The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-31
RESsE:MER NEWS

MAAEMER NtWA |
Bessemer. January ao.-tSpecial.l Much
interest is being manifested I'm this dis
trict In the crop diversifcation eampsisn
which will be conducted on Wednesday.
Advertising matter has already been
placed all over the district and three
crews will leave Bessemer Wednesday
morning to make the canvass. The first
crew from Bessemer will be at Kindred
at o'clock. J. W. Ellis being chairman
| there. Several prominent speakers Will
make talks after which the party will
go to Pleasant Hill where there will be
a meeting with r. NJ. Vines as chair
man. After the speaking dinner will
be served to the party. At l o'clock the
| party will be at Morgan and will be met
by the chairman William L. Martin.
The second crew to leave Bessemer will
be at Oak Grove at o'clock, where there
| will be a meeting with J. NJ. Stinnett as
| chairman. The next place win be Mud
| Creek at II o'clock. where Jeff Cowan
| is chairman. There dinner viii be served
and the party will go to Virginia Mines
| at o'clock. ]. II. Holman Is chairman
at that place.
| The third crew will be at Hueytown at
| . clock. Cal Dabbs being chairman; then
| to Concord at II o'clock where dinner
will be served At this place o. S Bridges
is chairman. The party will be at Al
lance at / o'clock, where DR.. ]. Is. Vines
| Is chairman.
/ The poll tax books at the office of Lee
Moody & Co. on Second avenue between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, will
remain open until Monday night, giving
those who have not yet paid their poll
tax an opportunity to do So Up to to-
night only $40 voters had paid poll tax
| this being about one-third of the voting
| strength of beat 80.
| The Bessemer Culture club will hold
| its regular meeting Thursday afternoon
at the public library at clock, at
which time the following programme will
| be rendered: The members will respond
| to roll call with quotations from Vic
| torian authors; paper. Grandeur of the
Victorian Age" Mrs. G. c. Neal; paper,
| ''Tennyson," Mrs. W. f. Cunningham;
| reading from Tennyson Mrs. C. K. Gray:
current events; open discussion.
| The Rev NJ. X Thornton, castor of
| the First Baptist church will fill the
pulpit of that church tomorrow morning
| taking as theme, Lessons From Moses
| Timidity" while at the evening hour
the Rev. c. II. Morris. who for the past
| year has been the pastor of the Jones'
| boro Baptist church. will preach
The United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy will meet in regular session Tues
day afternoon at o'clock at the home
! of Mrs. Rose Huey on Sixth avenue. The
| meeting Is a very important one and all
1 80 ~ how n 10 h
| The United Charities and hospital board
| will hold its regular monthly meeting
| Monday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock at the
| home of the president Mrs f. NJ. Owen,
| on Fifth avenue. All members are re-
auested to be present as several important
matters will come up before the organ
| ization.
| A delightful surprise party was given
| tonight in honor of Miss Sadie Phelps
and Miss Mary Everltt. at their home
on Fifth avenue. Music and games were
the feature of the evening Miss Willie
j. Hollingsworth winning the girls prize
In the contest, while Edgar Lee Mitchell
captured the boys prize. A salad course
with hot chocolate was served during
the evening. Those present were: Miss
Sadie Phelps, Miss Mary Everitt. Miss
Marion Neal, Miss Willie j. Hollings-
|
Keith, Miss Virginia Williamson. Miss
Maybelle Mckinney Miss Helen Roden-
berg. Miss Nellie Adams and Charles
Adams, William Warlicl, Goland Buck
Leroy Miller, Robert Berry. Farris Bat
SON. Hewitt Laird, William Winters. Her
bert Honeycutt, Sanford Persons. Joe
Stoves, James Read r. p McTyierre
Bruce Ragsdale, Edgar, Lee Mitchell
Bean Grigsby and Tom Hall Mitchell
|
| The local railroad agents met this aft
ernoon at the office of j. H. d. Smith
at the Frisco depot. The agents recog-
| nized the Birmingham Southern as a
common carrier and elected Clyde Brown,
agent for that railroad at Bessemer. q
member of the association. The agents
also discussed the matter OF accepting
checks in payment for freight. 1t being
stated that when the agent took a check
he became responsible for the money and
If the check should be turned down it
would be up to him to make 1t good. No
definite action was taken on this matter.
The Rev. C. NJ. Morris. who for the
past year has been the pastor of the
Jonesboro Baptist church, will preach his
farewell sermon tomorrow morning at II
O'Clock. Mr.. Morris has resigned the pas
torate here to take charge of the Bap-
fist church al Sumrall, Miss.
| Miss Emma Gum has returned from
a visit of three months with relatives
in Memphis.
| C. b. Skies has returned to his home
in Meridian, after spending several days
with friends In Bessemer
1 Mrs. p J. Gillen has gone to Meridian,
where she will visit relatives for sew
| eral weeks. .ss
| Miss Beatrice Boosinger has returned
from a delightful visit with relatives in
| Chicago.
Arthur Green, a student OF the Unver-
| sity of Alabama at Tuscaloosa is spend
ing the weekend with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs !. Green.
| Howard Thaxton has returned from
points in Texas where he has been the
guest of relatives
Mrs. James Sellers has been removed
from the Elizabeth Duncan hospital,
| where she underwent an operation, to
her home on Seventh avenue.