The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
MERIDIAN, MISS.

Meridian, Miss, January 15.-(SpeciaI l- Mrs w. s. Lott, Mrs. Henry Brooke and Miss Helen Crooks, representing the City Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs A. S Bozeman and Miss Margaret Hodges representing the local suffrage associa- tion; Mrs. Annie Watts, representding the womans fraternal organization. and Mrs l.. F. Brown, the. missionary federation, left for Jackson early today the bearers of petition signed by more than 300O men and women of Meridian urging the Lauderdale county representatives in the legislature to cast their vote for ratifi- cation of the suffrage amendment The Meridian delegation will be joined in Jackson by delegations from other coun- ties and ratification of the amendment will be pressed until the vote is taken.
 Burns received early yesterday morn ing by Claudio Elwood, 13-month-old son of Mrs. c. l.. Mulloy here, proved fatal after a few hours. The childs clothing caught from an open grate while alone in the room.
 J. J. Smith, Jr has filed suit in the circuit court here against Walker D.. Hines, director general of railroads, for 900 alleged damages for the death of his father, J. J. Smith, Sr which oc- cured at the New Orleans and North eastern shops here Juno IA. 1919. The declaration alleges deceased lost his life through the willful neglect of the railroad administration while in the discharge of his duty as inspector of locomotives.
 F.. r. Allison, president of the Allison Lumber Company of Bellamy, Ala, has been elected member of the directorate of the First National Bank here to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Walker Broach, who at the time of his death was a vice president of the Whit ney Central National Bank of New Or leans. All of the old board of directors were reelected at the annual meeting of stockholders, after which officers of the bank were elected as follows: Levi Rothenberg, president; A. D. Simpson, active vice president. Lee Carter. cash fer: F. Y. Whitfield. assistant cashier. The only change in the official staff was He has been with the bank since a small boy. beginning as a runner.
 Shriners of Hamasa temple here are arranging for a big ceremonial session February F. Many potentates from other temples will be invited to participate, as will the members of their respective shrines and it is intended that the cere- monial shall be one of the most important ever held in this state. If will be the first ceremonial over which Potentate Irwin Moody. who succeeded Potentate Allan McCants has presided.
 Clerks in the master mechanics office at the New Orleans and Northeastern shops here have presented Raymond c. Miller assistant tinekeeper with handsome gold monogramed fountain pen as a token of the esteem in which he is held. Mir. Miller has resigned to make his home in Texas.
 Fitzhugh Lee Lodge. J. o. '. A. NJ. has elected the following officers for the ferm: Marvin Godfrey, councillor; C. l.. Garrison. vice councillor; Wyatt Easter ling, recording secretary; l.. s. Whitaker, conductor; W. l.. Denton. warden: Theo- dore Weaver. inner sentinel: Sam $. smith. outer sentinel: Rev. F. J. Willis. chaplain: E. W. Darnell. trustee, w. D.. Hawkins, financial secretary. and W. D. Roberts. treasurer. are holdovers their election not coming up at this time.
 
 At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Citizens National Bank here the old board of directors were re- elected and the directors in turn elected officers as follows: Col. H. M Street president: J. F. Reed, vice president; F. & Bostick, vice president; Fred J. Hughes. vice president Paul Brown, cashier T.. \. Gaston. assistant cashier; c. l.. Hughes assistant cashier With the exception tf pr. Hughes, the official staf remains 2 same as last year Mir Hughes. who is made vice president, is president and general manager of the Sumter Lumber Company at Electric Mills. Miss, and is one of the leading financfers in the state