The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-05

O'Clock and returned late in the aft
ernoon when it was found that the
house had been entered. No clue
has been found to the robber.
Labor Day Quietly Observed
Labor Day passed very quietly In
Bessemer, there's being no demon
stration OF any kind. Picnics and
gatherings in the open attracted
many parties and people.
West Lake was so crowded that
1t was almost impossible to swim,
the heat of the day driving many
to the water for relief. The big
barbecue near Lake Reno of the Bes-
semer Fishing and Hunting club was
attended by about 200 members and
friends.
The officers nominated by the
committee for the First Baptist
church yesterday morning following
regular services were as follows;
Clerk, CIVILIAN Herbert; w. A. Rad
ford, treasurer: w. e. Pascfal, as
sistant treasurer; Hugh McEniry,
statistician; T. Bryan Waller organ
list; Mrs. Hugh McEniry, assistant
organist; N. B. Parker. superintend-
ent of Sunday school; Hugh McEniry,
assistant superintendent; Mrs.
George Ross. superintendent of chill
drens department; W. E. Redford.
superintendent of junior depart
ment; Gwylam Herbert, superintend-
ent of intermediate and senior de-
partments; Mrs. NJ. p. Reynolds, SUI
perintendent of home department;
w. G.. Vail, secretary and treasurer
of Sunday school; Frank Hughes,
assistant treasurer; director B. \.
p. u, Gwylam Herbert.
Trustees: T. T. Huey, NJ. j. Brooks.
Charles Bently, w. A.. Simmons and
]. G. Johnston.
Ushers: A. H. Smith, chairman;
Jesse Wood Hugh McEniry Vincent
Romano, w f. Paschal, ]. NJ. Shipp,
George Crotwell. DR.. u. P. Durette.
Welcome committee: w. e. Pas-
'chal, chairman; George Glenn, X.
Pearson, n. B. Parker. WA. Red
ford, w. G. Vail, Hugh McEniry,
DR.. p. K. Gwin, Ed Scales, Hardy
johnson, f. NJ. Haney, w. @. Haw-
ley, stevens C. w. Bobo, Clarence
Bumgardner, N. d. Bently and N. j.
Brooks Dr. P. E. Gwin, treasurer
of the campaign fund; w. G. Vail,
chairman of publicity.
Finance committee: T. T. Huey,
chairman; Judge J. c. B. Gwin and
NJ. ]. Brooks.
Floral and visiting committee:
Mrs. John Neal, chairman; Mrs. En-
nett Ray, Mrs. NJ p. Reynolds, Mrs.
]. C, B. Gwin, Mrs. f. NJ. Haney.
Decorating committee: Miss Eliza
beth Herbert, chairman; Bryan Wal
ler Mrs. John Neal, Mrs. j. r. Wal
diop
Baptism committee: Mrs. P. X. Pear
son, Mrs. Joe Britton, o. II. Halbrooks
and NJ. ]. Brooks.
Communion committee: Bryan Wall
Ter, Mrs. ]. r. Vance and Mrs. ]. M,
Brooks.
Prayer meeting: "A. E.. Jackson,
chairman, j. c. B. Gwin and Mrs. N.
B. Parker.
Tithing: N. B. Parker. chairman,
w. A. BEDFORD, Mrs. ]. G. Johnston.
Family altar committee: M. J.
Brooks, A. H. Smith and Mrs. M. r.
Reynolds.
Inter church COMMITTEES: Hugh
McEniry, Bruan Waller, M. J. Brooks,
Hospital committees: DR.. T.. C. Don
aid, Judge ]. C. B. Gwinf and Mrs.
Rose Huey.
Announcements: Huey McEniry.
Custodian of the church property,
CIVILIAN Herbert.
Joe spisak
Funeral services for Joe Spisak,
age 81 years, who died last night at
his home in Bessemer, will be held
Tuesday morning at o'clock, at st.
Aloysius church with Rev. George
Callahan. officiating. Interment will
follow at Cedar Hill cemetery with
Jacobs in charge.
Active pail bearers will be: T. p.
Huey, Lee Mattingly, Eugene Gerst,
Jim Lipscomb. A. J. Colpack and
George Bowen. Honorary: N. o.
Nelson. J. e. Haffner. Hon. George
Huddleston, Boss Harris, Henry e.
Adams. Jim Sullivan. Mike Gerst, C.
B. Saunders, Tom Bonduris, j. J, Gel
sen, II. B. Palmer, Jack Saunders, Dan
Saunders, Steve Durick, Charley Cox.
In the death of Mr.. Spisak, Besse-
mer loses one of her early citizens,
he having come to the city more than
80 years ago. He was also the old
dest enploye of the Nelson Pips
Works, having been connected with
that company since it's first operation
in the city. He was native of Aus
tria, but became a naturalized Cit
izen of the United States. He was
veteran of the Spanish America
war and was member of the First
Alabama Volunteers, Co. X. AS a
citizen of Austria he saw service in
the war of 1873. iit
He was one of the first members
of the Bessemer Volunteer Fire de-
partment, and served as such for
many years. He was held in the
highest esteem by all who knew him.
and was a loyal and patriotic Cit
izen.
Obituary
Marion Alonzo Blake, age rs years.
died Monday morning at his resi-
dence. 1890 Fourteenth avenue. The
remains will be shipped to Woodstock
Tuesday morning at o'clock by
Huey and Mcconnell.
Mrs. Missouri Harrel died Monday
at 10 o'clock at the family residence
at West Lake. Funeral services will
be held Wednesday morning at IL
o'clock at Concord with Huey and
Mcconnell in charge.
bicycle Awarded
Milton Mcclure. a boy of years.
"oh tne 200 racing picycle gwen
away this morning at Bryant Broth
ers. Mayor B. c. Jones drew his
number. As a preliminary stunt to
the drawing, Jap Bryant threw from
the top of his store a white leghorn
rooster with the announcement that
whoever caught the bird would be
the owner. A big crowd gathered at
the drawing scrambled all over the
streets for the rooster. and he was
caught by boy of IL years. Rich
mond Pearson. who, from his ex-
preston considered the rooster as
much of a prize as bicycle.