The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
COMMITTEES FOR
THE ENSUING YEAR
Board of Directors of CONNER
ciaIClub Transact Business
GIBSON REELECTED SEc'Y
Committee Still Needs $4,000 for the
Vulcan Fund, and a Sub-Commit-
tee Is Appointed to Arrange
Sale of Statuettes.

The board of directors of the Com
mercial club met yesterday afternoon at
o'clock to name the standing commit
tees for the ensuing year. The board also
transacted much important business.
j. B. Gibson was reelected as secre-
tary, and the result of the election last
week was announced officially by the
committee which had charge of It,
The matter of Vulcan was again taken
UP. President Jackson stated that the
statue was complete, and that now more
money was needed. Secretary Gibson
showed full account of the money col
lected and expended, and the figures
showed that about $4,000 was still needed.
A committee consisting OF George c..
/ Whatley, NJ. " Joseph, James Bowron,
w. N. Malone and w. ]. Cameron was
appointed to arrange the best means of
! raising the remaining amount needed,
and to arrange for the sale of the yul-
can souvenirs In Birmingham.
Annual Smoker Monday Night.
The annual smoker and social session
of the club will be held on Monday night,
May 30. The entertainment committee
will have charge of the arrangements.
committee Of five was appointed to
investigate some troubles at the Ala
bama Tube and Iron company works, and
to see If any action should be taken to-
ward relieving the situation and contin-
uing the operations of the plant. The
committee consists of Frank Nelson, Jr.,
James Bowron, j. W. Mcqueen. w. II.
Keftio opd w MaIopa
j. w. Mcqueen gave 500 towards the
souvenir fund of Vulcan, and letter was
received from Governor Cunningham
sending check for $25 for the regular
Vulcan fund. II. j. Porter and u. e.
Auchmoody were elected members of the
club.
Following is the list of the standing
committees for the year:
Railroads and Transportation.
Henry Hiden, chairman; r. T. Ashford,
j. j. Banks, G. r. Browder, ]. b. Babb.
G. M. Brown, f. o. Becker, W. A. Chen
oweth, s. e. Gown, w. ]. Crowell, &c. II.
Cabaniss, A. d. Cecil, d. M. Drennen, C.
d. Ebersole A. ]. Gilmore, A Griggs,
r. G. Hicks, A. Maben Hobson, Scion
Jacobs. T. H. Johnston, P. Sid Jones, r,
A. Lewis, Dr. l.. Luckie, w. II. Lewis
]. c. Lovelace. e. ]. LeeRust, Jones G.
Moore, j. NJ. Mason, w. A. Moody r. w
McCurdy lack L. Nabers w. G. Oliver
Walter j. Palmer, r. r. Robinson, b.
Steiner. Ross C. Smith, Jonas schwab
L. Sewer, B. M. Starks, e. 7. Shaw,
Paul Sharpe, c. w. Ufford, w. ]. Wheel
en- q. T. Wilcox, B. o. Watkins.
Real Estate and Insurance.
Robert Jemison, Jr., chairman: James
ID
Berk, J. d. Chichester, ]. A. Cocker. r.
w. Dickinson, A. r. Dearborn, r. H.
Elliott J. f. Evans, p. A. Holley, Eugene
j. Jacobs, E. c. Jones, John A. Kief f.
I,arkins. l.. McGriff, G. II. Parks. |. c.
Richardson, John G. Smith, n II. sewall.
w. f. Sorsby, w. l.. Sessions, II. G..
siebels. w. II. Tharpe. @. S. Thomas, r.
@. Green.
Mining and Manufacturing.
Frank Nelson. Jr., chairman; T. H. AID
rich, ]. II. Adams, c. Il. Buck, ii. r.
Beggs, John M. Cartwright f. ID. Dim
mick. T. II. Friel, w. J. Gilmore James
L. Gaines, J. c. Gould. C. G. Hume,
w. A. Johnston, John L. Kaul, r. III.
Lathrop. Charles Lehman, ]. C. Maben.
w. III. Merritt, J. M. Morgan. Charles
McCrery. ]. r. McWane. F. w. Parker,
]. A. Rountree, T. b. Roddy Robert
Stephens c. A. Stillman. Machlin sloss
J. w. Sbley, T. C. Thompson, E. M
Tutwiler. w. G. Weston, H. f. Wilson.
James Weisel, Robert r. Zell
Banks and Banking.
T. o. Smith, chairman; Morris Adler.
j. H. Barr, l.. V. Clark. j. b. cobbs.
George III. Estes. John d. Elliott. e r.
Enslen, 7. I. Iiillman. A. B. Loyeman.
w. j. Miner, Clarence e. Mason. WIND
ham Mason, A. w. Nelson, Francis M.
Purifoy. 8. Steiner A. w. Smith. A. IT.
Sims, ". w. Trimble, George b. Ward.
Jesse b. Wadsworth, w. III. Woodward.
Wholesale and Export Trade.
e. Wilkerson, chairman; Ike Adler, WI
son r. Brown; ]. Mercer Barnette, j. X.
Brown, B. b. Ccmer, r. e. Collins, A. l..
Ezell, @. p Egleston, ]. A. Herren, w.
b. Leedy, w. p. Northington. ]. ]. Plat
ten, John I'll. Pool, Max Sommers, w. d.
Tynes.
Press and Advertising.
George c. Whatley, chairman: w. r.
Archer, r. d. Burnett F. W. Barnett,
p. b. Brown, Gus Colvin, H. C. Carson. f.
B. Clark. ]. Friedman, Lige 10y, Julius
Marx. Phil Painter. Charles Roberts, j.
II. Roll. DIR. f. II. Sholl. William f.
Stephenson, J. M. WiIzin. s. P. West, II.
Ed. Warner, john J. Wirth, ]. B. Carr.
Retail trade.
! Coleman Black. chairman; e. M. An