The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-20
Ouer One Thousand Kiwanians Here For Opening Session or
 The International Contention
Much Interest in Race for President and Selection of
 Next Place of Meeting. Highlander Band to Ar rive Today From Canada

With delegates and visitors arriving on every incoming train, the International Xii wanis convention will convene this morning at 10:30 o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel, with approximately 1000 members of the organization present.
 Although a few delegates ar rived Saturday and Sunday, yesterday morning they began tc come in large delegations from the various states and Canada and an informal recep- ton was held practically all day at the Tutwiler hotel, which is headquarters for the convention.
 Every train is being met by members of the automobile committee and Kwan- ians are being brought to the Tutwiler to register and be assigned to the vari- ous hotels Dr. c. c. Daniel, chairman of the reception committee, and George c. Yancey, chairman of the glad hand committed were on the job all day yes- terday meeting the visitors.
 The fight for the 1920 convention prom ises to be most interesting. as Winnipeg, Canada, and Portland. Ore, are both aftef it. The Canadian delegatiQ has arrived and the Scotch Highland band of 50 pieces will arrive this morning large delegation from Portland, Ore, will ar- rive this morning and they are coming with the determination of winning the convention.
 RACE FOR PRESIDENT
 Much interest is being taken in the election of a president for International Kiwanis for although Henry J. Elliott
 is slated for this. office, he is being op- posed by Orvlle Thorp of Dallas, Tex. and 1t is stated that w. H. Lambeth of Nashville will also be candidate.
 MT. Elliott one of the most prominent Kiwanians in Canada, comes to the con- vention with the indorsement Of the Can adian and New England clubs. He is the kings councillor of Canada and repre- sented the Canadian Bar association at the American Bar association at the con vention last year. He Is commissioner of the states of Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada. New York and Illinois.
 MT. Thorp is president of the Dallas Kiwanis club, which is the largest club in the United States having member ship of $50, and for two years has been an international trustee. He has been at the head of all war drives in Dallas and during the Victory Loan the kiwanis club of Dallas raised $2,eoo,0oo which was the qouta of the Kiwanis club. while the entire quota for the city was only s7,0Oo,000.
 INDIANS FROM TEXAS
 Joe Gerrity of Dallas, Tex, district gov ernor for the southwestern district, said yesterday: My Indians from Texas and Oklahoma will arrive Tn Birmingham to- morrow morning in all their war paint, and they expect to show Kiwanians just how real Indians do.
 They will be here 6s strong on spe- cial car and we feel confident that our man will be elected president.
 There are eight organizations in my district with membership of 1500. The clubs are located at Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio. Austin and Mar lin Tex, and Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla'
 w. F. Wright of Buffalo, known to all Kiwanians as "BilI" Wright, who isi district organizer, arrived in Bir- mingnam yesterday afternoon. II have just completed the organization of the baby club in Kiwanis," he said, which is located at Mobile, and dele gation of five members will arrive to- morrow to attend the convention CORDIAL RECEPTION Pliny J. Wilson of Johnstown, Pa. publisher of the Johnstown Leader, is in Birmingham and he expressed him. self delighted with the city and the cordial reception given Kiwanians. He predicts the convention will be one of l the largest and most interesting ever held. delegation 30 strong will arr rive from this club tomorrow morn ing.
 The largest delegation from any club was that from Chattanooga, which ar rived in Birmingham about midnight | 65 strong and accompanied by band. Registration headquarters remained open until after Kiwanians who were | accompanied by a large number of Ine III DcTS ITOW OlnST CluDS dIliNCu. l Al Sinners, district manager of Tex as. Oklahoma and Colorado, arrived yesterday morning. He modestly stat ed he had organized all clubs in the 1 southwestern district and was very proud of the things accomplished by l them .'This is my first visit to Bir-
 mingham.' said MT. Sinners, "and I certainly do like your city. I have | heard very much of it, and especially i of the excellent work done by the To- cal club in the various war activities. ! Every Kiwanian should indeed be | pro1o of the record made by the clubs | in the United States and Canada in 1 taking such an active part in putting 1 over all war drives"
 There will be IS delegates and wis., itors from the Knoxville club" sad ! George A. Selig, president of that or-
 ganization, "and they will probably arrive early tomorrow morning." CITY DECORATED The city has been decorated in Ki-
 wanis flags and emblems and all auto l mobiles of Kiwanians are bedeked with these same decorations. Attrac- |