The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-04
A NATIONAL QUARANTINE
Commercial Club Receives En-
dorSement
Of MANY ORGANIZATIONS
Resolution Asking That More Clerks Be Given
the Birmingham Postoffice Philadelphia
Commercial Museum Endorsed.

The Commercial club is succeeding adj
mirably i'm Its work for a national quar-
antine.
At the regular monthly meeting held
yesterday afternoon, the spec'ah commit
tee through Chairman b. Steiner, report
ed that communications had been for
warded to all of the Alabama repre-
sentatives in congress, to which most of
them had replied, saying that the mat
ter would receive their earnest atten-
ion.
Letters were read from the Business
Mems association of Tuscaloosa, the
Young Mems Business League, of Chat
tanooga, and other organizations endors-
ing the plan of a national quarantine.
DIRECTORS MEETING.
At $3.50 o'clock President Miner call ed
the board to order and routine business
was transacted. The reports of the Of
fioers We're read and referred. The
financial and auditing committee report
ed that the books of the club had been
examined and found correct.
P. G. Ault w. H. Graves and Allen
J. Krebs were elected members.
A number of members came in during
the meeting of the directors, and when
the club was called to order at 4 o'clock
the room was well filed.
A resolution adopted by the Phhladel-
phia Maritime exchange, endorsing the
action of the American Health ass0c.a-
ton of that city was read.
The American Health association ap-
pointed committee to call on President
Mckinley, asking that he recommend to
congress to take favorable action on
the question of sending representative
of the Marine Hospital to Havana, Cuba,
to make a scientific investigation of yell
low fever.
A letter from N. F. Thompson, secre-
tary of the Johnstown, Pa, board of
trade, acknowledging receipt of GER
tlfcate of honorary membership in the
club, was read and filed.
COMMERCIAL MUSEUM.
A resolution was adopted commencing
the philadelphia Commercial museum
and recommending that the government
give financial and moral aid to the
cause.
The museum was established about
two years ago for the purpose of furth-
ering the foreign trade and commerce
or the merchants bIlu IIletllulh CluHSlS VI
this country
The Commercial club of this city is rep
resented on the advisory board of the
museum by two members, and has been
regularly represented at the annual
meetings.
A communication was read from the
secretary of the National Business
League of Chicago, requesting the club
to memorabilia congress to establish a
department of commerce and industry,
to be represented in the cabinet by a
secretary. The communication was filed.
Mr.. Steiner offered a resolution re-
questing Perry S. Heath, first assistant
postmaster-ge general, to furnish addi-
tional help for the Birmingham postof-
flee, which was adopted.
Mr.. Steiner said that in order to sus-
tain the excellent service that lis now
being furnished by the postoffice, that
several additional clerks would be nee
essary, and that Postmaster Hughes
had requested him to bring the matter
before the club for action.
A motion that a committee of five be
appointed Ito solicit new members was
carried. The president announced that
he would make the appointments later.
The secretary was instructed to have
a list of members printed.