The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
BESSEMER ID FORM LARGE HOME GUARD Major Huey and Other Prominent Citizens h.
 terested in Plans
INFANTRY ON GUARD
Interest Aroused by Presence of Militiamen in Bessemer-To
 Erect Office Building

beSSemer, Apr1l 9.-(Speclal)- LA mass meeting will be held Tuesday night at the Princess theatre for the purpose of organizing a home guard. number of prominent business and professional men are behind the move
 ment and J. A. Snider, who operates the Princess theatre, offered the use of the theatre to the citizens.
 Five hundred men are wanted for the guard preferably married men, or men that will not be included in the call to arms by the war department. Maj. T. T. Huey, J. A. Snider, pr. J. s. Win ters, Dr. F. R. Smith, Dr. George D. Waller and others will be present at the meeting to address the gathering, urging an efficient preparedness pro- gramme. The matter of equipment will be gone into at later date, but it Is believed that an organization can be perfected here that will meet with the approval of the war department
 Company l., Second infantry, Ma tional Guard of Alabama, has arrived in Bessemer and has pitched camp on Nineteenth street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth avenues. The company is from Tallassee and Is under com mand of Captain Toombs and Lieuten- ant Gauntt. The company is about SO strong. They will, in all probability, guard the various brides and plants in this district. The appearance of these guardsmen on the streets this morning attracted much attention as this is the first time so many soldiers hov IoA D.
 pany D left last June.
 A stock company is being organized for the purpose of erecting a five story office building and plans will be completed within the next few days 1t is stated. The company will be composed of a number of prominent business and professional men and the building will be one of the most mod ern in this district
 The baseball fans of this city are looking forward to the opening of the T. C. l. league, which will take place on April 2S, when Bessemer will meet the fast aggregation from Ensley The teams in this league this year prom 1se to be the best the league has ever had and number of new players have been signed.
 Mrs. G. G. NeaPs Sunday school class Will give social meeting on Friday night at the home of H. H. Milton and a large number of invitations will be issued.
 A large crowd gathered at the First Baptist church this afternoon and eve ning to attend the Baptist Training school which will be in session there through Friday of this week. Harry L. Strickland, MISS Lillian Forbes. ". D. Hudgns T. J. York, Prof. w. I. Pittman, the Rev. A K. Wright and pr. J. M. Shelburne Will appear on the programme. Much in- terest is being manifested in the school by the Sunday school workers of this district and record breaking crowds are sure to be in attendance. Anyone inter- ested in this work is urged to be present. |
 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. E. F. Warnick, who died Saturday at local hospital, were held this after noon at o'clock from the Pleasant Ridge church the Rev. A. Q. Swindall, pastor of the Hueytown Baptist church, conduct 1 ing the services. Interment followed at | the Pleasant Ridge cemetery. The de- l ceased is survived by her husband; four children; mother, two brothers and four l sisters. Miss Verna Laird will receive diploma 1 in music on April Il. when she will give recital at the auditorium of St. Aloy- sius convent school. on Sixth avenue and | Seventeenth street. Mrs. Ted Walburn will entertain the 1 Thursday Whist club Thursday afternoon l at 3 o'clock at her home at Sloss. Miss Eva Owen was hostess this aft ernoon to the members of the I. N. T. club and a number of guests at her home | at Dolomite. An interesting feature of the | afternoon was the Easter egg hunt, while | a delightful salad course was served !! Those enjoying this hospitality were l Miss Merriam Stein, Miss Alma Scott, Miss | Lucille Vickers. Miss Elizabeth Barron, 1 Miss Mary Word, Miss Pearl Jackson, 1 Miss Thelma Dudley. Miss Elizabeth l Fitzpatrick, Miss Rosetta Mckinney 1 Miss Minnie Jackson, Miss Hattie Pen nington, Miss Anna Mae Cargile and | others. The next meeting of the club 1 will be held with Miss Pearl Jackson at | the home of her sister, Mrs. c. w. Lance 1 on Nineteenth street.