The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-03
BLSSEMER NEWS


 lternoon at the Bessemer High school auditorium when Bessemer lodge. No i 72l. Benevolent and Protective Order oi
 Elks. observed memorial services in honor of their dead. A large crowd gathered at the auditorium to attend the services, the opening ceremonies
 being conducted by the members of the lodge.
 The invocation was pronounced by the
 Rev. M. K. Thornton, pastor of the First
 Baptist church. The stage was beauti-
 fully decorated in ferns, palms and cut
 flowers and the members of the lodge,
 those appearing on the programme were
 seated on the stage. T Am a Pilgrim
 was rendered by a quartet composed of
 Mrs. w. B. Rue, Mrs. Cecil Cowan, Hode
 Eastman and B. L. haelson. A
 Tribute of Love to Our Absent Broth ers' was given by George Ross, and
 was followed by a solo, Rock of Ages,
 by Hode Eastman. Mrs. Earnest Ford rendered a violin solo. and the address or the occasion was made by Capt.
 Frank s. White, who spoke most inter-
 estingly and paid beautiful tribute to the departed brothers.
 Miss Mary Louise Thornton then sang "A Perfect Day." and the closing cere-
 monies were given by the members of the lodge and the doxolgy rendered by the audience, while the bendiction was pronounced by the Rev. Ira F. Hawkins, pastor of the First Methodist church.
 This afternoon about o'clock the truck belonging to Paul Piazza, and driven by Ben Orin collided with a bi- cycle, on which a little negro boy about Il years old was riding. The truck was coming down Nineteenth street toward Sixth avenue, and the boy on the bi- cycle was going up Nineteenth street toward Fifth avenue. It seems that the boy on the bicycle was trying to dodge another automobile when he was hit by the truck. The boy jumped from the bicycle and escaped with a few scratches while the bicycle was completely demol- ished
 The board of revenue of Jefferson county will hold it's regular meeting in Bessemer tomorrow and several matters of importance will come be- fore that body. The board adopted a suggestion of a number of business men that they set a certain date for the meeting in Bessemer and this will be held on the third of each month In the past the board has met here ct irregular dates and this certain time of meeting will be great convenience to merchants selling supplies to the country.
 The board regularly buys supplies and lets contracts to the amount of $S0O00, it Is estimated, per annfm, large number of merchants sharing in this business. The contracts are let. on monthly basis and more interest will be developed in the regular meet ings of the board
 Instructions have been received by the Bessemer exemption board to mail out the questionnaire beginning De- cember 5. Five per cent of the num- Der to be sent out will be mailed daily and 20 days will be required to more than 300 will be mailed daily in Bessemer until the list is completed, and this is done to avoid congestion in the. work when the questionnaire is returned by the registrants.
 All questions set out in the several pages of the questionnaire must be answered by each registrant and seven days will be allowed to return same to the exemption board. Regis trants are advised to consult the att torney appointed by the bar associa- tion if they need assistance, and by no means to return a partially filled out ,questionnaire. Registrants failing to return questionnaires within seven days will be placed in Class l, accord ing to Maj. Thomas T. Huey, chairman of the exemption board.
 The Bessemer board of education is a new time system in the Bessemer high school. In the future the bells in the various rooms, which are used to mark the end of each period, will be operated by a clock. The wiring which was necessary is expected to be completed Monday and ready for operation Formerly the bells were rung by push buttons, but the new system will obviate the delay and inconvenience of this old sys- tenn.
 Miss Helen Smith delightfully."- enter tained at a farewell party at the home of her parents on Fourth avenue ill to Miss Driscol Green, who will leave Monday for Florida, where she will spend the winter as the guest of relatives.
 The house was attractively decorated for the occasion in ferns and cut flow CTS. Tables were arranged for a series of forty-two, after which they were cleared away and dancing was enjoyed until a late hour. During the evening a delicious salad course, with hot choco- late, was served. Those who shared in this hospitality were: Miss Driscol Green, the honoree; Miss Louise Smith. Miss Weta Wood, Miss Ruth Smith, Miss Helen Rodenberg. Miss Lydia Mul. lin, Miss Veala Wallis of West End, Miss Thera Outz and Clyde Cosper, Earl Green. Walter Smith, Homer Smith, Ellis Minette, Carl Green, Wallace Green, George Wallis of West End, MT. and Mrs. Osborne and others
 The Protective Home circle of the Woodmen of the World will entertain at a dance Monday night at their hall on Third avenue from S:30 to 1l:3J o clock Music will be furnished on this occasion by union orchestra. The pub. lie is cordially invited.