Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-09

many Kind things said about our CITY
have not gone unappreciated. That the
editors of Alabama are always welcomed
in our midst, where they will find free
dom of hospitality in keeping with the
truest American citizenship.
Mr. b. Steiner was in the hall and ex
tended an invitation to the press to at
tend in body the matinee of young Mrs.
Winthrop" at O'Brien's opera house at
O'Clock The invita- ton was accepted.
The preliminaries to the organization
being concluded, President Rawles an
nounced> the associa ton open for the
transaction of business.
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with and the following members
were enrolled:
Members Present.
The following members of the associ-
alton were present:
Robert Rawles. president. and wife
and Mrs S. F. Black-Courier. Athens.
J. A. Rountree, secretary, and wife
and Mrs. Sallie II. hompson-Enquirer
Hartselle.
w NJ Meeks, reasurer-Times-New
Gadsden.
John G. Harris and Mrs. L. G. Dawson
Alabama Baptist, Montgomery.
f. Hensly Grubbs and wife and Miss
Mona Grubbs--News. Decatur.
Walter Grubbs and wife-News. De
catur.
w. H. II. Judson and wife and Miss
Lula Extraordinarily, Bessemer.
J. b. Stanley and Misses Irene and
Ethel Staniey-Advocate, Greenville.
W. w. Screws--Advertser. Montgom-
cry
II. w Hayden and wife and Miss Eva
Ign spurlin-Express. Demopolis.
J. R. Rogers and wife-News. Opelika
f. O. Nicely and wife-Democrat, Gun
tersville.
A. Levy and Miss Levy-Mirror. Eu-
taw.
NJ w. Camper and wife and Miss Julia
Camper-Times, Florence.
D. w. McIver and wife--Advertiser
Montgomery.
Emil Ahrichs and Misses Freda ALL
rchs and Elma Koopman-People's Pro-
test Cullman.
L. w. Watson-Southern Alliance. Ash
ville
r. E. Hale and Mrs. Cassie Jernigan-
News Townsville.
Henry Traywick and Misses Laura
Prouts and Ira We1ch-New Church Era,
Demopolis.
C. ]. Hildreth and Harold Hildreth-
Advertiser, New Decatur.
F. e. Davis and Miss Ella DAVIS
S. S. Allen and Miss MINIS Allen
News, Montevallo.
A. L. Misunderstanding. Dothan.
Isaac Barr-Gazette, Florence.
W. 7. McCord and wife-News Albert
vile.
M. L. Robertson-Tribune. Cnllman.
J. C. Lawrence and wife-Standard,
Marion.
J. C. Williams-Moun Home, Tai
J. c. Norwood and wife-Clipper, Col
linsville.
j. F.. Brown and Miss Zaida Brown
Progressive Age, Scottsboro.
T. C. Brown, West Albanian, North
port
S. C. Davidson and wife, Index. War
rior.
J. e. Graves and wife, News, Brun-
| bridge.
II. J. Young, Courier. Vernon.
j. H. Vaught Chronicle, Stevenson.
J. w. Young, Eagle Eye, Sulligent.
p. F. Miles, Herald, Union Springs.
T. S. Maloney, Messenger, Tal1adega.
w. NJ Bunting and Mrs. S. c. Bunting.
| Herald, Florence.
W. ]. Blan and two daughters, Messen-
ger, Troy.
Ira Champion and Miss Champion, Mes
senger, Troy.
Rufus N. Rhodes and wife, News, Bir-
| mingham.
A. ]. O'Keefe, Independent, Birming-
ham.
| Emil Lesser, Courier. Birmingham.
Len Button, Star. Birmingham.
r. F. Kolb, Peoples Tribune, Birming-
ham.
| j II.
]. B. Simpson and w. N. Lawrence,
| Journal Montgomery.
j. c. Harrison, Democrat, Luverne.
Just before adjournment Mr.. Rhodes
announced that the Commercial club ex-
| tended an invitation to the associa ton to
| a reception and banquet in their honor,
| to be given in it's club building tomorrow
| night at 10 o'clock.
| y The association then adjourned to meet
at 2 o'clock, in order then to go in body
| to the Young Mrs. Winthrop" matinee
Afternoon.
In the afternoon the association at
| tended the matinee at O'Brien's opera
| house, an invitation having been extend
| ed the association by Mr.. B. Steiner,
president of Temple Emanuel.
Night Session.
President Raw1s called the meeting to-
| gether at s o'clock, and requested those
| who had not already paid their dues to
| come forward and do so.
Mr. John c. Williams moved that Ex-
| President e. L. c. Ward be accorded the
| floor and requested to act with the asso-
| citation. The motion prevailed
On motion of ]. b. Simpson of Mont
gomery the same courteeises were ex-
| tended Mr.. Frank p. OBrien
Treasurer w. M. Meeks submitted his
| report. showing receipts for the year to
| be $94 and disbursements $9241.
Secretary Rountree stated that the
Southern railway had agreed to carry
| the members of the association to At
| lanta and that they would leave at 1916
| tonight.
The president announced the following
| committees:
Memorials-R. NJ Rhodes W. w
| Screws, j. G. Harris. John Lawrence
| WIN Meeks and William Camper
| observation-disclosures Simpson, E. O.
| Medley. W. II. II. Judson, j. C. Williams
| Ira Champion.
President Rawls then called Mr.. J. r.
| Simpson of Montgomery to the choir
| and read his annual address, which was
| as follows:
| To the Members of the Alabama Press AS
sociation:
For the twenty-fifth time this associa-
I ton has met for the dual purpose of ad-
vancing the interest of the newspaper
| makers of Alabama and for social pleas
ure.
I desire to congratulate the members
Of the association on the fact that for
twentyfour years these meetings have
been held annually and through the eff
forts Of the members of this body much
and lasting good has resulted to the
press of the state, not alone In a finan-
cial, but in a social way. The newsgath-
erers of the state have been hrolloh t in