The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-29
BUSINESS
 OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT
 DECLARES BARNETT
Activities of KiWanis Club Re- viewed by President Barn. WeII-0fficerS of Club
 Are Installed


 
 Birmingham business men need have no fear of the fu- ture. Business has been unusu- ally good in the past. It is good at the present time, and will continue to be good in the fu- ture".
 That is the gist Of the speech of I Mercer Barnett, international president os the Kiwanis, who yesterday was n charge of installing the new officers for the coming year at the am Ial meeting of the Birmingham Kiwanis club yesterday at the Southern club.
 AS international president, my du- ties have taken me to practically every section of the United States and Can ada. On these trips have made a spe- cialty of Investigating business condi- tions and the foundations which l old up business in the future" said MT Barnett in his opening address.
 "I have talked with the leaders
 in every form of business and l
 find they all believe in the slogan.
 sBusiness ns usuaL' Business men
 are not down in the mouth. They
 have no reason to be. The future
 Is bright. They are buying with
 m eye to meet new demands of the
 public, and they are confident.
 above everything else. that the fu-
 ture is bright"
 Installation of officers and the ad- dresses of the outgoing and new eff cers were the principal faetures of the luncheon meeting yesterday. W. J Adams of Adams Drug company, the newly elected president, made short address. in which he thanked the 'nem- bers for the honor of having ele cted him to such an important position. J Mercer Barnett then presented him with the gavel and the presidents tut- ton.
 DIR. BARNWELL'S REPORT
 Mir. Barnett also presented Dr. Mid dleton S. Barnwell, the retiring presi- dent, with the past presidents button In his report of the activities of the club during the past year, Dr. BaTnwell said:
 The time has come for me to render an account of my stewardship. when was elected to this high office one year ago, 1 was deeply conscious of the honor bestowed upon me and of my general unfitness for the job. This consciousness has been steadily grow- ing, and if the club has prospered. nc man more cheerfully than I will as cribe such growth to it's proper cause, name ly the personnel of the club and the loyalty to your officers and ideals and principles of Kiwanis. Due to these things, much has been accomplished and the following is not an exhaustive report of the years activities, but a summary of what together we have done" continued Dr. Barnwell.
 Your president has presided .yer every meeting held during the year when he has been in town, with one exception. Practically all of his ah- sences from town have been caused by his activities in behalf of Kiwanis During the year he has addressed tie international convention in Portland Oregon; the district conventions of In- diana in Indianapolis; of Kentucky end Tennessee in Louisville; of Pen1syl- vania in Harrisburg. and of Georgia in Atlanta and to local clubs in Pitts burg, Marion, Evansville, Louisville, Rome, Ga; Gadsden, Huntsville, AL yer, and declined twice as many be- cause he had to hold his job in order to retain his classification.
 "The greatest achievement of the club during the year was undoubtedly home the international presi- dency. The old saying that a prophet is not without honor save in his own country was disproved when a carload of Birmingham Kiwanians made the trip across the continent to show the what we thought of our candidate here at home. We brought home what we went after, and made the capital of Kiwanis for the current year. The advertising that this achievement has brought to could not have been bought with money, and wherever the international president has gone n the discharge of his duties, which eve been heavier than most of you realize, through his own winning personality he has added to the lustre of Birming lam. thereby achieving the impossible task of gliding the lily and painting the rose.
 CLUB ACHIEVEMENTS
 Another remarkable achievement cf this past year was the fact that on one Sunday morning we got the club to ,hurch.
 Some of the activities during The Jear have been as follows:
 The putting out of the first club roster, which is about the best we nave seen anywhere. Copies were distributed 0 few clubs at the Portland convan- Iion, and have served as patterns for