The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-06
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, April 5.-(Special. .)-The fol- lowing is an authorized statement given out by the Central Foundry company, which has recently leased the plant of the Smith Manufacturing company on Eighth avenue between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets: The Central Foundry company's new shop at Besse- mer has gone into operation. In this new shop a large number of men will be employed exclusively on the making of special fittings, equipment for which has been recently designed and in addi- tion large equipment has been transfer red from the Anniston and other plants
 This shop is in addition to the already very extensive manufacturing plant of the Central Foundry company where they have been manufacturing for great many years past cast iron soil pipe and tke1r patent universal joint pipe.
 It is the purpose of the Central Foun- dry company to operate this shop exclus- ively on these special fittings and great many men will be employed permanently and Bessemer is to be congratulated on this valuable addition to her already num- erous manufacturing iron plants"
 Much interest is being manifested in the lecture to be given Friday night at the high school auditorium by Dr. Henry Edmonds of Birmingham, who will have as his subject on this occasion "A Trip to Europe on Cattle Boat Dr. Ed Edmonds will make his first public ap- pearance in this city on Friday evening under the auspices of the Civic Improve- ment league and as he is known all over the south as an excellent speaker, large crowd Is expected to be present to hear him Friday evening.
 The local fans of the city are looking forward with much interest to the base ball game which will be played at Under- wood field when the Bessemer High sehool VIII meet the fast aggregation Of the Bibb County High school of Cen trev1lle The local nine has been prac- lclng hard preparing for this contest ana nope to defeat the visitors on their nome ground. It will be remembered that the Centreville team won two out of series Of three games played at Gen. trevllle last week. The game will be called promptly at 3:30 o'clock.
 The R. A. M. Literary society If +be Bessemer High school held an interesting meeting this afternoon in the auditor lum at which time a Shakespearean pro. gramme was carried out The members responded to roll call with olotations rom As You Like It." after which the nlsn schoo! song was rendered by the society Miss Lillian Hendricks read the story or the play, after which Miss Eliz- apeth Barron gave a piano selection and vocal solo, "Cupid's Conouest.', was rendered by Miss Maggie Murrah. Miss W1lHe Rose Jenkins and Miss I. .enora batlsts gave dialogue between RosaIind and Cecelia. This was one of inc n,ost ehJoyable programmes rendered bv tba society this year.
 nuneral services over the remains a ii'eie Nellie Ruth Haynie, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Frank Haynie, who died yesterday morning from burns received while plavlng near pile of trash Satur aav afternoon. were held this morn ing at II o'clock from the residence on rilteenth avenue and Eighteenth street with the Rev. M K Thornton pastor or the First Baptist church, con ductlng the services. Interment fol- lowed at Cedar Hill cemetery with Huey & Mcconnell in charge
 The beginners department of the first Methodist Sunday school will give an Easter egg hunt on Saturday afternoon, April 22. in the vacant lot on Clarendon avenue between Eight eenth and Nineteenth streets. A silver etsg Will be hidden and a prize will
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 The friends of Miss Annie Mae Car elle save her delightful surprise party last night at her home at Lips- comb After various games and con tests the prize, box of candy, was won by Miss Ruth Nolan after which templng refreshments were served bv Miss Ida Lovelace and Geraldine Car glie. Those enjoying this hospitality were Miss Annie Belle and Miss Bes- sic Cox, Miss Edith Goode Miss Eva Calhoun, Miss Lena and Miss Mary Llpscomb. Miss Effie Fitzpatrick, Miss Myrtle Croker, Miss Elaine Cargile Miss Estelle Eubank. Miss Ruth Nolan Miss Walker. Miss Ida Lovelace, Miss Emily Wood. Miss Lola Lyons Miss Zula and Miss Thelma Cargile. Miss Jessie and Miss Geraldine Careile and Raymond Sleeves, Murray Wagner Vernon Cargile, Henry Wood, Fred Calhoun, John Goodson, Ora Croker, Howard Williams. James Fitzpatrick, Carson Rockett, Gather Mehurg, An drew Bailey, Augustus Anton. Mir. and Mrs. Walter Stagner, Mrs w. l. Car sile and J. W. Cargile.