The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-11
POST B BANQUET.
Lovely Women and Jolly Drummers
Around Festal Board.

Around the banquet board were gathered
last night many lovely women, crowd
of jolly drummers and a large number of
bration of the annual convention of Post B,
Travellers Protective association.
In the afternoon business meeting was
held in the parlors of the Morris hotel and
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
w. R. Mabry, president; o. p Cant, first
vice-president; ]. p. Lantzuston, second
vice-president Z. l.. Higdon secretary and
treasurer.
Board of Directors-D. R. Copeland,
George M. Porter, c. NJ. Campbell, j. N.
Cunningham. B. T. Tyler, r. P.
Thomson.
j. e. Russell, chairman hotel committee;
L. Loveman, chairman press committee; j..
c. McFee, chairman railroad committee;
c. p. Orr, chairman legislative committee;
j. D. Collins, chairman employment COM
m1ttee; w. A. Brown, chairman sick and
relief committee; E. P. Riggs, chairman
physician committee; Rev. b. d. Gray,
chaplain, and twenty-five delegates to state
convention that meets in Montgomery on
the 11th of April.
Immediately after the election of officers,
which was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the thanks of Post are
hereby extended to our most worthy presi-
dent for his able and efficient administra-
ton of the affairs of Post B, which has
resulted in most wonderful increase in
membership and prosperity of this post
during the past two years; that In his re-
tirement from the head of this, the banner
post, our best wishes go with him and his.
May they live long happily and prosper.
Resolved second, That our membership
shall never grow weary of thanking our
secretary who has been SO from its cradle
and we trust he will never grow weary of
the service.
The business being over the arrangement
committee went to work and had every
thing in readiness for tho banquet At 9
o'clock the crowd began to assemble in the
parlors of the Morris. and after a short
reception repaired to the dining room which
had been beautifully decorated. For two
hours feasting and merriThent was INDUCED
In, interspersed with short toasts from
prominent gentlemen. Among the speakers
were DR.. Cunningham, B. Steiner, Richard
II. Johnson and others. Mrs. George c.
Ball responded to the toast THE Social
Clubs of Birmingham" This In the first
time In the history of Alabama that
woman has responded to a toast around
the banquet board. Mrs. Ball read from
manuscript and delivered very interesting
article on the work of Alabama women.
In his speech on Greater Birmingham, Mr..
Steiner gave some very interesting facts
concerning the output of coal and iron in
this district for the past year. He stated
that over 900 cars of coal had been ship
ped from this market; that If these cars
were hitched together a string would be
formed that would reach from here to New
York and back. If the cars of iron wire
fastened together the train would reach
from here to Mobile.
After finishing an elegant menu the party
again assembled In the parlors and dane
ing was kept up until late hour.
Post B has wonderfully increased its
membership in the past year and will be
entitled to twenty-three delegates in the
state convention which meets In Mont
gomery April II. This is more than all the
rest put together and they can do most
anything they see fit in the way of controll-
ing the convention.