The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
One of Most Vigorous Mem
 bership Campaigns Ever
 Put Over Assures Ala
 bama Division of Unim- paired Standing at Ma
 tional Convention in June
Rx ELLIS c. ROLLINS

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 K bama division, Travellers Pro
 A tective association. will be held next Friday and Saturday at Gadsden. and members of Birmingham Post B are preparing to go i'll large numbers to the meeting. It is estimated there will be at least 80 from the Birming ham post alone, the so delegates to which Birmingham is entitled having been appointed and more than 20 other members of the local post having sig nified their intention of being present. The past week has witnessed one of the most vigorous membership cam paigns ever put on by the T. P. A. Sat urday, April 22, the Alabama division was in sore need of 47 new members. This number was absolutely necessary in order for the Alabama division to maintain it's usual percentage of dele gates to the national convention. o. P. Fontaine chairman of the membership committee of Post B, called upon his cohorts President E. L. Raney came down to Birmingham to direct the cam- Ipaign throughout the state. Night mes sages were wired to every post secre- tary in Alabama, and the response was immediate.
 The new applications had to reach
 St. Louis before Friday night last. Thursday morning a total of 53 new applications were mailed from Birming- ham, and Mr. Fontaine. MT. Raney and
 President Robinson of the local post heaved a long sigh of relief. The mem
 bers of Alabama division had done their
 work.
 ,-Of the new applications sent in, the
 Mobile post secured 15. Other posts in
 the state sent in few and the local post completed the total of 53. the fig ures for Birmingham being 36 Of this number o. P. Fontaine secured six, and U. E. Robinson secured six. Many other members of the post secured from two to five new members, and every mem Der of the membership committee turned in not less than two.
 MT. Fontaine asks that The Age Herald print the following note of thanks to the members of Post B: We have secured 53 new members to the Alabama division and Alabama will send it's delegates to the national Iconvention at Lafayette, Ind, as usual. The members of Post B wrote most of the new applications. My committee has done wonderful work, and desire to express my sincere appreciation Of that work. It has made successful my work as chairman of the membership committee and cannot find words with which to sufficiently express my grati- tude. Now. let's all go to Gadsden and show those fellows what real live post looks like"
 President J. F. Robinson's final word to the boys:
 "rhe standing of the Alabama divis- ion in the national association has been saved through the wonderful work of O. F. Fontaine and his committee, and the cooperation of the posts
 throughout the state The work has been done, boys, and I want to per- sonally urge each and every one of you to make every effort to be in at tendance at the convention in Gads- den next Friday and Saturday. The Gadsden post has made elaborate prep arations to entertain the Alabama di- vision, and every one who goes will enjoy every moment of it.''
 According to information from E. D.. Jordan, secretary of the Gadsden post, the Chamber of Commerce in conjunc- tion with the T. P. A. has made great preparations for the coming of the state division. Headquarters will be at the Printup hotel and entertainments lat beautiful Nocolula Falls have been arranged for. A barbecue of the old fashioned style will be given on one of the two days. if practicable, and dancing will be the order of the day. Secretary w. R. Mabry urges that every delegate from Birmingham be at the Terminal station Friday morning
 not later than 6 o'clock. The train does not leave until 6:20. but MT. Mabry will purchase tickets for the entire party and it is necessary that he know how many tickets to buy.
 A private car will be attached to the Alabama Great Southern for the T.. P. A. party and shis car will be switched over into Gadsden from At talla, so that no changing of cars will be necessary in order to reach the convention city. F. o. Harvey has promised to provide all the refresh ments necessary on the train. and he urges that the male members of the party leave at home the little luxuries which they might have contemplated bringing. for he will provide them. The ladies, too, will be well cared for by Mir. Harvey, who is known as one of the most gallant men i'll the Alabama division.