The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26

1 second floor was reading room and smoking room with reception rooms, while the entire top floor was a dancing hall. <
 We prospered and enjoyed our prosperity, the membership having grown to very large numbers" MT. Warren declared, and about that time the old Alabama club. which had it's headquarters on Twenty first street, between Second and Third avenues, was in it's zenith. A consolidation of the two clubs, the 1 Alabama club and the komos klub was suggested, and the suggestion was cordially received.
 The combination was quite agree 1 able to everybody concerned, as the Alabama club membership furnished | the dignified. older. membership and the Komos Klub the younger dane ing element--a happy combinations So it was agreed and everything was arranged except the name. The Alabama club members thought the name of Komos klub was too friN- olous and suggested that we find 1 another The Southern club was proposed, and so it was organized ard chartered as the Southern club.
 This consolidation took place on ] November i9, ,l2 with Juase Mac- Queen who was president of the 1 komos klub as president of the Southern club, and Don kinnebrew as secretary" said MT. Warren. Judge MacQueen serves, five !, ms as president of the Southern club, extending through 1894, with l.. G. Bardwell (BlackieD as secretary in 1S91 following Don kinnebrew. who ! served one term and then Tom Ben ners served two terms and Frank Foster came in for one term.
 "On down the years came worthy successors to Judge MgcQueen as ! president. Tom Benners serving nearly all the time as secretary, said MT. Warren, and then came the next step--a permanent home for the Southern club. The membership had grown so and the ambition of the club to become a business as well as social club demanded more spacious and commodious quarters, and so after looking the situation over, the home of the late Ed Linn was pur- chased-just where the Southern i club stands today.
 we occupied the house for many years without any marked improve iiCHtot w difcH ScHr'hHSN' ~'i~ then it was decided that modern clubhouse should be erected. Plans were made and arrangements fi- nanced and the present handsome clubhouse is the result. During this time MT. William H. Kettig served as president, with Ed Wilcox as sec retary and George Eustis, also. MT l Kettig Holding the presidency for three years. To his splendid busi- ness acumen and excellent handling of the finances of the club is largely due the prosperity which the club has enjoyed since.
 From 1904, when James Weath- erly became president of the club, serving three terms. with George Eustis, Charles A. Brown and the late beloved Lee Tilghman as secre- taries," said MT. Warren, the club has enjoyed splendid years of social i activity, always standing for all that 1 Is fine and worth while in club life.
 "The successive presidents were Col. w. B. Leedy. two terms; Tom Benners. two terms; J. Rivers Car | ter, Col T. O. Smith. 1912-'13. Dur | ing Colonel Smiths presidency. the Sbeautiful Tudor room of the club l the present cafe--was built. This is regarded by connoisseurs as one of the most artistic pieces of work ever executed in the south, the deco rations practically all being done by