The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-05
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer. January 4.--(Special. ) l The Bessemer city council met in reg ular session tonight and was called to order at o'clock by President George Ross with Aldermen Milton Winters and Edwards absent. After the reading of the minutes a letter from B. H. Cooper of the Alabama railroad commission to Mayor l. A. Lewis was read in regard to the pas. senger depot being erected at Besse- mer by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company and that he would have work checked by the engineer to ascertain whether or not it came up to specifications.
 J. I. Reeder, chief of the fire depart ment, stated that the shed of the buildings at 303-3O5 Nineteenth street were in dangerous condition and rec commended that same be investigated The matter was referred to the mayor and city attorney with power to act.
 resolution was introduced to amend the license tax ordinance reduc- ing the licenses of trading stamp com . panies from $150 to $50. Alderman Sim mons moved it's adoption; motion was seconded by Alderman Huey. Before the motion was put Mayor T. T. Huey addressed the council and asked that action be deferred on the matter un- til the merchants had chance to pre- sent their side of the question to the council. The matter was referred to the miscellaneous committee.
 This committee will meet one day this week for the purpose of hearing argument on both sides of the ques- tion and will make report at the next meeting of the couacil.
 Prof. J. c. Powell, who for the past several years has been principal of the Jonesboro school, has resigned his po- sition and has taken charge of the Graymont school in Birmingham The board of education was reluctant to give Professor Powell up but as the change was a promotion with an in creased salary, they released him from his contract and permitted him to ac- cept the Graymont principalship. Miss Ella Sapp, who has taught in the city school for several years was elected to succeed Professor Powell as prin- cipal
 The Matrons' Dancing club willS en- certain at a dance Friday evening in the armory hall in the Realty build- ing and large number of invitations have been issued Dancing will begin promptly at o'clock, Mrs Jack Clay Mrs. W. P. Golson, Mrs. F. A. Little and Mrs. Lacey Edmundson being host esses on this occasion.
 The local chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, held an interest," ing meeting this afternoon with Mrs. T. T. Huey at her home on Dartmouth f~11r Miss Minnie Rutherford, historian gen. eral of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, made an excellent talk on the Minnie Rutherford Historical circle. Among those present were Mrs. W. D. Brown, Mrs. J. D. McAdory, Mrs w. J. May, Mrs. c. M. Ray, Mrs. Rose Huey, Mrs. E. l.. Huey, Mrs. Pat Moore, Mrs. ". T. Lovelace. Mrs. W. c. Baty, Mrs. Ellis Terry, Mrs. J. E. Wright Mrs. M. K. Thornton, Mrs. L. o. McCol- lum, Mrs. Mayfield, Miss Ethel Rags dale, Miss Sarah Howard and Miss Mary Lovett
 The Culture club will hold an im- portant meeting Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the public library when the annual election of officers will take place. All members are urged to be present.
 Miss Alma Scott delightfully."- enter tained the members of the senior class last night at her home on Owen ave- nue. The reception rooms were artis- tlcally arranged in the Christmas tones of red and green, bells, holly and mis- tletoe being used in profusion Punch was dispensed from a bowl banked in holly and mistletoe by Miss Helen Scott and Miss Louise Underwood Sandwiches tied in red and green rib bons were also served. Various games and contests were enjoyed. Those in- cluded in this hospitality were: Miss Eugenia Stevens, Miss Merriam Stein. Miss Mary Word. Miss Annie John- son. Miss Vivian Johnson, Miss Lillian Malone, Miss s. E. Hayes, Miss Louise Hendricks, Miss Eva Ha1lowell, Miss Mary Thornburg, Miss Lorraine Buck. Miss Emma Fitzpatrick, Miss Ella Bumby, Robert Lee, Joe Houston, Shell by Martin, Robert Stein, Carl Brill, Hal Grlgsby, members of the senior class; others were Miss Thelma Dudley. Miss Verna Jones, Martin Tipton, Pau! Ragsdale. Griffin Hill. Gerald MickIe. Guy Benton, Marvin Baty, Herbert Byars. Mr Thompson. MT. McRae and Sam Curl.
 Mrs. Louise Hoster, Jr., the newly elected president of the Pastors Help ciS oI lHe Y irSt MetnodlSC church, was hostess to band No. 8 of that organ 1zatlon yesterday afternoon at her home on Sixteenth street. The house was attractively decorated in ferns and cut flowers for the occasion At the conclusion of the regular routine busi- ness salad course was served to the following members: Mrs. M B. Purdy, Mrs. Walter Bryant, Mrs. George Hall, Mrs. R. M. Childress, Mrs. E. L. Ed mundson, Mrs. A. S. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Meadows, Mrs. W. M Farrell and the hostess, Mrs. Louis Hoster
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