The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-27

which is listed under the red group, re-
 ported five memberships promised. but as
 the applications had not yet been ac-
 tually signed, they will not be counted
 until today, when the cards come tn Mrs Pearce's team includes Miss Anne Lynch, Miss Margaret McArdle, Mss
 Ina $. Shepard and Miss Helen Benners.
 Culpepper Exum acted as chairman of the meeting. He ,omplimented the
 workers on the spelndid showing they had made ana promised the campaign committee that this was only starter.
 LUNCH WITH kIWANIS TODAY It was announced that today's lunch7 con will be named Kiwans day, in honor of the club, which is to combine it's luncheon with that of the workers. As it will be the first meeting of the club since the convention last week, there will surely be big crowd on hand. The speaker will be pr. N. R. Baker, county superintendent of education, who will an- nounce the results of the survey, made a few days ago in the Central and Ems ley high schools. It is said that some
 interesting information was given by the boys and girls.
 pr. MacSporran in lr1s talk to the teams said he had thought of this Chamber of Commerce membership campaign as an opportunity for all the citizens to become partners in the greatest enterprise in | Birmingham, the city of Birmingham it. | self
 1 Tt isn't as if you became a partner in a shoe store,'' he said, where every thing you may do is for your own benefit | or that of your partners. Y ou may be- come partners in the city, in it's upkeep, | it's welfare generally. It is great op- | portunity
 You men are salesmen. You are sell l ing the most valuable partnership to De 1.v-,.l .ll.~J f,0%1 ~@rt l., something which stands for our common relations as a great body of citizens working together for definite aims, | which mean better city
 "It is even possible as I see it to make a selfish appeal to the citizens who can see no other. A good Chamber l of Commerce means better city in which to live and do business don't l think anybody will dispute that gener- ality. But l like to think of this prof
 ect as something bigger and finer
 the idea of mutual gain. Ii is this prin- | ciple of mutuality which appeals to most of us.
 | I've have here today an opportunity | to capitalize the extraordinary spirit ot | service which this city demonstrated , as one of it's possessions in the recent | world crisis. This spirit is even now l fading. Unless we have an organiza- tion which will touch our aspirations, our amb itions for our beloved city, we shall soon lose that great thing for | which we lately made real and noble sacrifices.
 "The spirit of this Chamber of Com merce movement is in the air. Any where you go you will find men who
 will say it is a fine thing and that they believe in it. Now the next thing
 to do is to get them Put some of your own enthusiasm into the other fellow "You have the right bait, your tackle is all right, the stream is full and now let me urge you to land them.' RESULT BY TEAMS : The standing of the teams on the II first days of the drive
 RED GROUP
 Major W. J. Adams, 106; Captains E W. Brownell 16; Joseph B. Pool, H Victor Gage, F; Abe Kaufman, 10; H w, Taylor, 9; R. II. Trick, 9; J. Ellis
 Brown '; Tom G. Estes, '; E. P. Allen 6; J. P. DeJarnette, 6; J. B. Yeatman, 6 Herbert Steiner ,; A. J, Arrant, A. w A. Currie, 3; George McCleery, ? Total, 222
 WHITE GROUP Major J. Chapline Hodges, 1o6; Cap tains W. V. Bartlett, IT, K. F. Burnett