The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
DALLAS FORMS GOOD
 ROAD ASSOCIATION c. Kirkpatrick Is Elected as
 President TO LOCATE ORPHANAGE Appointed to Determine More Central Location for Methodist Institution-Trigg Is Taken
 to Perry County
TO LOCATE ORPHANAGE

Selma, December 20.-tSpecial.) )-The Dallas county Good Roads association was organized at a mass meeting of the citizens of the county, which was held in the courthouse at 12 o'clock today. The meeting was attended by only a small number of citizens of the county but those present showed con- siderable enthusiasm on the question of good roads and there is little doubt but that in the next few weeks the organization will have & membership in the neighborhood of 500. After the permanent organization had been formed the officers of the asso- citation were elected and are as fol- lows:
 c. Kirkpatrick, president; W. T. Att kins, first vice president; M. F. Smith, second vice president; J. W. Pickering, third vice president; J. B. Maxwell, fourth vice president B. J. Schuster. fifth vice president; Morgan Richards, secretary. and Houston Armstrong, treasurer.
 The meeting was called to order shortly after 12 o'clock by Maj. V. B. Atkins who was one of the delegates to the recent meeting of the State Good Roads association held in Birmingham last fall. Major Atkins stated the ob- ject of the meeting and of the good which the organization would do in the county In the building of roads which would be of benefit to all citi- zens. He said that recently the people of the state had voted a good roads amendment to the constitution and which would be an important issue in the next administration. The perfect ing of the organization would go a long. ways In securing for the county the share which Dallas should get from that fund as the county was one of the largest taxpayers in the state and that the association would also enter tain the state association which would meet in Selma next October.
 j. B. Ellis was selected temporary chairman and Morgan Richards tempor- arv secretary MT. Ellis, w. B. Craig and W. c. Billingslea each spoke upon different phases of such an organiza- tion and the work on good roads which was being done in the county
 w. T. Atkins then moved that the Dallas County Good Roads association be organized and that the chair appoint committee of five to draft a set of bylaws and a constitution. This com mittee was appointed as folows. " B. Atkins. L. M. Hooper W. B. Craig, w L. Kirkpatrick and W. c. Agee. who retired and after short while report ed the constitution and bylaws which were adopted.
 W. T. Atkins told of plans for the en- tertainment of the state organization. He suggested that on the occasion Selma could entertain 10000 visitors and that President Taft and the gov ernors from the surrounding states be invited to attend and make addresses during the two days' session. Dr. T. 2. Howard addressed the meeting upon the work of the state association. which had been held in Birmingham
 c. Kirkpatrick made a most effective address to the meeting and asked the hearty cooperation of all in the work which the organization would under take for the cause of good roads in the county.
 During the meeting three permanent committees were named but each of these committees are incomplete and Will be added to IS the membership of the association increases. Those named today were as follows:
 On mem bership J. L. Clay. w 1 Kirkpatrick, M. H. Day, L. M Hooner E. E. Todd, W. W. Berry. This com mittee will be increased by a member iron each beat in the county.
 Legislative committee: M s. Smith w. j. Rountree, J. Topper, WiIes Hardy ". W. Quarles, J. T. Potter
 Publicity and progress committee: I B. Ellis, R. W. Little, R. l. Moore. I s. Lamar, c. R. Beers, H. c. Coates and J. P. Stevens.