The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
MASTER KEY TO
 HEAD CAMPAIGN
Other Key Men Will Aid In Raising $10,0oo For Albany
 Decatur Chamber
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU l
 THE AeE.HERALD ]


 Commerce will begin campaign Tues day tol obtain a : budget of at least $10,000 through membership to carry on the work of the year as outlined by the directors will act as master key man" during the campaign and 25 other ''key men" will be named to assist them in their solicitation, which will cover every part of the twin cities.
 A meeting will be held Monday night in, the chambers rooms when the members of the committees will meeting will be held when reports of the progress of the campaign will be made. The slogan of the campaign will be "A paid secretary for the AL bany-Decatur Chamber of Commerce and financial assistance for the AL bany concert band"
 It is estimated that S10,000 will be required to carry on the work of the chamber during the current year. The program calls for employment of an all-time secretary, who will give all of his time to development work here It calls also for financial aid to keep the local concert band going. The president was instructed by the di- rectors to negotiate lease on the present quarters of the chamber in the Colonial building for another year.
 Farmers Make Plans
 Farmers and business men of Nor gan county met in Hartselle city hall at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, out lined a plan for aiding the farming industry of the county and went on record as favoring the employment of a home demonstration agent to aid the women of the farm in solving their problems. Prior to the meeting committee composed of a number of representative men drafted recommen- dations which they presented later to the conference itself and which were adopted.
 Careful consideration was suggested for cotton, but it was urged that every farm make provision for growing all the food and feed crops needed on the farm. Close watching of rank growing cotton was urged, as a step to combat the leaf worm and it was recommended that every farm have a supply of poison on hand.
 Bishop To Preach
 Bishop Coadjutor William G. Me Dowell will preach at St. Johns Episco- pal church here Sunday morning and will confirm a large class. Sunday aft ernoon he will go to Athens to speak there Sunday evening.
 To Be Editors
 The Morgan Kiwanis club will pub- fish a special section of a local news paper next Thursday as a part of the aIol AE oG international. Charles B. Gilbert of Nashville, a prominent Kiwanian, will address the club at it's next weeks meeting.
 Mrs. Perkins Speaks Mrs. Maud B. Perkins of New York delivered an address Thursday evening at the Central Methodist church an Law Enforcement" Thes peaker was brought here by the local w. c. T. U.
 DeacOns Ordained | New deacons elected recently by the members of the Decatur Baptist church were ardained Wednesday evening at the church. They are Prof. J. D. Garren, E.. J.. Polhill, A. P. Hanson. J. D. Sharpe and B. B. Meadors. The charge to the new deacons was de- livered by Rev. w. T. Reeves, pastor of the Central Baptist church, while the ordination sermon was preached by Rev. s. D. Monroe, pastor of the First Baptist church of3Albany.
 To Consider Power Line
 Directors of the Albany Decatur Chamber of Commerce are expected to take up this meeting Wednesday eve ming the petition of the Alabama Power company for permission to build transmission line through north Ala bama. The policy of the local cham Der toward the plan is expected to be decided at the meeting.
 Albany Man Wins HOnOrs John B. McDougall, formerly well known insurance agent here, is win information received here by friends. Mccormack, handlers of glandular products ,.
 Funeral For Abe Ryan
 Funeral services were held Wednes- day afternoon, at Eva, for Abe Ryan, for many years prominent citizen of Morgan county, who died at his home there Tuesday, following an attack of pneumonia. He had served several terms as a member of the board of commissioners of the county and was member of the board at the time of the removal of the court house from Somerville to Decatur.
 To Give Minstrel
 The annual minstrel of the Mo- gan County Post, American Legion, probably will be given in February. A. W. Spain of the ~Powell-Spain com pany of Jackson, Tenn, has been here in conference with Judge Thomas w. Vert, vice commander, discussing nlnns for the program.