San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
Young Business Men Com
pose Membership Of
Civic Organization.
THE 1924 OFFICERS
Those in Charge Are Active
in City's CONNER
cial Life.

Conopus Club was organized In 192l
Quest c. Couch, then vice presiden
Of the Central Trust Company ant
row treasurer of the Couch-Able'
Lumber Company, was elected its frs
president.
Since its organiza ton. the club ha:
steadily grown from small member
ship, until it is now composed of near
ly 200 of the younger business ant
professional men of San Antonio. ans
during its entire history. has at al
times advocated those things whicl
tended to promote the welfare OF Sar
Antonio, using as its slogan. For
Bigger and Better San Antonio"
The club has been active in its sup
Home for Girls and other similar wor'
thy causes. From a San Antonio
publicity standpoint. its latest an.
perhaps its outstanding efforts, which
proved so successful, was the promo
was celebrated February IL. On this
occasion the club entertained more
than 1000 visitors with a program
consisting of a street parade with nu.
merous prizes for entrants: free bar
pttut HI can II ibihVNtl
BY a program of sports. For the part
the club took in this movement for the
benefit of the tourists and visitors
here at the time. many words and ex-
pressions of praise have been showered
upon the club by the visitors partiei-
pating.
Tourist Day Annual Event.
1t is now the declared policy of the
-. ..Tnnrirt 1o,-- N
nual event. and has laid its plans 10
hold this celebration on such an elab-
crate scale as to make the same 4
recognized institution over the entire
United States.
Succeeding Mr.. Couch as president
was Walter Napier, who served dur
served as club president in 1928. an
the present incumbent is J. Crosswel
Hall. The club holds weekly lunch
cons each Friday noon at the Men,
ger Hotel.
Following is a brief biography of
the 1924 officers:
J. Crosswell Hall. president. At
torney at law, was born in Carter
vile. Ga, and came to San Antonio
in 1902: attended the University of
ItAuS. Auf lIs -. II. u
gree at Columbia University in 1915.
During the World War, Mr.. Hall
served as a major of infantry.
Leo Brewer. first vice president.
Attorney at law. is a native of Ken
lucky. and a graduate Of the Tai
versity of Kentucky and Harvard law
school. Served during the World War
as a captain of field artillery.
EIpaar A nttruaor cnnnnd vim
ident. comes from an old San Antonio
family. being son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. +. Dittmar. and is a graduate of
Main Avenue High School. "A. and NJ.
College and University of Texas. Dur
ing the World War served as second
lieutenant. Goth Division. now man
ager Equitable Finance Corporation.
William c. Church, treasurer. was
born in San Antonio. Is a gradu-
ate Of Cumberland University. Is a
member of the local Scottish Rite
bodies and an attorney at law.
Paul Adams. secretary. is a native
of San Antonio, and son of Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Lee Adams. A graduate Of
Main Avenue High School and Uni.
yersity of Texas. Served as first
lieutenant during the World War
Now sales manager of ROgers-Hill
Company and active in civic affairs.
Following Are Directors.
Marvin G. Hill. director. was born
in Caldwell county. Tex. Is manager
of Alamo Printing Company and mem.
her of the Shriners, Elks, Knights OF
Pythias, Woodmen of the World
Knights Of the Maccabees and Order
of the Eastern Star.
Walter c. Lehr. director. was borr
in Cincinnati. Ohio. Is graduate OF
the San Antonio high school. and as
an office boy in the employ of e.
Stoves & Sons. has worked his way to
assistant manager of this well known
firm. He is also a member of tn.
\ Hoo-Hoo and Shriners.
b. r. McGimsey. director. was borr
in Alexandria. La. Graduated from
the high school at that place and was
student of the Louisiana Industrial
Institute. Now MANAGER of the Alamo
Food Products Company.
Alfred G. Rannev. director, wa,
born at st. Paul. Mimi. from which
public school he graduated. Was stu
dent at the University of Minnesota
and graduate of the Boston Tech
nical Institute. Served as cantair
of heavy artillery during the Worl,
War. Mr.. Ranney is builder an,
member of the San Antonio Country
Club and Casino Association.
Ike s. Kampmann. director. attor
ney Mt law. is a native San Antonian
end a graduate of San Antonio Acad
envy. and Iswrencevillc School. Law
renceville. \. J.. and student at Har
ward law school. Mr.. Kamnmann re
tired as club president two month
ago. Also member of the San Antoni
Country Club.
Gerald Melliff. director. was borl
n. Lockhart. Tex. and received hi
common school education in the Sa,
Antonio public schools. later gradn
citing from the international Bushes
College. Mr.. Mplliff is general man
sger NJ the Melliff-McAllister Lnmbc
COMPANY and vice president of tn
Home Builders Association.