The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-23
DESSEMER BOARD
 10 HEAR CLAIMS
Boy Scouts to Fit Up Head quarters and Install
 Gymnasium

oCooSAlCIg august NH4-NDpStldAsJ yet the local exemption board has not heard any claims for exemption, but it is ex- pected that this will be done within the next few days The board and their of
 flee assistants have been busy this week. making copies of the reports of the physi- clans examining the various men as well
 as preparing the lists and passing on
 those who failed to pass the physical ex
 animation. The complete list of those
 accepted and not claiming exemption has
 been made out and posted on the bulletin
 board in front of the Grand theatre. An
 other call will be made as soon as the
 board settles the present claimants for
 exemption
 The bricks for the paving of Second
 avenue between Nineteenth and Twenty
 first streets are being received rapidly
 and work will be started as soon as
 sufficient amount of brick are on hand
 to insure continuous operation. The con-
 tract which was awarded to Sullivan
 Long and Haggerty is the largest contract
 for paving to be let by the city in num-
 Der of years, and calls for an expenditure
 of $13,000.
 The local Boy Scouts are planning to se- cure quarters in the Realty building, and
 the fitting up of gymnas sium. Recently
 Scoutmaster Shook took charge of the
 local organization and the boys seem to
 have taken on new life, and 1t is under
 stood that the boys will not ask for con-
 tributions, although some have been off,
 fered, and will fit out and maintain the
 quarters with their monthly dues. All
 boys who are eligible for the Scouts are
 requested to confer with Mir. Shook.
 Funeral services over the remains of
 Mrs. Caroline Baggett, who died yester-
 day, were held this afternoon from the
 Lipscornb Methodist church, the services
 being conducted by the Rev. M K. Thorn
 ton, pastor of the First Baptist church of
 Bessemer, and the Rev. Johnson. Inter- ment was made at Union cemetery with Jacobs in charge The deceased was 85 years of age and was well known in this district She is survived by two sons
 Doc Baggett and Abel Baggett; three daughters, Mrs. Lula Williams, with whom she was living at the time of her death; Mrs. Will Brown and Mrs. Minnie Pitts, as well as several grandchildren. Extensive plans are being made by the members of the First Baptist church for the revival meeting which will begin Sun day evening and will continue two weeks.
 
 former pastor of the local church, will arrive Monday morning and will conduct the meeting. A special choir Is being or ganized and splendid music will be ar
 ranged for each service
 Mrs. H. M. Scoggins was delight ful hostess this afternoon when she entertained the Ideal Crochet club at her home on Nineteenth street. The house was prettily arranged for the | occasion in ferns and cut flowers. Crccheting was indulged in, Mrs. Rob | ert Holtam winning the prize, hand some handkerchief. while the consola- | ton fell to Mrs. L. L. Jenkins. Sew | eral musical selections were rendered | by Mrs. Robert Holtam. after which ] the party enjoyed watermelon cut ting.
 l MT. and Mrs. B. L. Pearson gave a delightful picnic yesterday to Spring vile, the party making the trip ill an automobile truck. The day was
 most pleasantly spent and at noon a
 splendid picnic dinner was served to | the following: MT. and Mrs. H. H. | Stapp, MT. and Mrs. A. !. Stringfel- | low. MT and Mrs. J. T. Pearson, MT. and Mrs. J. w. Pearson. MT. and Mrs. A. D. Welborn. Miss Ila Thompson, Miss Beatrice Moorer, Miss Lila Mae | Moorer, O. L. Pearson, A. R. Pearson. | Harley Stringfellow, Junior Pearson | and A. R. Pearson.
 | There will be a box supper and ice cream supper at the Flint Hill church Thursday night. The public is invited. The Baptist Young Peoples union l will have social at the First Bap- tist church Friday night.
 A wedding which came as a sur- prise to the many friends of the con- Cox and Sam Bullard. which was sol : emnized yesterday in Birmingham. Both of the young people are well known in this district. After short wedding trip they will be at home ! with MT. and Mrs. Bullard on Second street
 | Mrs. Jake Stein has returned from Memphis and is the guest of MT. and Mrs Sam Stein for several weeks Miss Bernice Thomas re returned | from Atlanta, where she has been wis iting relatives for the past few weeks Miss Mary Will Thorp of Mississippi is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Clay Avery this week
 Yelling Enlists
 New York, August 22.-Joe Weling, the Chicago lightweight boxer, enlisted in the New York naval militia here today.