The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-27
'BESSEMER TO Be
HOST TO EDITORS
Many Hospitalities Planned
for Entertainment of
Press Association
NEGROES TO VIRGINIA
Civil Service Examination to Be
Held at Local Postoffice-Birth-
day Party Proves Very
Enjoyable
NEGROES TO VIRGINIA

Bessemer, July ESPECIAL )-Extensive
arrangements are being made in Besse-
mer for the entertainment of the Ala
bama Press association, which has ac-
cepted the invitation of the Bessemer
Board of Trade to visit this city and
they will be in Bessemer on Thursday
afternoon. leaving Birmingham at 1870
o'clock.
A number of committees have been ap-
pointed by the board of trade to look
after the arrangements, reception and re-
freshments of the visitors and all public
spirited citizens are urged to assist the
members of the committees, and especial
ly are the owners of automobiles re-
quested to get in touch with them, as
great many machines will be required to
take the editors to the points of interest
around Bessemer. The committees were
appointed as follows:
Automobiles: John A. Snider, DR.. e. E.
Lacey, Dr. E. w. Mcneil DR.. T. c. DON
aid, Miss Ethel Gillen, Miss Hattie Fault,
Mrs. J. F. Cannon, Mrs. E. L. Huey,
J. E. Rogers, Dr. S. F. Nash, 1. T.
Huey DIR F. Robinson, DR.. r. w. Wal
drop, DR.. J. Winters, DR.. r. P. McTy-
iere, John Martin, w. T. Williams, Sam
Erlick, Dr. E. D. IIixon, Ben G. Perry,
George Ross, B. P. Harris, j. /. Reeder,
DIR. C. A. Harris, Jim Sullivan, p M.
Mathews, M. Elines. Jim Martin. Sam
Lefkovits, w. A. Cochrane F. B. Buck,
A. J. McCampbell. Luney Ragsdale, H. E.
Bumby, Eugene Rarden, ]. A. Roberts,
DR.. G. D. Waller, r. M. Mingea, John
Neal, John Mcconnell III. w. Porter, G.
A. Miller, NJ E. Crotwell w. e. Sur
raft and ]. w Bryant.
Reception: Mayor l. A. Lewis Mrs.
Lee Moody w. P. Gum, ]. E. Haffner,
William H. H. Judson, Louis Hoster, ST.,
A. w. Shook, Jr., E. L. Huey. Rev.
George Stoves, G. H. Stevenson the Rev.
N. c. Powell, Miss Grace Judson, Mrs.
Kate Jones, Mrs. Richard Fault, Mrs. J.
S. Winters, the Rev. M. K. Thornton, l.
Ferguson and ]. A. Phelps.
Entertainment: George E. Rutledge, j.
B.. Houston, W. H. Lewis, L., w. Allen,
DR.. w. D. Taylor, w. ]. Long, ]. w.
Brooks, c. l. Odell, George Woodrow,
James Estes, George Bumgardner, w Fl.
Oldham, and James B. Morton.
The guests, on their arrival, will be
given reception at the home of Mr.. and
CAe@A ~ANS>S'~
avenue, following which they will be
taken to the roof of the Realty building
where they will be given a view of the
downtown district. A trip over town In
automobiles is then planned to end at
Readers, from which point good view
of the city and it's surroundings can be
obtained. A watermelon cutting Is being
planned by the committee on refresh
ments and will be held at West Lake and
it is probable that the trip to the va
rious industries will not be made in a
b ody but the visitors will be allowed to
visit any plant in this city that they
wish separately, as there will be enough
automobiles on hand for this purpose.
Frank O'Neal, a negro, was arrested
this afternoon at Fossil by Detective
p. Ross and Special Officer Tom Par
son, of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company on charge or as
sault and battery with a weapon. 1t is
alleged by the arresting officers that
the man badly cut a negro woman sew
eral days ago with a knife. He will be
given a hearing before Judge l. A.
Lewis in recorders court Thursday
morning.
Bruce, the blooded setter dog of
George Ross, president of the Bessemer
city council, was poisoned last night
while in the back yard of Mr.. Ross
residence on Sixth avenue between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. The
animal was a very fine one and Mr..
Ross offers a reward Of $50 for the
arrest and conviction of the guilty per-
son or persons.
Another large shipment of negro la
borers was sent to Virginia yesterday.
afternoon over the Alabama Great
Southern railroad. A special car was
attached to the through train leaving
Bessemer at 1888 o'clock and about Is
negroes and seven white men left for
Virginia. Agents representing the coal
operators in Virginia, where the men
are being sent. state that the appli-
cations now exceed the demand for la
Dor, said to be largely due to the fact
that a large number of negroes farm
ing in south Alabama had their crops
ruined by the recent heavy rains and
are forced to come TO town TO make
living
The home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. AL
laway was the scene of a pretty hos
pitality last night when they enter
tanned a number of friends in compli-
ment to their daughter, Miss Matte,
and the twenty-fourth birthday Of Ros-
coe Jackson Howton. The porch was
made very attractive with its decora
tions of ferns and cut flowers. while
Japanese lanterns made soft light
over the veranda. refreshing fruit
punch was dispensed from a flower
banked bowl by Miss Allaway. Various
games, contests and music were en-
joyed and later in the evening an ice
course was served. Those present were:
Miss Daisy Johnson, Miss Helen john
son, Miss Elizabeth Gordan, Miss SteI-
| la Anderson. Miss Nellie Anderson. Miss
Martha Anderson Miss Nora Sullivan
| Miss Matte Armstrong. Miss Mattit
Allaway, Newmon Snow. William Nc.
kinley, Roscoe Howton, Glenn Warmer
Arthur Winter, Mr.. Armstrong, M.
Pashal and Mckinley Allaway.
| A civil service examination will be held
at the local postoffice on August 10 to fill
the position of the rural carrier at Adger
| Persons wishing to make application for
this examination may obtain blanks from
the postmaster at Bessemer.
PERSONALS
| Jewell Best, who has been i'll with ty-
phoid fever for the past few weeks at
| the Elizabeth Duncan hospital, will be
removed to his home Thursday.
| DR.. and Mrs. j. G. Thomas have named
their little daughter Margaret Levinia
Thomas.
Miss Agnes Coughline has returned
from Tuscaloosa, where she has been at
tending the summer session at the Uni
versity of alabama
| Herbert Cummins is doing nicely fol-
lowing an illness of typhoid fever at the
Elizabeth Duncan hospital
+. e. Johnson has returned to his home
In Macon after spending few days with
relatives and friends in Bessemer.