The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-11

The membership committees in the cam paign of the Chamber of Commerce for 20o0 new members will go out this morn- ing at 9:30 o'clock for the express pur- post of reporting not less than 1000 new members as result of this mornings S work. Today is the third day of the campaign and is expected to be the larg- est day of them all except possibly to- morrow.
 The enthusiasm evidenced yesterday ex-
 ceeded even that of the nrst day of the campaign, and almost 200 workers gath
 cred in the ballroom of the Tutwiler to compare notes and report the number of new ones secured-142.
 Murray Browns committee secured the highest number of the day, 21 members being reported. The other live ones on MT. Browns committee are R. D. Bur
 nett, R. A. Porter. V. S. Gage, w. C.. Phillips and J. c. Hodges
 The committee that finished second in point of new ones secured is headed by W. D. Stead, and his co-workers are John Sparrow. L. L. Stevens, L. l.. Doty. Frank Stevens, Dr. Percy Woodan and F.tP. Glass. This committee secured 12
 new ones yesterday
 At Hillman Today Today the luncheon will be held at the Hotel HilIman at I2:30 o'clock Further evidence of the peoples belief in the Chamber of Commerce was pre- sented at yesterdays luncheon, when J Frank Rushton, general chairman stated that he knew of a firm which would dis continue the use of certain make of
 automobile tires sold in Birmingham be-
 cause the local manager refused point blank to join with the Chamber of Com
 merce in it's work for the upbuilding of
 Birmingham. MT. Rushton's announce
 ment was received with storm of ap plause
 One committee reported that certain store manager for a branch of large chain of stores here stated to them that
 ms company positively would not give anything to the Chamber of Commerce. This manager also sa.d that heretofore he always had been member of the chamber Of Commerce, paying the dues out of his own money. With the slight in crease in the assessment, he said he felt
 that he would be unable to do this. and was certain that his firm would not as sist
 George McCleery, local manager for D. ii. kress x Co.,, arose when the report had been made and said that he had never found it necessary to write and ask ms companys permission to join the chamber of Commerce for them, and the Wild manner in which he was applauded ] was taken to mean disapproval of the ac- ton of the other manager of a branch store.
 J. Frank Rushtor, general chairman of the campaign committees, gave the fol- lowing interview to a representative of The Age-Herald yestercay afternoon: Doctors Committee Formed The widespread interest in the great membership campaign which the Chamber | Of Commerce is prosecuting this week is
 evidenced vividly by the action of many individuals who are concerned in the success of the chamber
 One of the most practical moves has been made by Dr. w. c. Gewin, head of the Birmingham infirmary. Dr. Gewin has become so enthusiastic in the work and believes so firmly that the doctors who make their living from the city and | from the citizens, should do everything | in their power to further strong civic organization and to cooperate with such an organization, that he has called to- gether large committee of the leading physicians of the city to push the Cham Der of Commerce membership through the activity of all his fellow practitioners
 pr. Gewin has always been well known Tor his public spirited unselfishness and his action in this case is quite character istic of his reputation in the past "The active and energetic work of the Rotary club. the Ad club and the Real Estate exchange has also .been com
 mendable and shows how keenly these powerful influences in our civic life real ize the value of cohesive and co-ordlnared cndeavor.
 There seems in fact to be no class faction, or group that does not in some way feel the effect of the work being done by the committees of the chamber Special advertisements are appearing in the newspapers through the courtesy of the respective publishers. One car 1 toon has already appeared and others are promised. All over the city one finds lit | tie street corner signs reading "Join the Chamber of Commerce. For a Greater l Birmingham November g, 10, Il and 1 12,'' etc.: while several large billboards erected through the courtesy of the South ern Ad company. and its we'll known man. ! tConttnued Page Ten.s