The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-01
HANSON HONORED
 AT CLUB DINNER
Business Mems Dinner at Country Club Is Rous-
 ing Success

The dinner given by the business men Of Birmingham to Victor H. Hanson, publisher of the Birmingham News, at and splendidy carried out. Over one
 hundred guests assembled around fne fes- | tive board and enjoyed to the fullest ex- tent the elegant menu served. 1 The guests included the representative business and professional interests of the city and number of out of town guests. The tables were spread in the large lall room of the club and were beautifully decorated with profusion of cut. flowers. A six course dinner was served. A. Latady was toastmaster and presided with his accustomed grace and wittiiy introduced the several speakers. In his opening remarks, MT. Latady re- ferred to the recent campaign and pre- sented the issues in a most learned and able manner. He alluded to the effort of the opposition to discredit the fundamen- the right of trial by jury. MT. Latady said that now the election was over every one should put his shoulder to the wheel and help make the BirminS- ham district the greatest on earth. In introducing MT. Hanson he paid him a high compliment for his active and ef ficient part in the recent campaign. MT. Hanson was greeted by a tre mendous outburst of applause as he arose to speak He expressed his appreciation of the spirit that had prompted the gath ering to do him honor. After referring to the causes that lead up to the recent campaign MT. Hanson compimented the citizens of Jefferson county on the great victory attained He spoke hopefully of better conditions in every branch relating to the welfare of the community and strongly urged spirit of unity and CO., operation that would tend to the making of great and prosperous city. Tn referring to the part that news paper played in the upbuilding of community, he said that the first duty of a newspaper was to print the news, pro- vided. of course, that 1t was fit to print, regardless of whether it would suit every body or not.
 Mir Hanson paid tribute to the news paper worker and stated that the average reporter does more, does 1t better and gets less in money and glory than any other worker of corresponding importance in any other field.
 He spoke of independent journalism and
 
 whatever reverses may be suffered by newspaper in politics, if it was fair and honest in it's opinions that the apprecia- tion of the public seldom fails to make it. self manifest in the growth of both cir culaton and advertising
 MT Hanson's address was able and well received by the assembled guests. He was given much applause at the conclu- sion of his fine address.
 The toastmaster then introduced Gull pepper Exum. MT. Exum made a happy address which was well received by the lassembage. Mir. Exum referred to the recent conditions existing under prohibit ton and stated that while he had no criticisms of those who differed with him on the prohibition question he felt certain but to be imperative. He pledged his earnest support to the excise commission CTS. whoever they might be, in the en- forcement of the law and the proper regulation of the liquor question.
 Short talks were made by J. D. Kirk patrick, NJ. M. Uilman, Joseph Y. Allen, Crawford Johnson, Archie Henderson. Dr. Heflin. Eugene Brown, E. w. Wikerson, K. A Brown, W. B. Leedy, Leon Fried man, and others.
 Each speaker spoke in the most optimis- tic terms of the future outlook of the Birmingham district There was rot a harsh or unknd word said about the opposition but the trend of every speak CT was for the building up of better and bigger Birmingham.