The age-herald., 1898-02-05
Scheme to Advertise Birm!ng-
 ham at Paris Exposition.
MCCLURE COMING SOUTH
Invited to Birmingham m-Resolutions Asking That the Schools Be Given Hol-
 day During Mardi Gras.

noon. In the absence of President Milner. Maj. T. Y. Anderson presided.
 Little business was transacted during the meeting, but several matters of interest came up for discussion and were referred to the proper committees. w. J. Powell. c. G. Brown, J. w. Beard and J. w. Hughes were elected to membership.
 The board of directors were in session for only a short time. Mr. Steiner asked to be relived from the standing committee on new members, as he thought he was doing the work of the entire committee He said that he had gotten about fifty new members, and his associates none. A motion was made and carried to the effect that MT. Steiner remain on the com mittee until the annual election of officers.
 Secretary Boles reported that he had several improvements made in the club rooms and halls, such as papering, mat ting, etc., at an expenditure of $50. The board of directors then adjourned.
 After an interval of few minutes, the regular meeting was called by Maj. An derson.
 The minutes of the meeting of Jan. were read and approved.
 MT. Steiner then took the chair, and Maj. Andersen offered a resolution re- questing Superintendent Phillips to grant the children of the public schools holiday on Monday and Tuesday of Mardi Gras. The resolution was passed.
 Secretary Boles announced that - Mo- bile chamber of commerce had memor- ialized congress to materially widen and deepen Mobile harbor, and asked the en- dorsement of the club. MT. Joseph's mo- ton that the club endorse the memorial was passed.
 MT. Leedy moved that the business men of the city be requested to close on Mon day afternoon, Feb. 21, in order that their employees be allowed to witness the Mardi Gras parades. He was requested to with draw his motion and did so.
 Maj Anderson announced that he had appointed Messrs. Leedy, Rountnee, Young, Kendrick and Mcleod delegates to the good roads convention soon to be held at Anniston Mel Drennen was ap- pointed on the special committee to see the county commissioners in reference to improving the county roads,
 Maj Anderson stated that considerable had been said about having Birmingham represented at the Paris exposition in 1900. and that citizen of African descent de- sired to make a short talk to the club in regard to a scheme he had for weaving the monogram of Birmingham in silk handker- chiefs, ribbons and other trinl1ets at the exposition.
 Robert Lowrey. an old negro, was intro- duced, and addressed the club for about ten minutes. He said he was trying to L. on Red mountain near Birmingham. He showed the silk in it's various stages of formation, and exhibited to the club medals which he had been awarded at New Or leans and. Louisville.
 He stated that he desired the Commer- cial club to furnish him a loom with which to weave the silk into handkerchefs, etc. and said the colored people of the city would furnish him with another one. It is his purpose to carry the looms to Paris and there have his daughters weave the silk into useful articles with the monogram of Birmingham on them
 The matter was referred to the committee on the Paris exposition and Lowrey in structed to mail statement of the cost of a loom and incidental expenses to Dr.
 
 A letter from Col. A. K Mcclure of the Philadelphia Times was read by Secretary Boles, suggesting that a two-page adver- tssement of Birmingham be placed in the Times and offering liberal rates for the same. It was referred to the committee on advertising.
 Another letter from Col. Mcclure was read which said that he might start south about March 15 On motion of MT. Jemi- son, an invitation was extended Col. Mo- Cure to visit Birmingham and be the guest of the Commercial club.
 MT. Jasper called the attention of the club to the fact that the men erecting the powder mill at Boyle's had been promised $1 ,000 toward the building of the plant, and that only $435 had been raised. He thought it the duty of the club to assist in raising the remainder.
 MT. Green, one of the projectors of the mill appeared before the club in reference to the matter. He said that he and his associates had already expended $27 900 on the plant and proposed to spend sSOOD more at an early date. He stated that $1 ,OOO had been promised them and he would like very much to get it.
 A resolution was carried requesting the citizens of Birmingham to assist in raising the remainder of the $1OoO promised
 MT. Epstein addressed the club for a few minutes in reference to a patent nut bolt and washer he held. He desired the club to subscribe ,OOO for stock in com pany to manufacture the bolt. It was re- ferred to the committee on manufactories. The club then adjourned.