The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-31
OFFICERS ELECTED
 BY POST B, T,P, A, Enthusiastic Smoker Held at Metropolitan Last Night COLONEL HIGDON RETIRES Plans Are Discussed for the Entertain ment of the State Convention In
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COLONEL HIGDON RETIRES

About fifty of Birmlngham's best drum mers, as well as number of prominent bushes smen gathered last night at the Metropolitan hotel in the annual con vention of Post B. The meeting was en- thusiastic and profitable, and the little organization of d few years ago was shown to have grown to one of great in- fiuenee and power in the community.
 After the cigars were passed around and the members settled down comforta- bly, the business programme was taken up. First on the docket was the election of officers to have charge for the coming year. On secret ballot the following were chosen:
 President, S. P. Moore, of Goodall- Brown & Co.
 First vice president, H. ]. Davis, of Moore & Handley Hardware Co.
 Second vice president. H.. E. Shropshire Jr, of the Alabama Grocery Go.
 Secretary, R. Cunningham, of a New Orleans house.
 Chairman of the railway committee, r P. OBrien.
 Chairman of the hotel committee, J. E Russell.
 Chairman of the legislative committee John w. O'Neill.
 Chairman of the employment committee W. F. Tyler.
 Surgeon, Dr. F. F. May. Chaplain, the Rev. J. s. Foster. Attorney, Hinds Peevey. Board of directors E. R. Withers, chair man; J. B. Copeland, s. l.. Cross, J. L. Robinson and H. B. Kennedy.
 The board of directirs is composed of the same members as last year. but the rest is an entirely new ticket President Moore succeeds r. G. Alexander, and Sec retary Cunningham takes the place of Colonel Hgdon.
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 Tho report of the secretary for the past year was especially interesting. Ii showed the total membership to be 42- besides ten applicants which were turned in last night. This is more than all the rest of the state put together, and makes ID
 All of the posts in Alabama are working together for the national prize which has been offered by the association for the state that can secure the most new mem bers Thise who were present pledged themselves to get fifty before the 18th of next month. The financial standing of the post was shown to be in good order tbaro ScOO rorarva fund
 In closing Colonel Higdon thanked th' members for their support and wished th' organization still greater prosperity. H. was given a rising vote of thanks a this the close of his sixteenth year a' secretary. Colonel Higdon has been th' i right hand of the post since it's organ | ization, but on account of his duties q: sheriff he was obliged to refuse another term.
 Plans for State Convention. The remainder of the session was occu | pied with a discussion of the plans fol the entertainment of the state convention which meets in Birmingham on May s, and 10 This post alone will have forty eight delegates to the convention, while | friends will probably swell the attendance | to nearly 400.
 | An entertainment committee was ap pointed by the retiring president, whicf will have charge of all the arrangements 1t consisted of II. E. Kennedy, chair man; J. l.. Parker, J. w. O'Neil J. F ] Russell and E. l.. Hlgdon This commit tee will meet next Saturday at 1 oclocl at the Country club to talk over the mat l ter.
 1 They intend ot make this the grandes l success in the history of the association Every effort will be bent toward mak i ing the attendants comfortable and show 1 ing them an enjoyable time. It Is thu 1 intention to raise between sl500 and s2OO for this purpose.
 The legislative committee and the rail way committee reported favorably on thu various fights for legislation that hav' been waged in the interest of the travel CTS. They prided themselves on the in terchangeable mileage books that hav' 1 been secured, while the excess baggage bill was freely discussed. This bill hal passed the senate and is favorably report ed to the house. It stands a good chance of becoming law. At 10 o'clock thu 1 meeting adjourned.