The age-herald., 1900-05-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

crease. The young will court"
 "A child born on this day will be very quick and clever and able to do almost any kind of work; in business it will be fortunate and rise in life; it should be careful of burns, scalds, and wounds" The delegates to the Woman's Confeder- alton convention were reminded by the president at yesterday forenoon's session that the joyous time they were having in Birmingham was somewhat interfering with their convention work. Mrs. Craig head was in the chair and about noon she begged the delegates to be patient and at tend to their work; that it was necessary the session be somewhat prolonged; and that in view of the delightful time they had been having, they should gladly address themselves to the duties before them. She then rapped for order, and business was proceeded with. The temptations in the direction of pleasure were great, Mrs. Craighead had urged, and in doing so she greatly pleased the Birmingham women present. for the local club women had much at heart the purpose to make the stay of their guests altogether pleasant. They succeeded admirably, and
  and commendation. The fair visitors are authority for the statement that the Bir-
 ningham meeting has been in the highest degree enjoyable to themselves. Certainly it has been most enjoyable to the local club women and to their friends generally, and the memory of it will not be soon for got. Fortunately the weather has been unsurpassably fine.
 As a presiding officer, by the way. Mrs Craighead is notably capable. She is an ex- cellent parliamentarian, and knows how 10 rule a convention and impel it to work. She is courteous, tactful, firm and busi- ness-lilxe, and is withal very gracious and amiable. These are rare qualities, seldom discoverabe even in persons of long eX- perience. In most instances a presiding or ffcer is more than half of deliberative assembly, and often the poorer half. Half of the delay and much of the general troubles and shortcoming of deliberative assemblies are directly traceabe to presid- ing officers. A poor chair may transform a respectable body of men or women into a disordered mob Hence, it is of greatest importance to secure competent presiding officers. Somebody of wide observation said of Mrs Craighead yesterday that she was Frank Pettus sort of chairman. That was highest praise. for the Hon. Frank L. Pettus of Dallas is practically un- eoualed as presiding officer, in Alabama or elsewhere.
 The Birmingham lyceum having deter mined to make the ly-original-none-gen- tra do, rIr tiOp of the most illustrious ''Web' Davis to this understanding public, the following statement from the Montgomery Advertiser is of interest:
 Birmingham people are making a big kick against the local lyceum managers for attempting to have Web Davis of Kan sas City open the next season in that city" remarked a recent visitor to the capital city. q think the kickers are fully justified in their action. Davis is the most notorious and obnoxious Boer agitator in the United States. But to represent how hysterical people sometimes become, It IS only necessary to note the fact that there is talk of running Davis for congress in the Kansas City district. That district is now represented by an able democrat, w. s. Cowherd, and it would be interesting to see if the sympathy of the people with the Boers, is sufficient to oyerturn what is solid democratic district and has nearly always been represented by democrat. Representative Cowherd does not seem to be alarmed at Davis candidacy as he says the people of that section know Davis for what he is more than those who are listen ing to his lecture for the South African republics"
 In good sooth the Birmingham lyceum starts its season bravely!
 Efforts are being made to induce the gov ernor to offer reward for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of John H. Mur- phy, the Mt. Pinson farmer, who was found dead in the Birmingham city limits last week. It is said that Solicitor Hefiin and Solicitor Ferguson have officially advised the governor to take action in the matter The crime was most monstrous, and the punishment of the murderer would give some degree of satisfaction to a community that has grown very weary of monstrous crimes
 The suggestion that John V. Smith of Russell will be a candidate for congress in the Third district is the most interesting political gossip of the hour. MT. Smith was formerly leading member of the leg islature, and as Smith of Rusell'' made himself known and honored all over the state. He is now serving his second term as state solicitor for the Third judicial cir cult, and the official reports show him to rank in some essentials all the other so- licitors. He is a man of most admirable ch a nnwarful intellectual oil and wide legal attainments; and he is worthy of every honor within the peoples gift. At the age of forty-three he holds an enviable position as a democratic leader and trusted servant of the whole people. William J. Dangaix and his sister, Miss Dangaix, will leave Birmingham tomorrow afternoon for Europe. They will spend the summer abroad and will make a tour of the continent. As becomes their intell- gehce, they will not be labeled for the sshaa tan track hut will travel apIigbt-