The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-24
Civic Association Passes Resolutions Upholding
 Action of President
GENERAL MEETING
 TO BE HELD MONDAY
Active Membership Campaign Is Launched With Two Divisions Commanded by Generals
 Fort and Butler

Resolutions of unsWeTVihs toSeAA'' " the President in the present internauolai crisis an invitation extended to Henry Ford to visit the city, renewed actNity in the membership campaign, request that shippers and all civic organizations get behind the movement TOT lower freight rates to the Warrior river ana plans for a general meeting Monday night were among the activities of the Birmingham Civic association held yes terday afternoon at their headquarlers' Jefferson County Bank building
 The meeting was largely attended ana one of the busiest since the organization has been perfected. President James
 Weatherly was in the chair; Joseph D. Babb secretary
 The resolution upholding the Presioehl was passed with much enthusiasm ana
 was, in part, as follows:
 Whereas the President has recently
 taken steps to protect our commerce oi
 the high seas, to uphold our honor ana preserve the lives of American citlzens' by arrning our merchant ships for seit-oe-
 fense against sich unlawful and wanton aggression;
 Now, therefore Be it resolved, by the
 Birmingham Civic association, that we
 do most heartily commend the acton or
 the President. not only in his endeavor
 in the past to avoid war and preserve
 peace, but in the more recent course
 which he has adopted to maintain our rights on the high seas, to uphold our
 honor, protect the lives of our citizens
 and preserve the peace
 Resolved, further. That in this sit-
 uation we pledge him an his admlnstra-
 ton our loyal and undivided support
 In this national crisis we offer all that
 wo have to our government We shall
 withhold nothing, but lay it all upon our
 country's altar"
 LOWER FREIGHT RATES In the matter of lower freight rates to the Warrior river. it was urged that all shippers and other organizations at tend and take part in the hearing pe1ore the public service commission Qn Monday, May I. and that they prepare data and
 briefs setting out the reasons for lower ing the rates to the Warrior After electing IS new members, the membership committee reported plan | of campaign for new members and two l divisions were agreed upon. the right 1 division to be commanded by Gen. w. l E. Fort and left division by Gen. Frank | E Butler. The two commanding o1ll- ! cers will appoint their subordinate of- l ficers and subcommittee, and the cam paign will be actively waged all over i the city and district.
 | Among the committee reports was 1 one from the manufacturing commit 1 tee outlining the work that had been | done to help some of the smaller man. ufacturing plants and of plans for the i future.
 T. l.. Cannon was appointed as rep | representative. from the association to attend the land convention to be held l in April at New Orleans and was au- thorized to invite the land convention ] to make Birmingham its permanent headquarters.
 | JENKINS L. JONES TO SPEAK | Congressman George Huddleston was 1 invited to make an address at the gen. Teral meeting of the assocation to be held Monday night at the headquar- ters. At this meeting there will be an open forum and the Warrior river canal and the location of the armor plate plant will be among the matters dis cussed. The public is invited to par 1 ticipate in the discussion. At this meet nig Jenkins l.. Jones will make an ad- 
 dress.
 The association accepted an invita- | tion from the management of the Ala bama Boys Industrial school at East ! Lake to visit the institution and re- view the work it is doing for the boys I of the state The date for the visit | will be announced later. The secretary was instructed to invite Henry Ford, 1 in the name of the association, to l visit the city in the near future The association extended the use of l the association rooms to the National | Sociological congress which meets in the city next April.
 The bureau of conventions is being | thoroughly organized and will co-oper- ate with the other civic bodies in the | securing of conventions for the city I A large attendance is expected at the general meeting to be held Monday
 night and all members and friends are : |