The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
BIG CROWD PRESENT
! AT ANNUAL MEETING
OF COUNTRY CLUB
Tutwiler Reelected Presi-
dent and Cabaniss Vice
President
DETAILS OF THE NEW
LEASE ANNOUNCED
Percy, kettig, Seibels and Baugh Are
New Directors-InitiatiOn Fee Is
Raised to S200-Membershi
Limited to 625

For the first time in its history the
Country club reelected last night a re-
firing president. thus arranging so one
man could serve more than one term.
That man was Major Edward MacGruder
Tutwiler who has been president one
year and who was again last night given
the reins of office for another term.
Without a dissenting voice and amid
applause from the largest crowd that
ever attended an annual election the Sc
lection of Major Tutwiler was made
Following the putting of the vote for
president by the vice president, e. IL
Cabaniss. the election for the office OF
vice president was taken up. For the
first time in its history the Country club
elected a vice president to serve sec
ond term. That man was f. II. Caba-
Mss. The directors elected were: W. r.
]. Dunn II. G. Seibels, David Roberts,
Jr., r. H. Baugh, Walker Percy and
w II. Kettig.
Major Tutwiler expressed his deep APP
probation for the honor. He said that
under any circumstances even less happy
than the occasion of last night he would
have indorsed the idea of making the
term for two years. He pointed out
that the second term of service would
allow the club to profit by the first year s
experience. Mr.. Cabaniss felicitated the
club upon the fine reports made and said
that no city in the "whole world pos
sessed such an admirable country club
as Birmingham. That opinion he said
was not original with him, although he
concurred in it. but was first expressed
by Henry Waite, now chief engineer
for the city of Cincinnati, who was for
some time a member of the club while
superintendent of the Seaboard in this
city.
Short Speeches Made
The president called upon several MEM
bers of the club present for short speeches
after the election of the directors. Mr..
Dunn and Mr.. Roberts were reelected,
while Mr. Percy, Mr. Kettig. Mr.. Seibels
and Mr.. Baugh are new directors. Mr..
Baugh and Mr.. Roberts tied for the long
term and settled that question by Tipping
a coin Mr.. Roberts called heads and
won the long term and Mr.. Baugh Sc
cured the short term.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Exum, Rob-
ert Brown, Mr. Kettig, Mr.. Roberts, Mr..
kolb, Harry Jones, Henry B. Gray and
others.
During the speeches this tribute was
paid to Major Tutwiler, who was so sig
nally honored
II give you gentlemen, to Major Tut
wiler; who combines in one personality
the intellect that we reverence, the gen
tlemanly instincts that we admire, the
broad and reaching sympathy that we
appreciate and the clean and perfect
manhood that we love"
Major TutwiIer's Report
The report of Major Tutwiler showing
the condition of the club and covering
all the projected improvements follows
II congratulate the club on the goot
showing made in the past year.
I'VE have paid off $1,000 of our first
mortgage bonds, leaving 5000 yet to be
paid and have decreased the amount due
the banks S11, 600 Our second mortgage
bonds, amounting to $1,000. are due MAY
49, of this year, but all of the holders
except one for 5000 have consented to
let them run until the first mortgag &c
bonds have been paid off, which will be
in e15 We can then either issue new
first mortgage bond covering all of our
indebtedness or if our condition iustifies
it we can pay off the second mortgage.
As per the secretary and treasurer's re-
port we have total bonded Indebtedness
OF $lS,o0o, owe the banks $1,000 and have
surplus of $66O9i.59. We made profit
in the past year of $11,00993
For more than a year your board of
governors has been endeavoring to ex-
tend its lease from the Realty company
1t is my pleasure to announce that we
have recently obtained an eXtention of
10 years. and on what We consider very
favorable terms. The new lease will ex-
pire April /, 1888, and it includes all the
property in the previous lease and in ad-
EDITION runs down to Highland avenue on
the west and to Clairmont avenue on the
north. This includes two 90 good dwell
ing houses. one of which is now occupied
by our secretary and the other is lust
below the lake. The rental of these
houses amounts to nearly $500 per year,
Nearly 100 acres of land is included in
the new lease.
''As our city is growing rapidly and