The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-01
ALUMNI OF PENN j.
PLAN MONUMENT
TO FIRST GOVERNOR
Wish to Remove Remains of
William Wyatt Bibb From
Coosada to Capital
of State

At an enthusiastic meeting of the
alumni and undergraduates of tho Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. held Friday night
In the room of the Birmingham chapter.
movement was launched to erect a mon
ument to the memory OF William Wyatt
Bibb. the first governor of Alabama, who
was graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania. Governor Bib lies at
Coosada. an obscure spot in south Ala
bama, and it is planned to remove his
remains to Montgomery and mark his
resting place with a splendid monument.
1t is believed that citizens of tho state
will be Interested in perpetuating the
memory of this great man, and that a
generous response will be Forthcoming
when the Alumni association of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania start the cam
paign to raise funds toward the erection
of a slab for this purpose DIR. Thomas
Owen. director of archives and history
of Alabama, has signifed his willingness
and eagerness to cooperate in the move
ment. and the support of influential or
CARNATIONS such as the Daughters of the
Revolution Is being counted on. The idea
had its inception in the mind of DR. Jo-
siah S. Graves, superintendent of the Deaf
and Blind institute at Talladega; and at
the meeting Friday night DIR. Graves In
spired all present with his splendid plan.
Bib Was Remarkable Man
William Wyatt Bibb was remarkable
man. Born in Virginia October ., 1881, he
was graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania in 1901 with the degree of M.
ID. Even in those days the medical school
of the institution founded by Benjamin
Franklin was famous as one of the great
est schools of medicine in this country, Il
reputation 1t has kept to the present time
Young Bibb practiced medicine for two
years in Virginia. and then moved to Geor-
gia, where he became interested In poll
tics. lie served as member of the
Georgia Legislature for two or three years.
and afterward was a member of the state
senate He was then elected to the
United States Congress for three terms,
and in 1918 was chosen United States
senator. He resigned this office in 1916
to become territorial governor of Ala
bama. In 1919, the year Alabama was ad-
mitted into the union as a state Bib
was elected It's first governor. He was
iraugurated at Huntsville, which was then
the capital of the state. In July, 1890
Governor Bib was fatally injured as a
result of falling from his horse, and on
July IL, 1920, being then less than 80
years old. he died.
Penn Alumni in State
In addition to a large quota of Uni
versity of Pennsylvania alumni who at
tended the meeting the following under
graduates were present: Stephen Girls
valid of st. Louis Louis A. Young. d. w.
Hopkins and w. 8. Swfngle, all of Phila-
delphia. and Jack h. Smith of Birming-
ham The following are among the PENN
sylvania alumni in Alabama: Leon NJ.
Adler Charles 4. Allen. Chester G. Band
man, j. Hudson Barker. Andrew C. Cam
eron. Harold Doolittle Henry s. Harvey
Fred H. Lewis. w. A. Mcdaniel, Lennox
s, Mason, Samuel F. Nabers, Charles NJ
Nice. U. ]. w. Peters, Hinson 8. Sibley,
Herbert E. Steiner. William r. Thornton.
Jr, Cunningham Wilson. Luther f. Will
son. Carlton M Goodman, all of Birming-
ham; Leopold M. Brown, Lee Byrne, An
drew Adair Coffin, William b. Crane,
John e. Deegan, e. b. Dreaper. Herbert
ii. Forcheimer, Isaac C. Forcheimer, Ma
ron II. Forchelmer, Henry p Hirshheld.
Mathew S. Mcclure. N ID. Mcclure f.
j. McKeon, C. II. Mastin, w. NJ Mastin.
w. S. Pape. s. b Quigley, T. ]. Saw
age, b. r. Sherard. e. s. Sledge. all OF
Mobile; William b. Fleming. b. NJ. Gerson
of Montgomery; Marx Sabel of Montgom-
cry. ]. A. Wetzel of Peadro. j. T. Brough-
ton and Alfred r. Hamilton of Greenville.
l. p. Levi and James II. Matthews of
Admission, b. j. King of Leighton, f. b.
Sharp of Akron. r. NJ Martin of Clayton,
r.. III. Duggar of Gallon. James NJ. South
all of Florence, George w. L. Carr OF FIT.
Deporit. Joseph l.. Whiting of Tuskee-
gee T. L. Martin of Huntsville. j. NJ.
Chapron of Van Dorm, s. P. Howe OF
Marion. John II. Conner of Uniontown.
c. N. Wiley of Ragland and Josiah s.
Graves of Talladega