The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-26

The boys of Birmingham have spoken !. and the city will have geological gar x den
 The Birmingham Realty company will build the houses and cages and the ami mals will be installed in one of the new city parks near Lakeview.
 The Birmingham Water Works company will supply the water for the animals free.
 The first animal purchased will be an elephant.
 A committee of three boys, accompanied by a representative of the Age-Herald, will go to New York during the month of June and select the elephant All the expenses of this trip will be paid by The Age-Herald.
 Every boy in Birmingham has a chance to get on this committee. Every contri- button entities the boy who solicited it to a vote for the three members of the com mittee for every 10s cents subscribed. The Children's Geological Garden asso- citation of Birmingham was organized by the boys of the city at a public meeting held In the city hall yesterday afternoon. and after an election rocking with
 
 were selected:
 The Officers.
 President Sam Clabaugh
 Vice president, Joe Mudd.
 Secretary, James Gillespy.
 Treasurer, Robert Badham.
 Financial agent, Webb w. Crawford, cashier of the First National bank
 Board of directors Hal Strickland, Lon nie Munger, Hugh Beasley, Robert N1.t,a ent Wood, Robert Burnett, Joe Saks, John Bradley, Sydney Lee and William Harsh.
 All subscriptions will be turned in to MT. Crawford and receipt given which entities the boy securing the subscrip- ton to a vote for every ten cents shown by his receipt.
 The board of directors of the Children's Geological Garden association will ap- pear before the mayor and aldermen at the next regular meeting of that body, and urge them to make an appropriation for the maintanance of the zoo.
 A Spirited Meeting.
 Never has a meeting, political or other wise been fraught with more excitement and shrewd combinations than this pub lie gathering of the boys at the city hall. They knew the ins and outs of political maneuvers in a remarkably accurate manner and their knowledge of parlia- mentary law was thorough.
 Above all the heated maneuvers incl dent to the election there was a pre- vaiing spirit of determination to have a geological garden, and even the boys who were defeated for temporary office are just as willing as the successful ones to make the movement a success.
 The meeting was called to order at o'clock by E. w. Barrett. edcor of The Age Herald. He explained to the boys the importance of the movement now be- ing started and impressed upon them the necessity of thorough business organiza- tion
 "The first thing to be done" said MT. Barrett, lis the purchase of an elephant. The boys want this elephant, and they shall have it, MT. Fulenwider of the Bir- mingham Realty company, MT. Jemlson of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, and the Age-Herald have each subscribed $50 to start the fund, and I want to say that if you boys are not successful in raising the entire amount necessary to the purchase of this ele- phant. I will see that they get the rest. We must have this elephant"
 MT Barrett then explained the plan of electing a committee to go to New York, and told the boys the trip would not cost them a cent He agreed to pay all hotel expenses take them to the theatres, the geological garden at Central park and show them all the sights of the city. He said the Age-Herald would pay their sleeping car fare railroad fare and hotel bills
 About Elephants.
 Reyerting to the subjects of elephants. Mir Barrett told the boys some interest ing facts about elephants. He told them that an elephant had two stomachs; one for digestion and the other as depository for water This second stomach. he said. would hold ten gallons of water, and the
 
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