The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
BESSELIER BIDS
 FOR NEW HOTEL
Promoters Make Survey Of Dis trict-Business Men Back
 Plans To Secure Action

trict-Business Men Back l Plans To Secure Action 1 sTs.F.an TsI xat.sIsztY syssHS } ] | Bessemer, Ala, Jan. l9
 Proposal to locate a new hotel at Bes- semer is attracting wide attention in this city. Erection of a new hotel has gently the Chamber of Commerce ap. pointed committee to look into the matter, composed of c. B. Hollings- worth, H. B. Parker and E. l.. Huey.
 A conference this week with repre- sentatives of hotel promotion syndi. cate arranged for a survey of the dis. trict with regard to the demand for ad. ditional hotel service, including a check of the transient traffic which would be attracted by the erection of hotel, and indicating the size and type of struc- ture which would prove a profitable in. vestment.
 A number of business men have sig. nified their willingness to invest in 6 hotel for Bessemer. For their informa. tion the survey will look into every phase of the matter, submitting a pros- pectus of the proposal in detail, which will later be digested at a session of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Two apartment houses are now in course of construction, Mrs. Sudie Fitzpatrick erecting a three-apartment l structure on Fourth avenue, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets while w. T. Loveless is building four apartment structure on Arlington ave nue, between Eighteenth and Nine teenth streets. Realty agents state that several other owners of desirable prop erty are contemplating the erection Ot apartments. Lectures Prove Interesting Appearance Wednesday of Dr. Charles D. Barker of Grand Rapids Mich, in a series of three lectures is Barker will be presented under the joint auspices of the Rotary and Rotary-Ann clubs and will deliver talks on the sex question, all of the expense being cared for by the clubs.
 | Dr. Barker is declared to be one of the best qualified speakers on this topic in the country. He has spent the past several months featuring exclusive ly for Rotary international.
 At Il o'clock in the morning he will talk to a mixed audience of high school l pupils at the Bessemer school audito- ! rum. School will dismiss for the lec- ture and the principals of the county schools have agreed to allow. then sem for classes to attend in a body, using the county busses for transportation.
 In the afternoon the women of the city will be addressed at the First of the Rotary-Ann club. This organi- Presbyterian church under the auspices zation has been assured the support of all womens organizations and large gathering is expected.
 A special effort is being made to have a large audience of men in the evening at the First Methodist church, which will be exclusively for men. The Rotary and Kiwanis clubs will attend in body, and invitations have been extended all Bible classes and other mems organizations of the city.
 Buys Store Building.
 Mrs. Schuyler Harris purchased the store building at 1915 Third avenue recently, the sale having been handled through the Parker-Pcarson Realty company. The consideration was | $9,500, which sets new value for property in this neighborhood. This sale follows several Which have been | Illtlue III luc DuSlleSS bcCLAOH ICCChtly, all of the transfers Being made to Bes- semer firms and individuals.
 i Another interesting sale was that of the six-room bungalow belonging to Lewis Milton at 1915 Arlington ave nue, to Dr. Valpo Ragsdale, made through the Terry -Murrah Realty com pany, consideration $5,O0O. Three lots on Clarendon avenue and Fifteenth street were recently bought by Riggs Stevenson, former gridiron star of the university, o. l.. Pearson and others.
 Plan Campaign.
 Everything is in readiness for the membership campaign to be staged by the Chamber of Commerce beginning Monday morning. Plans were adopted for the drive at meeting of the board of directors Wednesday, when that body agreed to appoint itself as com mittee for the campaign. =
 Prospects to be solicited for mem- bership have been divided into busi- ness classifications, along the same line as adopted by luncheon clubs, and each director has been assigned a given number in his own line of work.
 Graduation Is Planned
 For the first time in recent years a graduating class of the Bessemer High school will contain a larger number of boys than girls, when the mid-term class receives it's diplomas Friday night. There are 12 boys and 10 girls in this class, which is composed of many of the most popular students in the institution.
 Graduation exercises will take place in the school auditorium at 8 o'clock in the evening, with superintendent l.. l.. Fann in charge. He will be assist ed by members of the board of educa- tion, and the principal address will be delivered by N. B. Parker, president of the board.
 Others to take part in the program will be: Miss Fannie Morton, valedic- torian; Miss Kathleen Barksdale, salu- tatorian; Yeatman King, president of the class ;, Lacey Edmundson, Jr., vice president; Miss Paulyne Terrell, sec retary- treasurer Miss Frances Jones, prophet; Charles Ray, poet. Other members of the class to receive diplo- mas will be: Miss Mary Henderson, Miss Mildred Crawford, Miss Andora Fulton, Miss Beryl Hosey, Miss Eve lyn Brown, Miss Josephine Davis and Otos Anthony. Lee Douglas, Thinn Fitzpatrick, Windall Goodwin, Milner Lehman, Frank Perkins, Byron Riley Jettus Lowery and Mallam Lackey.
 Miss Jessie Pringle, head of the ex- precision department, has had charge of arranging the program. The high school orchestra will furnish music.
 Committees Are Named
 Worth Lewis post auxiliary held an interesting meeting at the Carnegie li- brary Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock when committees for the coming year