The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01

he hcN udiHeS adueQ to me LIS include John Donaldson, J. A. Snidel and Mrs. T. F. Winburn. There vii be meeting of the judges early iy the week, the date to be announced when the decision will be rendered The judges ho will make the deci sion are Dr. P. E. Gwin, George Woodrow, w. A. Simmons, Mrs. E. l. Huey and Mrs. c. 5. Lytle.
 Banquet for EmpIoyes
 The employees of the Morton Hard. ware company were entertained at banquet last night in the bushes. lunchroom by the stockholders of tho firm. J. B. Morton presided over tn, banquet and numbers of humorous speeches were made by guests. who In keeping with the holiday season were called upon to present with a fitting speech gifts to the ones near. est to them.
 The banquet table was very ar. tractive with a basket of red carna- tions and roses as centerpiece and with vases of these flowers at each end. Twenty -four guests were pres- ent, who included Mir. and Mrs. J. B Morton, Mir. and Mrs. Homer Hurd Mir. and Mrs. B. l.. Russell, Mir. and Mrs. Gordon Hamrick and Misses Sidney Morton, Ruth Edwards, Will Hams, Mary Copeland and Morris Essman, Miller Hamrick, James Hurd. Albert Morton. Jr., Fred Ad- ans, Doyle Martin. The out of town guests were Sam P. Wall and W. D. Lewis Of Birmingham, stockholders of the company.
 Two Stills Captured
 Bessemer deputies, J. W. Kemp Campbell ]. N. Smithson, Eubanks Thomas and Harrison, captured tw., stills Saturday located near Bluff. Ridge. No arrests were made. Tn stills were not in operation at the time. Twelve barrels of beer were seized.
 The court library on the second floor of the courthouse has been in stalled. The number of volumes on the shelves is s7l and will be used by members of the Bessemer Bar asso- citation and by the circuit court.
 A big rush was on in the various tax offices in the city Saturday. numbers of taxpayers having waited until the last day before the penalty was attached to pay their taxes. The rush prevailed throughout the day at the city office and at the county offices.
 A marriage license was Issued in the city Saturday to Fanza Allen smith and Miss Maud Oswalt.
 Rev. l.. F. stansell will hold serv- ices at the First Methodist church Sunday. using as topic in the morn ing, Resolutions and How to Keep them:" in the evening. How God Works All Things For the Good of Man" At the/ morning service the installation of the officers of the Woman's Missionary society of the church will take place.
 Announcements
 The Christian Endeavor of the First Presbyterian church will hold New Years service Sunday eve ming at 6:30 at the church. Mem bers are urged to begin the year by attending. Miss Fanny Morton will be the leader. The quiet hour" will be given by Miss Mamie Joe Reid.
 The all-day week of prayer service of the Woman's Missionary union of the First Baptist church will be held Thursday at the home of Mrs. J. T. Crofford on Berkeley avenue.
 
 ing Thursday afternoon at the libra ry at o'clock, when Christ in Mod ern Poetry" will. be the subject studied. s The United Daughters of the Con federacy will hold their regular monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. V. Lee on Dartmouth avenue, with Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Mattie Naylor as hostesses.
 The woman's auxiliary of the Firat Presbyterian church will hold a mis- sionary meeting Monday afternoon 1t the church. at } o'clock with Mrs T.. A. Knight leader. After this part of the meeting social hour will follow, at which time the. peanut" friends of the members will be re- vealed.
 The play. Pictures Out of the Past" under the direction of Mrs Julian Erlick, will be presented Sun day afternoon at o'clock at the Beth-El temple by the children of the Sunday school.
 Bessemer lodge 45s. A., F. and A. NJ. will hold a meeting Monday eve ming at 7:30 o'clock at the Masonic hall, when business of importance e will come up.
 PcrsOnnls
 Miss Emmie Clarkson of Houston. Tex, Is the guest of Miss Ethel Rags dale, en route to Washington. D. C:
 Miss Laura Winters will return to Lineville Sunday, after spending the holidays at home.
 Miss Alice vandervoort of Dallas, Tex, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Horace Vandervoort.
 Miss Marian Neal is one of the at- tractive college girls at home TOT the week, coming up from Montgom- cry, where she Is a student at .he Woman's college, to spend the ho!i- days with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. G. C. Neal
 Mir. and Mrs. W. F. Cunningham entertained at family dinner party on Friday, their guests including Mir. and Mrs. B. F. Purser, Miss Eliza- beth Purser and MT. and Mrs. D. II. Purser. and children, Virginia.