The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
sk #M HsA bLNfkAL lTlLLlllga OF CIVIC CHAMBER 1 LARGE[YATTENDED Much Important Business Transacted-Nominating
 Committees Chosen ROBERT H. BAUGH IS ELECTED CHAIRMAN Furniture Dealers Association and Arion Club Become Affiliated with
 Chamber of Commerce-En-
 couraging Reports

The Chamber of Commerce had one of It's old-time meetings yesterday after noon with an excellent attendance, good spirits and the accomplishment of some Important business.
 A nominating committee was chosen to select candidates for office for the com Ing year; the Retail Furniture Dealers association was formally affiliated with the chamber through the Board of Trade; Fl new members were elected and some Interesting reports were made.
 The nominating committee of seven was chosen by ballot. Names were suggested from the floor, these were placed upon the blackboard and those present then voted for seven names. The seven highest were elected, the chairman being the man re- ce.ving the highest number of all The result was as follows
 F. H. Baugh, chairman; E. H. Andrews. F. W Dixon, John D. Turner, George A. B.inn. R. A. Brown and J. P. II. .Dewjnat The tellers were Hill Ferguson. M. P, Messer and John c. Henley.
 Election February ,
 The election will be held Friday Feb- ruary ,, the polls being opened from 12 to
 
 p. m President Shook appointed E. Frost, s. s. Hettrick and Joe Saks iudges Of the election.
 The utilization of the furniture aa.,ars was source of qualification to all tho members of the chamber and presidant 6nook and others spoke along this 1ine f. f Morgan made brief talk on heba If or the furniture men. The firms elected wnich VIII be represented by one man rom each concern, were as follows.
 thompson Brothers, F. D. Brown. Brooks Duke, Wallace & Allen Furni, 'ture company, w. R. Rawson. Brovles % Sparkman, Alabama Home Furniture company, c. c. Lewis, J. E. Cain T. R Price Mercantile company, Rhodes-,,ar- roll Furniture company, J. R. Williams A. 5. Glass for Glass Bros Furniture company, l.. F. McCarty of Searight- Reese Furniture company, Eagle Turni- ture company, J. W. McCarty of Ems ley, R. A. Green.
 Other men elected to memhersbin yesterday included: w. H. Montoon- cry, cotton dealer; B. G. Paylor. district manager G. w. Todd & Co.,: J. O. Par . tain. Standard D. & M. Co.,; Arion cinh through it's president, G. H. Grain
 Encouraging Reports Heard
 Secretary w. c. Radcliffe reported for the advertising committee that 35.- ocV poohletS WOuld soon be received from the printers and told of the plans made for their distribution
 w. P. Redd for the farm movement committee spoke encouragingly on the plans for the crop diversification cam paign. This is expected to be mat ter of the greatest importance to the state.
 E. l.. Brown ,se2orted on the work of the tax reform league and said the three Jefferson county members Of the state league were doing excellent work These members are: H. U Sims. C. E. Rice and B. A Thompson.
 Judge A. M. Douglas of the acquaint- shce committee suggested that the k kentucky Military institute students were soon to pass through Birming haln on their way to Florida and that they ne invited to stop day in Birming- ham. This was indorsed and referred to the appropriate committed
 The admission of the Aron club tc membership was new feature and this organization will be asked to sing at the annual meeting February 12.