The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-10
By ELLIS c. HoLLUMs

A. Coke Smith of Montgomery, secre- tary of the A. T. A; secretary of the grand council of Alabama, U. c. T., and a niember of the Travellers Protective asso- citation, was a visitor to Birmingham yes over the recent meeting of the Alabama over the recent meeting of the Alabama association in Mobile. MT. Smith said the membership campaign of the United Commercial Travellers was coming along fine, and was of the opinion that the re- quired number of members to entitle Alabama to two representatives at the supreme council meetings would be se- cured before the grand council meeting al Huntsville next May.
 MT. Smith was looking quite well, thank you, and leaves for Montgomery this morning. He is one or the most pop ular travelling men in the state and the Birmingham crowd is aiways glad to see him when he comes 10 d real live town.
 w. Frank Bridgers will leave today or tomorrow for a two months trip in Pick ems county. He expects to hunt and to recuperate his health. Speaking Of Frank, l would like to find the fellow who told me his initials were Frank M." I wrote it that way last Monday morning; saw Frank yesterday and called him Frank NJ" I've got an eye now that has the general appearance of beef steak rare-and it isn't porterhouse, either. Please remember that MT. Bridgers' initials are ''W. Frank, not "Franz M." His name is parted on one side, not in the middle.
 Next Saturday night all travelling men who happen to be in Birmingham are invited to be present at a smoker to be given in the palm room of the Hotel Hisl- man. George M. Plaisance will preside and it is rumored that Charlie Abrams will hover in the offing, which means the lobby, to see to it that every traveller who drops into the hotel attends the smoker. The business of smoking, ct cetera, begins at S:30, but if you happen to be a little late, come on up-it's stylish to be late, anyway
 The object of the meeting will be to pro- mote good fellowship among travelling men. That is the sole object. If you are a travelling man you are invited All members of the United Commercial Trav- elers, the Travellers Protective associa- ton, the Alabama Travellers association, and travelling men who are not members of any organization are expected to come. It will be an enjoyable affair, and George Plaisance promises to make things move rapidly.
 E. P. Kirkpatrick says he saw Charlie Tarr down at Geger last week driving a couple of fat hogs right down the middle of the street. Charlie was overjoyed to see Kirkpatrick, and asked about the health of the boys in Birmingham. MT. Kirkpatrick asked him what he intended doing with the hogs, and Charlie said he planned to slaughter them and give all the boVS in Birmingham as many spare ribs as they could get away with, not to mention sausage, "crackling" and other parts of the hog that are good at dinner. would like to inform MT. Tarr that I am very much one of "the boys when he begins his distribution.
 Local travelling men who knew Thomas McCool will be interested to learn that he is in the general merchandise business at Moores Bridge, down in Tuscaloosa county. You fellows who have F'livvers