Lacey, Sam Erlicl, Dr. E. w. McNell, George Rutledge, Dr. T. F. Robinson. T. T. Huey and Dr. L. A. Spencer. Industries, J. F. Cannon. chairman; George Woodrow. J. B. Mor- ton. V. Ferguson, Louis Hoster. ST., J. E.. Haffner, A. M. Shook, Jr., A. M. Drury, William II. H. Judson, T. A. Weller, George A. Miller and W. T. Williams. Information, J. A. Estes, R. r. Smith, E. P. Johnson, Gardner F. Goodwin. John Mcconnell. J. T. Martin, J. A. Snider, c. l.. odell. T. D. Lewis, J. Marks, l.. W. Allen, l. A. Lewis. W. F. McWil- Hams, W. A. Simmons. L. E. Bruns, F. N. Fesler, W. R. Smith, J. l.. Wood and D. O. Teasley.
 Lunch will be served to the visitors at o'clock
 Little Ethel Williamson, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. A. K. Williamson, was struck by an automobile driven by Frank l.. Sullivan, on Berkley avenue this aft ernoon and was painfully injured. 1t appears that the child was watching d balloon ascension and ran out in the street where she was strucx by the ma chine, which was going slowly. She was knocked unconscious and physician was immediately summoned who attended her. She was removed to her home where she is resting well. No serious results are anticipated.
 A large crowd gathered at the high school tonight to hear the address de- livered by ex-Gov R. B. Glenn of North Carolina on the Nations Greatest Prob lem'
 Much interest is being manifested in the meeting Of the Bessemer Commercial club which will be held tomorrow night at o'clock in the council chamber The club is composed of the young business men of Bessemer and at this meeting the constitution and bylaws will be adopted and plans of organization will be perfected President Rutledge will ap- point all of the standing committees.
 The Bessemer Culture club met in regl- lar session this afternoon at o'clock at the public library, at which time the study of Shakesphares Merchant of Venice was continued with Mrs. E. l.. TIuey as leader At the conclusion of the study plans were discussed for the open meeting of the club. which will be held on April g at the home of Mrs. T. g. Winters on Fifth avenue and Eight eenth street The committee composed of Mrs. Gwylym Herbert chairman; Mrs. J. S. Winters and Mrs. C. K. Gray reported that they had secured Miss Alberta Fay lor of Birmingham to conduct the story telling hour for the children of Besse- mer The first Of these will be held Sat ,lrday afternoon at o'clock at the pub {. lie library and the children of this city are requested to be present
 The Bessemer Equal Suffrage associa- ton will hold it's regular meeting Sat- urday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the pub lie library at which the president, Mrs.