The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-20
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, July 19-(Special. )--The Bessemer city council will meet in regular session tomorrow evening in the council chamber and owing to the fact that several members of the board of aldermen are out of the city the meeting will be a short one. Mayor the board to the fact that the city will have to make retrenchment on ac- count of the falling of fof business and the little business in police court. In which department the pruning knife will be used is not known but it is said that a cut, must come and that soon if the city of Bessemer is to live within it's income. The outcome of the meeting is being watched with q great deal of interest by the cit izens and 1t is expected that a large crowd will be present.
 The second of series of boxing tournaments will be given at the club rooms of the Young Mems Athletic as socfation in the basement of the Realty building on Third avenue and Nine teenth street Thursday night at which time Kelly Haney of this city and Battling Dick Rowland of Hot Springs will give an exhibition. Both men
 
 condition.
 Will Ward. a negro, was given a hearing this morning before Judge |. A. Lewis in recorders court on a charge of larceny and was fined s35 In one case and $5 in another, while Will Brown, another negro, was fined s15 on a charge of receiving stolen property. It is alleged that Ward stole 43 sticks of dynamite from the Ten lessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany at the Feeders plants and that he sold Ill sticks to Brown for $4. Attorney P. M Mathews represented Brown. who is better known around this district as Blue Steel.
 The Woman's Missionary society of the First Methodist church met in reg ular session this afternoon in the base- ment of the church and was presided over by the president. Mrs. G. G. Neal. report was given on the carpet, showing that $115 had been paid on same. Plans were discussed for the sending of a committee from the Bes- semer society to the meeting of the missionary societies of the Bessemer district which will be held at Shady Side on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs George Patton and Mrs sherman were elected as delegates and Mrs. r. B. Buck and Mrs. J. F. Sturdivant will also attend.
 Several young men of the younger set entertained tonight at a box party at the Orpheum theatre in honor of Miss Marjorie Williams and her house guests. Miss Verna and Miss Iva Duke Miss Thelma Davis. Miss Zenett Jones' all of Gadsden. and Miss Minnie Jack son and her house guest, Miss Doris Brown of Gulfport. Miss. The party was chaperoned by MT. and Mrs. Claude Batson.
 Band No. 1 of the Ladies' Aid so- ciety of the First Baptist church met this afternoon in regular session at the church. The lesson was taken from "In the Heart Of the Old Testa- ment." and Mrs M K. Thornton was the leader. Several interesting papers were read and number of short talks were made by members present.
 Mrs Robert Carlton will entertain at lawn party tomorrow evening at her beautiful country home in honor Bof Miss Mime Jackson and her guest and Miss Marjorie Williams and her house party guests. Many members of the younger set have been included in this hospitality They will make the trip out in automobiles
 Miss Lizzie Herbert will leave to- morrow for St. Clair, Mich. where she will be the guest of her sister, Mrs Reuben Rice Moore.
 Winston Beavers has gone to Vim cent. where he will he the guest of relatives and friends for several days.
 Mrs Louis Barrow has arrived from New Orleans to be the guest of Mrs. Mary Boshwitz
 Miss Ila Rodenberry has returned to