The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-30

states that his company is making
splendid record there and he is very
proud of them. Captain Edmondson
states in part as follows: 1--WE have just
made a 75-mile hike from Nogales to
Tucson in four days and there was not
a single man to drop out in the Fourth
Alabama regiment of infantry. We like
Nogales all right, the climate is delight
full, up to 10 in the day and down to
20 degrees at night. Company is maxi
ing a great showing" The above will
be of interest to the parents and rela-
tives of the boys in the regiment
The various churches of the city will
hold joint services Thanksgiving morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the First Baptist
church. at which time the Rev. Ira
r. Hawkins, pastor of the First Method
list church, will preach the sermon. The
usual Thanksgiving offering will be taken
for the poor and the public is invited to
attend the service. Thursday will be OBJ
served generally by Bessemer, the banks,
schools and postoffice taking a holiday,
while the industries will give their EN-
ployes a day of rest and recreation, and
the majority of the business houses will
close at 1 O'Clock, giving their employees
a half holiday.
fans and friends of the Bessemer high
school football team, which will play
the game of the season Thursday morn
ing at Redwood park, when they meet
their old rivals, the aggregation from
Central high of Birmingham. Bessemer
has played some of the best high school
teams in the state this season and has
not yet had it's goal line crossed and is
one of the three teams still in the rum
ming for the high school championship.
Coach Collier has put the boys through
some hard practice the past week pre-
pairing for the game and while odds are
favoring Central, the local supporters
are backing the Bessemer team. Special
cars will take the crowd to Redwood
field and will leave at o'clock.
Extensive arrangements are being made
by several ladies at Sloss for an oyster
supper and county fair, which will be
given Friday night at the playground.
The proceeds will go towards the fund
to buy literature for the Sunday school
which was recently reorganized. The
public is invited to attend.
The following announcement will be of
interest to the friends of the contracting
parties in Bessemer: MIR. and Mrs. Ran
som K. Cough announce the engagement
OF their daughter, Miss Marie, to Mr.. |
Linnie Y. Lipscomb, the wedding to take |
place on December 10 at the home of
the brides parents at Meridian, Miss"
Miss Cough has often visited her sister,
Mrs. Jesse Woods, in this city where she |
is well known and very popular. while |
Mr.. LpScomb was reared in BeSSemer |
and is a promising young business man.
Clerk Herbert Ethridge of the probate |
court had a busy day issuing marriage |
licenses, eight couples, four white and |
four colored securing the certificates, and |
he was called upon to perform two cere-
monies. J. P. Saunders and Miss Hazel |
Dennis of Johns were married this after |
noon by Clerk Ethridge in the presence |
of a large number of friends. About 10 |
minutes after this marriage took place, |
A. C. Short and Miss Effie Gafford of
Woodward were married by the clerk |
A number of interested spectators gath |
cred to witness the ceremony. Immediate |
ly after the ceremonies both young
couples left for their respective homes. !
A marriage license was also issued to |
F. A. Copeland and Miss Ethel Nabors
A large crowd gathered at the First |
Presbyterian church tonight to hear the |
address delivered by Charles F. Evans, |
southern secretary of the Christian En- |
deavor Mr.. Evans took for his subject |
on this occasion, Conservation Plus In
formation, Multiplied by Precipitation,
Equals Consummation." He spoke most
for about 40 minutes and
touched on the work accomplished by the
Christian Endeavor movement, which was
very instructive.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Lipscomb Methodist church held its reg
ular business meeting yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. John Whit
ten. After the routine business was dis
posed of a social hour was enjoyed, de-
lightful refreshments being served to the
following: Mrs. Elmore McAdory, Mrs.
Acton, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. McFee, Mrs.
Nolen, Mrs A. A. Kachelhoffer, Miss
Julia Written and others.
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Jones entertained
a number of guests last night at their
home in celebration of the seventeenth
birthday anniversary of their sister, Miss
Mamie Duncan. A color tone of red and