The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
.BESSEMER ID HAVE LABOR DAY PARADE
Robert Vines First Drafted Man on Honor Roll of
 Bessemer Division

Bessemer, August 13.-(SpeciaL) -Exten- sive arrangements are being made by tGe Bessemer Trades Council for Labor Day celebration on September g. All of the unions have entered into the affair with enthusiasm and plans are being perfect ed at nightly meetings which are held at the Trades Council hall. A large num- Der of visitors are expected at the cele- bration and the various woman's auxil- iaries will assist in entertaining them. The out-of- town unions that, will stage no celebration this year are expected to take part in the one held here and the farmers union will also send delega- ton. A patriotic parade will be the fea- ture of the day.
 Robert Vines of R. F. D. No. 5, pre- cinct 5, was the first Bessemer man to pass the physical examination and be received in the new draft army MT Vines did not present any claim for exemption, although his mother is a wid- ow and dependent on her two sons.
 Some difficulty is being had by the local exemption board in securing the services of clerks necessary for the examinations | to be held this week, beginning Wednes- | day morning at \ o'clock Ten men will l be needed by the board, one for each physician to be employed.
 An important meeting of the board of education will be held Tuesday night at the High school building, when plans for | the addition to the schools will be decided l on and bids asked. It is understood the election of new teachers will be held. There will be special meeting of Bes- semer chapter No 1i0 Royal Arch Ma sons. at the hall, at which time there will be work in the Royal Arch degree. l Interest continues to grow in the na- tional registration day which will be held Wednesday, with headquarters at the i Pegram- Patton Drug company and the 1 following women will assist Mrs. Mary l Gillen Boshwitz, chairman: Mrs. T. | Conwell and Mrs. Shell, registrars; Mrs U. s. Winters. Mrs. H. c. Grigsby, Mrs. 1 Joe Little, Mrs: A. E. Patton, Mrs. E { l.. Huey, Mrs. M. K. Thornton, Mrs. J. l D. OGara, Miss Hagerty, Mrs. George I D. Waller, Mrs. J. c. Berry. Mrs W l D. Taylor, Mrs A. s. Fitzpatrick, Mrs ! Poole Mrs. w. J. Long, Mrs. Sam Lef I kovits, Mrs. c. R. Kuchins, Mrs w. F 1 Golson, Mrs. Corrie Owen Gray, Mrs. c A. Harris, Mrs. Cora Handy, Miss Zelns 1 Lefkovits, Miss Margaret Berry, Mis- l Minnie Jackson, Miss Cecile Freeland ] Miss Mary Reynolds Miss Berney Gillen Miss Lena Hatcher, Miss Ethel Gillen. l May Reese Johnson has charge of thu 1 registration for negro women and theil l headquarters will be held at the tailor 1 ing establishment of Albert Read, or 1 Nineteenth street.
 Every woman in Bessemer over the age
 of IS is urged to register.
 1 A chicken supper will be given Tues 1 day night at the home of Mrs. B. c l Bruce, at Forest station on the Nortf Bessemer car line the proceeds to gc
 to the Baptist church of Wilkes. The public is invited to be present. A wedding which came as surprise was that of Miss Ruth Vancleve ant l Hode Eastman, which was solemnizet of the Peace Cal Dabbs at Hueytown
 Both of the young people are well know in this city, where they are very pop ular.
 Mrs. P. J. McAdory has gone to Tus caloosa where she will attend the Dur Polk wedding, which will be an even of Wednesday.
 Miss Marguerite Johnson of Mobile il the guest of her brother, on Fourth ave
 nue.
 York city Atlantic City and other point in the east.
 Mrs Hattie Naylor has gone to At
 talla, where she will be the guest 0
 Mrs Eimus Hanby.
 Mrs. Yeatman has gone to Monteagle
 Tenn, where she will spend sometime
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