The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-20
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, September 19.-(SpeciaO
The community sing Sunday afternoon
at 8 o'clock at the park promises to
present the best programme of the
season and it has been arranged with
more care than any sing held at the
park Director Nicholson and Riley
Brothers have secured "a number of
cholrs over the district to be present
and il is stated that more than 100 Sc
lecteu voices will take part in the
chorus. Ten choir leaders from vari-
Gus parts of the district have promised
to bring as many as 16 singers to the
sing Sunday afternoon upon Request
of Mr.. Riley. A feature will be a num-
| bers by a large Chorus of girls from
Hueytown, and they will also assist in
other songs. 1t is expected that a
| large attendance will be attracted by
the unusual programme. Bowen's Or
chestra viii play several numbers as
usual.
| The women of St. Anthony's Epis-
copal church are taking steps to Sc
cure rector for the church and have
| decided to open the church for Sunday
school the first Sunday in October.
The church has been closed since
Easter and not even Sunday school has
been held. but the women have decided
| that beginning with October the
church will be opened every Sunday
morning.
| The choir of the-First Baptist church
| is practicing for an evening of songs
81 the park next ThursdaI evening. A
! Splendid programme is being prepared
| by 7. Bryan Waller, director and in
| addition to the members of the choir
many of the best sim gers of the city
| will assist with the music. A feature
| of the Baptist choir is the male quar-
tet, composed of T. Bryan Waller, CTR
don Vail. Q. H. Halbrook and DR.. L
| NJ Barnett, who will sing several num-
bers. 4 free-will offering will be
taken at the park. to be devoted TO
the organ fund.
| Bessemer chapter No. 10. r. A. NJ,
will hold convocation next Tuesday
evening and have sent out many invl-
| tations. The programme has been ar
| ranged by George Whitley and work
in the Mark Master and Royal Arch
degrees will be conferred on several
| candidates The meeting will convene
at o'clock and at o C ok a barbecue
dinner will be served in the new build
ing of the Marvel City Garage conf
pany on Third avenue. Work will be
/ resumed at 7:45 o'clock. All visiting
Royal Arch Masons will be invited to
/ attend by the High Priest, Henry NJ
Sharpe.
Interest continues in the contest of
the Mems Bible class of the First
Methodist church and members of both
teams are making efforts to have a
record attendance at church Sunday.
Prof. l.. l.. Vann is teacher of the class
and for several weeks two teams. the
/ Reds and the Blues have put on
a spirited contest in making the high
i est score on Sunday morning. The re-
suit of the campaign on last Sunday
was an attendance of 101 men, the
/ Blues having IS in their department
and the Reds" having 43. The score
for points was for the Blues" 543o
/. while the, '.Reds" scored $3.50.
Three small stilsfwere captured by
/ Deputies NC. Steele and Jake Skates
late Thursday evening at JonesDora
and John Walker. negro, and Mary
Jane Carter a negro woman. were ar
rested on charges OF violating the pro
hibition law. Walker lived at loo
Park street and was operating tvs
4 five gallon oil cans with copper worms
to make whisky. The Carter woman
, lived at Mobile Junction and was the
81 possessor of similar apparatus. Fifty
4 gallons of beer mash was found al
!, each place.
Rev. E. H. Hutchinson will preach al
the First Christian church Sunday
morning, and win use for his subject
/, mo Cross.sNo Crown" In the even
\ ing his subject will be. BE Pruden;
and Be Simple.ss Bible school at 9:45
and Christian Endeavor at GAS.
Mrs. G. p. Martin was entertained
Thursday evening with a surprise
birthday dinner by her daughter, Mrs
flames Wells. at their home in Jones'
boro The rooms were attractive,y
5 decorated with cut flowers and the
c central decoration of the table was
the beautifully embossed birthday
Z cake with candles on it. A six-course
- dinner was served to several OF the
FL intimate friends of Mrs. Martin who
r were guests for the occasion.
Mrs. Tom Johnson will leave soor
for a visit to relatives in Ironton
Ohio.
/ Mr. and Mrs. w. p. Golson will move
into their new home soon that ha.
just been completed.
Miss Virginia Williamson has goE'
to Monte vallo. where she will atterd
school for the coming years.
Miss Rachael Ragsdale left Thurs