The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
HEADQUARTERS TO
Be OPEN TOMORROW
Anti-SaIoon League Prepares
for Fight
BILL HAS BEEN DRAFTED
Superintendent Brooks Lawrence and
Or. G. w. Young VIII Conduct
Campaign Before the Legls-
lature-Officers Elected
BILL HAS BEEN DRAF TED

State Superintendent Brooks Lawrence
of the Alabama Ant-saloon league and
the Rev. DR.. G. w. Young, assistant
national superintendent in charge of the
southern states. Of Louisville, will open
temporary headquarters in Montgomery
tomorrow and will prepare for the work
OF securing proposed legislation at the
hands of the next legislature.
The local option bill that has been
in course of preparation by the officers
of the Anti-saloon league is about COM
plete, and will be introduced soon after
the organization of the session. Judge
j. j. May1eld of Tuscaloosa has the
bill under final review and it is expected
that he will return 1t to the officers
of the league today. Judge Mayfeld was
employed TO review the bill and make u
final drafting of 1t. About two hundred
copies of the bill will be printed for
distribution among the members of the
Legislature and others Interested.
The temporary headquarters of the
league at Montgomery will be kept open
during the session of the legislature and
will be in the personal charge of Mr..
Lawrence and Dr. Young
Crumpton Assi1t7nt.
State Superintendent Lawrence has APP
pointed the Rev. II. r. Crumpton, of
Russelvile to be assistant state super
intendent and the latter will at once take
charge of the Birmingham office In the
absence of Mr.. Lawrence. who will be
in Montgomery for possibly two months.
The Rev. Mr.. Crumpton was formerly
pastor of the Baptist church at Russell
Vile and has taken an active interest
in the work of the Ant-Saloon league
in this state.
At a meeting Of the state board of
trustees held at the office of Superin-
tendent Lawrence, Monday afternoon, the
following officers were re-elected:
The Rev. w. b. Crumpton, Montgomery,
president
The Rev. DR.. S. l.. Dobbs, Birmingham,
vice president
The Rev. Dr. !. d. Steele, Birmingham,
secretary and treasurer
The following gentlemen, together with
the officers of the league constitute the
headquarters committee: the Rev. DR..
John w. Stage, the Rev. DIR. j. IL. Nc
Coy, the Rev. W. M. Croman and P. Z.
Ratliff. all of Birmingham.
Board of Trustees.
Following is the new state board Of
trustees of the Anti-Saloon league
Rev. w. B. Crumpton, Montgomery;
Rev. w. M Crawford, Montgomery; Rev.
s. M. Hosmer, ID. D., Greensboro; Hon.
Milton Sweat Montgomery; Rev s. l..
Dobbs, ID. D.. Birmingham; Rev. John w
Stage, ID. D., Birmingham; Rev. /. ID.
Steele. ID. D.. Birmingham; Rev. ]. II.
| Mccoy. d. D.. Birmingham; Rev. W.
II. Croman, Birmingham; p. c. Ratliff,
Birmingham; Rev. S. e. WATSON. Tus-
caloosa; Rev. j. r. McMullen, Gadsden
David Cooper oxford; Hon. A. IL. Car
michael. Tuscumbia II. Il. Pettus, Hunts
Vile; w A. Davis. Annlston; Rev. j.
b. Davie, Blocton; Joseph Lambert,
Catherine: Dr. W. H. McClendon, Lanett;
Hon. K. f. Lovelady, Pratt Cityl Mr.
b. A. Farmer, Dothan; Hon. s. ID.
Weakley, Birmingham; Rev. ". L. Ander-
son, d. D., Montgomery; Rev. W. p
Dickinson, d. D., Selma; J. b. Green,
Opellka; w Y. Lovelall, Brewton; r. o.
Harris. Mobile
Brooks Lawrence was reelected for
another year as state superintendent OF
the league.
The books and accounts OF the treas
urer. secretary and state superintendent
were audited and found to be correctly
and neatly kept.