The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
MESSAGES PRAISE
PRESS CLUB PLANS
Some Received Yesterday
From Distant Cities
LIST GROWING FAST
Nearly Half of Contemplated Mem
bership Already in Sight-Prompt
Acceptance or Declination is
Requested
LIST GROWING FAST

| Seventy-five formal aceeptanees of in
vltations to association membership in tho
new Press club were received yesterday
| The acceptances came pouring into the
| temporary offices of the Press club, To-
Gated at Rooms 440-44t Brown Marx build
! ing. The responses of yesterday and those
previously announced ran the total far
above the number that was anticipated
! by the invitation committee in so short a
time These, with the newspaper men
of Birmingham composing the active
membership in the Press club bring the
number up to about half the total resi-
dent allowance
| 1t has been stated that account OF
the request that all checks for initiation
| fee be dated November /, replies to In
vitations were not expected until about
that time. Such an understanding is err
roneous as the invitation committees
wishes to receive declinations or accept
ances as soon as possible
From all parts of the country and espe-
cially this district, the Press club is re-
ceiving assurances that the plans formu-
lated will result in one of the most at
tractive propositions that have ever been
handled in this section Of the country.
Many Messages Received
| The messages received yesterday in
cuded some from salt a.ake, one from
Atlantic City. one from Asbury Park, one
| from New York and other points in the
United States They We're from Birming-
ham citizens who are spending the sum-
mer away from Birmingham, but who
are running no chances of being left out
of the list of those joining with the
newspaper men of Birmingham to make
the Press club the biggest affair of its
kind in the whole country.
Locally the interest is Just as great.
Acceptances of invitations issued bring as
rule short note of commendation for
the new skyscraper club room plan.
/ l. f. Young of the Young & Vann Co.
who accepted an invitation of the commits
tee makes this comment Il deem it
! quite a pleasure to have the privilege OF
getting a membership in this organiza-
tion and wish you every possible sue
cess"
Fred NJ Jackson says. II appreciate
the courtesy and have accepted as per
the inclosed card l thank you again
and wish much success to the new or
ganization"
| DIR. Walter F. Scott in accepting his in
vitation sent this bouquet: Many thanks
| for your invitation to Become asso-
! clste member of the Press club. / know
the club will be a great success"
| Richard w Massey wires from salt
| Lake city: "A move in the right direc-
tion. Please enroll my name
| William j. Penhalegon OF the Republic
company says: Il wish TO thank you for
our invitation and enclose acceptancs
and properly filled out application blank"
W. II. Harrell of the American Radiator
company. says: II accept with pleasure.
| Please accept my thanks for your kind
ness. l know 1t will be great sue
| cess"
Launched Fine Proposition
| DR., NJ. p. Northington in accepting his
| invite tion says in note to the Invitation
committee: II take great pleasure IN
/ sending in my application as per Your
invitation | think you have launched 8.
/ fine proposition, and l will be very proud
to he associated with you"
Judge Jelks cabaniss in accepting bis
/ invitation says: 'rhe invitation extend-
ed to me is appreciated. l feel sure that
the club will fill long felt need in Bir-
mingham and trust that it will have
| most successful existence"
| Charles w Lutz of the American Steel
| and Wire company, Fairfield, says in ac-
! oepting his invitation II wish to add
that l am more than pleased to be favored
with an invitation to join and believe that
| you will have one of the very best clubs
The excerpts given above are only
very few of the many kind things that
| have been said of the efforts of the News
| paper elubsto launch the proposition in
the Jeffers County Savings bank build
| ing. Tie Attest interest and encourage
ment have heen given the club and as
tho days pass that interest and encourage
ment are constantly growing,
To Hear Complaints September II
| City Commissioner Weatherly's reso-
luton calling for a public hearing on
the service being rendered the public
by the Bell Telephone company was
adopted by the commission yesterday
and the hearing set for September 10.
Complaints were formally placed before
the commission some time ago by Arlie
Barber. Both sides of the case will be
heard on the date set.
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| Fire at Frisco Freight House
| An ugly blaze in the freight offices
of the Frisco railroad yesterday MORN
ing was checked before it did any ex-