The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-25
Words Associate" and "Ac- tive" Are No Longer
 to Be Used
TWO TICKETS WILL
 BE NAMED EACH YEAR
Members Think It Good Idea to Inject More Politics" and Get Rivalry Between
 Factions

Important changes in the constitution and bylaws of the Birmingham News paper club, made at a meeting held in the club rooms last night, place all mem- bers of the club on the same basis, the words Associate" and Active" being stricken entirely from the organization.
 The principal change in the bylaws of the club affects the mode of election, and it is provided that there shall be at least one ticket and not more than two in the field. The president of the club, under the changed bylaws, is required to name two nominating committees, each of which will select a ticket. This ticket will be posted in the club and all members notified at least four weeks prior to the date of election, the object being to cre- ate as much interest as possible in the annual election of officers.
 The terms of the members of the board of governors are changed so that instead of two members holding office three years; two holding office two years and two holding office one year, all mem- bers of the board will hold office only one year, thus necessitating the election of d full board each year. The four executive officers of the club constitute ex-officio members of the governing board.
 Oscar c. Turner, who suggested that two nominating committees be appointed by the president, frankly stated that the idea of his suggestion was to get the Newspaper club into politics." MT. Tur- her pointed to other organizations in the south that had successfully injected pol itics" into their elections.
 John w ONein indorsed MT. Turner S suggestion, later changing his indorse- ment to a motion that MT. Turner and Judge c. C. Nesmith be made a commit- tee of two to rewrite items nine and ten of the proposed changes, embodying the idea advanced by MT. Turner. This was done and the items passed by solid vote.
 President Mooney stated that he would name the two nominating committees within the next few days.
 The amendments to the constitution and to the bylaws of the club as adopted fol- low:
 CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION
 l. Amend Article 3, so as to read as follows: The membership of this society shall consist of resident, nonresident and honorary members, whose qualifications, methods of selection and duration of membership shall be fixed by the by laws All resident members, by which is meant all members residing in Birming- ham or Jefferson county, Alabama, shall be entitled to all and the same rights and privileges of the club. Nonresident members shall be entitled to all the privi- leges of the club except the right to vote and hold office
 ?. The repeating of Article 8, which re- quires that all of the executive officers and part of the board of governors shall be active members as distinguished from associate members.
 3. By adding the following article: Amendments to this constitution may be made at any meeting, annual or special, by two-thirds vote of the resident mem- bers present, provided that notice of the proposed amendments shall have been given in writing by mailing such mo- tice to each resident member and post ing the same in the club rooms at least 10 days prior to such meeting. Thirty members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting at which such amendments are to be voted upon.