The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
BESSEMER SEEKS
 BOY SCOUT UNIT
Three-Day Campaign Will
 Be Held, Starting Today

at 10 o'clock. c. E. Shriner of Chat tanooga, scout executive, will be in charge and it is expected that at least 50 business men will be enrolled to en- gage actively in scout work. There has been no formal scout organization at Bessemer in the past.
 The workers are to be divided into IS finance committees, which will carry out the canvass during which it is hoped that at least $1 ,0O0 in cash sub scriptions will be obtained. The Rotary and Kiwanis clubs have indorsed the Boy Scout organization, Marus Hitch cock having been appointed scout master.
 Camp Chippewa will be opened on July Fl, the troops to hold weekly outings there during the remainder of the summer. At this time Is troops compose the Bessemer district, though following the reorganizat tion this week, it is planned to bring this number to at least 2S troops.
 William Herbert will act as camp di- rector and 30 boys are expected to take part in the first weeks outing. Those wishing to attend have been requested to register their names with Hitchcock at Fulton Drug company.
 The organization campaign will be continued through Thursday, Shriner making talks at both the Kiwanis and Rotary luncheons.
 Debate To Be Held-A debate, which will be of humorous nature, will be given at the weekly meeting of the South Highland Baptist Tabernacle, "Wednesday evening.
 Plant TaFnnOFa Fikv CloSod-Tha Can. tral Foundry plant at Bessemer was temporarily closed several hours Mon day afternoon, due to trouble with their high power lines. Most of the plant is operated with electric current and the entire shop was closed when fuse on feed wire burned out at three diff ferent times.
 To Pass On Paving-The proposed paving on Second avenue and Four teenth street to Eighteenth streets will be passed on at the Tuesday evening session of the city council. An Ordi- nance was introduced at the last meet ing, at the instance of a number of property holders, asking that these four blocks be paved with concrete. At the same meeting some opposition developed and the ordinance was referred to the street and light committee. It is un- derstood that the committee will make a favorable report and that the mat ter will be disposed of at that time. Delegations from both sides are ex- pected to attend the council meeting.
 Negro Church To Open-The dedica- tion exercises of the new Canaan Bap- tist negro church will be held Sunday morning at 3 80 o'clock. The church will be completed during the week and it is expected that there will be large number of white people at these ex- ercises as we'll as many cOlored folks.
 Programs will be carried out daily during the week, beginning July 20, and it is hoped that $1 ,0OO can be raised in this time for payment on the church. The members have spent much. time in raising funds, the building to be one of the largest negro churches in the z district. A balcony has been equipped for the white people and they are in- vited at any time to be present.
 At II 80 o'clock Sunday morning, July 2U, many business men of the city will make short addresses, those wno have been asked to speak being k. Il. Lewis, George Rutledge, Mir. Davis, Tom Johnson, Gordon Jones, k. b. Veich, Lovie Love, C. NJ. Ray, j. E. Haffner, George Ross, W. w. Rollins worth, G. E. Hollingsworth, w. b. Maxwell, Dr. w. b. Taylor and many others.
 kiwanis To Meet-Russell Johnson, a young man of Bessemer, will be the principal speaker at the Kiwanis lunch con, which will take place at the Grand hotel, Wednesday, at 1 o'clock.
 House Being kemOdeled-The home kh avenue is being remodeled into an apartment house and it is expected that it will be ready for occupancy in the next few weeks. Between $3,OOO and S4OOO will be spent in this work and the building will be one of the most com piete apartments in the district. SeV- eral other large homes in Bessemer have recently been remodeled into mod Tn apartments due to the rapid growth of the city.
 Dance At Pineview-There will be a large dance at Pineview Beach Fri day, July Is, the dance being Ill the form ot a balloon ball. Music will be furnished by the Original Midnight Serenaders and it is expected that there will be an unusually large crowd attending.
 Thomas -VineS-Miss Mary Ruth Vines and Mir. Raymon A. Thomas were quietly married at the home of the brides parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Vines, Thursday evening in the pres ence of a few relatives and friends. Rev. J. R. Bean performed the >cer- emony. After a short wedding trip Mir. and Mrs Thomas will make their home in Bessemer where Mir. Thomas is employed with the Tennesse Coal, Iron and Railroad coLlpany.
 0. ID. ID. Club Dance-The 0. ID. b. club will hold their annual mid-sum- mer dance Tuesday evening at Pineview Beach. The club is composed of high school students and graduates, and their glances are among the delightful occasions of the season. The young men composing the club will enter tain with a dinner dance, dinner being served at z o'clock, and afterwards the evening will be spent in dancing. Win ston Whites Midnight Serenaders or chestra and special favOrs for the Oc- casion will be features of the dance.
 Missionary Society Meets-The First Methodist church, Missionary society of Jonesboro, met Monday afternoon with Mrs. J. w. McCorkle, at her home on Ash avenue. After the devotional ex- ercises and Bible study discussions. q social hour was enjoyed.
 PersOnals-Mr and Mrs. MahlOn Bonnoitt are the guests of Mir. and Mrs C. E. Rodenberg in Atlanta, Ga.
 Mir. and Mrs. Eugene Honeycutt and Louise Milton have returned from Camp Walton from a two weeks vacation.
 Miss Irene Jones has returned to her home in Clanton, Ala, after spend. ing the weekend with Miss Hattie Glib. son.
 Mrs. Bessie Howells, who has been visiting her daughter on Sixteenth street has retllrned to her home in Rir.