The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-12
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, May 11.-(Special)-A real heartfelt welcome by home-folks was given Company D by the people of Besse- mer in Birmingham Saturday, when the part of the programme assigned to them
 by the executive committee was carried out Every street car that left Bessemer
 in the morning was crowded, and prac- tically every automobile in the city car ried full load of passengers all eag2r to take part in the welcoming of Alabama s heroes.
 The flag in rainbow colors was present. ed by the Bessemer Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy immediately before the pamde started and was carried py Sergeant Joe Burgin during the parade
 Fifteen Bessemer girls assisted in serv' ing Company P at the Country club where dinner was served for them, and they were greeted by several matrons from their home town. as they arrived. George Ross made the four-minute ad- dress of welcome to the men at the South err club, and his talk was 1ull of sincere words of pinise for the Alabama regl- ment.
 About o'clock the 50 automobiles hay ing the tops thrown back and with a uni
  colors arranged in a similar style assem- bled on Seventh avenue and Twenty-fsrst street. where they were soon filled with D company men, pretty girls and chap erones. While waiting for the ride to be gin greetings and handshakings were given the boys as they arrived. A most affecting scene was enacted when Mrs A. B. Canoles, of Bessemer, upon arriva. | asked for Captain Edmundson and was ri +o her son, Carl Canoles, was one of the men who lost his life in the battle of Chateau Thierry and is buried in France.
 Quite the most pleasant event of the day was the reception at the residence of Mrs. c. P. Orr, the hostess house for Company D. Elaborate arrangements had been made for the entertainment of the company there, and the courtesy extended the people of Besseme~ by Mrs. Orr will | long be remembered. The outside md in terior of the house had been beautifully decorated for the occasioh and punch i was served in the dining room where req and white hints and other candies Wlth salted almonds were also served
 ] Quantities of cigars and cigarettes | were there for the men and every i thing possible was done for their en- l tertainment There was muSlcdl 1 prog sramme during the afternoon an't 1 iIldHy OI JIle SpuH6 pcOpi1 N'iJNJ 0'' 1 dancing. Among the guests recelvP Z l special attention was Captain Gamble, l who was originally first lieutenant of l Company D, and who although not aA l Alabama man. has been greatly praised 1 by the men of his old company and ia much loved by them. Lieutenant Ernest Bell was also surrounded by l friends and many interesting stories i of the war were told by him.
 1 In fact, every man in the company 1 is a hero to the people of Bessemef and everything was done during the 1 day to impress the men with this idet 1 Many people stayed to the dance i:i l the evening and others returned late | in the afternoon but altogether it'Was , a happy day for the citizens of Besse' mer. Among the Bessemer heroes miu- gled four women who had also "dore their bit' in the war zone, wearing their uniforms, Miss Lottie Glazenef Miss Lucy Knox, who served for many months as Red Cross nurses in France Mrs. Mary Gillen and Miss Berney Gil len. who were also with the Red Cross | service abroad.
 The Bessemer Chapter United l Daughters of the Confectionery, viii