The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
PERFECT PLANS
FOR ROAD EVENT
Joint Celebration Plans
. For Opening Of Road
Are Announced
Bessemer Bureau

n BESSEAIER. Aha. April 19-Final
nlans will be made this week for the
itercity celebration. - marking the
epening of the North Bessemer road.
which is to occur on April 20. with
Bessemer. Ensley and Fairfield partic-
mating. The three municipalities have
appointed committees to arrange for
the affair. and meeting was held
this week at Fairfield wien plaps were
Further perfected. 81; T. - ~, ::
= The celebration will che ono of the
largest ever staged in this section. All
Sommittees appointed te aid in arous-
ing public interest will be called in
next week for final instructions. \
Aalf holiday is to be declared i'll all
Three cities. and joint celebrations held
mt each place.
= City officials and civil organizations
IRE to assist in heshovement. The
Civic association has outlined plans
for cleanup campaign throughout the
4eity. preliminary to the event The
luncheon clubs will make plans this
week to take part in the various events
sat their meetings this week.
y The feature of the celebration will
ne parade of all the civic and business
Interests, of each town. There will
be an official float for each city and
d prize will be awarded for the most
ATTRACTIVE. Sponsors from each city
Will be seated on the floats. those rep
sesenting Bessemer being: Miss Xeita
McTyeire. Miss Alice Ragsdale. for the
Eity; Miss Clara ,Eugenm Donald and
Miss Carolyn Bradley. for the CHM
Der of Commerce; Miss Helen Drum
and Miss Florence Waller. for tho
Rotary club: Miss Fannie Morton and
Miss Mary Coleman, for the kiwanis
Cub.
4 Expects Large Attendance More
man 300 persons are expected to take
mart in the Mothers and Daughters
Banquet to be held at the high school
auditorium on the evening of May 2.
The affair will be under the auspicse
Qf the Federation of Auxiliaries. com
rnsed of most of the church women of
ne city.
Z Miss May McCord of the Girls In
dlstrial school. is expected to be the
principnl speaker. and an invitation
has also been extended to Mrs Mary
Echols. Music will be under the di-
fection of Mrs. Annie Glenn Grove.
ute a reading. There will he num-
ters present.
= THE banquet will usher in the sum
rIer campaign of the federation, which
VII be on more elaborate scale than
u previous years.
9GIee Club ReeitaI-Consideralh in
ttrest is being taken in the benefit
iHcital TO be given by the Birmingham
Southern Glee club at the high school
Will so to Miss Helen Hasty and How
aTy Bailey. students Mt the college. to
aid them in their educational courses
4sThe program will be given by prac-
tfcally the same company as appeared
here last year. Vernon Kimbrough.
baritone: Thad Terrell. tenor. and
Toward Ellington, violinist will be the
s6lOist. The company has Il saxophone
QMartet, and minstrel also will be a
feature of the program.
ITO Present Cantata-Music lovers
ATE interested in the cantata to he
pwesented at the First Methodist
church Sunday evening at 80 o'clock
~ an augmented choir.
The following program will be rem
dsred:
From Gethsemane to Calvary"
Choir; Not What I WILL" Mrs.
George Wilson: out of the Night of
Darkness" Choir; 70. Morn of JOY"
Miss Phyliss Waites. Miss Amy Bryant !;
Angels Rolled the Stone Away" G. W.
Riley and Choir; "Offertory, Condo
liers,'' (Nevin), Charles Kiker; Life
Eernal," Mrs. a. Il. Trip. Mrs. Paul
Ragsdale, Miss Mary Thornburg; The
Song of Victory" Howe Price and
Choir His Love Divine" Miss Kate
Hobinson Christ Has Arisen" Choir
15enediction." DIR. Waites.
tSopranos Mrs George Wilson, Mrs.
a u. lTripp. Mrs. Paul Ragsdale Miss
Phyliss Waites, Miss Kate Robinson
aud Mrs. Ross Thomson.
fAltos Miss Mary Lovett, Miss Pau.