The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-01
Robt [, Ogden Writes Letter to Mayor Drennen Expressing
 His Personal Approval
VICE PRESIDENT MURPHY
 ALSO FAVORS THE PLAN
There Seems to Be Little Doubt Now But What This City Will Secure the Distinguished Gath
 erlns Next Year.

There does not seem any doubt but what the next annual conference for edu- cation in the south will be held in Bir- | mingham.
 Mayor Drennen and pr. Phillips have both received communications from the conference officials endorsing this city as the next meeting place. If this gathering is held In Birmingham it means that at least thousand educa- tors of national reputation will assemble here next April to discuss educational matters relative to the south. The men composing the conference are largely men of means, and are independ- ent in that they entertain themselves and l it is distinguished honor to a city for them to select 1t as place of holding one of the annual meetings.
 Formal Invitations Sent. | The city council, the Commercial club, l the board of trade, the board of educa- | tion and various educational institutions of this district recently forwarded for nal invitations to the officers of the con- ference to meet in Birmingham next year
 Mayor Drennen received yesterday the following communication from Robert c. Ogden, president of the conference for | education in the south: November 2S, 1903. Hon. w. M. Drennen, Mayor of Brming- ham, Birmingham, Ala. Dear Sir-On behalf of the conference | for education in the south, I desire to thank you most cordially for the invita- l tfon from the executive and legislative authorities of the city of Birmingham and the commercial bodies to hold the | next annual conference in your city. I have submitted your telegram and l letters to the executive committee of the conference through it's chairman, B. B. | Valentine, Esq, of Richmond, Va, and | have also placed the matter in the hands of MT. Edgar Gardner Murphy, who Gas vice president of the conference) is in active conference with the executive com mittee.
 Personally, I have great desire that the invitation should be accepted, and you will shortly receive further reply from the official sources. Yours very | truly ROBERT C. OGDEN,
 President Conference for education in the 1 South.
 | pr. Phillips Talks. pr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent of public schools. was seen last night and, regarding the conference, said: q hope that the conference will be held in this city. The letter from Mir. Ogden prac- | tically confirms a letter I have received from Dr. Murphy. the vice president of the conference, who tells me he is per- sonally in favor of the meeting being held in Birmingham and assures me he | will advocate this in his report to the executive committee, which will meet in Montgomery during the next week or so, I do not think there is a shadow of a doubt but what the next conference will be held here"
 Peabody in Tuskegee. George Foster Peabody, millionaire, philanthropist and also member of the board of education for the south" is in IsTuskegee today. Mir. Peabody and other members of the board are with a party Of Engishmen who are touring America for the purpose of Investigating the edu- cational methods used in this country and are looking over the industrial school of Booker T. Washington
 The Rev. Quincy Ewing, pastor of the NpuiSh oi liiS <AuNeHt, IS warm friend of MT. Peabody and was invited by him to join the party at Tuskegee today.
 Mir. Ewing Detained.
 MT. Ewing was unavoidably detained at the last moment and could not make the trip. Col. R. H. Pearson, senior warden of the Church Of the Advent, left last night however, and will join the party at Tuskegee today.
 Mir. Peabody goes to Columbus. Ga. today, where he will open a handsome Young Mems Christian Association build- ing, which he and his brother built in their native town.
 MT. Peabody is identified with educa- ton in the south and has lavishly given money for that purpose. To the Univer- sity of Georgia he gave s5o,oOo and that only constitutes a small part of lis gifts for educational purposes.
 MT. Ewing said last night that MT. Peabody would stop off at Birmingham to see him If possible on Thursday on his way back to New York.