The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05

l BESSEMER NEWS l
 Bessemer, February 4--(Special)-Com- pany D, Fourth infantry regiment, Ala bama National Guard, was inspected last night in their armory by Adjutant Gen eral G. J. Hubbard Maj T. c. Locke, assistant adjutant general, Capt William Screws. U. s, A.; Col. w. r. Weiss, of the Third infantry, all of Montgomery
 and Capt. Ravee Norris, inspector of small arms of Birmingham. The inspec- tors announced that the company quar- ters and property was in excellent shape and the inspection was success, there being 40 members of the company present After the inspection six members of the local company were tried by summary courtmartial, five of them being fined $5 and sentenced to serve five days in jail and pay the cost of prosecution. These sentences were forwarded to the governor for his ap- proval and the men will be arrested as soon as the papers are returned here from Montgomery
 After inspection plans were formulated for the organization of a machine gun company, to be attached to the Fourth regiment. conference was held with the inspecting officers and the local men which included a number of ex-officers and as the new company is mustered into service.
 AL mass meeting of citizens favoring commission form of government for Bes- semer held last night in the city court room in the Realty building, Dr. E. F. Lacey was named chairman and was
 instructed to appoint a committee of 10 to draw up petitions asking the city democratic executive committee to call an election for the purpose of voting on the proposed change in government of the city. pr. Lacey has as vet not appointed his committee, but will do so Tn a few days. There was d large crowd present and much interest was mani- tested in the meeting.
 The following programme will be rem oered at the First Baptist church Sunday morning at Il o'clock: Organ prelude,
 MenlorleS (Drew); doXology; prayer of invocation; anthem, "The Lord of All" (Peace); song 325, T Am Thine Lord, thnersoD; prayer; announcements; off, fertory anthem. Praise Ye the T,ord, lDaVls); sermon by the pastor the Rev. M K Thornton; song 254 God Calling ret postlude, Gems From Doinzetti'' (Herbert)
 About 12 o'clock today the local fire department answered call on Fairfax avenue between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, Where there was a blaze on the root of the house occupied by Mrs. Bell ana 1amlly. The fire was caused by a defect1ve five and was extinguished, the damage amounting to S25
 The girls basketball team of the Bes semer High school left today for Annis ton, where they will play the aggrega- Ilon of the Anniston High school tonight. thn ms IS the llrst game of the season for the local squad, and Coach Collier has put them through some hard practice pre- paratory to the contest tonight. The team was chaperoned by Mrs Walter unzlcke The following young ladies made the trip: Miss athleen Cahin. Miss Hattie Coleman, Miss Jessie BumgarGner, MISS Emlly kitto, Miss Alma England, Miss Bessie Jenkins and Miss Lillian Cahill. They will return tomorrow.
 me Armory hall in the Realty building was the scene of pretty hospitality to- night when the young men of this city entertained in honor of their young lady friends. The hall was made very. at tract1ve with its decorations of ferns and flowers no hour by pr. and Mrs. Joseph Winters, pr. and Mrs. w. D. Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Berry, Mir and Mrs. Lacey Ed mundson, MT. and Mrs. Jack Clay, MT. and Mrs George Shaw, MT. and Mrs. E. Nj. Ball, Mir. and Mrs. c. E. Abbott, pr. Gnd Mrs. Cornell, Dr. and Mrs E. w. Tucker, pr, and Mrs. R. T. Smith, MT George Mcdowell, MT. and Mrs. E.. A. Little, MT. and Mrs James Fitzpatrick, MT. and Mrs. H. c. Grigsby, Dr. and Mrs. $. E. Grout, Dr. and Mrs. A. s. Fitzpatrick, Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Hixon. MT. and Mrs. G. B. Hollingsworth, MT. and Mrs. J. E.. Milton, Mir and Mrs. c. R. Kuchins, MT. and Mrs A. c. Mitch ell, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Leflzovits, Mr. and Mrs G. D. Woodrow, L>. and Mrs. George D. Waller, Mr and Mrs. Lee Moody, Mr. and Mrs. John Drewson, Mr. and Mrs J. H. Leonard MT. and Mrs John Shan non, MT. and Mrs. J. P. Drum. MT. and Mrs. w. E.. McWilliams, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fl. Grove, Dr. and Mrs Mcdonald. Dr. and Mrs. G. R. Lewis, Mrs Kate Waller, Miss Margaret Berry. Miss Bessie Lovett, Miss Frances Coburn, Miss Laura ball, Miss Grace Judson, Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, Miss Nettie Bailey. Miss Ruby Bailey Miss Emma Gum, Miss Rosebud McWilliams, Miss Lena Hatcher, Miss Edith Christlieb, Miss Jean Lemert Miss Margaret Rust, Miss Minnie Jackson, Miss Mae Shaw. Miss Dora Barr, Miss Berney Gilien, Miss Jim Caunter Miss Rosalie Goldberg, Miss Ida Weinstein, Miss Mary lfagerty, Miss Beatrice Robbins, Miss Margaret Keith, Miss Helen Neill, Miss Margaret Raymond, Miss Anne Browdy, Miss Orlean Perkins, Miss Helen Drum. Miss Katie Maddox. Miss Maybell Moore, Miss Lottie Evans, Miss Bessie Lowe, Miss Rachel Lowe, Miss Mary Tinkle- paugh Miss Bernice Phillips, Miss Ethel Gillen, Red Harris, Bob Bumgard- her T. J. Cochrane, A. E. Patton E. R. smith, pr. Blue, D. c. Davis, Charles Jones, u N. James, Dr. Wood Price, Karl Bradley, Hal Grisby. Leon Williams, Martin Tipton, Jesse Kicks, Luney Rags dale. Walter Mcdowell, George Barr, Nathan Kartus, Will Hagerty, James Reed, Ben Lundy. J. H. Bush, Robert Berry, Emmett Glenn, Forest Maxwell, Norman Lefkovits, Worth Lewis, Ralph Snider' Bruce Nabers Choppy Frierson, Clarence Bumgardner, Howe Price, Dr. Blades, Fred Gum, Melton Hatcher, Bien Grisby, J. c. Pope, w. A. Sheppard, and many others.
 Miss Gladys Randall and Miss Vertna Randall were charming hostesses yester- aay afternoon when they entertained the