The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-03

really remarkable work, as a total of
 52S children were assisted. 10S of them
 being infants under two years old, 309
 between ;be ages of 10 and ?, and III
 beyond the age of 12 years. But best of all, 164 children were placed in com fortable homes, fourteen sent to board ing school, three larger boys given em- ployment, fifty-six homes reunited and children returned to parents, twenty three committed 10 institutions. thirty nine referred to oher organizations.
 The following officers were reelected to serve during the ensuing year:
 Crawford Johnson, president; Rev. M S Barnwen, vice president; Robert Jemison. Sr., vice president; Frank s. Moody, Sr., vice president: Lee C. Brad ley, secretary, and J. R. Rice. treas urer. J. J. Mitchell of Florence was named as fifth vice president. Compos- ing the executive committee are the following: Rev. Henry NJ. Edmonds
 Robert Jemison. Jr., Mrs. W. l.. Mur- doch, Judge & D. Murphy Rabbi New field, S. F. Thompson, Mrs. c. E. Spen- cer and Clement Gazzam.
 The following were named as hon. orary presidents of the society: Gov
 Thomas E. Kilby and Dr. Thomas M
 Owen of Montgomery, and Mrs. L. J l1aIeN or BlfHlHSHdH.
 State directors are: W. F. Aldrich
 Birmingham; Mrs N. l.. Bagley, Bir- mingham A. R. Brindley, Gadsden; G G. Britton, Anniston; Mrs. Erwin Craig head, Mobile; c. G. Crawford, Bir- mingham Mrs w. P. DeJarnette, Mont gomery; j. w. Donneny, Birmn gham Frank Willis Barnett Birmingham
 Miss Elizabeth Fonde. Mobile; Rev Cary Gamble, Huntsville; Clement Gag gam, Birmingham; Frank P. Glass. Bir- mingham; Walter E. Henley. Birming- ham; Rev. George Lang, Tuscaloosa; Mrs. George Malone, Dothan: Rev. Rob ert H. McCaslin, Montgomery; John P. Tillman. Birmingham; Otto Marx, Bir- mingham; Mrs. T. W. Palmer, Monte vallo; Erskine Ramsay Birmingham Pascha1 G. Shook, Birmingham: Mrs c. B. Spencer, Birmingham Mrs. Sam Starke, Troy; Mrs. W. I. Thompson, Huntsville.
 State trustees are: S J Bowie. Bir- mingham; Albert P. Bush, Mobile; A IT. Cramton, Montgomery; John L. Raul, Birmingham; S. c. Mcdowell, Jr- Eufaula; R. S. Munger, Birmingham A. G. Parrish, Selma.
 The business session was followed by a luncheon, which was presided over by Dr. Morris Newfield. Judge S. D Murphy, the father of the statewide idea of the society, gave rapid sum- mary of how it had spread. He was preceded by Lemuel Green, special agent of the child welfare department of the state of Alabama, who outlined the nature of his work.
 Dr. Newfeld then called on a number of the visitors to say something about the status of the society in their towns of counties. and the following made in- teresting short talks: Miss Elizabeth Fonde, Mobile; Mrs. W. NJ. Couric, Eu- faula; Mrs. W. T. Thompson, Hunts vile; Mrs. T. w. Palmer, Montevallo Mrs Sam Starke, Troy; Mrs. c. r. Allen, Mobile; pr. G. G. Britton, Annis- ton, and pr. Cary Gamble, Huntsville The toastmaster then requested g number of the local members to give their views as to the value of the work done, and responses were made by Dr. Henry NJ Edmonds about some of his experiences in raising funds in the
 state The Rev. Middleton S. Barrwell spoke along the same lines, paying a fine tribute to the Rotary Club of An niston for it's aid. Robert Jemison Sr., was most emphatic in his praise of the methods of the society in plac- ing children in homes instead of insti- tutions. Rev. Frank Willis Barnett.