The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-08
MANY CHILDREN
 PLACED IN HOMES .
 BY AID SOCIETY
Crawford Johnson Is Elected President of State Society. {, Reports of Officers Show
 Much Activity

Crawford Johnson was elected presi- dent of the Alabama Childrens Aid so- ciety at the annual meeting held yester- day at the Southern club.
 The officers for 1921 are: Crawford Johnson, president; Robert Jemison, ST., Rev. M. S. Barnwell Terry T. Greil, J. J. Mitchell and Lloyd M. Hooper, vice presidents; Lee c. Bradley, secretary; J. R. Rice, treasurer.
 Trustees: s. J. Bowie, Brmingham AL bert P. Bush, Mobile; A. H. Carmichael. Tuscumbia; F. J. Cramton, Montgomery; John L. Raul, Brmingham 0. S. Me- Dowell, Jr., Eufaula; H. & Munger. Bir- mingham; A. G. Parrish, Selma.
 Honorary presidents: Gov. Thomas E. Kilby, Mrs. l.. J. Haley.
 Executive committee. J. w. Donnel1y. Rev. Henry M Edmonds, Clement Gaz- Eam. Mrs. W. L. Murdoch. Judge S. D. Murphy Rabbi Morris Newfield, Mrs. c. B. Spencer, s. E. Thompson.
 State Directors-Mrs. l.. M Bashinslxy. Troy; Frank w. Barnett, Birmingham; P. B. Bestor, Jr.. Mobile; pr. J. M. Bell, Eufaula; G. G. Britton, Anniston; Leon e. Brooks, Brewton; Mrs. George Capps, OpelikA; J. A, Calvin, Decatur; S. F. Clabaugh Tuscaloosa; Bishop James Cannon, Jr., Birmingham; Mrs. l.. J. N. Comings., Fairhope; George w. Connors, Birmingham; Mrs. Erwin Craighead, Mo- bile; Mrs. Jack Cranford, Jasper; G. G.. Crawford, Birmingham; Miss Elizabeth Fonde, Mobile. Rev. Cary Gamble, Huntsville; Walter E. Henley, Brming- ham, Arthur Haltawanger Anniston; Mrs J. F. Hooper, Selma Charles R. Horton, Aliceville; Mrs. J. Brevard Jones, Montgomery; Rev. George Lang, Tus- caloosa; Miss Leonora Lull, Wetumpka; i; Mrs. J. Alex Moore, Jasper; Rev. Robert H. McCaslin; Otto Marx, Birmingham; Mrs. T. w. Palmer Montevallo; Erskine Ramsay, Birmingham Paschal G. Shook Birmingham; w. H. Stockham, Birming- ham, Mrs. Sam Starke, Troy; J. R. Sands, Talladega; Mrs. L. Steinhart, De- mopolis Mrs. w. I. Thompson, Hunts vile; John P. Tillman, Birmingham; By ron Tisdale, Evergreen; o. L. Tompkins Dothan: Mrs. Charles Thgpen, Mont gomery: Mrs. F. M. Thomas, Prattville; Hugh White. Gadsden; Mrs. John D. Wyker. Decatur.
 Members of the board had luncheon at o'clock, when programme of ad- dresses and short talks was carried out. Dr. Henry M. Edmonds acted as toast master of the occasion. Dr. Morris New field presided over the business meeting preceding the luncheon.
 The feature or the meetlnB was the ro- port of Ralph Barrow. state superintend- ent of the work.
 His report showed that 1,222 children have been helped during the existence of the society and BIO have been adopted and taken into permanent homes. During the past year more than 100 children have been adopted and given good homes and foster parents. The reports show that the work is growing rapidly.
 During the year four children of school age have been kept in boarding schools by the society and eight girls and boys are being boarded in selected homes throughout the state. The parents trial period has been increased from 60 to go days because it has been deemed best for foster parents to wait at last 90 days.
 The treasurer's report submitted by J. R. Rice showed that the work had prac- tically doubled during the past year.