The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-31
CITY ITEMS

Greetcrs Night Ut Lyric-For the pur pose of securing funds with which to entertain the large delegation of Ma tional Greeters to be here in June the | local chapter of the Greeters has leased the Lyric theatre for the performances of April 22. Announcement to this et- feet was made yesterday by Leslie | Fairehild, president of the local chap | ter. and who Is expected to be made president of the national association. The three performances will be under the direction of the Greeters and 1t is
 expected that a large crowd will be on hand to assist in the entertainment | fund.
 l Mr Fairchild conferred yesterday with Secretary Radcliffe and Assistant Secretary Blanks Everett of the Cham I Der of Commerce, which organization is | to assist in packing the house for the shows and also in the entertainment of | the visitors.
 The Greeters are hotel men and will pass through Birmingham on a special train. They will arrive Sunday morn | ing, June 6, and will be given q break | fast at the Tutwiler A barbecue will | follow a ride over the city. while at night an affair will be given the visi- | tors at the Newspaper club. The party will leave for Atlanta at o'clock Mon
 
 over in Birmingham. A great deal of interest has been manifested by the prospective visitors to Birmingham and | the local men are very anxious and earnest to show them great time in this city.
 | Earl Lay in the City-Earl Lay. secretary of the Gadsden Chamber of Commerce, was here yesterday to at tend the crop meeting at the Tutwiler hotel. Mir Lay said that the farmers of his section of the country had fully determined that the time had arrived | to diversity their crops and that a con- certed movement along that line had been fully agreed upon. He pointed out that the farmers of his section started the diversiication movement and did not need as much encouragement along that line as other parts of the state.
 Mir. Lay said that Gadsden was get ting along famously Mir. Lay Is a son of, Capt. w. P. Lay of Gadsden and is quite well known in Birmingham. He returned home last night
 HobIitzeIle Expected TomOrrOw-karl Hoblitzelle, president of the Interstate Amusement company. recently leasing
 the Lyric, is expected here tomorrow to confer with MT. Raymond and M. L. Semon, manager of the Lyric, before he leaves In addition to conference with his representatives, MT Hoblitzelle | Is expected to attempt to ascertain whether the people of Birmingham like his policy of three shows day at the Lyric 1t is stated that number of complaints have been made to MT. Hob l litzelle to the effect that the ree-show policy is annoying, and while he has made no definite announcement 1t woulsA not cause surprise if he decided to re- sume the old policy of two shows q
 day.
 Frank Moody in Birmin ngham-Frank
 Moody cashier of the First National bank of Tuscaloosa, was here yesterday attending the crop diversification con ference at the Tutwiler hotel. He found time during the day to confer with local friends about several personal matters. MT. Moody said that Tusca- | loosa was progressing and the indica- tions were that the city would continue | to grow. He commented on the extreme | importance of the river developments, every step of which is of interest to Tuscaloosa and that section. Mike Harlan Here-M. B. Harlan of Louisville. whose father. Col. I. B. liar Ian, is chief special agent for the Louisville and Nashville, stopped over here yesterday en route to Montgomery Mir Harlan has many friends In Bir- mingham. He said that his visit was on personal business and was of no special significance. Mir. Harlan said l that apparently business was getting
 better all over the country. and it was safe to assume that the business volume
 would soon be as gratifying as one could wish.
 Likes the TutwiIer-W. W. Pare. spe- cial agent for the Louisville and Nash lville railroad. who Is an ex~reporter
 on th4 Louisvills Courisr-JournaL vas