The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-08
CTVITAN CLUBS; LARGE EDELEGATT TON
In Ringing Speech Dr. Shrop.
 shire Outlines Aims and Pur- poses of Civitan 0rganiza- tion-City Gives Hearty Welcome to the Visitors

tl0n--Clty Gives Hearty
 Welcome to the Visitors
 Builders of good citizenship
 personified in more than 300 dele
 gates and visitors, sat in the first
 annual convention of the Interna-
 tional Association of Civitan Clubs
 yesterday at the Tutwiler hotel and
 heard ringing speeches by Dr. c. w.
 Shropshire, international president
 and Oliver B. Andrews, president of
 the Civitan club of Chattanooga.
 The convention was called to order
 at 10 o'clock yesterday morning by
 pr. Shropshire, following the regis 1 tration of visitors and delegates | Gordon Erickson led in the singing
 of America" Rev. Battle Lester of Chattanooga offered the invocation
 welcomes were extended to tho visitors by JellSs H. Cabaniss on be- half of the Birmingham Civitan
 club, Lieut.. Gov. N. l.. Miller on be-
 half of the state and J. Ellis Brown l oIi DtildlI Ol tllC Cits VI i'ti hitti e3 ham. Julian V. Boehm of Atlanta
 responded to the addresses of wei come.
 Awarded Loving Cup At the "get-together" luncheon al 1 the Southern club yesterday after
 noon Fort Smith Ark, was award ed a beautiful cup as the tattendancs trophy to be held for the next three
 months, by Dr. Shropshire. Atten- dance percentage of the Fort Smith
 club was 99.s per cent for the months ! of March, April and May. Tho club 1 winning the cup three times in sue cession becomes the permanent pos.
 sessor of the trophy.
 Presidents of Birmingham civic
 clubs were luncheon guests of the
 convention. Edmund c. Armes of the 1 Community club, Oscar Wells of the Rotary club. and J. Mercer Barnett l international president Of the Xii wanis clubs. were seated at the speakers table.
 A live wire Civitan uncovered yesterday was NJ. l.. Poundstone of Tulsa Okla. He made a short talk on the ideals a Civitan should have,
 at the luncheon. Civitan William Shepherd of Chattanooga entertained with dialect song.
 Moonshine Liquor
 Singing was led by Gordon Brick son, song sheets being laid at each place. "Moonshine liquor'' was served from a still recently captured by Civitan Pierce's agents. The moon sinners regaled the delegates and visitors with several vocal selec- tions.
 Civitan Clarkson of Jacksonville Fla, and Civitan Coleman of Chat
 tanooga entertained at the piano
 Cfvitan Clarkson sang two very good negro dialect songs. Vaudeville 1 stunts also featured the programme | Civitan monogram cigarettes and 1 cigars from Tampa were distributed
 at the luncheon.
 The convention reconvened at the Tptwiler ballroom about 4:l5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. with President l Shropshire presiding. Foliowine z
 reading of several committee re- ports. the meeting adjourned until { | o'clock this morning on motion oi
 Civitan Nj. l.. Tombstone of Tulsa
 seconded by Civitan Claude l.
 Hagan of Birmingham. Inability oi
 committees to finish work on hand
 in time yesterday was the reason fol
 adjournment. The programme fol
 yesterday afternoon will be taker
 up the first thing this morning. Vision of Civitan
 Work being accomplished by the
 Civitan club of Chattanooga was 1 outlined by Oliver B. Andrews. presi-
 dent of that organization, in his | address on "The Vision l have oi | Civitan." He told of the Golden Rule l Factory" now being promoted ir
 Chattanooga and of the efforts be- | ing made to bring more of cheer in
 to the life of "the underpaid, unap- | preciated and under complimentec rural school teachers"
 '1 trust that before this conven- I tion adjourns. the Civilians vii
 amend their motto so that it will
 read, good citizenship as laid dowr
 by the golden rule" declared Civitar
 Andrews. "If Civitans will do that
 they will some day be the greatest 1 factor next to the Church of God.
 "The responsibility that rests upon you and me Is the spreading of this
 doctrine of the golden rule so that
 the name of "Civitan" shall have a
 greater meaning to you than any thing on earth.'
 l Methods by which various prob
 lems are being met by the Chatta
 nooga club were described by Civitan Andrews.
 Dr. Shropshire Speaks Tn the building of good citizenship all available material must be util- ized,' declared Dr. c. W. Shropshire. international president "The Greek fruit vender, the Chinese laundryman. the Italian peanut peddler and the illiterate miner are men whose hearts throb for some principle. l Ii is the Civilians frs, d,,tv n educate the uniformed and the mis- informed-it is his prime object to utiiize raw material in creating a
 useful, finished product-it is his ul-
 timate purpose to lead men from the darkness of ignorance and the de~-
 radiation of unwilling crime. into the light of good citizenship. where civ
 ic pride will be developed and they will be fired with the ambition to
 be rated as the very cream of civil | izat,ons."
 The Civitan knows that in mic,
 there is strength. He believes more in cooperation than in independence.
 He stands ever ready to do his pa rt and help the other fellow in consun,- mating any worthy public service Personalities and partisan inter ests are not tolerated in Civitan ac- tivities. nor should denominational or sectarian affairs be endorsed or promoted. The interest of all the people and the whole community alone must be given the Civitan stamp Of approval
 LAW breakers and knockers we'll nave none of. The true Civitan will Ot the Nf na 1,x less of his personal approval or dis approval If he considers the law wrong, it is his duty as a citizen to make ar homes teffnrt fo hara ii