The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-17
BESSEMER MEN ON
 THE HONOR ROLL
Board of Trade of Bessemer to Discuss Bankhead
 Highway

Bessemer, August 16.-(special1 Out of the $50 men examined today by the local exemption board only 66 re- fused to present claims for exemption, while only 34 out of the number eX- amined yesterday failed to claim ex- emption, making a total of 100 not claiming exemption for the first two days The physicians have been busy today and the number of men, both white and black, who fail to pass the physical examination is topic of conversation. A number of men who were instructed to report Wednesday for examination have failed to show up, but it is expected that these will show up Friday. Those who passed the physical examination today and did not claim exemption were; Wesley Posey, Henry Muse. Peter Fox, Har- vey Crutchfield, Bennie Jones, Wii- liam Thomas Murrell, William Scrugss, Governor Sanders. Joe Moss. Thomas B. Mcfarland, Andrew Washington, Chess Powell, Ned Smith, U. B. March mon, William King. Robert Love, Cole man Duncan, John Malone, Dudley Smith Lovelace Davis, Tom Wilson, Ed Holloway, John Austin, Nat Coleman, Thomas Bailey, Robert Bates, Ray mond J. Miles. John Heard, Marion Perry, Jesse Code, George E. Branyon, Rayfield Collins, Reuben D. Wilkey Fred Coggins, Amos K. Jackson, Lu- ther Frierson, Jemiah Moultrie, Sher man Grant, Lacey Patton. Fred Jus -i.1r Moore, Warren Fail, Josh Bagley, Joe DeFrank, Ike Jones, Ben Johnson Charles Nick erson, John Alexander, Birt Williams, Robert Swain Trotter, Paul C. Wilkins, Charles Brown, John Thomas, Norwood Goldsby and George Davis.
 Maj. Thomas T. Huey, chairman of the committee, stated that in all prob ability it would be necessary to make additional calls before the required quota of Bessemer is secured.
 The music pupils of Mrs. l.. B. Head will give recital Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the Lpscomb Baptist church, when the following pro- gramme will be rendered: America y two-step, by Glenn Kitchens; Pure as the Snow" (Gustav Lange), O'Hara Bailey; song, 'Im Coming Home,' Ber- llISo Dlll hlPp1SS VI -AA A' Grady Dabbs; violin solo, Hunting Scenes" White Gaydon; Meadow Paint" Earl Latham; waltz, Dew drop" Thelma Duncan: duet, High School Life" Bernice Dill and Mrs. Head; reading, Jennie May Green; song, "Everybody's Loved by Someone" Glenn Kitchens; violin and piano, Mrs. Head and White Gaydon; song, 'I'll be Little Sunbeam" Evelyn Foust; Shepherd Wooing," Mrs. l.. B. Head; work song, Katy Bryant; duet, O'Hara Bailey and Mrs. Head: song, "The Star Spangled Banner" Thelma Duncan: variations, Nearer My God to Thee, " Nola Cox; instrumental, Home Sweet Home" Bernice Dill. The public in in vited.
 A meeting of the Bessemer Board of Trade will be held Friday after noon at 4 o'clock at the Board of Trade rooms on Nineteenth street All members are urged to be present, as plans will be discussed in regard to the Bankhead route through Besse- mer.
 Plans are being made by the Mod : ern Woodmen of America for social meeting to be held Friday night. The war, ought to conciliate the sympathies of nations.
 Such are the principal bases whereon we believe the future reorganization of