The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-16

be to raise this membership to 10000, :
 900. The membership fee is s1 for a
 years membership, while g fee will
 entitle you to one years subscription
 to the Red Cross Magazine,
 l The Bessener Red Cross unit will es- | tablish booths at the Pegram- Patton
 Drug company and at the Lewis Read l Drug company. while the committees, wbo will be assisted by the local troop N Boy Scouts, will make house-to- ] house canvass. The committees who will assist Chairman Woodrow are as fol- | lows: J. B, Morton, George Rutledge,
 B. P. Harris. J. E. Haffner, George BumgarGner, E. J. Johnson. Eugene Rar-
 den and George Shaw.
 BESSEMER NEGROES INVITED
 Annonncement has been made that
 there will be mass meeting for all colored citizens who are interested in
 this work at the Sixteenth Street Baptist church in Birmingham on Sunday after noon at o'clock. All Bessemer ne- ing.
 FOUR-MINUTE MEN Andrew c. Mitchell. chairman of the -Four Minute Men" of this city, an-
 nounces that he and his force will give next week to the American Red Cross and will lecture at the various theatres
 on American Red Cross Membership" l The schedule is as follows: At fhe
 Grand theatre on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Dr. E. F. Lacey. J. M.
 Brooks and George Bumgardner. At the Princess on Monday Wednesday and Friday, w. S. Welch, F. R. Matthews L., T.. T onI< uyhn " 1 appear at the Dixie on these days will be: J. F. Haffner, Dr. G. D. Waller and Ben E. Perry. These gentlemen are most interesting speakers and it is sure ] they will meet with the same success as their forerunners have dones
 COAL SITUATION ACUTE On account of the coal shortage in Bessemer Mayor Jones is making every effort to secure coal in order that he
 may sell it to the residents of Bessemer
 at cost, endeavoring to relieve the se-
 rious situation which exists in this com
 munity. IT. was stated by several retail
 coal dealers in this city that when their l coal had given out they refused to an- l swer the phone, after which several GUS toners came to the offices seeking coal.
 and upon finding that there was none they were grieved to tears. The situa-
 ton is not only serious, but pathetic. l EXEMPTION BOARD BUSY | The local exemption board succeeded l in mailing out their 800 questionnaires today to registrants. This is per cent 1 of the number to be sent out and they will be sent daily for 20 days. A list of those mailed out will be posted in the corridor near the office of the local board and registrants may examine them 1 without interfering with the office 1 force. These missionaries must be
 properly filled out and returned to the 1 exemption board office within seven days after they are mailed or the registrant will go automa tically into service re- l gardless of dependents and lose any 1 claim for exemption The local attor- neys have volunteered to assist the reg 1 istrants free of charge and the fer cult court has recessed in order that the attorneys may give their time to aid in i this work
 SONG SERVICE
 ! The programme has been announced l for the song service to be rendered on
 Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock at the
 First Baptist church. The choir will be assisted by the orchestra and the chorus of the Baptist Young Peoples union. A l free-will offering will be taken at this ! time which will go to the army Young Mems Christian association fund. This affair is under the direction of T. Bryan
 Waller and will be composed of sacred and patriotic music. The programme is as follows: Prelude: Star Spangled Banner" Sunday school orchestra; dox-
 ology; prayer, Rev. Ira IF. Hawkins; an- l them, Glory Be to God" Gorenz), by choir; solo, "The Holy City, Mrs. Min
 nie Simms Monday; chorus 'The Glo-
 rious Time is Coming" B. Y. P. U. choir; duet, whispering Hope" Miss Mary Louise Thornton and Miss Ina l Lou Powell; anthem, "The Wonderful
 Song the Angels Sang (Heyser). choir;
 offertory, Sunday school orchestra; solo, l '.Joan of Arc'' (by request. Miss Mary
 Reynolds; chorus, sHe Comes" (GabrieD,
 B. Y. P. U. choir; violin solo. "Cava- 1 tina' (Raff), Mrs. Ernest Ford; chorus,
 T Love Him. audience; solo, Teach
 Me to Pray" Miss Mary Louise Thorn l ton; anthem, All the Ends of the
 World (Sudds). choir; God Save Our
 Men," audience.
 l U.. D. c. GIVE DINNER The United Daughters of the Confed-
 eracy wish to invite each and every vet eran of the local camp to attend the 1 sner which they will serve to them on l q srsday, December g. in the basement l To Ne First Methodist church. The din- | ns i'll be given at the noon hour. SMALL LOCALS
 Tn ,ssemer Culture club has post pcned regular monthly meeting date forA D next club meeting will be announced Yer.
 I The vol aans auxiliary of the First Presbyterian church will meet Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs J. B. Morton, on Dartmouth ave-