The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
CHkTTANOOGAI IS
 READY FOR ANNUAL
 CIVITAN ASSEMBLY
Radio Fans Will Have First Opportunity of Observing Large Scale BroadcaSting
 When Body Meets

Chattanooga, June 2.-tSpeeia1)- Radio fans of Chattanooga will have their first opportunity of observing large scale broadcasting operations when the International Civitan con- vcntion meets here beginning Tues day of next week. Arrangements have been perfected for sending out through the ether all of the important speeches and proceedings of the con vention. both at the hall and, at the courthouse Wednesday night. when the famous Earl Frazier exposition band, fresh from a winter at Day. tona. Fla and A. Nash. golden rule' manufacturer from Cincinnati, are special features.
 Arrangements were perfected z through the courtesy of Fred Paint CT, one of the city's pioneer wireless experimenters, and the Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph company. Receiving sets will be placed at the courthouse and at the convention hall, and will be connected through the telephone exchange with MT. Painters sending station.
 Under favorable conditions n range of 800 miles may be expected, thus giving Civilians all over this sec tion who are unable to attend the convention a splendid opportunity Of following the proceedings. Numbered among the speakers who will thus address not only a visible audience, but a vast invisible one as well, are former Governor BrouRh, of Arkan- sas, who will attend as delegate; {; Wilson Iawrenson, president of the New York Civitan club; MT. Nash, and International President Shrop- shire.
 MT. Lawrenson is speaker of wide repute and attainments. He is a vice president of the Union Carbide company and it's subsidiaries, in ad- dition to being an explorer of no mean attainments. He has an es- peciariy noted lecture upon Africa VI hich he has delivered upon numer- ous occasions. Ills subject before the convention has not been announced, but 1t is thought the larger aspects of Civitan and it's service to the world will claim his attention.
 The convention will formally open Tuesday. the first public manifesto ton being a parade of delegates and visitors down Market street. Tues day night the three other civic clubs will he hosts to the visitors at ball to i,e given at Signal Mountain.
 A boat ride down the Tennessee river will be the chief entertainment feature of Wednesday, while the golf { tournament and stunt night at the country club will conclude the ses- sion Thursday.
 Between 500 and 500 delegates and visitors are expected to attend. Res ervations for a large percentage of I.r t,, ha pd of the hotel committee. Word was received yesterday morning that Knoxville would send 25 visitors, Atlanta is expected to have 50 or 60, , while Birmingham and Nashville threaten to send their whole club. A special car will bring members of the Washington, n. C.. club, which city is expected to make stren- nous fight for the 1923 convention
 A movement for the enactment or A child labor law similar in most Of it's provisions with one recently de- clared unconstitutional by the su- preme court of the United States, was launched at the monthly meeting of the Nashville Civitan club yester- day. The clubs delegates to the In ternational Civitan convention at Chattanooga were instructed to pre- sent a resolution which, If adopted, would place the national body on rec ord as fostering and leading the fight for better protection of chill dren who work.
 w. G. Malion. secretary of the Nashville club. speaking in behalf of action by the, Nashville organization, declared that in 26 states of the American Union the junior popuia- ton were without legal protection and that they were threatened with the sweat shop and It's attendant horrors. Mir. Mallon and Dr. Joe w Fenn are the delegates to the inter national gathering.
 The Nashville club voted to send it's entire membership to the state cIvtan convention at Chattanooga The state and International dele gates are the same and were Tn. structed to cast the vote of the local club as they saw fit in regard 10 the adoption of several proposed amendments to the international con stitution.