The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-23
CIVIC ASSOCIATE ION.
NOW ME- reed WITH.
| D c A | CHAMbER R.
Deal Contaminated by Mutual
Agreement of Civic Bodies.
Members to Be Distrib-
uted in Division

Under plans mutually agreeable
the Civic Association has become
merged in the Chamber of Com
merce, the utilization having been
consummated by committees repre-
senting the two bodies yesterday.
The chamber thus acquires about
300 additional members, bringing
the total to $500, and Birmingham
has one business mems clearing house
instead Of two.
The Civic Association members will
be distributed into the different di
visions of the chamber as arranged
some time ago.
The Civic Forum of the Civic As
ISOLATION, which has proven popular
during the past several years. will
be continued under J. NJ. Dewberry.
secretary of the Civic Association
who comes to the chamber as an Of
ficer of that Institution and will
have this department in charge All
members of the chamber will be
hereafter eligible for the Civic
Forum, which becomes a part of the
chamber work.
All divisions of the chamber will
remain under jurisdiction of General
Manager Bum.
Informal announcements of the af-
filiation have been made by both
bodies. That of the Civic Associa-
ton is as follows:
Civic Association Statement
THE Birmingham Civic Association
is happy in announcing its affili-
alton with the Chamber of Commerce.
effective Immediately, whereby its
members become members of the
chamber.
THE work OF the Civic Associa-
ton to be carried on under the
leadership of the presnt secretary.
]. M Dewberry. under direction of
the present board of directors and
hereafter to be known as the Civic
Formu of the Birmingham Chamber
of Commerce.
Promoted by a sincere desire to
best serve our community and en-
couraged by the spirit of the Cham
best interests of our city can thus
be served"
In announcing the affiliation the
Chamber of Commerce committee
made this statement:
Chambers Statement
THE Birmingham Chamber of Com
merce announces with satisfaction
the contamination of negotiations
bringing about the affiliation of the
Birmingham Civic association, whose
members, effective at once, will have
their part with the members of the
chamber in the upbuilding of the city
THE chamber also announces that
the Civic Formum, heretofore con-
Quoted by the Civic Association, will
be continued by the Chamber of Com
~ ful - tn, 81,
of j. NJ. Dewberry. secretary, under
the guidance of the present board OF
directors of the Civic Association.
The Chamber of Commerce has
for its single purpose the welfare of
the Birmingham district and recog-
MIXING the spirit animattng the Civic
Association, has felt that the IN
terest Of the community would be
served by a union of the two bodies
Democratic body
The Civic Association, which now
passes out of existence as such, was
organized several years ago and has
been a very progressive body of de-
cided democratic tendencies. 1t has
helped new Industries to Birmingham
and conducted a number of important
events, the last being the SEMI
centennial celebration of Birming-
ham. 1t has taken a prominent part
in the fight for the eradication of the
Pittsburg plus steel base and did
much to add zest and life to 1t.
The Civic Forum has furnished a
weekly occasion for the discussion of
live topics OF community interest.
This feature will be grated on to
the Chamber of Commerce and will
be perpetuated.
The two organizations have now
become one and their united force
Will be exercised from the same CEN
ter of operations and with the COM
bined strength of the two.