The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20

to an open window which is unscreened. of the local club had been made the first honorary member of the Savannah club He presented to Mir Shelby the membership card and then invited the entire Birmingham club to visit Savannah any time during the fall it saw fit to do SO and said that the people of Savannah would to it that they enjoyed the stay.
 Mr. Banks paid a high tribute to Bir- nin ghams residential sections The speaker pledged himself and his club to Mf Shelby for international president and declared for Birmingham as Savan- nahs choice for the 1915 convention. MT. Banks in the course of his remarks told of the work of the Savannah Rotary club and said that within the last six months less than six members had appeared at d luncreon late He said the club had made it rule that every member who secured the privilege of the floor should say "I thank you.'' and that if a man from Atlanta were to mention his home city he would be fined $l immediately.
 Ovation for Dr. Edmonds
 pr. Henry Nj. Edmonds, the preacher member of the local club was called upon and received an ovation from both visitors and home folks, when he arose. We are glad to have you visitors here tonight he said. We need you in Bir- mingham now and when you will come again, because it is just as well that we should have the 1915 convention as well as the presidency of the international organization.
 Dr. Edmonds kept his hearers in a state of laughter and had just enough of the serious in his address to make 1t unusually interesting. He told of the 1 beauties of the city and said that Friday was the hottest day Birmingham had l seen for 52 years. We are sorry that IT 1 had to be such a sweltering hot day when you people visited us,' he said. Why, | gentlemen. would you believe. the ther- mometer actually registered I9 degrees l today, You should have come last week 1 when it was nice and cool The mercury
 never went above so last week. Today l was unusually hot"
 | Other speakers on the programme were:
 John w. Sibley, William E. Schwartz,
 president of the Chattanooga club; John 1 Dolph of Washington, D. C.
 l Most of the visitors yesterday wore
 badges or buttons by which they could be | identified and the Richmond organization l were perhaps the most picturesduely at 1 tired of any. Huge red bands were about i their heads, giving them the appearance l of the pirates described in dime novels. l The wording on the head bands was: l Yes Richmond is a good town" and 1 the visitorfs seemed to believe it. There
 were five visitors from Richmond, the l other members of the delegation going 1 on to New Orleans.
 l From Nashville. the Rotarians wore bands about their hats telling where l they hailed from, as did also the Jack
 sonville delegates
 Among Visitors Here | A,.,f. tl.. i-f4 ..tt.. 1,-,I
 Rotary hall yesterday were W. R. Lucas, Louisville; Mrs. w. R. Lucas, 1 Louisville: MT. and Mrs. S. A. Campbell, Louisville; MT. and Mrs J. M Kirk,
 Louisville; Billy Billings, Macon C. NJ. l Russell and T. q. Langham. Nashville. Augustus Koenig, Philadelphia; J. A. 1 Warner, Jr.. Tampa; R. E. Westfall. Co., 1 lumbus, O.; George B. Schwartz Chat
 tanooga; c. O. Holly, Chattanooga T. M. Barbour, Jacksonville; Harry B. Hoyt, 1 Jacksonville; James n. Stuart, Jackson 1 vile: l.. T. Cheek, Jacksonville: John A. 1 Finch Jacksonville; Ellis Crenshaw,
 Jacksonville; R. T. Arnold. Jacksonville;
 George Leonard, Jacksonville; John s. | Banks and Henry J. F. Ludeman of Sa- | vannah, and others.
 l George H. Harris, member Of the firm
 Harris & Ewing. interna tional phofog- 1 raphers, was one of the party from Washington. also was John Dolph
 Among those in the Birmingham delega-
 tion to the convention are: John E. Shel- by and Mrs. Shelby. John w. Sibley, ] w. Donnelly R. Tom Anderson. T. H
 Motion, R. D, Burnett, pr. Henry M | Edmonds. Ed Fruitticher, George B | Ward, John c. Henley, H. B. Wheeock 1 and others.
 President Shelby of the local club was 1 questioned last night to his attitude l regarding the mention of his name for international president. MT. Shelby said that he would not seek the office 1t being
 his often-expressed belief that the office
 should seek the man. Members of the
 visiting clubs and of the local club are determined. however, that he shall bt named for the office. If he is chosen il
 is believed his friends will prevail upor
 him to accept the result of the ballot.