The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-28
For the Good of
 the Community

hURING the war Blrn1lngnam 1aQ very CT II fective organization known as the Four Minute Men and Women They were power in all activities. They delivered the governments message to the thousands of Birmingham men, women and children, in short, crisp talks that Init the spot"
 The purpose for which the FourM Minute Men and Women was organized has ended, but there is yet field for their employment. They have discharged their obligation to the government, and as a separate organization there may be no further duties for them.
 However, a similar body, operating under the guidance and control of the Chamber of Com merce or the Civic Association, could be power in preaching the needs of Birmingham and the duty of Birmingham citizens.
 The people of Birmingham need to know Bir- mingham and Birmngham's needs
 Suppose that during the past week, which had been officially designated as cleanup week, a four-minute speaker had gone before every gathering in the city-the Sunday schools, the churches the clubs, social and business, the pub lie school classes, the theatres and the many places and stated briefly and Well as the Four Minute Men and Women always did, what 1t means to community to have clean streets, clean homes and clean premises! The result would have been wonderful cleaning up of the city.
 Birmingham needs an auditorium. Plans for the building have been made The city will ad- vertise $5OOOOO of bonds for sale in few days. A committee representing the commercial and civic bodies in few days will call upon the peo- pie of Birmingham to subscribe an additional $250000 for the building
 Four Minute Men and Women, taking the ap- peal to the clubs and the school children would create sentiment all over the city that would make the soliciting committees work easy
 For year civic center for Birmingham has been planned. Blue prints and sketches have been drawn and published in book form. If carried out cordng to plans the city hal auditorium the public library, the county courthouse and other public and quasipublic buildings will be clustered about this center.
 Arm the Four Minute Men and Women with the data and start them on a speechmakng tour among the clubs the schools the theatres and other places where and womer and children gather, and the chances that the civic center will develop into some thing than talk
 Similar activities might work wonders in the way of improving the housing condition There is an acute have been erected in the last year. but not anything like the number needed The rate of progress this line has been slower in Birmingham than in most cities of similar size and importance. The need here is great greater than in most cities
 The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce has inaugu rated Minute Men Plan and through it is prepar- ing for active campaign. Committees having details of its work have been appointed such invitation and publicity banquet social and reception, special, and entertainment.
 Rallies to be held at which the specific work of the Minute Men will be outlined The Cincinnatian, the official organ of the Cincinnati Chamber of Com merce, commenting on the work of the Minute Men,, says it has been of the most valuable divisions of that body.
 There is no dscounting the value of short, but strong, talk before audience of citizens on city