The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
.BESSEMER IS READY FOR JULY FOURTH Great Programme Planned
 by Merchants R A CES SCHEDULED Merchants Will Parade in Morning and Bicycle Riders Compete on
 Streets in the Afternoon.
 Baseball Scheduled
SCHEDULED

Bessemer, July Especial )-Much
 interest is being manifested in the ] Fourth of July celebration which will
 be held in Bessemer on Tuesday under | the auspices of the Bessemer Cont
 mercial club.
 | The following programme will be l carried out: At 10 o'clock, the dedi-
 cation of the drinking fountain donated
 to the city by the local Woman's | Christian Temperance union and placed
 on Nineteenth street between Second
 and Third avenues; 10;30 o'clock, the
 merchants parade, motorcycle parade, | bicycle parade, headed by the Boy 1 Scouts and the Bessemer fire depart l ment; 11:30 o'clock, half-mile handi- 1 cap race, first prize a gold medal, sec ond prize a silver medal and third prize a bronze medal fourth prize bicycle l lamp; boys race under Is years, first prize one pair of bicycle tires, second prize bicycle saddle, third prize rac- ing saddle; three-mile open race, first prize a gold medal, second prize sil- yer medal third prize bronze medal fourth prize a pair of tires, fifth prize
 pair of tires, sixth prize an electric lamp. All races will be held on Nine- teenth street.
 The three mile open race to the col
 ored boys, first prize one pair bicycle tires, second prize a bicycle tire, tf1rd
 prize a bicycle tire fourth prize a
 bicycle saddle, fifth prize a water
 melon At 1 o'clock foot race, barrel
 race and greasy pig on Second avenue between Nineteenth and Twentieth
 streets
 Watermelon contest on Second ave-
 nue and Nineteenth street and on
 Third avenue and Nineteenth street. At 2 o'clock a band concert will be given at the city park by Memoli's concert band; at o'clock, championship base ball game, Rolling Mill vs. Red Noun tain
 Extensive arrangements are being made by the merchants of this city Tor the celebration of the day and 1t IS expected that one of the largest crowds ever seen in Bessemer will be present. The members of the different com mittees in charge of the programme are putting forth every effort to make this the biggest and best celebration of its kind ever held in this district.
 A large crowd gathered at Oak Grove today to attend the picnic which was held by the citizens of the neighbor- hood in an effort to raise the remain ing S2O0 of the $2000 necessary for the erection of a handsome new school building for high school and grammar grades. The new schoolhouse will cost s3O00, the state having contributed 5000, while the neighborhood agreed to raise the remaining $2000, which has been practically done.
 A race which is sure to be very ex- citing on the afternoon of the Fourth of July will be that between Jasper Bryant on bicycle and Fred Bryant on a motor wheel, the distance being one-half mile. The former is splen- did rider and has won number of prizes in races held in Birmingham and other places and he feels confi- dent that he will defeat his brother on the motor wheel Among the en- tries for the bicycle races on July Fourth are: Robert Lemert, Otto Saun- ders Fred Bryant James Reed, Frank Scott, John Moreni, Ellis Culpepper, Earl Walker, Ben Monzelle, Arthur Taylor, Dave Clifton, Willie Coughlin John McCollum and Fred Bailey.
 The new lobby and office for the Grand hotel, which has recently been erected on Second avenue, has been 1 completed and is now open to the pub lie. The lobby has been newly furnished with large, comfortable chairs a table, etc. making it the incest in this dis trict
 The ninth year of the pastorate of the Rev. I. F. Swallow, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will begin 1 with the services Sunday morning at II o'clock, at which time the quar- i terly communion will be held, and the pastor requests that all members unit | ing with the church at the recent meet | ing be present at this meeting, as this |, is the first communion observed since they united with the church. At | o'clock Sunday eevning the pastor will | have as his theme, Blood"
 Myrtle Linton lodge No. 130, Knights | of Pythias, held an interesting meet | ing last night in their hall on Twen tieth street. at which time officers l were elected as follows: A. B. Asbury, | chancellor commander: H. B. Duffey, | vice chancellor: w. w. Harden, pre- 1 late; Fl. H. Fillmore, master of work; l E. P. Johnson, keeper of records and | seal Sam Stein, master of finance; J. | A. Roberts, master of exchequer: E. G. | Dunson, master of arms; James Ivey, | outer guard; R. c. Carter, inner guard | The auditing committee is co imposed | of G. L. Holland. J. M Shipp and J. w. | Mcconnell. These newly elected off, l cers will be installed at the regular | meeting next week.
 The handsome drinking fountain be- l ing installed on Nineteenth street be- | tween Second and Third avenues, just l in front of the United States Savings | bank, by the ladies of the local Wom- | ans Christian Temperance union, will | be presented to the city on July Fourth. 1 J. F. Haffner will make the presenta- !, tion speech. while Mayor I. A. Lewis | will respond. A number of small boys | and girls will take part in the exer ciSes.
 Funeral services over the remains of | F. B. King, who died Thursday at his | home at McCalla. took place yester- | day afternoon interment following al the Pleasant A'ill cemetery. The de- | ceased was well known in this district, 1 where he had lived many years He is survived by his widow and a number of relatives.
 The wedding of Miss Nellie Karr and la ItHo Ct,1ith I OJox,,