The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-16
MEMBERS COMING |. LOYALTY ID AID OF NEWSPAPER CLUB Affairs Placed in Hands of Special Reorganization CommitteeLast Night INACTIVE MEMBERS
 TO BE NEEDED OUT Club Lauded as One of Birmingham's s Greatest Assets and Show
 Place for Visitors
 to City

At a special called meeting of the Birmingham Newspaper club last night the affairs of the organization were turned over to a special reor- ganization committee, which assumes charge this morning.
 Last nights meeting was character ized by much feeling and there was a spirit of determination to keep the club going, because it is too great an asset to Birmingham to be allowed 10 fail.
 The special committee which will! take charge is composed of W. D. Nes- bitt, chairman; Commissioner J. R. Hornady, Robert w. Ewing, B. H. Mooney, c. M. Stanley, White E. Gib- son. Dave Rich and President H. c. Selheimer, ex officio.
 It was shown that the clubs assets are largely in excess of the liabilities but that the chief trouble has been in the lack of interest and support by certain members. Thus it was brought out that S6000 accumulated indebted = ress is due from certain members for dues and cafe charges. The clubs total indebtedness is about $15,000, most of
  and the assets were placed at approx imately $39,000, including equipment
 PLANS ALREADY OUTLINED
 Following last nights meeting a ses- sion of the new reorganization commit tee was held and several plans are ai- going. The committee will report to tfe entire membership at adjourned ses- sion next Monday night at o'clock One of the first acts of the committee will be to weed out the undesirable nonpaying members and enroll a mem bership which has the interest of the club at heart and can be depended upon at all times.
 The keynote of last nights speeches real calamity to Birmingham to allow the Newspaper club to close. Tee club was eulogized as one of the cicys best assets, as one of the best advertised institutions in America, and as one of the show places which every 3irming- ham man always takes pride in eX- hibiting to visitors.
 Encouragement was found in the fact that changes in the cafe management made this department of the club show a profit for the month of April of $3e2, which is the best showing in propor- tion to business done during any month Of the clubs existence.
 PLENARY POWERS GIVEN
 No attempt was made to disguise the fact that the club has reached crisis and that the men who make HIminS- ham must come to it's rescue or it cannot be kept going. It was for this reason that plenary powers were given to the reorganization committee to take measures to keep it oper. Pledges Of assistance were made by practically every member present so that the new committee starts out feeling that It has the united support of the member ship in carrying out it's placs. The committee will have another meeting this afternoon at 6:30 o'clock.
 President H. c. Selheimer presided at last nights meeting and Judge A. M. Douglas acted as secretary. The reso- lution as formally adopted reads: "Be it resolved by the members of the Btr- mingham Newspaper club here as- sembled that a reorganization commit tee to be composed of six members and to be appointed by the president of the club be named The president of tue club shall be an ex officio member of this committee"
 Be it resolved further that th.s corn nlittee take charge of the clubroor,s and their operation and be given powe to act in the reorganization of the club"
 One of the features of the n.eetiEg g was the tribute paid to the ladies of Birmingham for the fine support and encouragement they have always given tt, the institution.