The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
HELD IN OPEN SESSION

At the opening of the meeting it
 was decided that during the discussion of the various proposed routes IL
 should be held in open session. The directors meeting to make the hnai decision on the route was to be held in private, and after the conclusion of the discussions the directors of the association were left alone in the ball. room to continue the1r meeting. Be- cause of the many arguments for di- versions from the original route planned and proposed by the pathfind- ing committee, the directors were in quite a lengthy session and 1t was only after much discussion and de- liberation the final decision was made.
 OFFICIALS ELECTED
 The officials of the association are: T. s. Plowman, Tal1adega, president; J. A, Rountree, Birmingham, secre- tary A. S. Preston, Jasper, treasurer; w. w. Henton, Tupelo, Miss, director at large. The vice presidents are: James Sprouell, Anniston; Fred Houser, Atlanta; o. J. Knox, Ponto- I toe, Miss R. l.. Watt, Reidsville,, N. C.; D. B. Ryland, Virginia.
 l The state directors are as follows: John W. O'Neill, Birmingham; w. c. Davis. Jasper; w. A. Boone Pontotoc, Miss; J. o. Prude, Amory, Miss; | George B. King. Memphis; John L.
 Livest and I. c. Freeman, Virginia; Os- l car Mills, Atlanta; T. R. Whitley, Douglasville, Ga.; c. M. Vanstory, Greensboro, N. C.; w. R. Lynch, Spray,
 N. C.; c. s. Webb. Greenville, $. Q; T.
 c. Bradford. Cotton Plant, Ark; J. G.
 Thweatt DivalIs Bluff, Ark.
 mong the pominent men in attendance
 are. Senator J. H. Bankhead of Jasper; T Pr,,da nf Ap1nry Mise J,oNe I of Nettleton, Miss: E. D. Gilmore of Amory, Miss; w. w. Ogdes of Sulligent; B. D. Diggs of Amory, Miss; Marion l Pearce of Pearce's Mill; C. w. Troy of Tupelo, Miss; U. s. Williams of Elm poria, Miss. R. S. Smallwood of New Albany. Miss; o. s. Sullens of New AL bany, Miss; c. J. Knox of Pontotoc,
 Miss; J. H. Burson of Carrollton. Ga- H. c. Strickland of Carrollton, Ga; w. l w Heaton Tallals ,sa, Ga., T. s. Flow man of Talladega.
 During the session sthe directors were extended an invitation to remain for the annual convention of the Alabama Good Roads association at the Hillman today. HOOVER DINNER LAST NIGHT The Hoover" banquet. the first of this character to be given in the state Of Alabama, which was given to the Rankhead national highway directors at the Hillman hotel last night, was highly successful. Instead of detract- ing from the pleasure of the event, the "Hoover'' feature, of not using food imperative to the soldiers well fare, only lent novelty to the affair and many expressions of praise of the repast were heard.
 Nine states were represented by many prominent men, among whom were the following speakers: Senator | Oscar W. Underwood. Senator J. H. | Bankhead, ex-Governor Kilby of Ar | kansas. T. B. King of Memphis, Tenn, | Fred Howser of Atlanta, D. B. Ryland of Lynchburg. Va. c. vanstory of | North Carolina, Dr. J. S. Gibson of 1 Waco, Ga. J. o. Prude of Amory, Miss, l John Craft of Mobile, president of the l Alabama Good Roads association; Mrs. ! G. H. Mathis of Birmingham, J. A. | Rountree of Birmingham, pr. H. A. l Elkourie, Jerry Gwin of Birmingham, president of the board of revenue, and I Charles Harold. secretary of the Bir- l mingham Civic association.
 | After the conclusion of the talks the | moving pictures of the road making process by the new methods were shown. Pictures of the parade on Oc- tober ii of the United Confederate Veterans were also shown. Many in- structive talks were made and by the wide range of territory covered by the various delegates the road situ- ation over a great portion of the ! country was shown, that of the south being given most in detail