The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-06
COMMITTEE PREPARING FOR
 FIRE PROTECTION WORKERS

| Today will mark the beginning of the active preparations for the entertainment of the party of fire protection representa- tives to be in this city March IA and b. The general committee named from the several commercial and business organi- cations of the city, with H. w. Coffin as chairman, conferred yesterday afternoon In the Chamber of Commerce directors room and named the committeeman to work for the success of the business mems luncheon to be given at the city hall armory March 15.
 To address the citizens of the Birming- ham district along educative lines on the subject of protection as a fire prevention. Franklyn Wentworth, Charles MeelSs and J. H. Tregoe of New York city will ar rive here on the evening of March H. An informal reception at the Country club will be the instance of their first appear ance in this city in a social way but tho real purpose of their coming Is to be set forth at the luncheon to be given at noon the next day in the municipal building, when fully SO0 men are expected to attend The covers for this affair will be sold for DO cents each. and are open to every man who is interested in fire insur- ance, fire prevention and fire protection throughout the district. Inclusive of Bes- semer. It is announced that the visitors do not come in behalf of any specific building material or other company, bu. their aim is to further a nation wide campaign toward the elimination of fire waste in large cities and smaller com munities and strictly in accord with the institution of fire prevention day
 Mr. Franklin Wentworth, the principle speaker of the trio to talk here upon 'The Fire Waste" is executive officer of the National Fire Protection association. MT. Meeks is second vice president of the National Association of Credit Men and member of the executive committee of the Fire Protective association. MT. Tre- zoe is secretary and treasurer, as well as former president, of the National Asso- citation of Credit Men.
 H. W. Coffin, chairman of the general committee, presided over the meeting of yesterday afternoon and those pres ent were Chief A. V. Bennett of the fire department. George II. Eggleston and H. W. Coffin of the Merchants and Manufacturers association, George T. Stafford of the Builders and Traders exchange, Ben Price of the Architects association. Joseph B. Babb of the Chamber of Commerce, and R. r. Manly of the Fire Underwriters association. Committees from each organization rep resented were named to begin the pre-
 iminary essentials for the disposition of the tickets for the luncheon. The following is the individual personnel of each association committee:
 The Builders and Traders Exchanges: w H. Fleming. II. A. Lockhart, Fred Thomas, George k. Brown and P. E. Bostock
 The Merchants and Manufactures As- sociation: H. w. Coffin. George Eggle- ston J. T. Slater, k. A. Porter and B. r. Eziekel.
 The Architects Association: Hugh Martin, w. l.. Welton William T. War ren, II. B. Wheelock and D. O. Whill den.
 The Chamber of Commerce.: l. II. G. Seibles, J. D. Scruggs, J. A. Bailey, George IT, Estes and Herbert Levy. ?. R. A. Brown, J. E. Gibson, R. F. Manly, J. B. Leedy, George c. Oliver and A. A Adams.
 The chairmanship of these comittees is held by the first named man of each group and the Chamber of Commerce committees were so divided as to cover the general body of that organization in sections.