The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-08
LUTz WILL SHOW WIRE MILL ID THE
 HOTEL CLERKS
Everything in Readiness for the Greeters' Excursion TOmOrrOw-Fairfield Is
 Much Interested

Charles W. Lutz general superin- tendent of the American Steel and Wire company at Fairfield. yesterday advised pr. Burr Ferguson, president of the Commercial club of Fairfield that the plant would be open for the delegation of hotel clerks and local citizens accompanying them on the greeters excursion tomorrow. TAat he would be glad to show the hotel clerks everything of interest about the plant and that he would cooperate with the Commercial club of Fairfield in mak- ing the watermelon feast near the civic center a success was also a statement of MT Lutz
 w. Blanks Everett. assistant gener- al secretary of the Chamber of Com merce. who will be in charge of the excursion of hotel men composing the local chapter of greeters. said yester- day that all the details have been ar ranged for the excursion tomorrow. He said the automobiles offered by local men would be at the Tutwiler at 2 o'clock and would be at the serv- ice of the men managing the excursion until the return trip is made to the
 
 city
 Dr. Burr Ferguson of Fairfield, pres- ident of the Commercial club of that city. said yesterday that the officials of the Model City were very much pleased that the greeters of Birming- ham intended to pay Fairfield visit and that everything would be ready for them when thoy arrived.
 We are very much interested in the excursion for the hotel men," said pr. Ferguson. q am well enough travelled and we'll enough informed to appre- ciate the importance that an intelligent hotel clerk bears to any city. I know that the average hotel man has wide influence that is rarely appreciated by the community in which he lives. It follows that men holding such posi- tions and coming in such intimate con te.t with the public should be well informed about the cities in which they live. The excursion which has been ar ranged, therefore. for the members of the Southeastern Greeters' association Is one of the greatest importance to Birmingham. In Fairfield we thrive on boosting and If for no other reason we are glad the hotel men are to pay us a visit on that account. We are in a measure akin to the men who stand behind hotel counters in Birmingham and exclaim 'hoWdy' to the visitors from all parts of the country"
 The excursion tomorrow of hotel men will be attended by about 25 mem bers of the Greeters' association and among. others the following well known men: Robert Jemison, Jr.. George w. Traylor, P. c. Shook. w. Blanks Ev- erett. John L. Parker. Erskine Ramsay, Culpepper Exum. Ernest Whitehead, John c. Lusk. Hill Ferguson, Alex Montgomery. Dr. Burr Ferguson, Charles w. Lutx. Lee Whitehead, P. Y. Whitman and others.
 From the Tutwiler hotel the party will go direct to Ensley where the steel plant will be shown the hotel men by c. J. Barr, general superintendent, and Carl Langrebe, superintendent of blast furnaces. They will be shown through the by-product plant and the wire plant. after which the speech making and watermelon cutting will take place in the grove near the wad- ing pool at Fairfield The crowd will return through Idlewild and Highland park. Highland avenue. the Country club. Mountain Terrace. Altamont road and thence to the city. Tn all about 50 persons will make the trip.