The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-08

merce of Birmingham memoralizes the
United States Steel corporation to Justify
the faith and confidence we have mani
Tested in the honesty of their purpose in
acquiring control of the Tennessee Coal,
hon and Railroad company, by at once
eouipping the wire and rod mill with ma
chinery and putting same in operation
without unnecessary delay, and that the
president of the chamber is hereby In
structed to transmit a copy of this me-
n orial to Chairman Il. H. Gary for con-
sideration by his executive board
The amendments TO the constitution and
bylaws recommended by the recent con-
ference some weeks ago were unanimous
ly adopted yesterday on the motion of
II. Motion. The amendment follows:
Amendment No. 2-Substitute for
| article TO- sections and 8.
Section .. At regular meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce, not less than 80
days prior TO the annual election, a nomi-
mating committee consisting of not less
| than seven members, none of whom shall
be officers or directors of the Chamber
of Commerce, shall be elected, or may be
appointed by the president.
Section 8. The nominating committee
| shall prepare a list of officers, directors
and trustees to be elected Cor the ensuing
year, and it may, If deemed proper by it.
nominate two entire tickets to be voted
| upon DN lDt IlHtilDtTS Ol llic 1lldlhpti VI
! Commerce"
New Members Elected
| Seven new members were elected: II
e. Linthicum. A. e. Nelson, c. S. Good
win, w. j. kirkpatrick. Louis Arnstein,
| A. o. NonHerbusis and Robert NJ. Smith.
| The board of directors appointed the
| following special committee to have
| charge of arrangements for the meeting
of Commodore A ". Wadheims on Feb
ruray 2S Sterling A. Wood, A. c. Houzer
and E. II. Cabaniss.
| The judges of the annual election here
reported and the board unanimously ac-
cepted the report. w. p. G. Harding
| who is a director, and who was elected
president, spoke briefly on the judges
report in which he said:
"To my mind the administration o;
John w. Sibley has been highly success
| full, If not the most successful of any
previous administrations. l will do to
| the utmost of my ability to emulate the
success of Mr.. Sibley and surpass him
| il possible"
| Following the remarks of Mr.. Hard
ing President Sibley called to the at
| tention OF the directors that at a meet
| ing of the Chamber of Commerce on Feb
ruary II. 1910, the late Rev. ]. Il. Plunke'
| delivered a eulogy on the late Rufus n
Rhodes and made the suggestion that a
|
halls of the Chamber of Commerce. Pres
ident Sibley recalled to the directors that
at that time the matter was favorabls
discussed but nothing since that time hao
been done.
| He asked of the directors to take the
matter up at once. The directors re-
sponded to President Sibleys appeal
iby unanimously authorizing the stand
| ing miscellaneous committee to take VI
the matter at once and whsn a suitable
ldesign was decided on to order the
tablet which will be of bronze and
inscribed with data an the life OF Cen
eral Rhodes, whom MIR. Sibley described
as 1.-THE man that made the Chamber OF
Commerce possible in birmingham
The miscellaneous committee is as fol-
llows:, Paschal Shook, chairman G.. Il
Rogers. A. A. Adams. John IL. Frye and
IL. ]. Rust This committee will take VI
the matter at once and arrange suita-
ble ceremonies and exercises when the
bronze tablet is erected.
Oscar c. Turner. the general chair
man Of the Pot-Latch committee, re-
lported to the directors of the great
progress the committee was making Oh
1.-The celebration in honor of the return
of prosperity to the Birmingham dis
tlSct. which takes place in April. Mr.
Turner reported that he would sigf
contracts for about 25 floats and other
necessary adjuncts of pageants today
and that everything else in connection
with the celebration was moving
1 lbriSkly
Following Mr. Turner's report ths
meeting adjourned.