The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-01
BESSEMER NEWS

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 Bessemer, July 31.-(Special,)- ,)-Much in terest is being manifested in the meeting
 of the city council, which will be held Tuesday evening in the council chamber,
 at which the finance committee to which
 was referred the matter of the citys retrenchment will make recommendation to the council by which at least s1oo0 win
 be saved monthly. This committee has | held several meetings during the past week discussing ways and means of bring ing the city within it's revenue. It was stated by a member of the finance com ! mittee that the expenses of the city would
 have to be cut 5000 per month or s12o0o | year to live within the income and this will noterally necessitate changes in a number of departments of the city. It Is | expected that the police force will be re- | duced and in all probability longer hours Will be given the patrolmen. A large num- Der Of citizens are expected to be present at this meeting and hear the recom- | mendation of the committee.
 | In recorders court this morning Philip Ferguson. a negro, was given a hearing before Judge l. A. Lewis on charge of | larceny. and was fined $50, including costs in one case and s12.50 in another, while Eugene Hinton was fined Sl2.50. including costs on charge of larceny Both ne- groes were arrested yesterday by Detec- tives Maddox and Ross on charges of | rohbing the Stag pool room. the Subway barber shop and the Young Mems Athletic association.
 Mrs. Annie Glenn Grove entertained her young music class at a garden party this afternoon at her beautiful home on Third fha nn1n pnha and was effectively carried out in great clusters of golden glow and sunflowers used on the lawn and porches. Games and contests were followed by refresh- ments of ices. cakes and watermelon. Mrs. Grove was assisted by her pupils. Miss Willetta Martin, Miss Catherine Harding Miss Willie Mae Glasgow and Bernice Gray. The following musical programme was rendered: Silver Lymph (Heins), Garnett Leader Moonlight Sonata (Bee- thoven), Iva Leader; Valse Caprice (New- land), Hilda Moore Sonatina (ClementD, Helen Orum Military March (SchuberD, Alberta Davidson; Sunshine (Streabbog), Ellen Richbourgh; Tripping Gaily. Mar garet Leonard; Shower of Roses (Streab- bog). Pauline Powell; Second Valse God ard), Eva Neal Porter; Sing Robin (Spalding), Evelyn Porter; duett QIun- gary), Elizabeth and Sabra Martin; Papas Waltz, Marguerite Tysinger; Mary's
 
 Eulalah Fur; Sweet Lilies (Fearis), Ruth Houston; Meditation (Morrison), Zula Yer million.
 Mrs. John Neal was a delightful hostess this afternoon when she entertained the members of the Forty-two club at her home on Third avenue Pink and green were the colors chosen for the affair and were prettily carried out In the decora-- tions of ferns and pink roses. Punch was served from bowl banked in pink roses and from which huge punches of grapes were hanging by Mrs. C. A. Harris. Four tables were used for the games, score being kept on dainty hand-painted cards The first prize, silk hose, was won by Miss Ruth Winters, while the consolation, combing jacket, fell to Mrs. Ralph Burke. Following the games tempting re- treatments in which the color scheme was further emphasized was served.
 The United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry companys baseball team defeat ed the nine from the Bessemer Soil Pipe company on the formers ground this aft ernoon by score of 14 to O. The Soil Pipe boys were outclassed and the con- test was one-sided affair. Batteries for the game were: United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company. Jones and Morrison; Bessemer Soil Pipe com pany. Houston and Ross.
 Dolomite nine defeated McCalla this aft ernoon by score of 13 to g. The Me- Calla boys were unable to hit the ball Batteries for the game were: Dolomite, Brown and Miles; McCaila, Martin and Abernathy.
 The young people of the Baptist church enjoyed delightful truck ride last even- ing. The party motored to Rutledge Springs where dinner was spread During the evening they had long ride to diff ferent points about the city. Those who enjoyed this affair were: Miss Beatrics Moorer of Selma, Miss Willie Rose Jen- kins, Miss Maggie Murrah, Miss Hattie Pennington, Miss Aleen Scott, Miss Bes- sic Jenkins, Miss Mildred Honeycutt, Miss Mary Donohue, Miss Annie We've Thorn. ton and Miss Ella Mae Moorer and Clay- ton Crotwell. Maxwell Reynolds, Clarence Hughes, John s. Bently, Charlie Scott, Dr. Walter Gwin, Hobson Smith, Duke I Thornton, Linnie Lipscomb, William Bates, Floyd Osley. Fay Randall, Frank Hughes. Tom Merrill, Dr. Barnett, Jim Sinard, Fred Bass, Sam Simmons and Master Edward Thornton. The party was chaperoned by Mrs M. K. Thornton and Judge J. c. B. Gwin.
 The local chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet in regular ses- sion Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. L. D. McCollom on ] Third avenue. All members are urged to | be present as matters of importance will come before the body.
 The regular monthly meeting of the United Charities and the hospital board will be held Monday afternoon al o'clock at the home of the president, Mrs. D. M Owen. on Fifth avenue, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, and all members are requested to be present as there is some important business to be disposed of.
 pr. Noah Johnston and pr. Hewitt Johnston entertained a few friends at 6 o'clock dinner last evening at their home at Fossil. The table was attractfvely l decorated for the occasion large vase of | cut flowers forming the central decora- | tion. six-course dinner was served and | those seated about this beautifully ap- pointed table were Miss Mary McGee | Miss Alice Sleeves. Miss Pearl Pell, Joe l Parsons and MT. and Mrs. Owens
 Miss Kathleen Waller will entertain at l dance Monday evening in the Realty | building in honor of her guest. Miss Mary | Halloran of Nashville. Tenn. A number | of other social affairs have been planned l for Miss Halloran during her visit to Bes- | semer.
 The annual protracted meeting at the | Kimbrel Baptist church will begin tomor- row and will be held at the Kimbrei | schoolhouse on account of the church hav- | ing recently been destroyed by fire.
 Andrew c. Mitchell. Sr. Andrew c. | Mitchell, Jr., Tom Hall Mitchell, Bill War | lick and Dan Houston left this morning | for a hike to Chattanooga. The boys in l