The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

| ing will be given by the Civic association that will mean much to the Civic asso- citation. and also to Birmingham, for 1t will mark wonderful progress for Bir- ningham youngest civic organization, and at the same time reopen the club rooms of the Old Newspaper club-tne handsomest club rooms in the south these rooms becoming the permanent home of the Civic association and the l reorganized Newspaper club of Birming- ham.
 l. is a great achievement, and Secre- tary Manager Joseph B. Babb, than whom there is perhaps more popular man fin Birmingham, feels pardonable prlde in having secured these magnificent quar- ters which will immediately become the meeting place of numerous organlzaIohs and social groups and gatherings, renew | ing as former popularity among Blr- mingham people.
 The intention of the Civic association l Is to open the cafe IS soon as posslple, | in a limited way, to operate the billiard l abIes maintain the reading and Wr1tlng rooms, to handle public meetings or gen eraI interest and in every way foster those things that tend to get Birmingham citizen together and hold them, in con certed movement for Greater Birmlng- ham.
 The closing of the Birmingham News paper club was a decided blow to BIT mingham, as 1t was located in the city's tallest skyscraper, and from it's Ilcfty heights could be seen everything or interest in Birmingham by day, and al-
 most by night. The view one gets rom the balcony of the twenty-sixth floor IS worth going up to see, and thousands ol
 visitors to Birmingham have taken ad- I r;cit titer TT T U- | ham.
 Every one who has ever visited the 1 Newspaper club rooms, now the home Of 1 the Civic association, and which snail De | its name henceforth, are delighted with
 the announcement that the rooms will be opened on July 1, to the public, following l the housewarming on the night or
 June 2S.
 | The announcement of the Civic associa- tion's plans, and the fact that their quar- 1 ters will be so spacious, convenient ana
 comfortable, has greatly stimulated ths | securing of new members about 30 nav ling volunteered for membership follow | irg the announcement of the leasing or
 the Newspaper club rooms on all three 1 floors. membership campaign will be | launched this week to increase the mem
 bership to 2O0O it now being over 1000
 The membership dues are only $l
 month. Every man Is thus given an op- portunity to do his bit
 l The programme that will be given on l the night of June 28 will be very enter l taining and ee4ll of surprises and fea- tures The Clvlc association, now being l the headquarters for the newly organized i Newspaper club of Birmingham, the boys of the press haye been asked to prepare | a programme for the occasion. that will
 fit in with the pregi amme of the Civic association. This they will do. utilizing local talent as far az possible. and then | if necessary some acts may be imported.
 The evening will be one of The most enjoyable spent in Birmingham in some time. and every member and his friends
 are invited
 The Civic association membership cam paign is going to be waged this week | with a vigor that will add 1000 new names
 to the roster of the organization
 The following officers will command l the forces that will invade the business section of the city:
 | Field marshal, C. l.. Harold.
 INFANTRY
 Gen. F. E. Butler; w. B. Phillips col onel; R. H. Borders, B. K. Fisk, P. W. l Hall, J. H. Hard T. M. Dixon, Tom An | dress, George Bondurant, R. J. Wagner. w. H. Staton, colonel; J. H. Autrey,
 NJ. Bashara, L. E. Dulion, M. B. Grace,
 E. E. Smith.
 | w F. Dawson, colonel; D. H. Bailey, 1 w. T. DunStan, H. F.. 1dilup, Il, IT, Smith.
 w. o. Broyles, colonel A. J. Arrant, S. M Bernheim, R. l.. Sparkman, c. W.. Green.
 F. s. Andrews colonel; Jack Bethea, Frank B. Clark, T. J. Denton, S. G. Frey, Fulton B. Clark.
 Frank Rea, colonel A. D. Mccormack, A. M Waples Jeff Bailey, George Me | Vey, Jr.
 c. B. Lloyd. colonel; E. W. Averytte Joseph Beitman. s. & Griffin. J.. F..
 Staley, Fred Thomas, J. R. Upshaw. AVIATION
 Gen. A. M Douglas. J. A. Yates. col
 onel; Lee Bonner, G. T. Brazelton. J. H. Lynch H. C. Walpole
 If Dr. H. A. EllSourie. colonel; T. N Bal nanous, Rev. J. A. Duncan, Wallace Jchns, Harry B. New, E. B. LaRoche
 c. l. Smith. colonel; Frank Rietta
 A. o. LaFortune, H. N Maloney.
 E. B. vankeuren, c. w. Binder, J. l.
 Blount, E. B. LaRoche. Reid Lawson
 H. c. Afford. colonel; J. P. Abbott
 P. H. Copeland. R. F. Lussier. B. H. Mooney. F. s. White. ST. O. H. Buley, colonel; Robert Horton P. Sellewitz. Mir. Morse. O. H. Martinsen. colonel; J. B. Drake Rabbi Newfield. Rogers Bits. | ARTILLERY Gen. c. D. Coker. M. s. Henderson