The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
DR|VEFOR| INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP AT
 B. A. |. HAS BEGUN
Athletic Club Plans Great Sport Revival in the
 Magic City

The Birmingham Athletic club has re gently organized drive for new mem bers. In order to make the drive sue cess they have written to each member of the club personally, and requested his cooperation in the drive. Each mem Der received two application cards, which he is supposed to have signed by two of his friends, whom he thinks would make good members to the club and members.
 During the recent war the Athletic club lost about 400 members out of a roster of 600. This cut down the revenue of the club to one-third of the former income. Of course, this put the club in bad straits But by raising the membership fee, and by practfcing the strictest econ- omy the officers of the club have been able to save it from ruin. The wrestling matches put on by Bill Streit helped the club much in a financial way.
 Now that the war is over, the affairs are about to settle down to the pre- war basis, the Athletic club is planning a great sport revival. Already MT Streit has applied for the national am- ateur basketball championship tourney, and the amateur wrestling tourney, and announces that he has great hopes of gaining his request. But before much can be done in this way, the member ship must be increased, and the club must be improved.
 Club officers are planning to make the Birmingham Athletic club the finest and best equipped athletic club in the south. With fine swimming pool and baths and a good gymnasium, this could be ac- complished with the expenditure of a moderate amount of money, to be raised by increasing the membership.
 One man is an old man at 50 years Of age, another Is comparatively young. The difference is that the one lets his muscles become flabby and his constitution un- dernined by lack of exercise. while the other pays great care to his physical state of health. taking daily calisthenics. Swimming is one of the greatest health builders of all times, and there is plenty of swimming at the Athletic club. Besides these advantages afforded the members, are the social advantages. A man meets the best blood in the city at an athletic club. The business man, the man in the professional world, they are all to be found at a, good athletic club, and when conditions are normal no better athletic club than the Birning- ham Athletic club can be found any where
 There are three memberships available One for the men, membership afford ing full privileges, costs s44 year; an other, the intermediate membership for the young boy developing into manhood, costs s22 and this membership allows full privileges every day except Sunday, from s o'clock in the morning to o'clock in the evening. The last membership is the boys membership. costing 5, and allows the boys all privileges from 2;S0 to C o'clock, on Mondays, Wednesdays >and 7'ri1.vs. These memberships cover ,.vsfv ears where a membership is de- sT5-
 8leesay pairs have been started on tiiA tgfer of the club. Carpenters are
 1crs ly, repainting and making Nr essary pairs Several pool tables nsve beer covered, and plans are being -aae for a new billiard table. The Ath- letA esub tennis courts rank among sts esi in the city. These courts are o6ea1te -nen bers at any time.