The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-30
bESSEMER NEWS

] Bessemer. October Especial )-The
 ban on public gatherings, amusement | places, churches and schools has been | lifted in Bessemer and a normal state I of affairs will exist in the city Wednes- 1 day. This decision was reached after a consultation of Mayor B. c. Jones l with the county health authorities and the physicians of Bessemer who recom- ! mended lifting the ban Wednesday, the | influenza having abated sufficiently to | justify the movement No session of ] the city council was held, but a reso- | lution revoking the closing order was presented to the aldermen and signed ] by them. The moving picture theatres will be open Wednesday, The stores and shops affected by the early closing order will be allowed to remain open 1 until the usual hour Wednesday night.
 Schools will not be opened until Mon day when the regular school work will be resumed. Churches will have their regular services next Sunday.
 The city. officials express their appre- citation of the hearty cooperation that has been accorded them by all parties whose interests have been. sacrificed dur- ing the prevalence of influenza in our midst.
  tains the name of Ru1e Albright of Bessemer, killed in action. Albright was the son of Mrs. M. A. Albright, AIS Fourth street, who was recently informed .. by the war department that her son was killed in action September 7 He was member of Company D, 161th in fantry, and passed through previous bat ties with the company without the slightest injury. He is survived by his mother, five brothers. Lawrence, Perry, Henry, Herchal and R. D. Albright; three sisters Mrs. J. M. Thomas of Woodlawn, Miss Olive Albright and Miss Geneva Albright. He was formerly con nected with the Woodward Iron com pany. Henry Albright is critically i'll of pneumonia at Camp Sevier, which adds to the sorrow of the mother
 The remains of Hugh Smith Sikes, who ! died at the Reeds hospital Monday morn ing. were shipped to Meridian Tuesday at l2:3o clock for burial. He was eni- ployed at Feeders by the T. c. l. com pany as timekeeper, and had many friends in the city.
 Eugenia wyatt, aged 12 years, died at her home at Browns station Monday afternoon. She was the daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. K. Wyatt. Funeral serv- ices will be conducted from the resi- dence Wednesday morning at lo:So o'clock. Burial will follow at Elmwood cemetery with Huey & McConneu Tn charge.
 No greater war work has been done by any group of women in the district than by the Red Cross unit of Wood- ward Aside from the regular sewing and knitting done by the average unit' the women of Woodward, under the al rection of Mrs. Herbert Smith, nave rnn q canteen since August l, where thev have sold sandwiches. ice cream ana soft drinks, from which they have
 real;zed quite a sum. The unit has all
 ready equipped two beds ill a hospital in Neuilly, France, and paid Tor tnelr upkeep for year at cost or Siovo.
 They will have on hand at the eno of the month, after expenses have been
 paid. about $100O more. and they expect
 within short time to eaulp two o'neI
 beds in the same hospital. They have
 also donated F sheets and four dozen towels to the linen shower. Mrs. Smith
 states that their undertaking has re- ouired a great deal of hard work, put Hat they considered that their energies
 were well directed and that tnelr tims was well spent.
 Miss Myra Dobson of Georgia and ".
 {, Thornton of Ensley were united in
 marriage at the home of the Rev. M
 K. Thornton. pastor of the First Sap tist church, Monday evening at 10 Q clock, a few friends accompanying the coupe and witnessing the ceremony. The groom is a business man at Ensley.
 Suit for s50.Oo0 damages was filed to-
 day in the Bessemer division of the circuit court by c. D. Guthrie, as ad- ministrator of. the estate of Malinda Guthrie, deceased, against the Birming- ham Southern Railroad company. This suit is growing out of the death Of
 Mrs. Malinda Guthrie. who was killed by automobile in which she was rid ing being struck by a train of defend ant at Fairfield on October 10.
 The many friends of Lieut. W. e. Caffee will be pleased to learn that he has received promotion, and is now a captain in the regular. army. Captain Cafree is in the medical department of the army. and was formerly with the T. c. I. company Sss
 Mrs Gardner Greene and baby are4 the guests of Mrs. Lacey Edmundson lat the Orlean apartments.
 Mrs w. C. Caffee is the guest of her parents. MT. and Mrs. Bumgardner
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