The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-05
PATRIOTIC RALLY HELD AT BESSEMER
Liberty Bond Issue Ex- plained-PreparatiOns for
 Registration Day

Bessemer. June 4.-(Special)-A good
 crowd gathered at the High school audi
 torium tonight to attend the patriotic
 meeting, which was called by the com
 mittee recently appointed by the fed
 eral reserve bank of Atlanta, to handle
 the sale of the liberty loan bonds in the
 Eessemer district, for the purpose of ex-
 plaining the system agreed upon by which
 the liberty bonds may be purchased on
 the instaIIment plan through the local
 committee.
 The meeting was called to order by
 Mai Thomas T. Huey, chairman of the
 committee, after which the invocation
 was pronounced by the Rev. l. F. Swallow and My Country Tis of Thee was rem
 dered by the crowd. Mir. Huey then told
 of the plan for the sale of the liberty bonds, at the conclusion of which he in- troduced Gardner F. Goodwin, who made a splendid talk as did Andrew C. Mitchell and B. H. Tillman. Mrs. E. L. Huey was next called upon and she made an ex cellent talk, telling of the part the women could play in this gigantic war.
 Sam Erlick was, next called upon and his talk was greatly enjoyed.
 A good talk was made by G. B. Hol- lingsworth, while Lee Moody made an ex- cellent talk, telling of the business in- terest in buying liberty loan bonds. , J. F. Haffner who is well known as a splendid speaker, made one of the most interesting talks on the programme A musical programme was rendered by Miss Lillian Malone at the piano and Miss Beryl Pinner and George Houston on violins.
 The Star -Spangled Banner" was sung
 and the programme was closed with My Country 'Tis of Thee"
 rat.xy of1t ct nd
 each speech received much applause. The benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Ira F. Hawkins
 The funeral of Postma ster Dan W. Houston, who died Sunday, will be held Tuesday afternoon at the Jonesboro Methodist church. and not at the resi- dence as previously announced. 1 The Italian merchants of Bessemer will close their stores Tuesday at F o'clock, l and will go to Birmingham where they /, will participate in the parade which will l be held there. The local Italian society will march in the parade in Birmingham i and a committee from that organization has been working on it for several days. 1 They have purchased a large number of American and Italian flags, as well as | having two floats built for the parade, and they will leave for Birmingham on l special cars.
 1 The Lipscomb and Fossil schools have 1 been combined and new school building l to cost S2O0OO will be erected. The Lip scomb school has just closed most suc- cessful year and all of the seventh grade applicants, IS in number, successfully passed the examination given by the | county board The present teachers were l reelected as follows: l.. H. Haralson principal Mrs. L. H. Haralson, Miss Ida l Winters, Miss Mabel White, Miss Bertha Roberts During the past year the en- rollment was 216 pupils, which is the
 largest enrolment in the history of the | school.
 1 In the Bessemer division of the circuit 1 court of Jefferson county today the fol | lowing consent judgments were reached | Ledger Martin vs. the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company for $loo0. II the case of Tom Jones vs. the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, judg l ment by consent in the amount of $2 1 was reached
 Much interest is being manifested ir Bessemer in Registration Day Tuesday and little else was talked on the streets l today The various polling places where | the men will register will be opened al I7 o'clock a. m. and remain open unti
 g o'clock p. m., and it is expected that | the registrars will be kept busy all day All men between the ages of 21 and 3l are required to register, and all are requested 1 to register as early as possible.
 1 The city council will meet in -regufal 1 session Tuesday night in the council l chamber at which time several matters | of importance will come up for discus | sion.
 l Much excitement was caused this after | noon when a South Bessemer car Of th'
 Birmingham Railway. Light and Powel l company caught on fire and the passen gers were forced to unload In a hurry l The fire was caused by a hot box Il the motor underneath the car. The loca l fire department was called and the fir was extinguished with chemicals. Th' | car was slightly damaged.
 l A wedding which came as a surprise te
 the many friends was that of Lide Hatch | CT of this city and Miss Katie belis 1 Coughlin which was solemnized yester. day afternoon at the home of the brides
 aunt, Mrs. J. J. Camp, in Woodlawn l the Rev l. F. Swallow, pastor of the | First Presbyterian church of Bessemer
 officiating in the presence of few rela- lives and friends. MT. Hatcher is the | son of MT. and Mrs. II. c. Hatcher, ano 1 was reared in Bessemer while the bride l has often visited here where she IS wei l known. Mr. and Mrs. Hatcher left inn mediately for trip through south Ala bama, and on their return will be at home at Tannehill where the groom is con I nected with the Republic Iron and Stee ] company.
 l The home of Mir. and Mrs. Nolan or I Sixth avenue was the scene or a prett. ! hospitality when their oausnter' Mis' I Alnha Nolan, entertained a number o l friends in celebration of her thirteenth