The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
BEAVERS TO MEET
NEXT IN ATLANTA
J.N.Piazza Elected Supreme
President of the Order
REPORTS ARE HEARD
Committee Appointed to Revise Con-
stitutiOn and By-Laws-Enjoy-
able Banquet Last Night.
Optimistic Outlook

pdHluet tefuefeu last night at the Hotel
Hillman to the delegates to the supreme
convention of the Independent Order of
4 Beavers now in session in Birmingham.
The banquet followed the election of su-
preme officers for the ensuing year and
closed the second day of the present ses-
sion. The closing exercises will be held
this morning al the Beavers hall and af-
ter the regular business is transacted
ana all reports made, the most successful
convention of the supreme body in the
history of the order will be brought to
Close.
The banquet was attended by delegates
haihng from every southern state and all
thesspeakers were loud in their praise of
Tho royal manner in which they had been
erlertained and of the hospitality of the
people of Birmingham Prof. j. II. Nc
Suh-en of Vicksburg, Miss, was toast
nla4tAr, and filled the position admirably.
His =. PRODUCTION OF the several speakers
was apt and witty, each speaker being
assigned subject that was appropriate
10 him or his connection with the order
During the courses. which were splendid
lY serve, the speakers were called upon
and eacn responded with impromptu
sn eches that We're much enjoyed.
w. C. Munday of Atlanta responded
to- the toast of Fifty seven varities of
Hot Air. toast he was we'll qualified
by nature ana inclination to expound, II
was said. oil. r. b. Howard OF Vicks-
burg. replied to "Beaverdom,n in which
he paid a high tribute to the principles
and purposes of the order. AS he was
called upon while in the act of dissecting
fried chicken. he cut his speech short
as he was anxious to beat the waiter to
his unfinished platter
W. 7. Holt of Mobile responded TO the
toast of Patriotism" He prefaced his
remarks by apologizing for omitting to
ask a blessing before the banquet as
was his bounded duty as supreme chap
lair- His talk was of very high order
aus he warmly praised the hospitality Of
this local Beavers and the people of the
city.
:. r. McMichael of Atlanta was called
uron to respond TO the toast of Bach
eers, Antique and Otherwise" While
he looked the part he insisted he was a
bachelor from Choice which. he avered,
was more than. some of the members
present could sy.
Ther Silent Member
-. ". saxon OIL memphis spoke on the
"Silent Member" bis speech was one OF
the most enjoyable talks of the evening.
He said that if speech was silver silence
golden and therefore the most va1u-
able.
j. d. Thomas OF Birmingham was an
other eloquent speaker. He was not as
signed any subject. so he made his talk
extremely brief
. Mrs W. E. 1'ruitticher was called upon
and gracefully responded with toast to
the Beavers" :"
J. n. Piazza of Vicksburg. who was
elected supreme president of the order,
responded to the toast "Our Order" He
expressed his appreciation sof the high
honor that had been conferred him
and stated that his purpose would be to
advance the interests of the order to the
full extent of his power and ability. He
congratulated the members of the order
for the setting ASIDE of individual prefer
e1ces for the cause of harmony and pre-
d.,ted the meeting in Birmingham would
~ Ne shining mark in the future his
tesN of the order.
nv n. Fruitticher of Birmingham one
or the founders OF the order also COM
nj ,,nded the members for arriving at a
harmonious solution of the seeming diff
cultes that presented themselves at the
beginning of the session. and predicted
great prowth interest and membership
In the coming years
W. C. Clark of Vicksburg. past supreme
secretary, spoke of the progress the Beav-
ers had made during the past two years
in which he had been secretary. He ex-
pressed his appreciation for the many
kindnesses that had been extended him
by the members of the order
Thomas p. Lynch responded to the toast
"Out of Order" He made witty and
characteristic speech exemplifying the
fact that an Irishman was always there
hath han rspfia IL
very much enjoyed"
j. G.. Sharrard and l.. T.. Spengler sang
duet which nearly caused riot. Harry
English looked wise and said nothing.
The toas stmaster made the closing speech
In which he culled the choicest flowers
from the garden of rhetoric, entwi-
ing them into fragrant and beautiful
garland which he laid at the feet of south
ern vomanhood The banquet was then
closed ending one of the most enjoyable
feature of the Beavers convention.
Features of Meeting
At the session yesterday the reports of
the several supreme officers and work
ing committees were read and adopted.
that of W. c. Clark, past secretary, was
said to be the best and most complete
ever made in the history of the order
committee was appointed to recommend
new regala for the order to report at the
next regular meeting. A committee was
appointed to revise the constitution and
bylaws
The nomination and election was held
and resulted as follows:
Supreme President, j. n. Piazza, Vicks-
burg. Miss.
Supreme vice president, Sam Jones,
Chattanooga. Tenn
Past supreme president, Prof j. H.
Culken, Vicksburg. Miss.
Past supreme secretary. r. b. Howard,
Vicksburg, Miss.
Past supreme treasurer, d. w. Saxon,
Memphis Tenn.
Past supreme chaplain, w. I. Holt,
Mobile
Past supreme guide, DR.. A. L. Hunter,
Atlanta. 4, ss;,s7 - w.. f1s tslt
Past supreme sentinel F. w. Fruit
ticher. Birmingham.
Past supreme guardian, Lester Dee,
birmingham.
Past supreme councillor, w. c. Munday,
Atlanta.
Past supreme organizer Harry w. Eng
lish,f Birmingham.
Past supreme trustees. ]. r. McMchael,
Atlanta, three years; Thomas p Lynch,
Mobile. two years; J. A. Canale, Menu
phis, one year.
Permanent members of the supreme
dam: II. w. English, J. English. H. NJ,
Dozier, w. H.. Fruitticher w. f. Kent,
e. l.. Higdon, l.. w. Friedman, r. s..
Ragland, j. B. Bicknell and Harry
Haynes. ssfs
Atlanta was selected as the next place
for .the supreme lodge Ito meet A pleas.
ant feature of the session was the cleo
tion of Prof. ]. II. Culken as past su-
preme president This lis the first time
in the history of the order. that this
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