The age-herald., 1899-08-26
THE PRESS CLUB
 ELECTS OFFICERS Richard F. Johnston Was Chosen
 President. A STATE FAIR DEPARTMENT Prize Will be Offered for Best Weekly Newspaper Printed in Alabama Headquarters to Be
 Fitted Up.
A STATE FAIR DEPARTMENT I

day afternoon at an adjourned meeting or the newspaper men of the city, held at State Fair headquarters, by the election of officers and the adoption of temporary rules and regulations governing the or ganizatio
 The meeting was called to order by J. A. Rountree, temporary chairman, with a number of representative newspaper men present. The committee on permanent or ganization, which was appointed at the initial meeting held on last Monday, made it's report through M. B. Mayer. as fol- lows:
 I've, the committee appointed upon per- nanent organization of the Birmingham Press club, beg to report as follows:
 Report Of Committee
 i've were unable in the short space of time given us to formulate a complete plan of organization, and shall only recommend a policy to govern the Birmingham Press club until such time as this or some other committee can submit a constitution and by-laws for it's permanent government. We recommend:
 '.I That the following officers be elected for the ensuing six months;
 'President--Richard F. Johnston, Of the News.
 "vice President-John A. Sparrow of the Ledger.
 .'secretary-M. Ben. Mayer, of The Agc- Herald.
 "Treasurer-H. W. Laird, of the News '.Board of Drectors-Harry J. Berney, of The Age-Herald J. H. F. Moseley, of the Labor Advocate, and J. R. Hornady. of the News.
 ''2. That the president shall appoint standing committees as follows:
 'Commttee on membership.
 "Commttee on entertainment.
 "3 That the chairmen of the standing committees shall be members of the board of directors, and that the president of this club shall be chairman of said board of directors.
 "A. That membership in the Birmingham Press Club shall be limited to actual news paper men, engaged in the editorial and business departments of newspapers reg ularly published.
 ''5. That 1t shall be the duty of the com- mittee on membership to pass upon all ap- plications for membership in the Birming- ha Press Club by secret ballot, two nega- tive ballots disqualifying an applicant for membership. Names passed upon favor- ably by the committee must be submitted to the board of directors for election to the organization.
 "6. That it shall-b the duty of the board of directors to pass upon all accounts and discharge other matters pertaining to the proper business arrangement of this ganization.
 "7. That the term of office for each of f1cers of the organization shall be six months, the election to occur on the third Thursday of the months of August and February, the officers to be nominated by a committee and voted upon by the mem- bers of the club as a whole.
 ''S. That the president of this club shall be authorized to appoint such special com mittees as occasion may require.
 I've also recommend that the member ship fee for the ensuing six months shall be 50 cents per month per member, paya- ble monthly, and that meetings of the club be held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at o'clock in the after noon, the board of directors meeting at 345 o'clock on the same days.
 Respectfully submitted
 "M B. MAYER Chairman.
 "J. A. ROUNTREE.
 "F. G. MULCAHY
 "J. R. HORNADY"
 On motion of Eli P. Smith the report was adopted and the newly elected officers were placed in charge.
 Presidents Speech
 In assuming the presidency Mir Johnston tn the honor conferred upon him. He predict ed great success for the organization which he thought would be the means of stim- ulating fraternal spirit among tine news paper workers where they could meet on common grounds of fellowship, laying aside any petty differences or jealousies that might exist.
 MT. Mayer, of the committee on organi- zation, offered a supplementary report which was adopted and on motion the com mittee was continued with the president substituted for MT. Rountree to formulate a constitution and bylaws to be presented at the next meeting.
 Standing Committees
 President Johnston announced the stand ing committees as follows:
 Membership-J. J. Smith. of the Ledger: Sewell Haggard. of The Age-Herald G. M. Cruikshank, of the Ledger; R. W. Jones, of The Age-Herald; F. G. Mulcahy, of the Ledger; J. A. Rountree, of the Dixie Home and Manufactures.
 Entertainment-Eli P. Smith, of the News; w H. Jeffries, of the Ledger; L.. W. Friedman, of the News; B. w. Bar rett, of The Age-Herald, and Rufus N. Rhodes, of the News.
 On motion of Mir Haggard the member ship of the club was confined to the bona fide newspaper workers of Birmingham, actively engaged on the local papers.
 Jackson Haistead was unanimously elect ed official artist of the club with the pro- viso t'hat he sketch all meetings and so- cial sessions.
 Mir. Rountree, as a committee of one to arrange for a newspaper department at the State Fair. reported that the State Fair association had made an appropria- ton for the department and requested the Press club to take charge of same.