Evening star., 1923-06-19
C|V|TANS HAILED
AS SESSIONS OPEN
DENLY, Chief Justice Mccoy
and Local President
Greet Delegates.


win DENLY. Chief Justice Walter /.
Mccoy of the District Supreme Court.
and Clarence L. Harding, president of
the local Civitan Club, welcomed the
delegates from more than 100 Civil
tan clubs of the country at the opening
of the three day session of the third an
nual convention of the International AS
sociation of Clvitan Clubs at Wardman
Park Hotel today
U. Il. Anurews of Chattanooga.
president of international Civitan.
called the meeting to order and fol-
lowing the singing of America" by
the entire assemblage and invocation
by Battle McLester, chaplain of the
Chattanooga club. Justice Mccoy
was introduced to the conference.
welcomed by Jurist.
The local jurist is no stranger to
members of the local club. and was
given rousing reception as he
mounted the rostrum. There are no
gates to be unlocked. no freedom
United States coming TO Washing
ton. The city is yours, and those
who have the good fortune to reside
here welcome you to their midst.
said Justice Mccoy.
washington was never more beau
III III ho". anu dSluc lioHI thC
physical beauty of the city | feel
certain that you all will draw an
inspiration from the fact that you
are IN the capital of the greatest
nation in the world"
He then enumerated the many
wonders to be seen here and bade
his auditors not TO overlook the
great points of interests to be seen.
DENLY Pleads for Navy.
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Birmingham man said Ihe first duty
of citizenship was reverence for and
obedience to the law, and it is the
duty of our ever-growing country to
see that those principles are lived
up to.
In a brief talk, Secretary DENLY
congratulated Civitan on the purposes
of the organization which he said
he understood to be practically the
same as those of Rotary. of which
he is a member.
Referring to the international sit
uation, the Secretary said that il was
the duty of America 10 build on a
sound foundation first. IF you will
serve America well. YOU will serve
the world WELL" he said. Mr.. DENLY
stressed the necessity of maintaining
the StTength of the American Navy
Clarence l.. Harding. chief execu-
tive of the local club. welcomed the
congress on behalf OF that organiza-
tor. He read letter from President
Harding. written several weeks aeo
owing TO his forthcoming trip TO
Alaska he would he unable to attend
the opening of the - 'vertion.
Mr.. Harding also { planned to the
conference the unfranchised state o:
the residents of Washington and
urged the delegates to use their in
fluence with their representatives in
Congress TO relieve the situation.
Reports Are Presented.
Presented as one OF the o'd guard
of the mother club of Civilian" Jelks
CahanisS OF the Birmingham Ctritan
Club was then called hv President
Andrews to respond on behalf of the
visiting delegates.
Letters were read by Maj. Phil b.
Whitaker. of the Chattanooga Club. in-
national secretary, from Secretaries
Hoover and Davis, expressing regret
that absence from the city prevented
their attendance.
The remainder of the early session
was devoted to annual reports of Presi-
dent Andrews. and Secretary Whitaker.
Comparing the civitan organization with
modern houses. President Andrews out
lined the growth in the past year of the
orga nization, which now includes 102
of Columbia and one in Switzerland.
After presenting most optimistic
report. Claude Hagen of the Birming
ham club international treasurer. turned
over TO President Andrews a note. paid
in full. for $4,000 which had been ad
vanced by the directors of the organiza-
ton one year ago Mr.. Andrews
dramatically tore the note in pieces and
scattered it over the heads of the dele
gates
Members of Committees.
Members of the various committees
of the local club in charge of the
convention are:
General committee-E. S. Bra
shears, chairman; Ernest Greenwood,
vice chairman; Thomas Grant. vice
chairman; Charles B. Lyddane. treas
urer; Rudolph Jose. Charles Hood and
chairmen of all aiaSa, standing COMMITTEES:
George Watson. Sidney Kent, DR..
Grant s. Barnhart. George A. Har-
ris, Charles A, Mccarthy. Newton M.
Minnix. :.
chairman: Walter M Ballard. OdeIl
/. Whipple. Charles ]. James. T. Ar
thur Smith, George H. Markward, w.
S. Corby. Walter Humphrey, DR.. Floyd
M Owen.
Publicity = Charles G. Morgan.
chairman; William Ullman. S. S. Gro
gan, oliver Hoyem, l.. L. Raymond, G.
Logan Payne.
Ladies-Mrs.. Edward S. Brashears,
chairman; Mrs. Clarence l. Harding,
Mrs. w. NJ. Kochenderfer. Mrs. Ru-
dolph Jose, Mrs James NJ. Proctor,
Mrs. Ernest Greenwood, Mrs. Grant S.
Barnhart. Mrs. Spencer B. Curry.
transportation and autos-William
E. Humphreys. chairman; Chester H.
Warrington, vice chairman; Thomas
Stearn, w. s. Hoge, T. w. Barrett,
Edward Jones. E. S. LaFetra.
Greeters-Walter NJ. Ballard, chair