The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
mo VISITORS TO Be
. ADMITTED TO PRESS
CLUB DURING WEEK
Quarters Given Over to Fur
nishers and Decorators
for Next Few Days
NOW HOPE TO HAVE
OPENING ON FEB. 10
Cafe Chairs and Tables Installed
Yesterday and Work Will Now
Go Forward Very
Rapidly
PRESS CLUB PHONES

Club rooms. 2sd floor, Main !:
: 5266
! Ladies' mezzanine, oath floor !;
! e: Main 5267
Cafe roof garden. 25th floor. i.
| g: Main 526S. /;
On account of the installation of the
furnishings of the Press club on its three
floors in the Jefferson County Bank build
ing there will be no visitors admitted
during this week to the club floors.
This decision was reached yesterday
afternoon when the club officers were
formally advised by the building man.
agement that the quarters were in charge
of the board of governors.
Late yesterday afternoon the furniture
began to arrive and by nightfall PRACTICAL
ly all of the specially designed dining
room furnishings were in place. The cafe
is at this time securely locked and to-
day no person will be admitted to the
club.
| The carpets will be laid during the week,
furnishings and draperies will be placed
and the entire space will be peopled with
decorators and employees rushing forward
the final touches.
| 1t is announced that the house commit
tee of the Press club will have a meet
ing with William C. Weston the arehi-
| tect, tomorrow at which meeting the for
NAL opening day will be arranged and
| announced. Some of the Press club Of
hcials think it will be February 10. That
date depends upon facts brought to light
at the meeting tomorrow. The officers
announce that by reason of the reluctance
of the active members to open the club
until everything is in place there have
been some few delays, but that the time
is rapidly approaching when the most
ideal club in the south will be open for
it's members
1t is requested in this connection that
the members preserve their membership
cards which were furnished some weeks
ago. In the event some have been lost new
ones will be supplied upon application to
Secretary Dameron at the club Bell
phone 5266 Main.
: Admittance will be given only on pre-
sentation of the cards until the club at
taches become thoroughly acquainted
with the membership.
For the opening night guest cards will
be provided, one for each member for
disposal as he desires and admittance
, to the club Will be by this means only.
added for each child under 16 years
of age maximum, $3.50 per day.
Permanent disability: Fixed and
stated amounts based upon the wages
ct the injured man and the nature of
lis injuries.
Permanent total disability: Such an
amount as may be required to make
suitable provisions for the injured
man, but in no case less than the death
relief.
Death: Funeral expenses, not to ex-
ceed 500, and fixed and stated amounts
tased upon the mans earnings, the
length of his service and the size of his
, family; maximum, $4,000.
, when the plan was put in force
it was printed in 16 languages and a
, copy was given to each employe. One
is now given to each new employe as
he goes to work.
During the year 1912, S2,203,O9904
was paid to and for injured men and
families of men killed in our employ.
The money thus paid was S5 per cent
OF the total expenditures in casualty
matters.
"Suits were brought in but IT of l
per cent of all accidents.
I'm states where workmen's compen-
sation laws have been enacted this
Plan of relief is superseded by adop-
ton of the provisions of those laws"
Improving Places of Work
Taken whole, no industrial or
ganization has manifested such care
for it's employees. Prizes are offered for
best kept lawns and flower gardens.
The best vegetable gardens, adequate
sanitation is provided. Fairgrounds,
swimming pools, clubs schools.
churches and numerous other things
are done to better the condition of the
men.
1t is not unusual to see a fine rose
: garden in a furnace yard. The time
OF unsightly furnace yards is passed.
At Edgewater, at Docena and all of
the operations of the Tennessee Coal.
Iron and Railroad company potted
plants, flowers, flower boxes and other
shrubbery, to make the place of work
attractive are provided by the COM
pany and maintained by the company.
The men employed by the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company are
not unmindful of these things and ap-
lpreciate what their employers are do
their appreciation by cooperation with
the company.
Much could be recited to show the
policy of the company in this respect
and it is not charity 1t is a means
of increasing efficiency and promoting.
the organization. No employe looks
upon it other than as an investment
fer the company in which the employees
participate.
These things will make plain to the
person unfamiliar with the work of the
Steel corporation the reason why over
$4,000 employees have asked President
Wilson to drop the suit against the
Steel corporation and why $4,000 of
them reside in this state.