The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-07
HARTSF|ELD HEADS CIVIC ASSOC|ATION;;
 INSTALL OFFICERS
Annual Report Lists Activi- tives of Past Year-Eve- ming Given to Music
 and Merry-Making

Results of the election which has been in progress for 30 days were an nounced at the annual meeting of the Civic Association on the roof of the Jeff ferson County Bank building last night.
 Berry H. Hartsfield was elected pres ident for the coming year. Judge Hugh A. Locke was named first vice-presi- dent, and pr. c. B. Glenn was chosen second vice-president.
 The ten directors who are to take the place of the ten whose term has expired are: N. A. Barrett reelected, Frank B. Butler, reelected J. M DeShazo. Frank M. Dixon. reelected. W. Sterling Ed wards, Sid W. Lee, Hugh A. Locke, Louis Pizitz, Chas. R. -Pfosser and T. G.. Wofford.
 E. B. Irwin, the retiring president delivered a report of the activities or the past year. The biggest thing the Civic Association undertook during the year was the fight against the Pitts burg Plus steel passing practise. In the fight on this practice which discrfmf- mates against Southern manufacturers, the association had as allies, manufac- turers and civic clubs of the west as well as the south
 Another feature of the work of the past year was the organizing of Span ish clubs with the assistance of the Board of Education. These clubs are still in existence and doing nice work.
 The association saved merchants of the section many dollars by giving ex- pert advice on various advertising med i'm hxy hnVerS of advertising space all over Birming- ham.
 ACTIVITIES
 Other activities were: placed in the field a strong committee to cooperate with the census enumerators; cooper ated with the city board of health in campai gning for cleaner milk supply; secured a vast amount of data in the matter of asking for the fabrication- int transit privileges for steel products.
 investigated through experts within the association the feasibility and cheapness of by-product gas as a sub stitute for the present manufactured gas; co-operated actively in the ship by truck demonstrations to Tuscaloosa and Brmingport and won the loving cup offered as a prize for the best ban nered car in the latter parade; aided in helping to get relief for the car short age in the Birmingham district; brought to Birmingham, MT. Courtenay Dinwiddie, who spoke on the Social Unit Plan" of welfare work: organized a committee which Is compiling the advantages of Birmingham to secure the Baptist Memorial Hospital; actively backed the commissioner of parks in this year for parks and playgrounds; played a part in the campaign to secure more voters in the city; made survey of the housing and rent situation and laid before the City Commission the con- dition which is to lead to the appoint ment of a Fair Rent Board;" enter tained the Alabama Press Association in their visit here last May; furnished scores of organizations with places to assemble for their meetings; now pre- pairing a Birmingham Year Book. Following the report of the presi- dent, the meeting was turned over to fun and many unique stunts were pre- sented to more than thousand peo- pie.
 One of the best features of the pro gramme was a mock session of the City commission. Many artists were seucred who gave a musical performance, the principal features of which were re- peated on both the top floor and in the lounge to accommodate the crowds who were unable to get on one floor. MT. Hartsfield, the new president was introduced and made short talk forecasting the actions of the coming year.
 I've must foster the small indus tries" he said for they will in time grow to be large ones. Birmingham needs a diversity of manufacturers so that in times when the coal and min ing products are not in demand, she will not feel the shortage.
 .'We must pay more attention to the homes of our people, to build so that we may expand, and we must look to our individual citiZenry.'
 The meeting was then turned over to fun. This part of the programme was opened by several selections by Wal ter c. Chambers, who sang Who Knows" and Mother Machree." Sever al stunts were on the programme in eluGing Guy Harris. who sang songs ir dialect, the Howard College Quartette | violin duet and black face sketch The star act on the programme was T session of the City Commission with Percy Rosenberger as pr. N. A. Barrett Ellis Hollums as John R. Hornady, w H Hendricks as H. .P. Burruss and rank Croy as John H. Taylor. During tue act. it's transpired thlt Commits s.cIer J. Ellis Brown had fallen in a hole in one of Commissioner Burruss streets. and in a telephone convcrsa tion inform ed the commission that it take two years to repair 1t.