The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-09
BESSEMER TEACHERS.
RECEIVE LICENSES.
Rural Play Will Be Pre-
scented at the School
Auditorium

Bessemer, September S-(SpeciaL)-A
large number of local teachers who
stood state examination in Birmingham IN
July have received their license to teach
IN Alabama. Among those securing
license are: First grade, Leo King and
Miss Fannie George Love; second grade
(extension) Miss Bessie Mae Lovett; sec
ond grade, Fred Boyd Bryant, Miss Annie
p. Murrah, Miss Virginia Blair, Miss
Teresa A. McAdory, Miss Ida v. Winters;
third grade (extension), Miss Laura M.
Winters; third grade, Miss Leila Mary
Williams, Miss Ada Lee McDaniels, Mrs.
w. 7. Cargile and Miss Rose E. Lewis.
The play, Farm Folks" will be pre-
sented Tuesday evening. September 10, at
the Brighton school auditorium. The cast
OF characters will be as follows: Phillip
Burleigh," Edward Bagley; Dave Yves
tom James Freeman; Amos Goodwin"
Albert Horn; 'Bigah Finn" Thomas Ma
bors; Thompson Robert Stevens; Flo
ra Goodwin Miss Baltic Baxley; Mrs.
Burleigh,'' Mrs. r. Stevens; Grave Bur-
leigh Miss Esther Kidd; Sarah Good
win,' Mrs. E. F. Ray; Mrs. Peasey,"
Miss Edith Knight; Della Slocum," Mrs.
Jim Patton. The public is invited to at
tend the performance.
The Bessemer baseball team will meet
the aggregation from the By-Product
team Saturday afternoon on the rolling
mill diamond on Sixth avenue and Twen-
ty-four street and the contest promises
10 he
has been considerably strengthened as
has the visiting aggregation and 1t is
expected that a large crowd will be in
attendance.
A wedding which came as surprise to
the many friends Of the bride was that Of
Miss Mary Frances Thornton and Mr. J.
A. Wall of Greenwood, Miss, which was
solemnized last night at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. M E. Marks on
Fourth avenue, the ceremony being pro-
nounced by the Rev. M. w. Thornton.
pastor of the First Baptist church. in the
presence of relatives and intimate friends.
Immediately following the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Wall left for their homo in
Greenwood, Miss.
E. w. WEIGH of Americas, and Miss
Mamie Fields, were married this afternoon
Herbert Ethridge, in the presence of a
few friends.
The Red mountain team will go to Pratt
City Saturday afternoon, where they will
cross bats with the Pratt City team of
the mining division of the T. C. I. league,
The Mountain boys have been playing
splendid ball this season, having lost but
few games and the game Saturday prom
Uses to be one of the best seen in this
league this season, as both teams are
making a hard fight for the pennant of
that division. A large crowd of local fans
will go with the team to help them to
victory.
Miss Grace Mcdaniel is entertaining a
number of friends at a weekend house
party at the home of her sister, Mrs. w.
G. Stoddard, on Clarendon avenue, be-
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets.
Her guests, who are Miss Marian Goar.
Miss Maude Hamil and Miss Velna Sup
,ple, all Of Birmingham; Miss Kathleen
Megs, Miss Helen Meigs, Miss Marjorie
Williams and Miss Orrie Keith of BESSIE
mer were complimented with a five hun
dred party this evening with Mrs. Stod-
dard as hostess
The hostess was assisted in her duties
by Miss Grace Mcdaniel and Mrs. HI. T..
Mathews. Those enjoying this hospitality
were Miss Marian Goar, Miss Maud
Hamil, Miss Velma Supple, Miss Kathleen
Meigs, Miss Orrie Keith. Miss Helen
Meigs, Miss Marjorie Williams, Miss
Grace Bryant. Miss Sadie Sturdivant Miss
Irene Jenkins, Miss Elizabeth Phelps,
Herbert Milton, John Donaldson, Mr..
Young Mrs. Stages. Mr.. Rush. DR.. j. c.
Blades, Frank Johnson, Mr.. Ports, Mr..
Tolbert, Earl Bradley Ralph Bradley and
others.
Among the affairs planned for Miss
Maude Hamil, Miss Marian Goar, Miss
ve1ma Supple of Birmingham. Miss
Kathleen Meigs, Miss Helen Meigs,
Miss Orris Keith and Miss Marjorie
Williams, the house party guests OF
Miss Grace McDaniels will be swim
ming party with breakfast at Weat
Lake Saturday morning. Mrs. H. e.
Mathews and Mrs. Crook will compile
ment the guests with picture show
party at the Grand theatre Saturday
afternoon, while Mrs. George Schwartz
will entertain at spend-the-nigh
party Saturday evening at her home at
Reeders. Sunday afternoon the guests
will enjoy kodak party and on Mon
day will return to their homes.
PERSONALS
James Sheridan son of Mr. and Mrs.
M S. Sheridan. underwent an operation
at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital to-
day.
Miss Myrtle Farrar of Gadsden is
the guest of Mrs. McGathery on Sec
ond avenue.
Charles, Long of Grenada, Miss, is
the guest Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W.. ]. Long, for few days.
Mrs. c. L. Odell has gone to Spar
tanburg, S. c., where she will be the
guest of her sister. Mrs. j. Fred Rob-
ertson.
Mrs. J. c. Whitmeyer has been re-
moved to the Elizabeth Duncan hos
pital.
Mrs Smith of Gadsden is the guest
Of her daughter. Mrs. ]. w. Estes.
Mrs. j. S. Edmundson has returned
from Athens, where she has been the
guest of relatives and friends
Mrs. c. r. Brewer and children have
returned from Valley Head. where they
spent the summer
Miss Helen Crum left yesterday for
Nashville. where she will attend St.
Cecilia academy this year.
Car Shortage Reported
Mobile. September Especial -Local
railroads report big shortage in cars.
Agents report they are experiencing diff
ficulty in getting sufficient cars to meet
the demands. Lumber exporters are par
ticularly handicapped, according to mill
men. The shortage is partly attributed
to delay In unloading loads into ships Mt
congested ports and also to the lack CT
bottoms to export the lumber Comment
ing on conditions. III. G.. Barclay, general
agent Of the Louisville and Nashville said