The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-10
NEWS OF BESSEMER
 MISS BERNEY GILLEN .Correspondent

of the First Methodist church will
 meet Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
 at the home of Mrs. J. c. Paris.
 Miss Anna Carau, de-to-be. was
 beautifully complimented today py
 Miss La1la Mae Moorer, Miss Maude
 Estes and Miss Lola Robertson, when
 they entertained at dinner party at
 tho Bright Star cafe at the noon hour.
 The table was tastefully arranged Tor
 the occasion in ferns and cut flow
 CTS. The affair was complete sur
 prise to the honoree, who was wis
 ito1 in the city at this. time. A five
 course luncheon was served to the fol-
 lowing: Miss Carau, the honoree; Miss Tucker, Miss Beatrice Moorer.
 Miss Maude Estes, Miss Lola Rober-
 son, Miss Alberta Benson. Miss Laia
 Mae Moorer. Miss Helen Wilson and Ray Tillman, Arthur Green, Herbert L. Ethridge and Grady Mimms Miss Carau will be married to Alton Mc- Kay Bell of Birmingham on April 8. LOCAL ITEMS
 Miss Mildred Ragsdale proved a charming hostess last evening, when she entertained a number of her fl tends at the home of her parents on Exeter avenue. The reception rooms were tastefully arranged in ferns and cut flowers, the St. Patrick's idea be- ing carried out in detail. The diver sions for the evening were games and rr"s'c while most interesting con- test was also enjoyed. The girls prize
 Nass py Mi lss hrnestine Bennett, while the boys prize was captured by Lawrence Meadows. During the. even- ing delicious ice course. frozen in, green and white. was served. Those who enjoyed this hospitality were: Miss Alpha White, Miss Sidney Nor ton, Miss Alberta Davidson Miss Caro- lyn Reid, Miss Dorothy Burnap. Miss Helen Hosey, Miss Effie Mae Powell, Miss Lillie Mae Williams, Miss Ernes- tine Bennett, Miss Bernice Waits. Miss Mildred Ragsdale and Lawrence Mead ows, Charles Lacey. John Henson, Lester Nasty, William Dennis Paul Ozley. Otto Sanders, Noble Bennett, Allen Edgerle and Bruce Lent. The woman's committee of the na- 1 tional council of defense will meet Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in
 the main auditorium of the Sunday
 school of the First Methodist. church.
 Mrs. Conrad Ohme of Birmingham will
 be present and make a talk on Food
 Conservation"
 The Wednesday Music club will meet
 Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at
 the home of Mrs. W. B. Rue.
 Presiding Elder George F. Boyd will occupy the pulpit of the First Method
 ist church Sunday morning at II
 clock, while at the evening service
 lecture will be delivered by pr. Ira
 Landrith of Chicago on "The Dixie Highway to National Prohibition" All fHa chnrChac n citx xx,i1l al,,
 their evening services to attend this lecture
 The Rev M K. Thornton. pastor of the First Baptist church, will preach
 Sunday morning on Putting the Book First"
 The Protective Home circle will hold its regular meeting Monday night at Third avenue, An interesting pro.
 gramme will be rendered following the
 initiation of eight cAhdfdates.
 All choirss ef the Rssssrnsr churches
 are practicing the same .cantata which
 they will render on Easter Sunday at
 their respective churches: while on the
 following sunday they will all unite and render it in'sthe form of a sing ~ tHe f1rSlSs MeLnoQlSts Cn urcns Tno music is being directed bysI. B. Mich
 aelson of this city.
 Mrs. G. D. Waller chairman of the Bessemer Red Cross unit. has called special meeting for Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. A speaker from Birming- ham will address. the, meeting. A "womanless Wedding, will be pre- sented at the Methodist church at Johns on Wednesday, evening, March IF. for the benefit Of the Red Cross unit The wedding will be siver under the direction of Mrs. I. D. Davis and Mrs A. A. Persons Mss Margaret Murrah and Miss Grace Saunders of Bessemer will assit on the programme. "The Jolly Joe" minstrel will be presented Friday evening, March 2S
 at the high school auditorium under the auspices of the Pastors helpers of the First Methodist church.
 The Womans auxiliary of the First
 Methodist church will meet Monday aft |ernoon at 5:s0 o'clock In the parlors of the church, at which time the mission