The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-15
Al ALBANIA COUNCIL
Of DEFENSE HERE
FOR CONF ERENCE
Other State Representatives
to Meet With Alabama
Executive Committee
HOOPER is ENTHUSED
OVER STATE WORK
Alabama Is Thoroughly Organized in
Every Camp for Work of
National Defense
Council

Several of the representatives of the
Alabama state council of defense
reached Birmingham Thursday night ana
registered at the Hotel Tutwiler, amohS
them being Lloyd M. Hooper. chairman
Richard M. Hobbie, federal food admin
istrator of Alabama, and members OF the
executive committee, composed OF Ai"et.
p Bush of Mobile; DIR. ]. F. Duggar OF
Auburn, and L. NJ Bashinsky OF Troy
Ray Rushton of Montgomery, another
member of the executive committee, Is
expected early this morning from NOBLE
where he addressed a large meeting on
Wednesday in the interest of enrolimeEs
of public service reserves in Alabama.
Representatives from other states, IN
Guiding the chairmen of the state couh-
ellis of Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mis-
sissppi, South Carolina and Iennesee'
will be present, invitations having peen
extended to these gentlemen by the
council of national defense at Washing
ton. to meet in Birmingham today and
confer over certain war activities and
particularly to arrange for war confer
ences to be held in the different states
for period of two days each during the
month of March.
ACTIVE SPEAKING CAMPAIGN
President Wilson has asked the ma
tional council to emphasize the lmpor-
lance of the spoken word as well as
the written word, and while the services
OF the press are duly appreciated, 1t is
the intention of the national COUNCIL 20
have each state conduct an active speak
ing campaign in the small towns ana
rural districts of the states.
DR.. James A. B. Scherer of the state
councils section, and Mr. A. E. Bestor,
director general of speaking divlslun'
of the council OF national defense, ar
rived in Birmingham Thursday night
and will conduct the conference at the
Hotel Tutwiler, beginning at 10 O'CLOCK
Friday morning, probably extending
throughout the entire day Governor
Charles Henderson has intimated his
desire to attend the conference, unless
important engagements prevent.
Alabama will be represented at the
conference by Chairman Hooper and the
following members of the executive conf
mittee of the state council of defense.
Richard M. Hobbie, federal food admin
istrator; Ray Rushton, state director OF
public service reserve; Albert p. Bush
of Mobile; DIR. j. f. Duggar of Auburn,
l.. NJ Bashinsky of Troy, Oscar Wells
of Birmingham, Forney Johnston, chair
man Jefferson county council of de-
tense; two members of the finance conf
mittee of the state council; Col. 4. o.
Smith, chairman, and Louis Pizitz.
STATE is ORGANIZED
Chairman Hooper last night spoke in
terestigly of the work of the state
council, it having been thoroughly or
ganized in every county, with chair
man for each county who had accepted
service and was actively at work.
AS there are no funds available, the
service rendered by the entire state
council of defense is of that patriotic
nature which characterizes the efforts
of so many citizens of today. Other
states have made liberal appropriations,
ranging from $4,000 upward for the con-
duct of the work in their respective
states.
Chairman Hooper further stated that
there were gratifying responses being
had from number of the counties IN
regard to the remembrance fund" cam
paign, though the desired goal of S5O,Wt
had not by any means been reached.
Following the conference of the chair
men of the councils from states men,
toned, there will be an important meet
ing of the executive committee of the
Alabama state council of defense, after
which important announcements will be
made as to it's future activities.