The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-16
Is Enthusiastic Over Project
for Ideal Press Club in
Birmingham
TO BE SHOW PLACE
FOR ALL VISITORS
First List of Invitations Will Be
Mailed Today and Further Names
are Now Being Compiled

George G. Crawford, president of the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany. is the first man in Birmingham
to accept formally his invitation to be-
come an associate member of the new
Press club.
Those who know the Tennessee Coal
and Iron president are fully aware of his
disinclination to give out statements
or to be quoted in the newspapers. 1t
is only something of extraordinary mo-
ment that causes him to consent to be
quoted. However, his attitude toward
the Birming CHAM Press clubs permanent
home on the twenty-fifth floor and the
roof garden of the 25-story Jefferson
County Savings bank skyscraper proved
one of the extraordinary occasions.
He was very enthusiastic about the
plans which are outlined in the invi-
tations, a few of which will be mailed
this morning, and said nothing would
prevent the complete success of the
Press club If its operation measures up
to the outlined programme.
Unusually Attractive
THE plans of the Press club as l
understand them" said Mr.. Crawford,
strike me as being unusually attrac-
tive. 1 am in hearty sympathy with the
proposition and gladly accept the in
vitation extended to become an associ-
ate member of the Press club.
THE location is superb, the view OBJ
tainable from that height and the gen
eral comforts of the place will appeal
!, Ill. IL at.
munity. l have no intention of telling
anyone what he should do, but l ac-
cept my invitation to become an as
sociate member of the Press club for
the reason that no visitor can be more
appropriately entertained downtown
than at this club, and in no other way
can he be shown the district so plainly
or so well. l believe that the club will
become one of the best institutions of
its kind in the south. l am informed
the service will be excellent and the
personnel of the members will be care
fully looked after. Success will there
fore be assured the Press club. The
newspaper men are to be congratulated
upon their courage and their public
spirit in promoting such plan"
Provisions for Ladies
President Crawford Is a widely trav-
eled man and yesterday could recall no
club in this country which was so
ideally situated or which appealed so
strongly to the men of community.
He was Interested to know that by
special ruling of the governors ladies
would be permitted on the roof gar
den and that special arrangements
would be made for their comfort when
visiting the Press club.
Those Interested in the Press club
and who have gazed up at the new
building have mistaken some small
windows near the roof as those of the
Press club. On account of the small
ness OF those windows some thought
perhaps the Press club would be poorly
lighted The facts are that the ex-
tremely large windows that are now
visible are the windows of the Press
clubs main floor. The small windows
are those of the mezzanine landing by
which the roof garden cafe is reached.
1t was announced yesterday by the
invitation committee of the Press club
that the first list of invitations would
be issued this morning. Another list is
in process of compilation which will be
passed upon by the invitation commit
tee. which will meet at The Age-Her-
aid office tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. That list will be recommended
to the board of governors scheduled TO
hold a meeting Monday afternoon at
o'clock.