The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-30

W. A. ("Uncle Billiea) Johnsen, a royal good fellow and a clever enter tainer, is quite often found in room 15. He always gets the glad hand of fel- lowship, for he always is welcome addition to any circle
 Ben Snellgrove in his new autrmo- bile is barely touching the high spots. The handsome fellow is more popular than ever.
 The boys who make Roanoke will be greatly pleased to learn that a new hotel is to be opened there in the near future.
 Oscie Andrews is moving along at a rapid clip and rumor has it he is about to supplant Ben Heck as the firms star salesman. Ben is some speed artist and oscie will have to move along lively to beat him.
 The regular semi-monthly meeting of Post R. T. P. A., which was to nave been held Saturday night. was postponed until next Saturday night, when a large crowd Is expected to be on hand.
 
 The members of the local council of United Commercial Travellers are push ing their membership campaign very enthusiastically. It was at first decided to have class of at least 25 for in- itiation on the night of the big rally on October 2 but this figure will appear small in comparison with the crowds that will await the shambles on that fateful night. Officers of the national organization will be here October and a rally of all United Commercial Tray elers in the Birmingham territory hes been planned for An elaborate pro- fr,. af,,y,, ie. baft. ,.lya cluded in the programme Is a large number of new members for initiation.
 Bob Fulford was busy as blind dog in meat shop during the merchants convention. He made things pleasant for every merchant he happened to see-and that's some crowd. believe me.
 Charlie Abrams claimed that he knew every merchant who attended the con- vention last week, and to prove his as sertion he invited them all down to the store to have an ice cream cone. Two boys were kept busy dishing out the dessert down there and Charities smile grew broader as the supply of ice cream and cake dwindled.
 o. P. Fontaine is one of the niftiest little entertainers the old town af- fords. His expansive smile of welcome made glad the heart of many mer- chant, and his warm handclasp car ried with it an assurance of unbounded hospitality of the kind that made the old south famous in song and story, and has made Birmingham the mecca Of live, wideawake merchants and of salesmen who know not failure.
 
 J. E. Robinson makes more friends every day. When he was first elected to tho presidency of the local post of T. P. A., he was timid almost too timid to properly preside. But. he has become acclimated, so to speak, and Is making a record that future presidents of the local post can mark as a standard of excellence. More power to you, Jim.
 Hundreds of Alabama merchants last week remarked the absence of Capt. Hughes B. Kenney from his accustomed d place in the front rank of the welcoming g committee. Captain Kennedy has been travelling out of Birmingham for so long that every merchant in the state knows him. To know him Is to love him, and hundreds of questions con- corning him were asked by his friencs. Captain Kennedy was sadly missed on the T. P. A. barbecue He was seized ton the night before the picnic and could not be present. He had not re- covered sufficiently last week to min gle with the merchants, to their sor- TOW.