The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-12
REXALL DRUGGISTS CONVENTION CLOSED Officers for Ensuing Year Elected in Afternoon BANQUET AT NIGHT C. Y. StOllenwerck of Greensboro Is Chosen President--Club May
 Meet in Birmingham Again
 Next Year
BANQUET AT NIGHT

With a largely attended banquet in the private dining room of the Hotel Hillman last night, the third annual convention of the Alabama Rexall Druggists club came to a close last night The conven- tion had been in sesslon for two days and a large amount or routine business has been transacted The meeting place for next year is to be decided by mail vote, and it is thought extremely prob able that Birmingham will be chosen.
 Yesterday afternoon the club elected it's officers for the next year as fol- lows: C. Y. Stollenwerck. Greensboro president; A. NJ. Riley. Andalusia, first vice president; E. E. Gale, Pratt City, second vice president; T. Wood Throck- morton, Guntersvile third vice president; John T. Roe, Mobile secretary and treas urer.
 The newly elected president, MT. Stol- lenwerck, appointed the standing com mittees, the chairmen of which are: John M Martin Bessemer. candy; w. c. Brady. Jackson, toilet goods; Louis Howle. Pel City. stationery; J. R. Dow ling, Gadsden, rubber goods II. F. Shackleford. Brewton, soda fountain; D. II. Bingham, Tuscaloosa, cigars Cicero Rudd, Lineville unusual side lines; U. Beach, Geneva, general advertising l.. L. Crump. Birmingham. window and in- terior displays T. E. Gilbert, Athens, special sales E. F. Gale, Pratt City, sales people and salesmanship; J. W. Payne. Scottsboro, drug store financial prob- leIns.
 Speeches by Officers
 President Stollenwerck opened the ban quet last night by thanking the members of the club for the honor they had be- slowed upon him. Mir Stollenwerck was unable to attend the afternoon meeting of the club. He assured the members that he would give them the best he had to make the club even more successful. The vice presidents were called upon for addresses, and they, too. thanked the or ganziation. Mir Roe, secretary and treas urer, also spoke and thanked the club for the honor it had conferred upon him.
 w. s. Elkins of Atlanta was called upon for q speech MT. Elkins proved himself to be reaSy of wit and a ready speaker He prefaced his remarks with the hope that in the event Atlanta did not secure the regional bank Birmingham would. This sentiment received hearty applause from the Alabamians present. MT. Elkns paid tribute to John T. Roe saying that he would make the Alabama club good secretary and treasurer and that he would handle the business of the club as though it were his individual property. The speaker also paid very high tribute to Thomas V. Wooten, di- rector of the International Rexall clubs, saying that he was the most consistent treless and energetic worker he had ever known. He said that had 1t not been for the valuable aid of Mir. Wooten and the many helpful suggestions made by him. the Rexall clubs in this country would never have been possible. MT. Elkins closed his first address with an urgent and cordial invitation to the Ala bama ReXallites to visit Atlanta during the national convention of Rexall clubs, which is to be held in that city on June ?, and 1. He made several other in- formal talks along trade lines before the evening closed.
 |. Beach of Geneva struck a popular chord in the hearts of the Rexallites present when he told them that he was going home and establish a county Rex all club in Geneva county. He said that ne was going to do all he could to make Geneva the banner county of the state in handling Rexall goods.
 WOOten Makes Address
 Among the other speakers were John M. Martin of Bessemer, w. C. Brady Louis Howle, H. F. Shackleford, F.. H. Bingham, Cicero Rudd, Dr. E. w. Averyt, Jack Haig and several others. Thomas V. Nooten made an address in which he divulged many trade secrets to the Rex allites and thanked them for the spirit or cooperation which is making itself manifest.
 Among those present were: c. Y. Stol-