The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
bESSEMER NAMES JOHN PERRY FOR
 CHAMBER OFFICIAL
Secretary Given Praise For Work In Securing Con-
 munity Cooperation
BESSEMER BUREAU I
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John Perry was elected president of $ the Bessemer Chamber of Commerc. at a meeting of the directors Friday . afternoon. Other officers elected
 were: George Rutledge, vice presi- dent: John Snider, chairman board of directors; Mac Clay. treasurer and A.
 F.. Ausman secretary manager. This meeting marks the end of the first year of the Chamber of Commerce l and interesting reports were made
 on the progress during the past F months.
 In the reelection of MT. Ausman as secretary, the directors officially approved the management C the af- r fairs of the organization and the work of the secretary, particularly Ing cooperation among residents of the rural sections.
 zs On Thursday the directors of the Chamber of Commerce were named at an opening meeting and are as fol- lows; for period of three years: 7 J. A. Snider G. R. Copeland. John Perry, J. w. Leggett, Lee Moody. Mac Clay, Fred Perry; for a period of two years: George Rutledge, ! Cecil Brown, George Ross, w. S. Jones, Pasquale Schilleci. Sam Brick, .eC. l.. Bradley; for one year: George Woodrow, w. E. Suratt, J. W. Brooks, J. Fl. C. Smith, Herbert Kyzer, John A. Neal. pr. F.. T, T.acey.
 The Chamber of Commerc2 begins ? it's Second year with an enthusiastic membership. Several divisions are functloning and others are to be or 2 ganiZed in the next few months
 PLEASED OVER VICTORY
 Bessemer people will be interested to learn that Russell Johnson, repre- senting Birming Southern col lege, was the declared winner owe, Rev w Herrn0 of Howard col- 2 lege, in debate held this week at the First Methodist church in Bir- mingham. A subject of the debate was Resolved That the Inter-Allied War Debt Should Be Cancelled" : Johnson represented the negative. [ spression with his address and was the recipient of many congratula- tions.
 AUXILIARY PLANTING TREES
 The A.-.erican Legion Auxiliary is . planting trees along Eighteenth street. First and Ninth avenues as memorial to the Bessemer boys who were killed in the World war. The trees planted are of the crepe myrtle variety and were procured from historical spot near Tusca- loosa.
 YANKEE DOODLE HECTOR CLUB
 The members of the Yankee Doodle 2 History club were the guests of Mrs. day afternoon, mplimentary to her guest, Mrs. Ethel Foreman. There were five tables of bridge.
 ii. Mrs. T. J. Cuniff was awarded the Q guest prize, crystal bowl. while the score prize was awarded Mrs. T. c. Keigley Luncheon was served , following the game, those present besides the club members being: Mrs. Foreman, Mrs Henry Evans, Mrs. J. s. Winters, Mrs. J. H. Geise. Mrs. Joe Lacey, Mrs. Remington Mrs. Cuniff, ; Mrs. G. S. Ragsdale, Mrs. r. S. Sal mon, Mrs. W. P. Golson, Mrs. Percy sCowan and Miss Martha Bell. sz LEGION POST MEETING
 At the meeting of Worth Lewis Post American Legion Friday eve- ming at the Rex club rooms the or- ganization made plans for a banquet to be given in the near future. There was large attendance and a com lmtttee was appointed to make ar engagements for the affair. the date of which will be announced later.
 SACRED HARP SINGERS The Canaan sacred harp singers will hold their annual memorial song service at that church about eight miles from Bessemer tn the first Sunday in May. This is not only tho annual celebration of the church but also the home coming day of former members. Transportation will be furnished all those desiring to at tend from Bessemer, if they will as- semble at Third avenue and Nine- teenth street Sunday morning not later than o'clock. The services will last all day with dinner served on the ground.
 4sv ONLY TWO ABSENT
 There were only two absentees at the Thursday luncheon of the Rotary club, this being the first meeting of the newly installed officers Owen Williams was taken in as new member the Rotary charge being de- 1ivered by Dr. F. O. Heller and su- perintendent L. L. Vann.
 Q Among the talks made was an interesting sketch of the develop ment of the Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land company by w. A. Reed of Birmingham. He outlined the com pany's building program for the com ing year. which he said would sur pass any in the history of the or Eanization.
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 .s. DEAF CHILDREN HEAR
 FULTON. Mo, April 27.--(By Asso- ciated Press. )-Chldren in the Mis- souri state school for the deaf here, some for the first time, are hearing human voices in speech and in song through the medium of the radio T>a- what might be termed the thrill of a lifetime when they heard a concert