The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-05
The Drama League


 to which membership cards in the Drama league admit one are the subject of much comment" said Mrs. B. F. Wilkinson, president of the local center Birmingham people have always paid the same price as our membership fee to hear Mrs. Beacher alone. Her reading of Echegaray's, The Great Galeoto is magnificent and will be the opening event On Tuesday afternoon at the Tutwiler The one-act skit of Pinero's, The Play gcers, will be presented during Novem- her, and Dr. F. H. Losey of state uni versity, will give a lecture-recirai on | Ibsens Hosts, in November. The pro- gramme committee is working out this part of the league work with splendid success.
 Its the educational and artistic value of the Drama league movement that ap- peals to entertainers who are willing to donate their services. The greatest actors and actresses appear as luncheon speak CTS. or in short talks before the Drama league in all of the centers. The study Of the drama tends to improve the taste of the audience so they demand better and higher class attractions, hence the interest of the great artists and opponents of the best in stagecraft The very nomi- nal fee of admittance into the league is simply a pledge that the members will support the bulletined plays, and culti- vate a taste for the reading of the printed play. Nothing makes an auditor more discrmina ting or critical in his taste than a knowledge of the thought of the author 0f bo n1 la xyi1 the actor he goes to see correct interpre- tation and technique"
 Tho Presidential Campalrn President Wilson will be renomi- mated by exclamation next year and he will have an easy victory at the polls; at any rate, that is the way 1t looks now" said P. w. Sayre of Chi cago
 'I did not vote the democratic tick ct in 1912 but expect to do so in 1916. MT. Wilson has made such good Pres ident that the country should make his election unanimous
 - Even if the republicans nominate a strong man for their standard bearer he will not be able to arouse any en- thusiasm with MT. Wilson as his op- ponent I predict, therefore. a very quiet campaign next year; so much the better for business"
 Builders of Birmingham The Traders National bank in it's biographic series has the following in connection with it's October calendar: Crawford Toy Johnson was born at Danville. Va. on May 2o 1873, and was reared in Oxford. Miss. After graduat- ing from the University of Mississippi when only r years of age, he moved to Chattanooga and entered the real estate and insurance business Later he became deputy clerk of the United States court | holding this position for eight years, aft CT which he conducted a merchandise brokerage business. In 1902 he established
 the Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling com- pany. This business has enjoyed a rap- 1 i'd and steady growth, induced to a large l extent by his capable and progressive l management and has become the largest
 single consumer of the syrum. The
 efficiency of the methods employed, and
 the success attained in the mana cement of this enterprise, demonstrate MT. John sons capacity for business administra-
 tion, a quality which Is responsible for
 his rise. at an early age, to a very con- spicucus position in the Birmingham dis | trict.
 MT. Johnson has invested extensively
 in Birmingham real estate. He Is a. di-
 rector of the First National bank of Bir-
 mingham and of the Farmers and Ginners
 Cotton Oil company, and has various oth-
 CT interests. In recognition of his numer-
 ous civic services. he was recently elected
 president of the Chamber of Commerce..
 and his administration. under trying com-
 mercial conditions, has been most suc- | cessful."