The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-05


 | The Bessemer Culture club met in reg | ular session this afternoon at the public | library with a good attendance notwith- I standing the indictment weather. Scenes l 1, 2, and 4 of Shakespeares Merchant I of Nenice' were studied. with Mrs. Gwy- I lynn Herbert as the leader. In connection | with the study papers were read by Mrs. l George Ross and Mrs. George D. Waller. which were greatly enjoyed by those present The office of vice president being vacant owing to the resignation of Mrs. w. B. Rue Mrs Cecil was elected to | fill the unexpired term. The committee l copsode of Mrs. Gwylym Herbert, chair | man. Mrs. J. s. Winters and Mrs. c. K. ! Gray, which was appointed to arrange for holding a story telling hour for the children once a week, reported that plans were nearing completion and it was thought that the first childrens hour would be held next week.
 Every thing is in readiness for tha "breach of promise suit" which will be tried tomorrow night at the high school auditorium when Miss Grace Judson will sue Herbert Milton for $2, ,000, 900 for alleged breach of promise. Judge J. c. B. ceil of the Bessemer city court will preside, while clerk of the city court will swear in the jury, com pOseQ or SIX WOulen duu SIX Ineu, WnfCn will be drawn from the audience. Fletcher Sturdivant, the bailiff, will keep order. The plaintiff will be rep | resented by Judge Ben G. Perry and {, w. Hugh McEniry, while George Ross and George H. Bumgardner will be the attorneys for the defendant. The fol- | lowing witnesses have been summoned | for the. plaintiff: linn Snow, Dr. R. P. McTyiere, Lillie Belle White, Miss
 Nellie Neal, Red Harris, Wiggs | Thompson, James Donaldson and the Rev. George Stoves, while the defend- ant will have as his witnesses Joe l Rosenbush. pr. J. s. Winters, Andrew 1 Houston, Miss Annie We've Thornton, 1 J. D. Haffner and Mrs. James Donald l son. It is understood that the defend- | ant will enter a plea of insanity" and | will try to establish the fact to the
 satisfaction of the jury. The suit is given under the auspices of the Young | Mems club of the First Methodist church.
 | The following offices have been elect ed for the ensuing year by congrega- | tion Agnath Achin of the Jewish church: Sol Kartus, president; M. Vein | stein, vice president; A. Baitchman.
 secretary; Jacob Strauss, treasurer and Jacob Green, L. Goldberg and S. Vein
 
 l Sunday afternoo nat 2:30 o'clock and | it is understood that a number of new { features for the young men will be | added.
 Funeral services over the remains of W. b. Miles, who died yesterday aft ernoon at o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Oscar Harmer, on | Seventh avenue and Sixteenth street | after long illness, were held this aft ernoon from the residence, the Rev. | George Stoves, pastor of the First | Methodist church, conducting the serv- | ices 1nterment was at Brighton cem- | etery. The deceased was survived by | two daughters, Mrs. Annie Reese of ! North Birmingham. Mrs. Harmer, with whom he made his home and one son. | Tom Miles. The following acted as
 pallbearers; William Herbert Murray | Huey, E. H. Trussell, Herbert Riser,
 L. H. Humphries and John T. McIn-