The age-herald., 1898-08-26
That Is the Name of the Great October Celebration MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT Preliminary. Organization Per- fected and Success Assured. GOVERNOR WILL BE PRESIDENT
  Another Meeting Announced for To- night-Committees Will Be Named. A NATIONAL CELEBRATION Several Thought it Should be Made National and Not Sectional Affair President. Steiner Congratu-
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A NATIONAL CELEBRATION
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Atlantic ClLy, \. U, August. 26

Atlantic Guy, N.J., August. 25 I congratulate you on suggesting peace jubilee. By all means have 1t.
 B. STEINER The celebration to be held in Birming- ham during the month of October has been christened the Southern Peace Jubilee. Already support from the entire state has been enlisted to carry forward the tri- umphant celebration over the victory of American arms and the prosperous peace era now dawning. The movement will be carried further and made an interstate glorification as the name given it indicates. The preliminary organization was per fected last night when more than thirty of Birmingham's leading commercial spirits and professional men assembled in the Commercial club rooms.
 That enthusiasm, undemonstrative, but nevertheless sincere, was displayed in every face and the quiet, businesslike way in which every phase of the coming event was discussed insures success.
 Governor Joseph Johnston was made pres ident of the celebration and Chairman Rountree was authorized to appoint com mittee on invitation, one on finance, one on reception and another on arrangements. Another meeting will be held tonight to further perfect organization and arrange ments
 While the name chosen was the South Do, I,.1.i tI,e ,arif of t,nla meeting was that the celebration should be made nearly national in character as is possible to mako it. Prominent men from all over the country will be invited to be present. and from all indications, many of them will accept.
 Not Strictly Club Movement
 J. A. Rountree, acting as president of the club called the meeting to order.
 This is nof a movement strictly of the Commercial club.' said he. "but one in which every citizen of Birmingham should take an active interest,""
 On motion of M. V. Joseph, MT. Rountree was made permanent chairman of the meeting. J. B. Gibson was elected secre- tary.
 J. K. Mcdonald moved the appointment of a committee of seven to formulate plans for the organization. The committee ap- pointed was: J. K. Mcdonald, M. V. Jo- seph, Capt. N. w. Trimble, John w. Tom- linson, J. W. Hughes, Dr. O. T. Dozier, W. N Malone.
 The committee retired and in few min utes submitted the following report:
 The committee suggests
 First, that the celebration be called the Southern Peace Jubilee.
 Second. that the governor of Alabama be made president of the same.
 Third. that the chairman of this meeting be authorized to appoint an invitation com- mittee of twenty-five members, a reception committee of fifty or more and an arrange ment committee of nine, finance commit tee of five. a transportation committee of five and such other committees as the chairman thinks may be necessary.
 Would Be Presumptive
 MT Mcdonald, in explaining the sugges- tions of the committee, said their idea was that the name National Peace Jubilee" which had been suggested, would be a title presumptive on Birmingham's part, inas- much as several of the big cities of the north were to have similar celebrations. w. H. Skaggs was an imperialist of deep dye, and wanted Birmingham to spread itself and take in the whole country.
 "We should have a higher purpose in view" that simply that of bringing several thousand people to Birmingham, and thus increasing our merchants trade for the few days they will be here.
 "One of the greatest questions now con- fronting the nation is whether our energies shall be directed toward increasing our trade in the Orient, or building up our trade with Cuba and the countries of South America. Either plan will benefit the south, but we want the best one. "At the time we hold or jubilee, we should perfect the organization of a national asso- citation which has for Its purpose the better ment of the whole country with reference to its foreign trade. believe we can get excursions run here from New York. Bos- ton. Chicago and other cities if we will en- large upon and carry out this idea"
 Name Much Discussed
 A long discussion then followed on the selection of the most appropriate name for the celebration.
 T favor calling it. said Dr. J. W.