The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-29

 Bessemer.
 Senior class exercises will be held "Wednesday, June l, at the high school auditorium at S:30 o'clock in the eve hing. This programme will be rem dered: March, class address by the president, Hoyt sherman; class history Miss Margaret Lowery; song, Purple and White," written by Miss Lenora Jangford, a member of the class; class poem, Miss Ethel Williamson; class prophecy. Miss Sallie Salter; class sta Fistician, Frank White; song Miss Eth tel Williamson; class giftorian, Miss Hazel Harkins; last will and testa- ment, Miss Mae Shehan; violin solo, David Nixon; class song.
 The graduating exercises will be held gon June at the high school audito- for the evening will be: Blue Danube Waltz" (Strauss), girls chorus, pray CT, Dr. l., F. Stansell salutatory, Miss Elizabeth Hays; valedictory, Sidney liartus; song, Alma Mater" (Sidney lINartus), class; address, pr. J. D. Dil- llard presentation of diplomas, by M. J Brooks, president of the board of song, Hail, Alma Mater (Tannhaus- er), class; benediction, Rev. E. H. Hutchinson.
 Memorial Day
 Memorial Day will be observed in IBessemer from which city almost a whole company of soldiers went out to the World war and numbers of whom did not return. The observance will be marked by loving interest which has for it's principal manifestation the distribution of the now historic flow CT of Flanders field, the crimson pop ny, the emblem chosen by grateful world and adopted by the American Legion to memoraliZe the devoted sac rifice of men who fell in Flanders field
 The distribution of these poppies, which are lovely silken replicas of the flower of battlefields of France, and which are made by the French widows and orphans, Is being made In America by the Americans Franco Chil4 ,dren's league, and Mrs. Lacy Edmund son, wife of Capt. Lacy Edmundson, who saw distinguished service in the World war, will have charge of the sale of the. flowers in Bessemer. Mrs. Edmundson has appointed a number of ladies and young girls who will assist her at the various drug stores in the city where the sale will be conducted. At Pegram- Patton's will be Mrs. Horac Vandervoort and Mrs Arthur Reynolds, Mrs. Robert Smith, Mrs. A. s. Fitzpatrick. and Misses Nell lie Adams, Rachel Ragsdale and Err nestine Bennett. At Fultons Mrs. Nor man Leftkovits, Mrs. Julian Erlick, Mrs. E. E. Clark Misses Kettle Fauil. Maud Buck, Hattie Bennett and Jim Counter. At Lewis-Read's, Mrs. c. A. Harris, Mrs. Gardner F. Goodwin. Mrs. Fred Slower, Mrs. George Schwartz anc Misses Willie Lee Smith and Vannie Strudwick. At the Bessemer Drug store, Mrs. Joe Burgin, Mrs. Louis De- Sablo, Mrs. Sandlin Hays and Misses Mary Mildred Woodrow, Bob Penning- ton and Katherine Baty. At the Grand theatre, Mrs. Joe Little, Mrs. w. D. Taylor. Mrs. Bruce Snider. Mrs. J. H. Blue. At the Fifth Avenue Mrs George Ross, Mrs. Macon Williams. Mrs R. w.. Waldrop and Misses Eula Hays ana Claude Smith.
 The sale will begin Monday morning at g o'clock and will continue until about in the afternoon.
 McAdory School.
 Commencement exercises for Mc- Adory school at Jonesboro. will begin Tuesday evening, May 31, at the school auditorium, when the music pupils will give a recital On Wednesday eve- ming the senior play. Valley Farm, will be presented at the school, and ~ on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock
 
 Friday the grammar grades of the school will have their closing exer- cises, which will be featured with in- teresting programmes.
 { recital will be given by Miss Nellie ' Adams, on the evening of June 14 at I the high school auditorium, when she will present the following pupils Edith High, Hattie Lou Moore, Ora, Louise and Annie Sue Stansell, Sarah Hrey, Edith Bearden. Margaret Aver son. Margaret Bruce, Julia Byrd Mo- Donald, Caroline Stover, Margaret Briggs, Amelia Giangrossa Margaret Randle, Helen Laird, Evelyn Carnes, Kathleen Naylor, and Lila Paden. j3l Prizes Offered.
 i The work of the literary societies of the high school has been marked this year by such splendid achieve men.ts of both the boys and girls that civic interest has been aroused to the extent that number of trophies have boen announced for the students of the school for next year.
 < Pegram- Patton Drug company has offered a silver loving cup for the boys society which is highest in ath- letcs, debating, and Reclamation, and Morton Hardware company has offered a cup for the girls society highest in the same points.
 medal has been offered by man IT,. roo~.c fo~