The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-29
NATIONAL OFFICERS
 CHOSEN TUESDAY BY BUSINESS CLUB
Visiting Delegates Taken For Sightseeing Tour Of Bir-
 minqham Monday


 
 | Election of national officers and l location of the 1924 convention will ! be the principal questions before the American Business club, when they convene for the second session of 1 the first annual convention Tuesday | morning In the Old Colony club room of the Tutwiier hotel. The conven
 tion got under way Monday Morning ! with approximately 75 delegates present.
 It is believed the next convention will be held either in Asheville, N. C., or Atlanta, IS both clubs were campaigning Monday among the dele gates. While no formal invitation has been extended, it is thought the next meeting will be in one of the two fftfes.
 A nomination committee was ap- pointed composed of the following club presidents and proxies; Dr. c. C.. Aven, Atlanta, chairman; J, Branch Donelson, Montgomery; c. F. White, Knoxville; R. H. Hargrove, Shreveport; E. O. Northcutt, Anna rillo, Tex; c. B. Marker, Chattanooga: Wallace Wright, Asheville, N. C.; and W. M. Noel of Nashville. This com mittee will meet Tuesday morning LOT the purpose or selectine the or Lewis Morning Speaker.
 Mondays morning session was featured by an address by Duff c. Lewis national field secretary, on The Spirit of the American Busi- ness Club" "Spirit-intangible, in audible and practically indefinable- is the mighty force that animates every individual institution, organiza- tion or nation." said MT. Lewis. Gen. turies ago a band of men set out from Germania. with a great idea, the Idea that free people had the right to govern themselves. These men be- gan movement which terminated In the establishment of form of government under which we live in America.
 ''They crossed that country which Is now known as the Balkan states. They left some of their seeds of free dom there. and when the World war began. that state had seen the fru- ition of the seed dropped by that band of rugged men. In 1900 another band of men and women were getting ready to start another journey-to leave England and cross the Atlantic, where community was to be established where man could worship God, ac- cording to the dic0tes of his own conscience. These people brought a great idea-the idea of free people to worship God as they saw fit.
 Tn these movements of history, does 1t not seem that the hand of an unseen presence has directed it? So it seems to me that America has been fashioned through the centuries by spirit of great idea which animated the hearts of certain in dividuals. America stands today something more than mere nation It is the embodiment of the highest ideal of self-government: 1t is the torchbeaEer for civilization.
 Then T come to define the spirit of the American Business club. It takes but eight words. They are the words of the Master Man of all ages. Christ Himself. I am among you as one who serves" Those eight words ex- press the spirit of the club" The convention was called to order by William L. White, president of the Birmingham club and director gen. 1 yal of the national organization. D, i F. McLendon. president of the city commission welcomed the visiting l delegates on behalf of the city. Dr. 1 c. c. Aven, president of the Atlanta | club gave a short response Minute responses from the delegates fol- lowed.
 Selection Of Committees.
 The afternoon session was given over the appointment of various com | mittees which were as follows: Luncheon and social affairs, Walter M Noel, chairman: Dr. T. A. Snow. J. Branch Donelson, Dr. B. F. Jack son, Fighter Cogswell; membership and classification, R. H. Hargroves, chairman: Russell Baker c. B. Samuel Dr. T. F. Bean. w. H. Pries- ter, Eugene Branch: resolutions, Dr. c. Aven, chairman; Shehon Street, J. F. Dreher Charles r. Hon, R. H. Rra c1, ation. Wallace Wright, chairman; Dr. H. c. Owen, w. E. Morrow, E. E. Forbes. Jr., G.. NJ. Phillips. A. F. Alexander, Clyde Mccoy; civic af- fairs. Paul A. Marker. chairman; E. s. Lewis, John A. sanky, c. B. Grid dle, Flaver Foster; ipterclub rela- tions, E. M. DeRamus. charman; J. J. w. Biggers, J. A. Mckay, Clyde Wat kins. John Blevins, Berton Jones; national extension, Paul A. Marker, chairman, second vice-president; Rus sell Baker, R. H. Hargrove, Dr. A. B. Horn. Wallace Wright, E. o. North cutt; constitution, Duff c. Lewis. chairman: E. O. Northcutt. Harry Duncan. Dr. A. B. Horn. Dave Nun day, B. H. Elliot; nominating, Dr. c. c. Aven. chairman; J. Branch Donel- son. c. F. White. R. H. Hargrove, E. O. Northcutt' c. B. Mauker, Wallace Wright, w M. Noel.
 William l.. White delivered an ad- dress, The American Business Club" at o'clock Monday night which was broadcast over the WSY station of the Alabama Power company. Delegates to the convention were taken on sightseeing tour of the Birmingham district at 430 o'clock Monday afternoon. The tour was in cluded the steel mills, residence sec tions, and ended at the top of Red Mountain. which the party reached at dusk.
 The first day of the meeting closed Monday night with an informal frolic in the Tutwller hotel ball room. The ladies attending the convention were given a theatre party during the afternoon.
 SUPREME LODGE ORGANIZED Papers of Incorporation were is- gued tha of e.u