The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-04
SCORE YOUNG MEN
 OFF FOR CAMP PIKE
Bessemer Chapter, U. D. C., to Furnish Bed for Base
 Hospital

8l.l Amid cheers the 20 young men drafted for the new army left Bessemer this morning at 10:30 over the Alabama Great Southern railroad for Birming ham, where they were transferred to tie Frisco, going via Memphis to Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark A large crowd of relatives and interested friends gathered at the station to tell the boys good by. This is the third contingent to leave Bessemer and T. more will leave Saturday. Those leav- ing today were: John Cochran, Gay Heath, Eugene Taylor, Reno zuider- hook, Match Antonio Reuben " Frank lin, Ernest Rains Waldrop, James w s. Sharp, Benjamin H. Grimes, Robert snow King, Ernest James - Kirby, Charles Martin, Oklahoma Peet, John Clark, Claude Steele. Charles Lloyd Jeffries, Luther J. Yates, George David Abernathy and Luney V, Ragsdale
 The local chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, held an interest ing meeting yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Corrie Owen Gray at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs, E. M. Owen, on Fifth avenue, at which time a short business meeting was held and it was decided that the local chapter should furnish one of the 45 beds anu pital This work will be done in memory of the Confederate dead and work on the bed clothing and other articles will be started at once. The officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Mrs. w. E. Cum ningham president; Mrs. Charles M Ray. vice president; Mrs, Ellis Terry, 1 Mrs. l.. D. McCullom, historian; Mrs. IL. B. Bradley, director; Mrs J, E. McAdory registrar and Mrs. w. T. | Wilson, chaplain. At the conclusion of
 the meeting, refreshments were served. 1 The first meeting of the Bessemer Culture club since May will be held
 Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, at the public library and all members are urged to be present.
 l Mavis Eastis, the 12-year- old daugh- 1 ter of MT. and Mrs W. D. Eastis died
 this morning at the home of her par ents at Brighton. The deceased was an unusually bright child and was very popular in Brighton. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at It o'clock from the Brighton Presbyte" rian church, the services being con
 ducted by the Rev. Mcdonald, pastoi of the Brighton Methodist church, con- ducting the services. Tnterment will be made at the Brighton cemetery with Jacobs in charge.
 The funeral services over the re- mains of Mrs. Mary Ray, who died yes terday morning suddenly at her home on Eighth avenue, will be held Thurs day at o'clock from the residence the services being conducted by the Rev. M. K. Thornton, assisted by the
 Rev. l. F. Swallow Interment will bt made in Cedar Hill cemetery, witt 1 Jacobs in charge. The following vii act as pallbearers: Active, Mike Hayes
 John Greenlea, Bob Fitzpatrick Wal ter Dacus, Fred Haynes and S. Durick honorary, W. A. Simmons. Judge B. c Jones. H. w, Sweet, Joe Scott, B. H Johnston and W. H. Conner
 The D. I. T. H. club held a meeting last night at the home of Miss Dora I Barr on Berkley avenue. The recep-
 ton rooms were prettily arranged ano j there were two tables of players. The first prize was won by Mrs. Phil Ripl5o
 while the second prize was won by l Miss Weinsten on a cut with Miss Ida 1 Kartus and the consolation fell tC Miss Dora Carr. Following the series of games. sandwiches and coffee were
 served to the following: Miss Phi i Ripko, Mrs. Alex Guss, Mrs. N. L. Kar- ) tus, Miss Ida Kartus, Miss Rosalie } Goldberg, Miss Ida Weinstein, Mrs
 Martin Barr and Miss Dora Barr.
 The pastors helpers of the First Il Methodist church held an interesting
 meeting yesterday afternoon. Mrs. w tC. Baty presided The various circles
 of the society turned in s60 for the ,l month of September Plans were dis cussed for the bazaar which will be
 held in December
 MT. and Mrs. B. H. Purser have re- !, turned from Hot Springs, where MT
 Purser went for the benefit of his , health.
 Mrs. William Argue of Anniston has been called to Bessemer on account o1 s the death of her mother Mrs. Mary | Ray.
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