The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
BEST OF FEAsTS, STARkE REPORTS Executive Secretary Says Banquet Superior
 To All

Seen with the eyes of Sam c. Starke. executive secretary of the Real Es- tate board the annual banquet of the board, held at the Tutwiler hotel last week, was an even greater suc- cess than had been planned. In re- porting 1t to the absent members who wished to know exactly what oc- cured, MT Starke said in part:
 The prediction that the annual banquet of the Birmingham Real Es- tate board would prove an occasion of much fun was far safer than many of the weather predictions. Expec- tations were more than met. It is only just right that the banquet oi last Thursday evening in the ball room of the Tutwiler should be>written- un in extenso. as the scholars would say, and that all honor be given tt John Chichester, R. c. Hewitt and E.. R. McDavid, Jr., the committee on ai- arrangements and to Jim Drake. Ray Schultz aRf Ebert Jemison., the en- division.
 Praise On All Sides.
 ITO say that the program was ex- cellently conceived and was pulled off without hitch Is not enough. It was a remarkable success. Hard and faithful work was done by the two committees and they have their re-
  heard on all sides among the more than two hundred guests at the tables
 Shortly after o'clock the ball room filled rapidly and soon all were ready for the onslaught upon the de- licious menu.
 "Dr. Kimbrough was called upon to ask the blessing. Then there en- sued a pronounced hush upon the as semblage due to the fact that each man had fallen-in with will to do justice to a good dinner. This fol- lowed by cigars left the crowd in fine fettle for what was to follow.
 Business Program.
 Previous to the fun making, d brief business program was put through as this was really the annual meeting of the board. J. l.. Yancey, the president, occupied seat at a table much elevated above the nu- merous tables on the floor level. Here he was flanked by his corps of off cers and distinguished guests. From this position of vantage the president gave brief review of the accomplish ments of the board during 1923. He was followed by Bert Tanner, treas urer, who made 8 gratifying finan- cial report. Next in order came a brief report from Sam c. Starke, eX- ecutive secretary. Dr. Hendrix was called on for a speech and responded in his usual happy and inspiring way. He was followed in turn, by J. J. Walker who gave a brief account of many marked accomplishments that were put through by the Ensley board, of which he was president for the year 1923.
 U. E. Duskin, Jr, president of the Montgomery Real Estate board and also of the Alabama Association of Real Estate boards, was then called upon to talk. Mir. Duskin was in happy vien and quite complimentary of the work of the local board
 Board Continues.
 No installation ceremonies were indulged in further than an an- nouncement by the executive secre- tary that the full official family of the board would continue in office during 1924 as result of the recent election.
 At this point ]. l.. Yancey received one of the surprises of his life when John Chichester stepped forward and presented him with a beautiful bas- ket of flowers on behalf of the board over which he then began to preside second term. MT. Yancey re- sponded in a few words, expressing his sincere appreciation of the token.
 The president then turned the program over to the sales division and announced that a typical weekly board meeting was to be put over and that many of those present were supposed to stand aside, as it were, and see themselves go by. Ray Schultz impersonated the president and M. c. Jeter impersonated the executive secretary and read an in- teresting letter from W. B. Leedy. ad- dressed to the board. At their table