The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-31
200 OF ALUMNI ATTEND BANQUET Love Feast Held By Bessemer High
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bESSEMEh,s Ala., May ,0Us--lnefs was an attendance of more than POO al the alumni banquet of the Bessemer High school at the junior high lunch room Friday evening. This was the an nual "loye feast of the school support CTS, and enthusiastic talks were made on the progress of the school and the alumni association.
 Henry Sweet, president, acted as toastmaster, outlining the accomplish ments of the past year, and pointed out the effective cooperation being given the Parent Teacher association. Mem hers this years senior class were given the honor posts at the table and Hubert Lehman, their president, made a brief summary of their work. w. c. Baty, IT,, of the university, represented last years class, and his talk was much enjoyed. Rev. B. T. Waites made an Interesting address, stressing' the moral N value of united efforts on the, part of the members. -''
 The room was attractively arranged in flowers and streamers combining tliis years colors, blue and silver, with the school colors. purple and white, Music for the occasion was furnished by Miss Lucille Lytles orchestra, while Mrs. Mattie Nylor had charge of the service.
 Many Sentences Given-Isaac Hill man, negro. charged with the murder of James c. Johnson, pleaded guilty in the Bessemer circuit court Friday and was given life sentence after a short deliberation by the jury. Emma Handley, negress was also convicted of being implicated in the murder of Johnson on Wednesday of this week and was given life sentence.
 On Thursday Aaron Scott, negrcS charged with murder was given a sem tence of p years. He was charged with having killed his wife at Woodward several months ago. Earlier in the week Jack Sattertield, negro, was tried on a charge of murder and given sentence of 25 years. It is alleged that he killed a negro woman near shannon mines short time ago.
 Tally Rowe, a white man, who was charged with the killing of A. J. Sni- der, was tried Monday and the jury re- turned a verdict of not guilty.
 Observe Memorial Day--Memorial the feature being an inter-denomina- tional meeting at the First Presbyterian church at 10 o'clock in the morning. All business houses closed during this hour. in accordance with a proclamation made by Mayor McTyeire. Rev. J. 0. Williams, pastor of the First Baptist church, former army chaplain, de- livered the principal address. He was assisted by Dr. F. o. Hellier, pastor of the Presbyterian church.
 Following this service memorial exercises were held at Cedar Hill ceme- tery, where a firing squad from Worth Lewis post fired q salute at the legion plot, where taps were blown and the flag lowered to half mast during the ceremony. A large ddantity of flowers were sent to the cemetery, the graves of soldiers of all wars being decorated.
 Complete White Way-A delegation of Bessemer business men called on Bir- mingham firms owning stores on Nine teenth street between Third and Fourth avenues in the interest of the white way N0 De placed there and contracts for the remaining stores on this block, were closed. The firms agreeing to the con. tract were Piggly Wiggly company, by AIf. Magnus; Hill Grocery company, by Nelson Hill; the Birmingham Rubber company, by Mir. Murray. The Bes- emer delegation was composed of John Neal, B. F. Harris, John Eagan and A. D. Ausman. 7
 Lights along. this part of Nineteenth street will be installed at once and plans are being worked out at this time to continue the white way on Fifth avenue.
 Revival To Begin-Revival services will be held by the Church of Christ at tentlocated on Eighth avenue and Seventeenth street., north, beginning Sunday evening at z 40 o'clock. Evan gelist Hugh E. Garrett, who is widely known in this section, will occupy the pulpit. It is expected that the serv- ices will last more than two weeks and the public has been invited to at tend. -
 still Is DestrOyed-A large still near Elvira was destroyed by Chief Depu- ties J. I. Reeder and Cleere, Ross and Schrimpscher, Wednesday evening. This is the third still to be captured in this vicinity recently and the officers discOv- cred If barrels of mash and a large quantity of sugar.
 J. c. WeSSOn DieS-J. C., Wesson, 93, died Tuesday morning at the Masonic home at Montgomery, funeral services being held from the residence of Charles Wesson, S16 Eighteenth street Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. B. T. Waites officiated and Jefferson Valley lodge Mo-. 795, A. F. & A. M., had charge of the services at the grave, which took place at Brighton cemetery.
 xr. Wesson is survived by his son, Charles Wesson; one granddaughter, Mrs. Wheeler Herring of Yolande; a step-son, Thomas DickersOn of Besse-