The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-14
CONVENTION WILL
COME IN OCTOBER
Month for Meeting information
al League Press Clubs
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
Birmingham Press Club Held Meeting
Yesterday and Voted Thanks to
J. A1Rountree for Sue
cessful Efforts.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED

At the meeting of the Birmingham
Press club yesterday afternoon a resolu-
tion was passed suggesting to the Interna-
tional League of Press clubs that the
annual convention of 1907 be held in the
month of October.
At the recent convention in Denver Bir-
mingham was CHOSEN as the next conven-
ton city, and the board of governors of
the league suggested that the Press club
of Birmingham specify Some month in the
fall during which it would rather enter
tain the league. In accordance with this
resolution the Press club makes its sug-
gestion in the resolution.
AT yesterdays meeting the report of the
invitation committee. of which r. F. John
ston is chairman, was made, and also the
report of ]. A. Rountree, delegate to the
convention In Denver.
The reports were accepted by the club
and the following resolution was intro.
duced by E. Lesser and unanimously
adopted
The Resolutions.
Whereas, we note with great pleasure
the report of our delegate that the Inter-
national League of Press clubs, In con-
vention assembled in Denver has accepted
the joint invitation of the Birmingham
Press club, the governor of Alabama the
Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham the
Commercial club, the Board of Trade, AMI
the Merchants association, and
Whereas, we recognize the great ser
vice rendered us and the city of Birming-
ham by j. A. Rountree, the delegate of the
club, in presenting the invitation to the
Denver convention and carrying the same
to successful issue: therefore, be it
Resolved, That we accept the report Of
our delegate and extend our sincere
thanks to Mr.. Rountree and also to the
invitation committee for the highly ap-
preciated and successful efforts in secur-
ing the convention.
Resolved second, That we suggest to
the board of governors of the Information
al League of Press clubs that it will be
our pleasure to entertain said body during
the month of October 1908"
AT the next meeting of the club the mat
ter of appointing the proper committees
to entertain the convention will bo
brought up. and Eli P. Smith will make
the appointments.
Unique Literature.
In the report he made at the meeting
yesterday, Mr.. Rountree gave a great deal
of the credit of his success In securing the
convention to the unique literature that
Birmingham sent to the convention by
him. He said that going to Denver on
the special train from Chicago he talked
with a number of the delegates from other
cities and urged their assistance In get
ting the next convention for Birmingham.
He distributed the Birmingham" buttons
to all the delegates on the train, and a
majority of them went to Denver wearing
Birmingham buttons.
This paved the way. he said for the sue
cessful termination of his efforts, which
were reached when his little daughter,
Selene. went on the stage and extended
the invitation in behalf of her father.
while he was out of the room.
The various members of the club pres
ent at the meeting yesterday afternoon
congratulated Mr.. Rountree personally on
his success and also on the cleverness of
his little daughter. They also expressed
pleasure that the International league had
chosen him one of the twelve members Of
the board of governors.