The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-14
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 HERE 0N THURSDAY FUR FIRST SESSION
Sparks Will Fly When Wheel Begins to Turn Under Hand of Governor
 Thomas

Sparks will fly when the Rotary wheel begins to turn at the first annual conference of Rotary clubs of the Twenty sixth district in Bir- mingham Thursday. Dr. James Shel- by Thomas of the University of Ala bama, district governor, will preside Harry Bert Craddicll of Minneapolis director of Rotary International will be a leading speaker. Dr. Henry NJ. Edmonds will talk on Rotary al the Country club Thursday night Other prominent speakers will be J. Lister Hill of Montgomery and George Lang of the University of Alabama.
 The conference will be called io order at 10 o'clock Thursday morn ing and welcomed by Carson Adams president of the Birmingham club Governor Thomas will then convene the conference. MT. Craddicks speach will come at lilo o'clock Thursday morning.
 Thursday's Program
 Thursdays program follows:
 Morning session at S.30; Registra tion of delegates and visitors at the Tutwiler hotel; 10 o'clock, conference called to order and welcomed by w. Carson Adams, president of the Bir- mipgham Rotary club; 10:10 o'clock converting of conference and response by James s. Thomas, governor Of the Twenty sixth district: 10:2e, invoca- ton by Rotarian l.. o. Dawson of Tuscaloosa, Ala; 1925 o'clock, com munications, announcements of ap- pointments made to committees, etc.; 10:35 o'clock, presentations; 1o:4o o'clock, address by District Governor James S. Thomas of Tuscaloosa Ala; Il. o'clock, announcement of personnel of election committee ap- pointed by district governor. time and place of election; 11:05 o'clock International Rotary" an address by Harry Bert Craddick, member of the board of directors of Rotary h. ternational.
 Luncheon Session-12:15 o'clock, luncheon presided over by James $ Thomas; 12:50 o'clock. The 1923 Convention" Allen Crenshaw of An- dalusia, Ala; 1905 o'clock, addresses Business Psychology" George Lang of Tuscaloosa, Ala; 1:25 o'clock. recess.
 Luncheon for Ladies-1 o'clock, iu- formal reception and luncheon for visiting ladies at Southern club.
 Afternoon Session-2 o'clock. Eel lowship," (limited to 10 minutes): 1. How to Make Strangers Feel at Home" George Lining of Mobile, Ala; 2. How to Make a Timid One Lose His Timidity." Charles Leyden of Anniston, Ala; 3. Making Use of the Talent in the Club Albert Mey- CT of Selma, Ala; 4. International Friendship" Dunbar Ogden of Mo- bile, Ala.
 Opportunity will be given here for hn nf to exceed two minutes each.
 Public Affairs-3:00: l. "Co-op- eration With the Chamber of Com merce," J. B. Brosius. Tuscaloosa, Ala. @ Rotary and Industry T. w Pratt. Huntsville, Ala. t3) "Ro- tary and the Board of Education, Henry J. willingham, Florence, Ala t4) Rotary and City Administra- tion,' John Durr, Montgomery, Ala. (5) Ten minutes 1f impromptu from floor. Nothing over two minutes.
 Boys -Work-4:00 2tD Rotary and Child Welfare" Mrs. L. B. Bush, Montgomery, Ala. (2) "The Impor tance of Boys Work in Rotary" Ro- land Shine, Birmingham, Ala. (3) "The Most Important Thing Our Club Has Done In Boys Work" Robert l.. Combs, Bessemer. Ala. (D "Ro- tarians as Big Brother to the Boy," speaker to be named later. (5) "Co- operation With the Boy Scout Move ment," Will Armbrecht. 5:00 recess.
 Evening Session, Country Club 6:30, informal reception in hontr of district governor and general off cers and the ladies; FOO, conference dinner, w. Carson Adams presiding; 8:30, address, Rotary, Where Do We Go From Here?" by Henry M Ed monds, Birmingham; 800, entertain ment, informal toasts, etc; 10:30 to 100 a. m., dancing.
 District Membership
 Clubs compC sing the Twenty sixth Rotary district and their presidents are as follows:
 Alabama Andalusia, Luther E. Brown; Anniston, w. Frank Johnson: Bessemer, w. H. McEniry; Birming- ham,. Carson Adams; Brewton, D. Burke Hayes; Dothan, Mercer 8. Da- vie; Eufaula, H. L. Upshaw; Florence, A. A. Jackson; Gadsden. Oliver R. R. Hood; Huntsville. Tracy w. Pratt; Mobile, R. A. Christian; Montgomery. J. H. Patterson; Opelika, N. D. Dem son, Jr.; Selma. Albert Meyer; Shelf field, John H. Peach; Talladega. S. D. Henderson; Troy, Walter c. Black; Frank Fitts; Tuscumbia. Harry l.. Halsey.
 Florida-Pensacola, E.. R. Malone; Tallahassee, F. Clifton Moor
 Officers of the district conference are; James Shelby Thomas of Tus- caloosa, district governor; l.. l.. Doty of Birmingham, conference secretary. and Crawford Johnson. general chair man of the conference committees.