The age-herald., 1902-05-03
Commercial Club Holds Meet
 ing and Nominates Officers
ID GET TWO ACHIEVEMENTS
Committee Appointed to Raise Funds. Chattanooga Firm Endorsed to Get Out New City
 Directory.

MT. B. F. Roden was placed in nomina- ton as president of the Commercial Club at the meeting held last night. After the meeting a number of friends of Major John W. Johnston announced they would place his name in nomination before the election to be held May 12.
 As vice-president of the club the follow ing were hominated: Mr. Leo Steiner, MT. J. w. oNeill, MT. Sterling A. Wood, Mr. A. T. London pr. J. w. Hughes, Judge J. J. Banks, MT. J. L. Parker, Major J. W. Johnston, MT. Frank Y. An- derson, MT. Robert Jemison, MT. T. G. Bush, MT. R. N. Rhodes, MT. F. W. Bar rett, MT. NJ. V. Joseph, MT. Y. H. Estes, MT. Joseph Beitman and MT. Lewis Minor
 As directors of the club the following M-. W. B. Leedy, Judge J. J. Banks, MT. J. ". ONeill, MT. L. V. Clark, MT. John L. Parker MT H. c. Carson. MT. J. B. Cobb. MT. H. H. Mayberry, MT. W. J. Wheeler. MT. G. II. Estes, MT. E. J. Ja- cobs Mr. W A. Chenoweth, MT. c. T. Rainbow Mir w. H. Morris. Dr. J. w. Hughes, MT. A. D. Smith. MT. W. H. Kettig, Mir. J. C. Maben and Mir. F. N. Culum.
 MT. G. II. Estes moved that all the members of the club be placed in nomina- tion and received second, but Major Johnston, who presided in the absence of Mr Culpepper Exum, ruled the motion out of order.
 To Get Military Encampment.
 A committee of six was named by Act ing President Johnston on motion of MT. Estes to raise 5000 to be used in paying ment in order to bring them here for their annual encampment about June 10 Later 1t was moved by MT. Sterling A. Wood that this same committee be h. structed to endeavor to get the annual encampment of the Alabama brigade, Na- tional Guards, composed of the First. Second and Third regiments for Birming- ham. The motion was carried and com mittee appointed consisting of Col. L. V. Clark chairman; MT. w. N. Malone, MT. J. D. Elliott, Major Frank I. Anderson, MT. Sterling Wood and MT. G. H. Estes.
 The committee will go to work today raising the necessary funds for the en- campment of the Second Regiment and to get the entire brigade encampment for Birmingham.
 The club passed a resolution endorsing Connally & Ritter of Chattanooga, and promising to support them in publishing a city directory of Birmingham. MT. G. committee, reported that the committee had investigated the standing of the firm and found 1t most excellent. Speeches were made by Postmaster Hughes, Major Frank Y. Anderson and Mayor Drennen condemning the present directory as worthless and lacking in the most essen- tial features.
 Consular Service Bill.
 Judge J. J. Banks, chairman of the com- mttee on legislation. introduced a reso- lution which was carried to endorse the bill before Congress to revive the consul lar service, placing 1t on civil service basis. He also offered a resolution en- dorsing the movement to maintain the legal tender of the dollar and to increase the manufacture of the subsidiary coins It was laid on the table.
 The club elected the following new members: MT. W. N. Shell, MT. R. P. David, MT. E. E. G. Roberts, Mir. J. c. Maben, MT. Priestly Toulmin and MT. w. T. Archer.
 A special meeting of the club will be called by Secretary J. B. Gibson to hear the report of the railroads and transpor- tation committee on a Birmingham Day" at tho Charleston exposition. The committee was ready to report last night but the meeting adjourned before the subjec. was mentioned.
 The next regular meeting of the club will be too late to take action on the question. as the exposition will be closed shortly afterwards and there will not be time to make arrangements.