The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-21
Want Crawford to Lecture


 tension work that IS being carried on by means of illustrated lectures and referred to Secretary Raaclines good work Ill this connection lie sad that he under stood George Goroton Crawford had pre- pared at hls personal expense an illus trated lecture on the steel industry. Alter some discussion ltrskine Ramsay moved that MT. Crawford be invited to deliver his lecture belorc the Chamber of Commerce at d time to be decided later LnGs was adopted.
 ]. h. .Muure presented the board of di- Tectors With q record of the mInutcs of the nrst meeting oi the old Board or Trade, when was formed in Birmingham in lss3. The old minute book is in good conditlon. but tho binding Is somewhat worn. The directors voted MT. Moore and J. A, Vanhoose, who was president of the old organization, a vote Of thanKs for the relic of t5lrminghams first civie organization. and instructed Secretary aadeline to have the book bound.
 Two new members were elected as fol- lows: Burr Blackburn and Brinton K. Fisk, after which the directors adjourned to the auditorium, where was held the general monthly meeting
 One of the first matters to be brought UP was that of whether or not the local Chamber of Commerce should go on rec ord IS not fayoring the bill for the pre- yention of 'interlocking directorates as originally drawn and as it is now pend- ing before Congress.
 sydney Bowie, who was to report on the matter, at the last moment found it impossible to attend the meeting, but w. r. q. Harding proposed that it be taken up without Mir. BoWies presence Mr Harding in his talk regarding the bill said that judging from some of tile statements printed in some of the Wash ington newspapers President Wilson was opposed to the bill in it's original form and has intimated to the House Judiciary committee that amendments would be de- sirable. Mir Harding said that in his Judgment the bill as originally drawn up would be an infringement of the personal rights of citizens in that it prevented them from becoming directors in as many com panies as they saw fit. President. Shook expressed agreement with MT. Harding's 8 views, and the discussion became gen eral.
 Bill Is Condemned
 After some discussion, Webb w. Craw- ford moved that a resolution similar to that adopted by the Montgomery and At lanta Chamber of Commerce be adopted by the local organization. and a copy forwarded to the Alabama delegation in Congress. The resolution condemns prac- tically all of that part of the proposed bill which prevents bankers from being directors in railroads, or railroad men from being directors in other corporations
 Judge Alvin NJ. Douglass, chairman of the acquaintance committed, made an ad- dress in which he said it was the duty of his committee to see that members of the Chamber of Commerce became ac- quainted with each other. He said that this could best be brought about if the older members would cultivate the new ones and suggested that if this were lone it would result in q greater spirit of CO., operation in the work of the chamber.
 The matter of the time for holding the monthly meetings-afternoon or evening resulted in compromise.
 There are to be two Of the monthly meetings in each quarter held in the aft ernoon at f o'clock. The third meet ing of the quarter is to be held in the evening and will be repletc with interest ing features. Special programmes will be prepared to make the night meeting