The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-28
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer. October 27.-(Special )--Mrs.
 E. l.. Michaeson has begun the re-
 hearsal of a children's minstrel to be pro-
 duced the week of November Il for the benefit of the united war work campaign,
 provided there is no restrictions against
 public gatherings at that time. Mrs Michaelson is very successful in training children for public entertainments, and the minstrel promises to be most en- tertaining affair. In order that there
 may be no large gatherings of children
 at present. they are being trained for
 their parts in twos and threes, calling at
 different hours for rehearsals. Mrs. Mich
 aelson requests that volunteers among the older girls, who would like to have part assigned them report to her at
 once. The minstrel will be produced the
 week of the united war work drive, and
 the proceeds will be given to this fund. The Methodists of Bessemer will assist in entertaining the preachers and dele- gates to the North Alabama conference | when it convenes at the First Methodist church in Birmingham early in Novem- Der. A special committee is arranging for the entertaining of the ministers. The influenza situation in Bessemer is improving rapidly, and 1t Is thought that 1 1t will be safe to discontinue the clos ing order after this week. It is esti- | mated that there have been about 1S0O cases in the southern end of Jefferson | county since the first appearance of the disease. There have been 37 deaths re-
 ported to, date, 25 among the white people
 and 12 among negroes. Bessemer people are gratified at the manner in which the epidemic has been controlled here by the city council taking such prompt ac- tion in the closing orders and the un- | tirng efforts of the physicians.
 | J. D. Powell, treasurer of the First 1 Baptist church, requests the members of l the church to call at his place of bus-
 ness and leave a check or mail one to 1 him, covering the months pledges. so that the obligations of the church may
 be met promptly at the end of the month. This request Is made in view of the fact that the churches have been closed for
 the greater part of the month Of Oc- tober
 Mrs. Ella Todd, aged 7s years, died at
 the residence of her granddaughter, Mrs. l l.. S. Moorer, 150l Sixth avenue, Sunday | fered a stroke of paralysis last week 1 from which death resulted. The remains
 will be shipped to south Alabama Mon- day morning. where she will be laid to
 rest in the family cemetery.
 l Edward Lantrips, the little son of MT,
 and Mrs. J. S. Lantrips of Piney Woods, died Saturday afternoon. Funeral ser vices were conducted from the residence Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
 1 The Bessemer division of the circuit
 court will not convene until November IA, when the docket for the first week of the fall term of court will come up. lPostponement was made on account of the epidemic of influenza.
 Roland Lewis left this afternoon for Camp Sevier. where he will enter train | ing for the army.
 /, Will Terry will leave soon for New Mexico. where he will spend the winter. w. w. Hollngsworth has returned from a business trip to Georgia.
 l Mrs. M. P. Mixer and children of Bir- mingham are the guests of Mrs. W. c. Baty