The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-30
BESSEMER VISITED
 BY SEVERE STORM
Ladies Form Unit to Red Cross Association With
 Large Membership

Bessemer, June 2s-C -Cspecial)-During the severe electrical storm that visited
 Bessemer and vicinity last night. the
 house of W. B. Dulaney at Jonesboro
 was struck by lightning, badly damaging
 the premises.
 A peculiar feature of the storm was
 the fact that only a small area about
 the city seems to have felt the effects.
 Bessemer, Jonesboro and the territory
 to the north received one of the heaviest
 rainfalls of the year, while the Flint Hil.
 neighborhood did not receive rain
 enough to interfere with blowing.
 A large number of women met at the
 public library this afternoon and organ
 ized a Red Cross unit in Bessemer for
 the purpose of making bandages and
 other things for the comfort of the sol
 diers. most interesting talk was made
 by Mrs. Westerland of Birmingham, who served three months in the Red Cross service at the beginning of the European war Talks were also made by Mrs. Thomas Parke and Mrs. Lowell and all were greatly enjoyed. Mrs. George D. Waller was elected as chairman of the D0SStI1eT uIllLy WHICH was OTSdnlA6Q Nllh a large membership and an effort will be
 made to get the various clubs in this city to cooperate with the unit and assist in the work.
 The Bessemer division of the circuit court of Jefferson county will adjourn Saturday and recess for the summer. Routine business will be transacted as usual, however, and much nonjury work is before the court to be disposed of be- fore 1t convenes in September.
 Myrtle Linton lodge, No. 13o, Knights of Pythias, held an interesting meeting last night al which time the following officers were elected for the ensuing term; J. A. Roberts, chancellor commander; George H. Bumgardner, vice chancellor; T. E. Adams, prelate; William Hardin, master of work; E. P. Johnson, keeper of rec ords and seals and master of finance; John w. Mcconnell, master of exche- quer; John w. Ray master of arms; A. B. Asbury, inner guard; Harry H. Fill I mer. outer guard; c. T. Cooke and J. M. I Shipp, auditing committee. Edward F. Johnson was designated as the lodge deputy grand chancellor.
 | Mrs. Joe Little was a delightful hostess | this afternoon when she entertained the l Auction Bridge club at her home on | Fourth avenue. The reception rooms were prettily decorated for the occasion i in ferns. nasturtiums and flags, which made pretty background for the players I There were four tables of players and after a series of games the club prize,
 a bottle of toilet water, was won by Mrs. l c. E. Rodenberg, while the guest prize,
 a string of beads, was awarded to Mrs. 1 G. F. Goodwin, and the consolation, a georgette crepe collar, fell to Mrs. G. G. | Dobbs. A salad course was then served 1 and those present besides club members were: Mrs. G. F. Goodwin, Mrs. Charles 1 Kuchins, Mrs. T. I. Conwell, Mrs. George Waller, Miss Ethel Asbill and Miss Cecile
 Freeland.
 | A large crowd of white people gathered
 at the N. o. Nelson Settlement house
 tonight to attend the closing exercises of | the N. o. Nelson kindergarten A fea- | ture of the occasion was the singing of Julia Kennedy Wilkerson, who is said to
 be one of the best colored singers in the l south. The following programme was rendered: Song, children; prayer, song and melody, Where Shall T Be?" sole
 "Goodby," Julia K. Wilkerson; play, La Dor Convention children; recitations and
 song, children; solo. Since You Went l Away" Julia K. Wilkerson; remarks
 members of canning club, B. F. Mallard
 solo, Our Banner Ruth Watson; play "A Day in the Park children; solo You're Just a Little Nigger," Julia Will kerson.
 The playground for negroes will be for mally opened Sunday afternoon with 2 community singing of negro melodies led by Julia Wilkerson, and an interest ling programme will be rendered A mum Der of prominent white men will alst make talks on this occasion and the pub lie is invited to be present.