The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-22
"SHOW OFF" SLOGAN WILL GET RESULTS ON FRIDAY NIGHT Birmingham Pantry" Will Be a Feature at Jeffer-
 son Theatre
LADIES WILL HELP
 TO LAUD THE SCHEME
President Sibley Asks Every Manu. facturer and Merchant to Show His Wares at This
 Weeks Show

The sincerity of Birmin sham merchants
 in the Trade in Birmingham arguments
 is to be thoroughly tested by President
 John W. Sbley of the Chamber of Con-
 nerce at the big rally meeting to be held ! Friday night at the Jefferson theatre.
 President Sibley has sent personal letters
 to all the merchants of the city who are
 members of the chamber stating that this
 IS their time 10 show off or forever after
 hold their peace"
 l Letters also were sent out yesterday to
 all members of the chamber asking them | to signify their intention in regard to ate | tending Friday night. These were post
 calds rather than letters a new feature | naugurated hy Secretary Radcliffe. The ! only thing necessary for the man receY- 1 iag one was for him 10 sign his name and ill in hlauh stating how many people 1 he is going Ia bring with him. lt WIS one of the double postcard arrangemen,s.
 vth halfsof the card to be torn of. tan .au.e being Il complete postcard ready t. mal
 one nt tAe important features of tne
 meeting Friday night k to be the pi cs-
 ente sf the Edles, wiNes an1 frptds ! eh, tll a4Lsis n lt4s connection. Alrs j.
 l|, EciI ot Alablmi State Fair fame MI ! da,s o.de Ter direction display of Bd. nngham pioducts to be calleI The Bii-
 mn,ham pantr9," This will be simiia' tu but not I duplicate of the Made in | nlnshani Pantry shown recently at ,lt State Fair II will contain all the art cles and foodstuffs that are made in
 ,umnsham which can be used by Bir- mngham housewife in her kitchen pantry. This exhibit will be in the shape of the letter "Nt with the open part of the letter facing the audience After the Treatments are served on the stage Fri day evening. the audience will be seated in the pit of the theatre, the orchestra being reserved for the men and the gallery for the women. and the speakers of the occasion will be seated inside the letter "" formed by the exhibit.
 The programme of speakers has not been completed but among the addresses to be made is one by Mrs. c. P. Orr on Birmingham food products. in which she will emprasize the trade in Birmingham ] spirit what 1t means to product. and
 consumer. John l.. Parker. Dr. J. H. Phillips and others are arranging the edu- 1 cational feature of the programme and
 this will be announced later.
 1 The letter mailed to the merchant members of the chamber yesterday bY President Sibley Is as follows:
 October 21. 1912. | 'Gentlemen-At the rally meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to be held at the Jefferson theatre on Friday, the 25th inst, there will be displayed on the stage model pantry of Birming-
 ham made products This will be in charge of Mrs. J. B. Reid, who handlcJ a similar proposition for the State Fair.
 She will call to see you regarding your
 making an exhibit on this occasion. "f feet sure that we can count upon your hearty cooperation from tho
 standpoint of civic pride. as well as from self-lnterest. Birmingham man. ufacturers have been prone to complain bitterly that our people do not pat
 ronize home products as they should. The ultimate consumer replies that the home manufacturer does not properly
 advertise his goods The Chamber of
 Commerce Is giving you an opportuni- ty to meet this complaint It's for you
 to show off your products or forever after hold your peace Yours faithfully,
 JOHN W. SHELBY. President"