The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-10
Committees Named

soual of committees was being decided by President Cardinal. This was done, and MT. Adler delivered an address
 Committees Named
 Following this, President Cardinal an- nounced the following committees:
 Credentials-W. R. Mabry, chairman; c. C. Cleveland, Selma: E. D. Jordan, Gads- den.
 Rules and Order-R. L. Cross, chairman; ]. A. Carney, E. l.. Raney.
 Resolutions-Frank Means. chairman; the Rev. R. H. McCaslin J. NJ Bowman of Anniston.
 It was then 3:30 o'clock and President Cardinal entertained motion to adjourn to meet at the city hall at o'clock, an automobile trip over the Decaturs hav- ing been previously planned by the local entertainment committee This was done The trip over the Decaturs proved very enjoyab ble, and the delegates were amazed at the miles of exeellently paved streets and better paved streets than any other city of it's size in the south. The side walks are wide as Birmngham's, and in many instances wider.
 The residential sections of the Decaturs was beautiful. The lawns are we'll kept the hedges are neatly trimmed, and as a whole. the city presents appearance that is as near the Utopia of city beals- tihbi lcilu as Huliidil lidilty tdu dppIodCH Business Session at Night President Cardinal called the convention to order in the city hall at clock and named a nominating committee as follows: w. Thornton Estes, chairman; II. E.. Shropshire, Sr,, Leo Gasenheimer, c. c. Cleveland and J. H. Calvin. This com
 mittee was instructed to meet apart from the convention and select names from the membership of the Alabama division for officers and delegates to the national con- vention at Omaha in June. The recommen- dations of the committee were not to be binding upon the convention, and any del- egate was at liberty to make nomina- tions from the floor. The committee re- tired.
 As the committee left to begin it's de-
 liberati tions, the name of the Rev. R. H. McCaslin of Montgomery, state haplain, was placed before the convention in a proposal that the Alabama division nomi- nate him for chaplain of the national body at the meeting in June. Almost by ac- clamation the motion carried, and the Alabama delegates to the national conven- ton next month will fight for his election to the office
 Chaplain McCasin is one of the associa-
 tions greatest orators and enjoys the cor dlal esteem of every member of the T. r. A. in Alabama. That he will be elect ed to the office of national chaplain is not absolutely assured, but Alabama T. P A.
 has habit of getting what it wants. He ought to have the place. and the boys are gong to make brave fight for him. Rules and Order The Endorsement of Chaplain McCaslin came before the president had had an op- portunity of asking for the report of the committee on rules and order This report
 was called for and read:
 We, your committee on rules and order or business, hereby respectfully submit the Following order of business: l. Report of
 this committee. ?. Report of credentials committee. 3. Reading of the minutes of iast convention. 4 Reports of president. secretary and other officers B. Reading of communications. Discussion. of new bus- ness. !. Good of the order. S. Election of oHicers and delegates to national conyen ton. Selection of place for 1916 con vention
 We further recommend that the com rnlttee on resolutions be directed to ma k Q report on boat tomorrow
 The report of the committee on ereden tials was read, showing the number of
 delegates from each post in the state who were entitled to the privileges of the floor 4durins the convention Secretary Nabrv
 read the minutes of the last meeting and the reports of the officers showed that the
 ailalrs' financial and otherwise, of the T.
 r.. A. were in excellent condition.
 colnmurlcaton of appreciation from
 Mrs. Homer Wilson was read. Mrs VII son thanked the T. P. A. for it's telegra m or condolence and for floral offerings on the occasion of the death of her hus-
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 Thornton Estes Resolution 1 Thornton Estes moved that tha dela