The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-21
BESSEMER RED INK
 NUMBERS POSTED
Mayor Huey Says That Quota for Bessemer Will
 Be 587 Men

Bessemer, July 20.@-(Special)-All day long a large crowd has gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Grand theatre where the red ink numbers which were drawn for the new army were placed on bulletin board and little else has been talked on the streets. When it became known that the numbers drawn would be posted on this bulletin board at s o'clock this morning the crowd began to gather and all day long the crowd re- mained with not a little anxiety as each new number was placed on the board. Maj Thomas T. Huey, member of the local exemption board, stated this after noon that Bessemer's quota would be 5S7 men of the number being drawn. Accord ing to the bulletins issued by the war department claims for exemption must be nled with the exemption board of each district within seven days after notice of the draft has been sent to the men,
 The handsome apartment house being erected by pr. W. D. Taylor on Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street is nearing completion and will be ready for occu- pancy within the next few days Int apartments are brick and stone, the porches and bathroom floors being tile, while the other floors are of hardwood and there is steam heat, sleeping porches and every modern convenience. There are a number of apartments for bache- lors, the first of the kind to be erected in Bessemer
 Margaret Hope, the 18-months-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. J. Hope, died this morning at o'clock at their home S931 Bank street The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from the residence, the Rev. MT. Knight, pastor of the Baptist church, officiating. Interment will follow at the Brighton cemetery, with Jacobs in charge
 Funeral services over the remains of Ed Barnett were held this afternoon from the residence of his parents, MT and Mrs. D. B. Barnett. 1619 Fourth avenue, the Rev. M. K. Thornton conducting same Interment was made at Union cemetery, with Jacobs in charge. The following acted as pallbearers: Active, F. R. Math- ews, Lee Mattingly, Hugh McEniry, Bry- an Waller, M. L. Brooks and Judge J. c. B. Gwin.
 The Womans' Missionary society of the First Methodist church met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. F. B. Buck at her home on Arlington avenue. The devotional exercises were conducted by Mrs. G. A Gi1lett. After the transaction of impor- tant business a very interesting and help full literary programme was rendered in a continuation of the study of the wom- en of the Bible. Papers on Sarah and Hager were read by Mrs. Ira F. Hawkins and Mrs. George w. Patton, respectively and were most interesting and enjoyable
 A baseball game will be played Sat urdaR afternoon on the rolling mill dia- mond, when the Bessemer team will cross bats with the Red Mountain nine, and close game is expected. The game will be called at 3:30 o'clock.
 Mrs. J. w. I,eggett and Miss Nellie Martindale have gone to Courtland, Miss, where they will visit relatives.
 Mrs. H. A. Mckinley has gone to Mem phis, where she will spend her vaca- ton with her daugf0er, Mrs. Roy Wag- ner
 Mrs. John Higgins has returned to her home in Meridian after visit to MT. and Mrs. Arthur Jacobs.
 Mrs Fred Caton of Nashville is the guest of her parents MT. and Mrs. J. H. D. Smith, on Eighteenth street,