The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, March 13-(Special.)-The Bessemer Civic club was reorganized this afternoon at very enthusiastic meeting held at the library. There was a large attendance of women with every section of the city represented in the charter membership. Mrs. W. w. Hollngsworth was elected president. Mrs. Kate Jones, vice president. and Mrs. Joe Read, secre- tary treasurer. Plans for improving and beautifying the cemetery, parks. yards and gardens were discussed and commit tees were appointed to inaugurate these various movements.
 W. w. Hollingsworth, representing the Board of Trade, offered valuable sugges- ments. The question of improving the plot in front of the Alabama Great South ern depot was brought up by Mrs. Lee Moody. and Mrs. E. L. King and Mrs. Moody were selected as a committee to look after the improvement of the park. The city park committee was appointed as follows: Mrs. W. R. Waldrop, chair man; Mrs. Gardner Goodwin and Mrs 1. D. McCollum.
 The cemetery committee is composed
  T Warlick. Mrs. Lacey Edmundson and Mrs. Cora Handy. Mrs. H. l.. Rains, Mrs. Ed Read and Mrs. E. NJ. owens compose | the victory garden committee, and will stimulate interest in the planting of veg etable gardens. A chairman was selected for each ward in the city to take up civic Improvements with the women in her nelghborhood, and each chairman will select committee to assist her, the se- lections of chairmen being as follows: First ward, Mrs. T. c. Donald; Second ward Mrs. J. S.. Winters; Third ward, Mrs. G. B. Hollingsworth; Fourth ward, | Mrs. Alonzo Smith; Fifth ward, Mrs. | Lucy Armstrong.
 The question of making the church grounds attractive was considered and ] the following committees appointed: {: Methodist church, Mrs. E. L. Huey, Mrs. D. w. Owen. Mrs. Kittrell Trotter; Pres 1 byterian church, Mrs. Will Cochran and Mrs. George Stevenson; Christian church, 1 Mrs. Emmett Williams and Mrs. Haun; Baptist church, Mrs. John Neal and Mrs. | T. c. Donald Church of God, Mrs. Henry Poole and Mrs. w. k. Monk; Episcopal church, Miss Hettie Faull and Mrs E. E.. | Clark.
 The school grounds will also enter into the programme of improvement, and Mrs. l Hugh McEniry and Mrs. Clay Ragsdale | compose a committee to look after the high school grounds, and Mrs. Bryan l Waller, Mrs. A. $. Fitzpatrick and Miss Elise Bruns the committee for the Rob- erts school. The School Improvement as- socia tion of the Clarendon avenue school ! cover the work there.
 1 It was planned to have a clean-up week | in the city early in April, and 1t IS De- | leved that women all over the city Will enter heartily into the work Of making I Bessemer more attractive and sanitary. It is requested by the president that all women appointed on the various commit | tees will give their best efforts and hearty 1 CO., o-operation to make the club success. | Y. NJ. C. A. CAMPAIGN l The drive for funds for the Young l Mems Christian association has resulted | in about 5000 with another days can vassing to be done by the committees. l Chairmen of committees state that 1t will
 be impossible to adequately cover the ter rtory in the limited time given them, 1 therefore it is requested that parties wish | ing to subscribe to the fund report to a member of the committee with the
 amount of their subscription. The com l nitteemen state that they are meeting l with a ready response from citizens, and that on all sides appreciation of the move |ment is shown. Only the downtown sec ton has been canvassed the committed no; being able to reach the outlying dls
 trcts as vet Five committees are work ing the city for funds for which to em
 ploy field secretary, who will dlrec the play, social and athletic activities of the boys and young men or the clty