The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-09
LUMBER DEALERS
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Officers Are Elected for the En-
suing Year
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Work of the Association for the Past
Year Is Reviewed BY Officers.
Concentration of Order
of Hoo-Hoo.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS

VI NV AiSOs
The third annual meeting of the Retail
Lumber Dealers association of Alabama
and Tennessee was held at the city hall
in Birmingham yesterday. The attendance
was very large and several matters Of
interest to the members were consld-
cred.
Georgia was admitted to the association
/ and the name changed to THE Lumber
Dealers association of Alabama Tennes-
see and Georgia. Officers We're elected
+ for the ensuing year and the constitution
i and bylaws of the association We're
amended in few slight particulars.
The meeting was called to order at
1920 o'clock yesterday morning by Presi-
dent Richard Randolph of Birmingham
who made his annual address, reviewing
the work and purposes of the associa-
ton.
Secretary W. f. WALES of Birmingham
submitted his annual report, showing
healthy growth of the organization dur
ing the past year. both in membership
and from a financial standpoint
several speeches WtlC lhtANiC VI liz 80
ehts purposes and progress of the as
ISOLATION by members present. Georgia
was formally admitted to the association
and the delegates present from that state
admitted to the floor of the meeting.
Amendments Adopted.
The constitution and bylaws were
amended. charging the name of the as
ISOLATION and also providing that the semi
annual meetings shall be held in Ten
nessee or Georgia on the third TUESDAY
In August of each year, as may be de-
termined at the annual meeting.
The following resolution was adopted;
..That the association go on record as
endorsing the action taken by the in
formation bureau in the proposed adop-
tion of the declaration of December Is,
1906"
A resolution was also adopted endors-
ing the action taken at the national con-
vention at Chicago, demanding reciprocal
demurrage The association also endorsed
and pledged its support to the incoming
Alabama state administration in the mat
ter of demurrage legislation.
The president was authorized to APP
point a committee to take UP the matter
of the present inadequate lien law OF the
state of Alabama, and institute move
ment looking TO an amendment of tho
present laws on the subject.
The executive committee was instructed
to arrange for permanent offices of the
association in Birmingham; where the
annual meetings are to be held each
vear and which is the home of the
secretary.
]. II. Call of North Birmingham read
an interesting paper on THE Large Glory
and Small Profit in Competing for Bust
ness"
Officers Elected.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year;
w. NJ. French, Knoxville, Tenn, presi-
dent.
j. j. West, Atlanta, Ga, vice presi-
J dent.
! w. E. Wales, Birmingham, secretary
and treasurer.
Board of Directors-W T. McBroon,
Chattanooga; w. ]. Wallace, Nashville
Milton. Smith, Atlanta; W. b. Willing
| ham. Atlanta, ]. l.. Harris Atlanta; A.
w Nelson. Birmingham; F. j. Shepperd,
Birmingham; c. b. MeLauren, Montgom-
cry: b. Crawford, North Birmingham.
Executive Committee-Richard Ran
| doph, Birmingham A. w. Nelson, Biz
mingham; W. f. WALES, Birmingham
| William NJ. French, Knoxville; j. j. West,
Atlanta.
Thanks were voted to the officials OF
birmingham for the use of the city hall
| for the meeting and for other courtesies
| shown After deciding on Atlanta as the
! place for holding the semi annual meet
| ing In August the meeting adjourned at
) o clock yesterday afternoon.
After the initiation of candidates INTO
| the order of the Hoo Hoo, the secret
| order of the assoca ton, a banquet was
given at the Country club.
! The confederation of Hoo Hoo was
| given in the council chamber of the city
! hall Immediately after the adjournment
of the annual meeting OF the retail lum-
bermen and thirty-two kittens were car
ried across the roofs by the Following
| officers of the order
s. p King shark: f. II. Latham
senior Hoo Hoo, II. II. Smell, junior Hoo
| Hoo; j. A. Rountree, Bojam; w. j. Wal
lace scrivenoter; w. f. Bixby, jabber-
wock; Fred j. Shepperd. castocatian; w.
A. Currie. areanoper; j. H. Call Gurdon.
Kittens Initiated.
The following kittens were initiated J..
| II. Thomas, birmingham; W.. NJ. Fowler,
North Birmingham; G. b. Mitchell North
| Birmingham; o. w. GLADDEN., Birming-
ham; j. b. Abeel Birmingham; Fl. W.
Bostick. birmingham; WA. Savage Coal
! CITY, Ala: S. S. Stanfield, Cianton; G..
Higgins, Clanton; d. b. league. Birming-
ham. ]. r. Jones' Birmingham, John H.
| Rountree Decatur; j. b. Boucher, Deca-
tlr: Donot j. Boucher. Decatur; AL Rich
mond, Decatur; c. c. Malone, Birming-
ham; w. T. Estes, Birmingham. j. T..
! Brown Riverside, Ala; l.. +. Gullahorn,
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