The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-24
BIG SALE OF LIBERTY BONDS AT BESSEMER
Bessemer Negroes Drafted for Army Service Ordered
 to Report

gressman George Huddleston will deliver an address to the citizens of Bessemer Wednesday night In the circuit court room in the interest of the second lib- erty loan campaign which closes Wednes- day night.
 The local committee, with E. L. Huey as chairman, in charge of the sale of liberty bonds, made canvass of the city today, and met with splendid suc-
 cess and it is expected that Bessemer will keep up her reputation of giving to good cause by most generoI Is
 subscription. c. F. Abbott, chairman
 of the Red mountain committed, sold
 bonds in the amount of $16O00, while one
 committee, with F. R. Smith and J. B.
 Morton as chairmen. with territory of
 two blocks, took in s430o.
 The Bessemer exemption board receiv-
 ed orders from the adjutant general
 this morning to have all available ne-
 groes afsed for the national army ready
 to leave on October 29 for Camp Dodge, la. The office force of the board mailed out AGO notices this afternoon summon- Ing the negroes to appear at the office of the exemption board Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock to receive final orders A special train will leave Bessemer at 12:3o o'clock Monday over the Alaba na 1 Great Southern railroad. This is the first contingent of negroes to leave Bes-
 semer.
 The board of stewards of the First
 Methodist church held meeting last snshr Tae meeting was presided over by F. B. Buck, chairman A report was made by each steward of the work done during the year, showing that notwith- standing the heavy expenses the church will pay all obligations, besides having 8 handsome sum to turn over to the general church fund for conference was in charge of B. c. Jones and the Rev. Ira F. Hawkins and the maximum goal for this year was set at S1S,yG0. The ma iority Of this has already been collected and when applied to the de3t aia leave a balance of $l5,000. The mem , bel ship of the church has grown 7C0 to approximately 1000, and the en- rollment of the Sunday school at pres
 ent is 800.
 J. c. Sheppard died last night at
 the home of his son, J. c. Sheppard, Jr., at Brighton. The deceased was 60 | years of age and came to Bessemer six |, sippi to visit his son. He is well
 known here and is survived by three sons, J. c. Sheppard, IT., R. H. Shep. pard and Dennis Sheppard of Laurel 1 Miss. three daughters, Miss Ellis | Sheppard of Brighton, Mrs. Mallie Wat
 sins of Gholson, Miss, and Mrs. Lottie 1 Walls of Waynesboro The body was prepared for burial by Huey X McCon
 nell and was shipped to Shuqualak, ,fo,-, xxrilJ ha a ! "Wednesday afternoon.
 Mrs T. J. Chapman of Acmar died Hast night at the South Highland in- 1 firmary following short illness. The deceased was 34 years of age and is
 survived by her husband. four chil dren, three stepchildren, her father,
 five brothers and one sister. She was
 a member of the Missionary Baptist
 church and was well known in this l district. The funeral will be held 4 "Wednesday moning tat i0So'c1ock from
 the Bucksviile Baptist church, the Rev.
 !. c. Hill pastor of the Jonesboro church, conducting the services. r'l
 torment will be made at the Bucksvilie cemetery with Huey & Mcconnell in i charge.
 1 There will be a social meeting for the members of the First MethoS.st [ l Sunday school and their friends Fri 1 day night in, the basement of the lchurch and all members over i 3 years l Of age are invited to be present
 The young pupils of the Grove School
 of Music will give recital Saturday aft ! ernoon at ? o'clock at the Elks hall and ! the public is invited to attend. An excel { lent nrosramnr "a @pnn nSn ie
 as follows: America" Mary Deason; < T Beginp (Willy), Lillian White; Dixie ' John Albert Colley; '.Moonbeams'' Qitz- 1 patrick. Sybl Kartus; 'Goiden Star 1 solo (Streabbog), Willie Martini Golden Star duet tStreabbog), Rosa Robinson 1 and John Colley; "Poppies' (Smith, Al ! wis Little; When Papa Comes Home ? Lucille and Pearl Williams; May Day ! (Bugbee), Andora Fulton: Bee Song l Lois Scott Accompaniment by Johr ] Colley); Jolly Darkies" (BechteD, Rosa ! May Robinson; Sack Waltz (MetcalD i Estelle Workman; Patriotic Songs Elizabeth Lewis and Sybl Kartus; "Wrist ] S ut1v'' (Fsvr~r,lu .aN n
 peggio Study Koler), Margaret Leon ard; piano trio, Pauline Powell, Evelyr Moreiand and Eva Neal Porter; Dol ' Roses tRowey, Evelyn Porter; Six Times l Six" Alice Abelson; "A Study in Touch l (Wiiliams), Lulu J. Little; s"Boy Scoui < March (Rhue). Merle Dickens; "Star 0, Bethlehem Drumheller), Marguerite Ty. singer; "Revel of the Imps'' (Bonheur) f Evelyn Moreland: Japanese Song Bot I Pennington Jolly Harvester (Browl 1 Eulalah Farr; 'Humoresque" Dvorale) Ellen Richbourg; .The Holy City" piano 1 Eva Neal Porter; voice. Miss Florence 1 Gray Patton; Love Dreams (Brown) Mary Nell Williams; Pure as Snow l Uange), Eva Neal Porter; LaGrace' l (BohnD, Evelyn Moreland; Shower oi l Stars (Wachs), Elizabeth Martin Home, Sweet Home" John Colley. The Sisterhood of Temple Beth-El will 1 hold it's regular meeting Wednesday aft ernoon at the Hatikwah club rooms or 1 Second avenue at 8 o'clock with Mrs Jacob Strauss as hostess.
 1 Mrs. Jim Donaldson will entertain tht | Junior Matrons' club Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at her home on Arlington La