The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-01
AN ALUMNI SOCIETY
UNIVERSITY MEN OF MONTGOMERY
 ORGANIZE.
Major Steiner Elected President of Local Chapter Which Bears Name of the Late Tcnnant
 L0maI.

l Lomax Society of Alabama Alumni l was organized last night in the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial As- sociation with over fifty former stu dents of the University of Alabama in 1 attendance. @
 The society will look after the inter ests of the University in and around i Montgomery, and will act in conjunc- 1 tion with the general Alumni society in the Greater University plan fornlu- l lated in Birmingham several weeks | ago.
 | It was also decided that the alumni 1 of the entire State be annually enter tained In Montgomery at banquet by the members of the Lonlax Society. and | 1t was announced that the first ban | quet would be given as soon as the | management of the New Exchange Ho- tel would be in a position to serve one of the most sumptuous repasts in the | history of the city.
 | Major Robert E. Steiner, member of the Executive Committee of the General l Society of the Alumni, and one of the i Universitys most enthusiastic sup | porters, was elected President of the 1 organization and for over two hours the former students of the old institu- tion at Tuscaloosa. planned and talked of bettering the States highest insti- l tuition of learning.
 | A gentle compliment was paid the late Tenant Lomax last night by his | brother alumni. The University never l had more faithful alumnus than the | deceased Montgomery lawyer. 1t was always first in his mind, and 1t was on | the suggestion of Judge John C. Ander- son that the Montgomery alumni chap ter was named jn his honor Judge An derson made feeling remarks in refer | ence to the services of MT. Lomax to the University, and 1t was the unani- nous sentiment of the alumni that his memory should be honored by them. 1 The meeting was called to order at s o'clock by Dr. Thomas M. Owen, who asked for nominations for temporary chairman and temporary secretary. l Major Steiner and William J. Conniff were chosen to fill the respective places. Major Steiner, in stating the objects | of the meeting. referred to the former lack of interest displayed by alumni | of the Tuscaloosa institution in it's well 1 fare and attributed to that cause more than anything else the various periods | of unsatisfactory service the Univer- | sity has rendered.
 During the past two years. however, l he said, tho alumni have been taking l a more lively interest in the affairs of the University. and a new era has dawned in University life. There are more students enrolled there now than | ever before, healthier spirit exists, and there Is practically no friction be- tween the faculty and the student body. He declared the University should be an institution of higher learning that would cause every Ala banfan not to look to the North and East for the education of their sons, but to look to the Alabama University. Such an institution, the University is now rapidly growing to be. and the continuation of this rests in the alumni. He explained the potency of united eff fort and expressed the belief that the Montgomery Alumni Society would be 1 d powerful resource to the University.
 Dr. Owen moved that a permanent organization be formed The motion was carried and Mayor Steiner appoint ed the following committee on consti- tuition and Bylaws and Nominations: Dr. Thomas NJ. owen, Judge John c. Anderson, Maj. Harry c. Gunnels. w. F. Thetford. and Bibp Graves.
 The committee retired and reported | a constitution, naming the organiza- tion the Lomax SocitIy of Alabama Alumni with headquarters at Montgom- cry The objects of the organization are stated to be to encourage the renewal and cultivation of friendships of Uni versity life and through the strength which comes from uniry of purpose and aspiration to further the growth and development of the University of Ala bama, and the educational interests of the State.
 Three committees are provided for, an Executive Committee q University Committee and a Banquet Committee. Meetings will be held in February, in May, just prior to the annual commence ment. and in September just prior to the opening of the University.
 The following officers were nominated by the committee and unanimously .A1fN, IN frss-N Vice President, Harry G. Gunnels, Second Vice President. J c. Cowan Third Vice. President, Terry Richard son, Secretary and Treasurer, William J. Conniff.
 Major Steiner in response to repeated calls thanked the members for the hon. or conferred and impressed on the membership that 1t was working or ganization, He told of plans already made for the banquet Distinguished Alumni from all Alabama would be present, the president of the University the president of the society of the Alumni. members of the Board of Trus- tees members of the faculty, the Uni versity Glee Club would all be here and every effort would be made to make this the most notable gathering of Uni versity men in the history of the State
 He spoke of the necessity of the Alumni attending the Seventy Fifth An niversary of the University in Tusca- loosa this commencement and said that he was confident that every man would come back with his heart ablaze with love for the old institution.
 The rest of the officers followed with short talks Practically all present were called on for speeches and an adjournment was taken at 10 o'clock
 Major Steiner will announce his work ing committees in a few days, |