The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-04
LarQe Crowd Present YeStGr- day When New Executive
 Hook Formal Charge
ASKS FOR COOPERATION
 OF ALL GOOD CITIZENS
Stream of We'll Wishers Poured Into the Office All Through the Morn
 ing and AfternoOn-Jones Makes Brief Speech

At 1915 yesterday morning Culpepper Exum became Mayor of Birmingham. The ceremony was attended by a group of rep resentative business men, all the city officials, Mrs. Exum and two children, Lestra and Culpepper Exum, Jr, MT. and Mrs. F. G. Kinney, parents of Mrs. Exum, and her sister, Miss Mary Kin ney.
 The Mayors office and ante-room were crowded, and when the oath had been administered and the speeches made a long line formed, passing through the office to congratulate Gully upon his assuming the reins of government. Iii fact the stream of well wishers continued to pour into the office all the afternoon
 The office, which has been entirely oyerhauled, with a fresh light green tint on the walls, a brand new art square for the floor and beautiful new mahogany furniture, including the desk, was also decorated in flowers, sent by the Mayor S friends.
 The oath was administered by Judge Charles w. Ferguson, judge of the city SoNAe 4""JOA iioiA9 uOico iaSi OlliNidi act was to welcome MT. Exum to the city hall and to congratulate him heartily. He said:
 MT. Exum you are about to become Mayor of the greatest city in the south, and I congratulate both you and the city.
 T know full well your every effort will be for the upbulding of Birmingham, and her interests shall be your interests and her troubles your troubles
 You will find loyal city officials all around you and they will at all times be willing to assist you all in their pow CT. On the councilmanic board you will find men ready to work hand in hand with you in your every effort.
 T know from association with you that you are a man of wonderful business principles, and I know full well when you walk out of office at the expiration of your service that the people will declare that you have done well. MT. Exum, I want you at all times to feel that you can call on me for any assistance and I assure you I will always be willing to work hand in hand with you in your every undertaking. I congratulate you. Judge Ferguson then administered the | oath, delivering 1t to City Clerk Shrop- shire, Jr., and MT. Exum was fully quail l fled as Mayor of Birmingham. Mayor | Exum said.
 This Is to me a sad moment when think of that beloved citizen, Capt. Frank P. O Brien, your former chief executive, whom I succeed. A man who was the soul of honor, whose every thought was of Birmingham and her peoples welfare. He has finished his work, and I am sure well done is the peoples verdict. What heritage to leave behind for those near and dear to him, to have the people of his beloved city show their love and es- teem as they did on the day of his burial in this city.
 T am profoundly thankful to the peo- pie of our great city for the honor done me in making me their chief executive, and I can but repeat and confirm what I said on my platform, that Is, I have but one object-the upbulding of our glorious city My time will be hers. my best energies hers. To make a success of this administration I must have the CO., operation of her citizens I am counting on this and I am sure I will have it. My duties are plain, the people expect to see that all matters pertaining to the city's affairs go forward in a correct and business-like manner. They expect me to see that the laws are properly enforced Respect for law and it's proper enforcement causes the people of a com munity to respect each other, and the world to respect us all. Truly we all should be and are proud of our city of 133. 900 people, a progressive people, busy people. We have great manufacturing institutions in many branches, prosper ous and progressive merchants backed by great and liberal banks to furnish the wherewithal, therefore Birmingham must and will go forward.
 Necessary for Moral Progress
 Birmingham Is a Christian and God fearing city, having many churches. with their many members and supporters, and am sure she will be equally progressive in this respect; for no city can grow great commercially and endure without seeing that her morals are equally progress sive.
 Birmingham has great public school system which will grow greater; and it should, because the girls and boys ot today are the women and men of tomor- row We must see that they are properly fitted for the great duties that they will be called upon to perform.
 q could refer to many good things that our city possesses I believe I ap- preciate the importance of the obliga- tions I have taken in my oath of office. and the confidence of the people of our city in making me their mayor.
 "I shall do my duty as I see 1t and again earnestly ask the support or all good citizens"
 Appoints RyaII Private Secretary The first official act of Mayor Exum was to appoint Scudder Ryall his private secretary. His first official signature was attached to soft drink stand license for S. Scalco. The mayor then administered the oath of office to Police Commissioner James B Drake and the rest of the day he was --~-----~---~-->~---~> CONTINUED ON PAGE @