The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03
TEAM CAPTAINS FOR CAMPA|GN OF CIVIC CHAMBER R NAMED Enthusiastic Meeting Held Yesterday Afternoon at
 Hotel Hillman TO MAIL BOOKLET
 TO BUSINESS MEN Will Contain Forecast of Activities of Chamber of Commerce for Next 12 Months-By-Laws and Consti-
 sutton to Be Revised


 | terday afternoon at the Hotel Hiliman with J. Frank Rushton as chairman and | the plan of the Chamber of Commerce re- organization was indorsed. The first "A l teams were selected to push the work of the reorganization.
 The captains of these teams are Oscar | w. Underwood, Jr., Edward s. Moore, | Henry Hidden, Sr., T. A. Weller, J. II. Doughty, B. c. Cox, J. Gregory Johnston, w. D. Stead, E. Fruittcher. F. B. Shire | man, Oliver Cox, E. D. Crawford. Thorn ton Estes, c. Blake, Murray Brown. Dr. | II. A, Elkourie, R, F. Epperson, Colman Each. George McCleery, James H. Tin der, George R. Knox, Jr., J. N. Rose and i 5. Crawford
 l The actual work by the membership committee will begin next Tuesday and will continue four days.
 Platform Drawn Up | The complete platform of activities drawn up and indorsed ythe executive committee Of the board of directors of the CIVIC chamber is now in the hands of the printer and will appear today. This platform forecasts an extremely busy year for the organization and cov- CTS practically every activity civic and commercial, that may arise during the coming F months. The platform is in the shape of an eight-page brochure and out lines completely the programme of the chamber.
 The business organization is summar- ized under the following heads Member snip, bureaus, business council, board of directors, officers general secretary and office force. A chart of the organization presenting in the most simple, graphic form the form of machinery used in con- ducting the organization Is presented with explanatory notes. Tho business council IS fully explained and it's duties are de- nned. The bureau system of activity of the chamber is also described and elab- orated upon. The platform of activities Is presented in an attractive form and will pc mailed 10 at least 4000 of the business men of Birmingham for their considera- tion and approval
 To provide for the necessary changes to be made in the organization of the Chamber of Commerce 1t has been neces- sary 10 revise the constitution and by- laws Tor presentation to the membership upon the completion of the campaign. This work has been done under the tlj- rection of the revision committee of the Chamber or Commerce., composed of Syd- ney J. Bowie, chairman, Forney John ston, vice chairman; George A. Blinn, Jr., Gus A. Pope, Jr., and J. D. Rosenberger. The revision committee aHso provides Tor the bureau form of management and Tor the establishment of the business council These new features will pro- vide the Chamber with those clements that tend to facilitate the routine work Of the organization and to provide for the many new activities that will come with in the sphere of the organization. The campaign committee of the chamber has received the foIlowine. letter from George Gordon Crawford. indorsing the campaign to be held next week:
 Birmingham has a great many in- terests which are not considered as coming under the Jurisdiction of It's municipal government at the present time.
 Many of these interests are proper Tor body like the Chamber of Com merce to give attention to and push forward to the end that our city may continue to progress. A few of these. for illustration. may be mentioned as follows: To secure new industries: to secure more trade; to secure the CO operation of the various groups pro- ressions, vacations and businesses for improving general conditions.
 'As an illustration of the latter. there should be a movement started to encourage the large body of eligible citizens who are not qualified voters. to qualify and the large number of qualified voters who do not vote. to vote.
 "The Chamber of Commerce should be an organization through which the citizens of Birmingham can find a me- dfum for expressing their needs
 The proposed reorganization of the methods of the chamber will give each group of citizens a voice in bringing their views, through their representa- tive. conveniently and directly before the chamber; and at the conclusion of the campaign the chamber will repre- sent the composite opinion of the dif- ferent groups. provided the member ship Is representative.
 1T approve of the changes in organ ization and sincerely hope that it's membership will be enlarged to any extent necessary to have it thoroughly representative of the entire com munity.''
 Letters were also received from Paschal q. Sfpok. Robert Jemisbn Jr, and G. w. Connors. who express their approval of the work and promise to give not only their moral assistance but active work to the rehabilitation of the organization.
 Ad Club Pledges Support
 At the weekly meeting of the Ad club yesterday r. J. Holberg. as pres-
 dent, indorsed the plans for strength ening and financing the Chamber of Commerce and promised the support of the Ad club in the work to be done.
 Mir. Holberg said that he was heart fly in sympathy with the action of the directors of the chamber in deciding to rehabilitate the organization and to put 1t upon q sound and business like basis.
 He said. moreover. that he saw that great opportunities for increasing the trade of the city would be afforded to the Ad club by cooperation with the convention and publicity bureau to be established under the new plan.
 Fl. J. Baum also spoke and promised his personal co-operation. saying that the Chamber of Commerce needed the support of all the active men of the city and that he, at least, would be glad to be called upon to do his part. Sues for S3O,00O