The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-30
LARGE AUDIENCE IS
EXPECTED TO HEAR
BARRETT AND OWENS
Will Address Chamber of
Commerce on Panama
Canal and Southern
Commercial Congress

In spite of the fact that there will
will be considerable competition to the
Chamber of Commerce meeting at the
auditorium at o'clock this evening,
chamber officials believe that there will
be a good crowd present to hear the
addresses of Director Manager John
Barrett of the Pan-American union, and
Manager Director Clarence ]. owens of
the Southern Commercial congress. Re-
freshments and cigars will be served
Secretary w c. Radcliffe of the Cham
Der of Commerce laid emphasis yester-
day on the fact that this an open and
public meeting. 1t is given under the
auspices of the Chamber of Commerce,
but Is not a chamber meeting, anyone
and everyone who is interested being at
liberty and welcome to attend. President
Harding has sent out the special in
vitations to the committee of 100 which
was named some time ago to represent
Birmingham al the congress in Mobile
next month and Secretary Radcliffe has
sent out engraved invitations to every
other member of the chamber.
Secretary Radcliffe and Walker Percy,
chairman of the commercial congress
special committee Of 100, will meet Mr.
Barrett and Mr.. Owens at the train this
evening and will take them to dinner
before the meeting begins. The distin-
guished guests will arrive about o'clock
and after the meeting will leave for
Memphis. They are making a tour of
the southern states in an effort to
arouse interest in the Southern CONNER
cial congress which convenes next
month in Mobile and at which will be
President Woodrow Wilson and other
distinguished guests.
Director Barrett will deliver an ad-
dress tonight on 'fThe Panama Canal
and Pan-American Commerce; what they
mean to Birmingham, and Mr.. Owens
will speak briefly on the Southern
Commercial Congress"
Cards Being Mailed Out
Cards with a picture of John Barrett
on the address side and the words: 'Bir-
mingham and the Big Canal" are be-
chamber. On the reverse side is the fol-
lowing:
Birmingham and the Canal; Southern
Commercial Congress-:
Birmingham Is bound to profit by the
operation OF the Panama canal now so
near an actually. 1t will profit in in
creased business and in other ways. No
one is more aDle TO tell us how and
where we shall be benefited than Hon..
John Barrett of Washington, director
general of the Pan-American union. He
will speak to the Chamber of Commerce,
Tuesday evening, September So 1913,
Chamber of Commerce auditorium, 8
clock.
His subject is. The Panama Canal
and Pan-American Commerce: what
they mean to Birmingham With Mr.
Barrett is Mr.. Clarence j. Owens of
Washington, managing director of the
Southern Commercial congress, which
meets in Mobile in October and which
will entertain President Woodrow Wilson
for day This meeting is one of the
most important ever held in the south
ern states, and will be attended by gov
ernors of many states. Director owens
also will talk to us briefly. This is the
first time we have been able to use our
auditorium for many months. President
Harding says: Tell every member
want him or her there It's the fall
get-together meeting. Refreshments will
be served. Cordially yours,
WILLIAM C. RADCLIFFE,
General Secretary
Re-opening of chamber auditorium"