The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
Chamber of Commerce
 Membership Campaign

0H HE Chamber of Commerce was O fortunate in inducing R. A. Brown to accept the presidency of that institution for the ensuing twelve months.
 Birmingham has no more public spirited citizen than MT. Brown. He has made signal success of the State Fair, and he proved the man of the hour in managing the Confederate Veterans reunion in 1916. The last reunion was a big undertaking, and was fraught with many difficulties. But Mir. Brown took hold of it with vim and determination, and the result was q splendid achievement.
 As the executive head of the Cham Der of Commerce, MT. Brown has ar duous duties, but he will know no such word as fail In order, however, to bring it up to the high water mark of efficiency the membership must be greatly increased. The larger the number of members, the larger the annual revenue; and nothing worth while can be accomplished in any civic endeavor without ample funds.
 In other days, when Birmingham was a small city, the Commercial lclub, forerunner of the chamber, moved along in a small way. The lclub's income was limited and it's un- Idertakings were limited. In these ambitious days, when Birmingham has grown to city of 225,000 popu- lation, we must do things in big way.
 A membership campaign will soon be in progress. Every wide-awake citizen, whether he be merchant manufacturer or professional man should be enrolled.
 The city with thoroughly organ. ized Chamber of Commerce is go ahead city. The city with a slow going chamber is a backward city Birmingham must be kept in the for ward-going class. And the way to dt Tit is to give President Brown earnes support and join heartily in the team work membership {: campaign.
 At any nate, Count Won Brockdorff Rantzau admits that there was a wal Now that we come to think of it, ther was some uupaeasantnass. in Belgium an northern France, not to mention tho Rus sian and Italian fronts and other loca1i ties.
 It is reported that Broadway sta went on tho wtarpaths because a beauteou member of the chorus had . more ca : pen sire,motor car -thanrshe possessed her self We can imagine how that star fet , ;s * There Is still some talk of tho Prime Eof Wales taking an American bride tenants are-stepping brisk1y to the alta
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 Although Germany's represeutatfves7 7d' cline to shoulder the->blame for starun y the war, that will not prevent her frol e being held to strict accountability.
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 "America.s stock has.faflen low in ga rope" says the Philadelphia Pubf '- Ledger. Maybe so. but,the American do d lar is still going strong over there. .s # x E
 The fact that waitress in an Ohl IL city bought some land because it '7ooke cheap" and now owns a gusher. ma ,, boom the sale of oil stock. E * E -s The wet side won in Baltimore municipal election. Might have expects le something of the sort in a celebrate Id rye" center.
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 Germany wants good peace.' sa' Il Dr. Melchoir. Once she wanted 'stror Id peace" Now she won't get either. . * E * VI Summer girls win soon be acquiring
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 Old Neptune may have to dodge oce' ;c liners, but he still has the laugh {
 would-b be transatlantic flyers. * E E he Birmingham goes lover the top" It v A a foregone conclusion. although the cal m paign was bit slow at times.
 * * * ce If Count Hohenzollern tries to digs h. the terms of the peace treaty it is e a tain to make him sick