The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
BESSEMER BOARD
 EXAMINES CLAIMS
Third Game in T. c. l. Championship Series
 Staged

Bessemer, August 24.-(special.)- )-The local exemption board started on the work of hearing claims for exemption recently presented by the men drafted for the new army. Those whose claims were granted were: Arnold John Weller Ariel Dudley Welborn. Harrison Langs- ton, Ben Goree, Frank Henderson, Isom Piper, Chelsie C. Maydeld Curtis Graddy, William T. Rainey Bernard L. Conner ford Isaiah Humphries Charles Turner Luther Benjamin. Charles Armstead, Pleasant c. Wheeler, Charles S. Morrow, Henry D. Rogers, Clarence E. Marsh, John Walter Snider, Isaiah Potts, Hor ace K. Parsons, Henry Bryant, Walter Waldrop, George w. Jones' Joseph Ciulla, Grover Cleveland New, Toney Allie, Will Johnson, Troy M. Collier, Simon w. Pentz, Felix J Hill, Pat Lewis Albert Scott Fred A. Copeland, James Eaton Washington Heflin, Louis Hopes, Clyde Swearinger, Clay Colvin, Buster Byrd Ebert H. Gentry and Calvin Harris. The following claims were denied today: Pe- ter Contorno, Tim WilHams, John Claude salter, Sol Ross, Henry Albright Lilton Jackson, Luther E. Griffith, Austin Hal James Leslie Kelly, Andrew Pringle Charles Stewart and Burl Perkins. Those who presented claims for exemption after passing the physical examination and since that time have withdrawn same, are: Sol Brown, Ben Winston, Julius Jones, Ellie Brooks, Burl Falls, Parker Daniel, Wiley Hampton, Alton Hudson, Fred Blevins, Eugene Coffee Dennis Richbow, Henry Bull, Freeman McHee and Henry Kelsow.
 
 third game of the elimination series on the rolling mill diamond Saturday after noon at SIS o'clock. This will give the Bessemer fans an opportunity to see the two T. c. I. winners in action for the first time. Pratt City has won the two first games and If they win Saturday it will give them the championship of the league.
 Interest is growing in the Labor, Day celebration which will be held in Besse- mer on September and more than 400 men will parade in this city. Meetings are being held every night at the Trades council making plans for the entertain l ing of the visitors. A number of promi- nent speakers will be on hand on this oc- casion, as well as several interesting features worked in with the parade. | The Bessemer Italians, members of the finance committee of the Italian -Ameri- can Red Cross fund, canvassed Bessemer ! yesterday and raised $2o0 in cash as well as donations of large quantities of to- bacco and cigarettes. The Regina Elena society, with Pasquale Schellecci chair man, has charge of the work here and l they expect to raise about $500. special car will leave Bessemer Sunday morning at 9;30 o'clock for a picnic at the fair l grounds and a large number of tickets | the committee to welcome Governor Hen l derson and Judge Brandon of Tuscaloosa at the picnic.
 | The Myrtle-Linton lodge No. 130 i Knights of Pythias, held an interesting meeting last night at the castle hall on Twentieth street and at the conclusion of the business session a social hour was enjoyed. The party adjourned to the Bright Star cafe, where a banquet was enjoyed. Covers were laid for about 20 and number of short speeches were made.
 Bessemer lodge No 45s, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, will hold a special meeting Monday evening and there will ! be work in the Master Mason degree. Stein council No. 73 held an interesting meeting tonight at the Masonic hall on Twentieth street. Several candidates re l CelVed the degree.
 l Dr. Earl Cornwall and Dr. E. B. Smith l have received their commissions as first l lieutenants in the medical corps of the regular army. Both of tn physicians are | connected with the medical department of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Bessemer, and they are ex- pecting to be called any time.
 Mrs. w. K. Couch and daughter, Frances have gone to Montgomery, where they are the guests of relatives and friends.
 Mrs Rose Huey has gone to San Anto- nio Tex, where she will visit relatives for several weeks.
 Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Burgess of Louis vile and MT. and Mrs Joe O'Mara of l Nashville are the guests of their parents, MT. and Mrs. OMara, on Seventeenth street.
 Mrs T. R. Copeland and daughters, | Willie and Frances, have gone to Hance- vile, where they are visiting relatives.
 Haley Thompson of Canton, O., is the guest of his father, Ben F. Thompson, 1 for several days