The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-18
FINAL PLANS ARE
 MADE FOR BANQUET
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE PLATES WILL BE LAID FOR THE PRESS CLUB FEAST NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A meeting of the Birmingham Press club was held yesterday in the city hall for the purpose of completing all ar rangements for the banquet to be held at the Country club next Wednesday night
 President Eli P. Smith presided. The meeting was well attended and much business of importance was transacted.
 The report of the treasurer showed that a large number of representative cit izens of Birmingham would be in at tendance as well as many prominent vis- itors from other cities. It was decided to close the eligible list last night and to instruct the caterer to prepare 125 plates for the festive occasion.
 Arrangements have been made with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company for two cars to convey the guests home. These cars will leave the Country club about 2:sO Thursday morn ing.
 The following beautifully engraved in vitation was sent to the honorary and active members of the club last night;
 The Birmingham Press club invites you to be present at it's Fourth Annual ban ouet, to be held at the Country club Birmingham, Ala, Wednesday evening, February 2l, 1906, at S:SO o'clock.
 The executive committee appointed the following to act on the reception com mittee: Robert w. Ewing, chairman; E.. w. Barrett Rufus N. Rhodes, J. J. Smith, ]. B. Babb G. M. Cruikshank, Eli P. Smith. R. F. Johnson, L. w. Fried man, John c. Henley, Jr' Robert G. Hiden, Grey J. Huffman' J. Francis Keel ey, simon Spiro, Ross c. Smith, F. l. Monks. w. B. Gilbert. William F. Gum, Paul Cook, Walter BlacBman, William Ryan, C. M. Stanley, B. c. Bulger and E. Lesser.
 The following were appointed on the escort committees: J. A. Rountree, chair man; E. S. Ryall S. J. Stockard, E. Les ser, Percy Jones, Frank Bell. c. w. Uf- ford, L. P. Hill, H. w. Roberts, D. A. Smith and J. H. F. Mosely.
 The escort committee will appoint a place of meeting for the out-of-town guests, which will be announced later. It is requested by the committee that the resident guests be at the Country club not later than 8:30 o'clock.
 After much discussion, it was decided to leave the matter of the appointment of the toastmaster in the hands of the president.
 A report was received from the Goose quill" committee, which stated that the ..Gooseouill' would be a better paper than was ever before issued by the club, and that it would be ready for circula- ton on schedule time.
 It was decided by the club to send an invitation to MT Werlich, editor of the Berlin Tagenblatter, who will be in Bir- mingham on the night of February A.
 It was decided by the club to extend an invitation to John Drew, the actor, to be present at the banquet. MT. Drew and his company will be at the Jefferson on the night of the banquet and it is the intention of the committee to meet MT. Drew at the close of the performance and escort him to the banquet hall
 It is expected by the arrangement com mittee that the banquet for 1906 will eclipse all other banquets ever held by the Press club, and the committee has spared no expense in making preparations for the feast