The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-11
THE SOUTHERN CLUB

0N HERE are some institutions which
 are synonymous with some clt-
 ies, and '"The Southern club
 spells certain phase of Birmingham "a phase which has to do with the highest type of civic inspiration.
 The Southern club stands as a pea con light" in the history of Birm1ng- hams social and commercial life, Tor not only is the Southern club soclal club, but a business club, where many big deal has been put over" where many a big question has been settleo' and where many big project has been ! launched, for Birmingham, like New York, Chicago. Washington and other | large cities. often makes its most lni' portant "business deals within ths four walls of their club-and the Southern club answers this purpose to perfection; a downtown" clup' "business mans" club-with bit or social life infused into it's activities | When Mir Dam B. Dimick, president | of the Southern club accepted thls | high honor short time ago, 1t was predicted that with his popularity ana progressiveness, his enthusiasm an' ambition, the Southern club, under ms able direction. would reach plane 1 which would be to the credit of d man of his ability and talent. Thai the prediction has come true in pars already is matter of congratulatio"
 to MT. Dimick by his many friends but what he has already done IS mercy
 the beginning of what is to follow
 Tt is the desire of the club mem bers-the officers and the committees in active charge MT. Dimick sald' III
 talking with me yesterday about thd
 plans for Improvements and deveiop- ments "to raise the membership or lh' club to 800. When I went into the or flee of president there was a mem
 bership of about s40 and we are moI |
 than gratified that our membership la
 now something like 5S0. When our
 membership reaches the figures desii
 ed-7O0 or S00-the club will then oe
 on a basis whereby the club members will be given the service. the surround'
 ings and the advantages which such | a club should have. In other woroS the club then will be self supporting with enough revenue to turn back inte
 the club to conduct things as the' should be conducted
 'rrhe Southern club-a downtown club and a business mans ciub,N NIT Dinlick continued, should represent l' | this city an asset and not liabillt! l if properly run; if it is improperly rui l. it is most decidedly a liability; bu
 business methods of organization nav
 been inaugurated now and the GU e will be run on business principles, jus as any other legitimate business | run A downtown club, like the south I ern club, of course, has no side shoWs
 no golf no tennis, no swimming pools no amusements of any sort, but It doe y include an up-to-date and secono-to = none luncheon and dining eauipmen O and unusual diversions in the excep
 tionally fine service offered its mem 5 bers in the matter of pool and billiards 1T Necessarily the downtown club dlf1ef l. from the other kind and 1t must neces n sarily occupy the position in the bus q ness world which makes for good Tel n lowship and the promoting of spir IS of knowing the other fellow Ther
 are many close and lasting friendship
 formed among men in their club lift m the downtown club should be "mee
 ing point'-a dating point as it wer
 where friend meets friend as well 1 competitor. and should stand for
 | comradeship that is trusted and true. n For the purpose of conferences ar - meetings" MT. Dilnick said, "and
 promote just the sort of thing I've r 'n ferred to, the Southern club has ina1 en gurated beautiful private dining roo an service which will be great additit If to the club I think. Here the directo ,- of the club can meet at private dl N ners; business as well as social di