The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-01
HORATIO S. EARLE National President of Exchange Club,


 Horatio s. Earle of Detroit, na- tional president of the Exchange Clubs of America, will arrive in Bir- mingham this morning to attend state conference of the Exchange clubs and to assist in perfecting per- manent state organization for Ala bama.
 Delegates from Selma, Anniston. Florence and Montgomery will also reach the city during the morning to take part in the state conference to re- ceive their charters from President Earle and to be the guests of the Bir- ningham Exchange club at luncheon and at the reception and dance at Roe- buck Country club tonight.
 President Earle MT. Earle Is 6 business man of large affairs, and an active worker in civic and patriotic organizations through out the country. He is the head of large manufacturing plant which Is famous over the world for its agricul- 
 tural machinery and implements, and is an inventor of note, especially in machinery and farm implements, hav- ing taken out more than 100 patents.
 He is the president of the H. S. Earle Manufacturing company the North Wayne Toole company, the Good Roads Supply company. the Genessee company all large manufacturing cor poration of Detroit. He was formerly state senator of Michigan, is state di 1 rector of the Michigan Boys Working reserve, state highway commissioner and has held many positions of honor in the state of Michigan and city of Detroit. The Delegates | About 35 delegates will be present for the state conference today, which will be held in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel The visiting delegates and President Earle will be the guests of the Birmingham Exchange club at a | luncheon at l o'clock today in the ball room of the Tutwiler. President Earle will make an address and will present charters to the clubs of the state. A musical programme will be rendered l by an orchestra.
 At 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon, the state conference will be held in the
 
 state organization will be formed and state officers elected.
 Club Reception feature of the entertainment for the visitors will be the informal re- ception and dance at Roebuck Country club tonight, at which MT. Earle and the visiting delegates will be the honor guests. In addition to the officers and directors and their wives of the Ro- tary. Kiwanis. Civitan and Community clubs, all the members of the Exchange club. with their wives, together with a number of invited guests, will attend. Among them will be J. Mercer Barnett. international president of the Kiwanis club, and Dr. Courtney W. Shropshire. international president of the Civitan clubs.
 The representatives elected from the various Exchange clubs are: Birming- ham. Claud M. Estes and Leon c. Brad ley: Selma, F.. W. Pettus and Ike G. Caddon: Anniston, Joseph Stevens and Henry Edmondson; Montgomery. Mil- lard Wescott and Rev. P. H. McDon- aid: Florence. pr Henry Simpson and Dr. F. A. Johnson.
 The officers of the clubs who will attend as representatives are: Annis- ton. Luther B. Lilies, president Charles R. Baker, first vice president; John F. Williams, second vice president; Ridge fly Miller, third vice president: H. H. Witt, secretary and Arthur Welborn. treasurer. Selma. Bruce K. Craig. pres I idcnt; J. w. Voltz, vice president, and o. M. Hendricks. secretary. Montgom- cry. Lamar Field. president; Ebert A. Holt. first vice president; Judge Charles R. Bricken, second vice president; Judge Leon McCord third vice presi- dent; w R. Griffin secretary treas urer. Florence, J. Fred Johnston. Jr.. president. and J. R. McGarry, treas ured: and Birmingham. Judge Hugh A. Locke president; Ray l.. Lange. acting first vice president; William T. War ren. second vice president; Rev O. D. Randolph. third vice president; Stuart H. Frazer secretary treasurer