The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-20
As Forecast Culbertson Is Elected President and Gov
 ington Vice President
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 OF MEETING LATER
Cotton Seed Flour Auctioned Off for Benefit of Belgian Sufferers-Poe and Holderness Make Ad-
 dresses During the Day

After holding what was generally ac- credited as being the most successful con vention of the association the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers association ad- journed yesterday afternoon. The next place of meeting will be determined later by the executive committee of the or sanization. The last business transacted was the election of J. J. Culbertson of Paris, Tex, to the presidency. succeeding him vice president, G. w. Covington of Hazelhurst, Miss, was elected while Major Gibson was reelected secretary and treasurer. J. w. Allison was re- elected chairman of publicity bureau.
 Before adjourning yesterday afternoon the convention presented Retiring Prest- dent Ives with an elegant silver service. This was in appreciation of what he had done for the organization during the year He was visibly touched by the thoughtfulness of his colleagues and ex- pressed in few well chosen words his appreciation of the gift
 Flour Auctioned Off One of the interesting features of the concluding session was the sale at auction Of 10 sacks of cotton seed flour for the Belgian relief fund. The flour auction re- suited in purchases by the following mem hers; Peter Bodey, sl00; W. D. Battfe Soo T. J. Kidd of this city, $50: Houston Cotton oil mill $50 J. ]. Culbertson, $5o; l. w. Erode, $50, Globe Soap company. $50: G. W. Covington, $50; Hyson X Fly mons. $50. and R. l.. Heflin $50. This money will be forwarded to the Belgian relief commissson to be dis tributed among the grief stricken citizens of that country.
 The two addresses yesterday morning were delivered by H. T. Poe of Washing ton on Moisture as a Factor in Gradin z Cotton Seed" and George Hoiderness of Tarboro N. C.. on "The Relation of the Cotton Seed Crusher to the Farmer v The two addresses were heard by a ma- l Jority of the delegates in attendance and were decidedly interesting. The speeches were more or less technical
 The convention yesterday heard the re- | port of the committee on rules, headed by
 MT Culbertson. This committee met here two days before the convention assem,
 bled and outlined the changes which in the judgment of the committee, should be made. The changes that were sug- gested were agreed to by the convention and were made.
 1 The committee appointed to report on
 the presidents annual report made its
 recommendation yesterday morning All | of the details were approved and especial
 emphasis was made upon the proposed | plan of appropriating s25, GOO for publicity l This item has been recommended by the | president, the publicity bureau and sub | sequently by the special committee ap-
 pointed to consider the presidents report 1 Urges Assistant for President | c. W. Ashcraft of Florence, former president of the association made a
 speech yesterday morning favoring the | appointment of an assistant to the presi- 1 dent to carry forward organization work. | He said the assistant should be named
 at this meeting and with his words there was created considerable interest in the
 plan. l.. M. Porter of this city favored | the plan very heartily. However quite
 a few delegates opposed the proposition,
 and 1t was finally referred to commit l tee.
 l Following the reports of routine com | mittees and the election of officers tho meeting adjourned. Thanks were ex- pressed to the members of the local com- I mittee for the hospitality showered upon the visitors and Birmingham was auded as one of the best places that has ever
 entertained the convention. The exodus l of visitors started yesterday afternoon and continued to the late trains last night.