The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-29
AD CLUB WILL NOT
 SELL AUTOMOBILE Rescinds Action Regarding Method of Raising Funds
 for Delegates

At the Ad club luncheon yesterday at 1 o'clock at the Newspaper club the mem bers rescinded their action of last week in regard to selling an automobile to se- | cure funds to send delegates to the na- tional convention of Ad clubs in Toronto l on June 26. The reversal was made on chairman of the board of directors acting for the board MT. sterne pointed out that not only would the club he viola ting principles for which 1t stood. but the raffle would be in violation of the laws of the city of Birmingham and of the state of Alabama.
 II. D. Cullen of the on-to-Toronto com mittee of the club arose and made mo- tion to the effect that the club reverse itself on the proposition to raffle the au- automobile, and without dissenting vote or any discussion the motion was passed
 President Sparrow of the club says that local delegates will attend the con vention In Toronto. We don't know vet how we'll get the money, but Bir~ mingham is going to be represented" hs said Ii Is believed the club will stage "Gridiron" dinner in the near future for
 
 tive plans having been made along this line
 r. II. Earle, chairman of the on-to-To- ronto committee, at the luncheon asked that the present committee be dissolved and another appointed. He said that 1t had offered several suggestions as to ways and means of securing the money to the club, all of which had been dis carded. The committee now feels that 1t has done as much as possible, and MT. Earle said that ideas were sadly lacking. President Sparrow said tHaf .s
 tee was composed of the strongest men in the club and refused to dismiss It. It will contlnua to work on the matter of securing sufficient amount to send Birmingham's representatives to Toronto
 On the programme yesterday were George Huddleston, Hugo L. Black and Robert Jemison, ST. Mir. Jemison sus- tafhed a fall from a horse on Monday afternoon and for this reason was un- able to be present at the lunch. The programme was somewhat broken up because he was to lead the other speakers along the line that Birming- ham should be made a cleaner city; that it had secured much unsavory ad- vertising because of the criminals housed here. Hugo L. Black was to follow MT. Jemison by telling what he as the new county solicitor, would do to help remedy the conditions MT. Huddleston's topic was What I Win Do to Advertise Birmingham in Con- gress"
 Mir. Huddleston was the first speaker and said that he would do everything nna hI. t. ,rt alt,.r and that he would aid in any way in advertising this city favorably.
 MT. Black, following MT. Huddleston said In part. You people advertise Birmingham because you want 1t to be a good city. The best way to advertise Birmin gham is that 1t is a good town to live in. Heretofore 1t has been ad- vertised as the greatest known resort for people to die in. There can be no question but that the ideal town to live in Is where people respect the law, "The idea has gone forth that Bir- people, and some people have an idea that Birmingham Is the worst place to live in in the world.
 "I want in the next four years, and I expect, with the assistance of you gentlemen, to advertise Birmingham az good town to live in; as a town where thugs ana criminals do not dom- mate and do not control; as town where people obey and respect the laws. l can't do 1t unless the people disseminate the idea of law enforce ment. It Is up to the people to serve on juries when they are called It is up to the people to talk about law en- forcement and help to the end that it is enforced"
 MT. Huddleston and Mir. Black re- ceived a standing vote of thanks from the club and were unanimously elected to honorary membership.