The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-27
U. c. T. Annual Meeting
 Win Be Held Tn May
Grand Counselor Wall Spreads the NewsMeeting to Be In Huntsville and Great Entertainment Promsed-T. P. A.
 Meets At Gadsden-Woman Joins Alabama Travellers
By ELLIS c. HOLLUMs

new members This division of the or
 ganization was given an allotment of 250
 to secure during the fiscal year. That
 number already has been secured. In
 fact the Alabama division had written
 it's full 25O new members before the 18th
 of March and the fiscal year don't close
 until April 30 Every month has shown
 a gain over the same month the preced-
 ing year.
 O. P Fontaine and his membership
 committee of Post B had another en-
 thusiastic meeting Saturday afternoon in
 Bob Mabry's office, and many new mem-
 bers were reported. This committee has
 proved to be one of the livest vet put
 in the field and they are making rec
 ord which will be the pride of the Gads-
 den convention.
 Following is a letter from National
 Chairman Bass of the membership com
 mittee:
 The first II months of the fiscal year
 we show gains over the corresponding
 months for the previous year as fol-
 lows
 May ITS; June, 5S1 July, 25 Au- gust, IA; September, 65; October, 27l; November, 325; December, 315 Janu ary, 328; February, 256; March (first I10 days) 31S. Total net gain for 10
 months and 10 days, 2S06.
 ITO you who by your efforts have
 accomplished this glorious result, l eN- tend my hearty congratulations and cheer you on to a grander and noolcr
 victory in the month of April, which completes the most glorious campaign in the history of the organization. Success for March is assured. Our gain for March will not fall under 300
 Now comes April. April with its 23'5 accepted applications for 1915 Who said we couldn't beat it? Haven't we gone beyond every month with a consistent gain for Il consecG- tive months? The most wonderful rec ord for 26 years Haven't we shown the greatest net gain in assets the association has shown in 26 years? Hasn't the same been true of the total net gain in membership? Are we not going at a rate of speed that knows no precedent? With spirit that is characteristic of thorough bred dominating every move, we are growing stronger as the race waxes warmer. Success looms up and must, yes, shall be ours in the end. Now, boys, it's up 10 you. There is something doing every minute. Get some sand on the rail- Bring home the bacon"
 Word is received from Anniston that at it's meeting Saturday night, Council No. Al elected and installed the fol- llOWlnR OIIlCeTS TOT Illc ensuing ySdl R. c. Barclift, senior counselor w. s. Kilby, junior counselor w. P. Robertson, past counselor. w. G. Crutchfield, secretary treas urer.
 L. H. Rivers, conductor. Joseph Eros, Jr.. page. Wesley Darden, sentinel o. A. Hilton, executive committee. French Bell, executive committee. w. T. Edmondson, ST.. executive com mittee.
 T. V. Ordway, executive committee Representatives to grand council meeting at Huntsville are Fl. D. Moore and c. M. Noble, Jr., and E. E. Mccall and w. P. Robertson are alternates Anniston council No. Al will close the fiscal year with 105 new members and the newly elected officers made enthusiastic addresses at the meeting, promising to do their best to double tthis number next year. A 1ashlight | photograph of the council was made and will appear in The Herald in an early issue.
 The Annistonians always are on the job, and If any council in the state can take away from them that silken ban ner won for the largest increase in
 membership, it will be feat worth growing over.