The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-26
PROGRAMME FOR
 ANNIE ERSARy OF
 ROTARY YESTERDAY
President Wood all An nounces List of Commit tees-Interesting Talks
 Made At Celebration
of Birmingham, Alabama Statement, December 31, 1919
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In celebration of the fifteenth annl- gpersary ef the organization of Interna- etonaI Rotary, a special programme was rendered at the meeting of the Rotary Fsub yesterday afternoon in the ballroom sf the Tutwiler hotel.
 John c. Henley, Jr., was the principal speaker and made an excellent talk on e-The History of Rotary" which was sounded on February g, 1905, in Chicago hy Paul Harris, a lawyer. He stated &hat there were four men present al lunch at the first meeting and that from that the members met each week at the place of business of the different mem bers and as a result of the rotation the crganiza tion got it's name. In 1905 clubs began to spring up on the western coast, he said and International Rotary had never paid an organizer for the growth uf the organization had been natural cne.
 The first convention was held in 1910 @nd fourteen clubs were represented with forty delegates and 1000 members. From that time the organization has grown UT til. there are now 600 clubs with s0.GQo Rotarians scattered all over the NorId. Rotary has, reached the highest development and achieved the most in the south and the Birmingham club is among the very best, he stated.
 Chap Hodges made a short talk, then read an article on ''The Making of a Rotarian. which was greatly enjoyed as it contained some interesting, informa- tion for all Rotarians.
 As the members came into the ball. Infoom and were being seated Miss Eliza : beth Pittman rendered Rotary Spirit" march by Philip Memoh dedicated to tn Birmingham club.
 al iun nander cf the 167th Infantry, was a guest of the club yesterday and when he was B firtroduced by F. W. Barrett the mem 'bers inn ediately stood up to welcome him.
 Dr. Courtney W. Shropshire. president of the Civitan Club, made a short talk extending an invitation to Rotarians to be the guests of the Civitan Club at it's meeting tomorrow at the Southern Club.
 The following committees have been ap- pointed by President Percy Woodall, who presided over the meeting: Entertainments E. Burton. Jay Smith. Howard Fulenwider, Baxter East burn, Eugene Munger
 Fellowship-Luther L. Doty. R. S. w. Browne. E. NJ. Tutwiler Jr, C. c. Wiley. w. C. Phillips Convention--H -Haskins Williams Thorn ton Estes. D. T. Feidelson. Julien caheen. T. M. Mcclellan.
 Aempersnlp-Angus NJ. Taylor, R. c. Thompson. w. l.. Brown, T. B. Perry, r. V. Underwood.
 Ways and Means-Donald Conner Powell Noland. Knox Fleming, II. L. Badham, F. F. Butcher.
 Philosophy and Education-C. E. Glenn Scale Harris. Eli IT. Bas hinslSy, F. D. Sib lev. c. E. Williams.
 Public Affairs George w. Connors Hrgh Morrow, J. B. Hin, C. E. Jenks. A. Ii Witt.
 Grievance-J. $. McLester. R. c. Eos ter. Ira L. Armstrong, r. A Ribble J c. Hopping. z H Miscellaneous J. wheeler. W. F, Tyler. W. l.. Wilson. Harold Samson Morris Heins.
 Beys' WorlI-FranlS Stevens II. N Matthews. A M. Shook Jr I. c O'Deil. Henry & Fowlkes \ Auditing-J- c. smith, s. D. Ora wford Il F. F. Cummings Clarence ]. Porter Alex Wade.
 Relations With International Rotary-J C. Hodges J. H. Finder, Ferd Caheen,