The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-27
NE WIS OF BESSEMER
MISS BERNEY CULLEN, Correspondent

Bessemer, December 26.-(Special.) 1.-THE
local exemption board continues to mai
out questionnaires and up to today hac
mailed out 1926 out OF which number
about 1000 have been returned. large
number of these were incorrectly filled
out and We're remailed to the registrants
Many affidavits have been filed asking
for an extension of time in order to MI
out their documents correctly.
CANTATA SUNDAY
Much interest is being manifested in
the cantata to be given Sunday afternoon
at o'clock at the First Methodist
church. The cantata will be 1.-THE Christ
Child" and will be sung by the Meth
odist choir, assisted by Miss Dorothy
HUFFMAN and George Houston. This
promises to be one of the most beauti-
full musical affairs of the season and the
public is cordially invited to attend. The
programme will consist of several solos
duets and trios and is being arranged
under the direction of Mrs. G. B. Hol-
lingsworth. A free will offering will be
taken at this time which will go to the
poor of the city.
The soldiers prayer services, which
were to have been held on Thursday
afternoon at o'clock at the First Bap-
fist church, have been postponed. The
announcement for the next meeting viii
/ be made later.
| The Bethel sisterhood and Red Cross
unit will meet Thursday afternoon at
! O. clock at the Hatikwah clubrooms. Mrs
1. j. White will be hostess at this time
and all members are urged to be pres
| emit
| Stanley McCullom, the young son OF
Mr. and Mrs. l.. d. McCullom, will bt
| host to a number of his little friends
| on Thursday evening from 1880 to II
o'clock. The affair will be given at the
home of his parents on Third avenue.
| Deputy Tax Assessor Ewing Hines
and his office force are being KEPT
extremely busy this week by property
owners who are slow in assessing
their taxes. All property must be as
sessed before January l or a penalty
of 10 per cent will be charged
| Rev. w. Monk, pastor of the Church
| of God, announces a revival service to
| be given at that church commencing
l
the week. Services will be held each
evening. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
| Clerk Herbert Ethridge of the pro-
/ bate court was kept busy yesterday,
, having issued 10 negro marriage
licenses and performed four cere-
monies, while today he issued four
marriage licenses and performed two
ceremonies, all of which were negroes.
! The remains of A. j. Hathaway. who
died Sunday morning in Canton, o..
| arrived in this city this morning at 10
o'clock. Funeral services will be held
at the First Baptist church Thursday
| morning. at 10 o'clock, Rev. M. X.
Thornton officiating. The pallbearers
| will be: Active, J. G. Bruce, H. W.
| Massey, A. W. Deason, DIR. j. S. Win
ters, H. II. Fowler. Rose Huey, DR..
r. p. McTyiere and C. E. Moore. IN
terment will follow at Cedar Hill Gem
etery with Huey & Mcconnell in
| charge.
| George Hazelwood will be host Fri
day evening, when he will entertain
| the members of the senior class of
| 1917 and the members of the football
team of the Bessemer high school. The
4 affair will be given at the attractive
home of his parents, DR.. and Mrs. Ha-
| zelwood. at 422 owen avenue, Jones'
1 boro This class will receive their
! diplomas on January 25, after which
1 Mr.. Hazelwood expects to leave for
| Auburn, where he will enter the Ala
| bama Polytechnic institute at that
place All members of the class and
1 football team are urged to be pres
| emit
! Miss Eleanor Hrabouski, aged 49,
| died last night at the home of her
brother in-law, ]. M. Crook on Third
| avenue. following a short Illness. Miss
| Hrabouski had made her home in this
| city for a number Of years. where she
/ is well known and highly respected
| Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the
/ First Christian church. Rev M. X
4 Thornton will officiate, assisted by the
Rev. l. +, Swallow. The deceased il
survived by her sister, Mrs. j. M
| Crook. and family. Active pallbearers
| will be: Ben G. Perry, DR.. r. p Nc
4 Tyiere, E. A. Dudley, Lee MattingIy
John d. McEniry and l.. b. Bradley
fInterment will be made at Cedar Hill
7 cemetery with Jacobs in charge.
| b. S. Dooley, age 6S years, died this
| morning at 10 o'clock at his home al
4 Chamblee The deceased is survived by
(, three sons, John Dooley, Frank Dooley
and William Dooley. Three daughters
Mrs. z. O. Yeager, Mrs. J. J. Bush
and Mrs. Dave Shamblian all of Cham
blee. Funeral services win be held at
2:3O o'clock Thursday afternoon from
the family residence. Interment will