The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-26
CONFINES AT THE
 JEFFERSON AT 8I3O V
 Conference of Education in the
 South Begins Tonight SESSIONS TO BE PUBLIC Robert c. Ogden Will Preside, But 1t Is Ills Intention to Retire From Presidency at This Meeting.
 Conference Notes.
SESSIONS TO BE PUBLIC

The seventh annual meeting of the Con- ference for Education in the South will be called to order tonight at S:30 o'clock at the Jefferson theatre. Sessions of the conference will be held Wednesday and Thursday.
 Seven years ago the Conference for Ed ucation in the south was organized for the purpose of studying and assisting wherever possible educational movements of all kinds in the south.
 Robert c. Ogden of New York is at the head of the conference. He holds the of flee of president, but he declares that he will retire from this position at the Birmingham conference. Mir. Ogden is a millionaire merchant or New York and is in reality the John Wanamaker of New York.
 President ogden is bringing to Birming- ham a large party to attend the confer ence. His guests include instructors, pub licists, ministers of the gospel and philan- thropists.
 All are interested in education. The party left New York the latter part of last week in special train consisting of five Pullman sleeping cars, two din- ing cars, buffet car and a baggage car. Educational instutitions have been visited in Virginia, South Carolina and Ala bama en route to Birmingham. MontevaIIo This Morning.
 The party will spend this morning at Montevallo inspecting the girls school there. The special train will leave Monte vallo about noon, arriving in Birrsing- ham between l and o clock.
 The following have been appointed a committee to go to Montevallo to meet the party and escort them to Birming ham:
 R. S. Munger. Belton Gilreath, T. II. Motion, F. NJ Jackson. M. V. Joseph, Dr. A. P. Montague, Dr. Anson West. R. N. Rhodes, G. M. Cruikshank, E. w. Bar rett C. s. Simmons Dr. J. H. Phillips, w. M. Drennen, Robert Jemison, A. o. Lane, J. A. Van Hoose, B. B. Conner, w. L. Kettig. Charles B. Gleen, B. r. Roden and w. P. G. Harding. The party will leave Birmingham this morning al 6:2O o'clock via the Southern railway. returning on the special train. A committee will be at the union pas senger station to meet the visitors and escort them to the hotels in carriages. When the party arrives they will find the union passenger station in gala attire. committee, of which Prof. W. P. Fay Tor Is in charge, have the work of deco rating the station, the Jefferson theatre, where all of the sessions will be held, the city hall. and the Hotel Hllman with
 
 Many Visitors Coming. The conference. which begins tonight promises to be one of the most largely attended meetings ever held by the or ganization. The Southeastern Passenger association has offered an extremely low rate of one fare for the round trip, plus 25 cents from all points. It is estimated that at least one thousand visitors will come here to attend the conference, a majority of these being expected to ar rive today in time for the opening ses- sion.
 Col. T. G. Bush, chairman of the local executive committee, will deliver the ad- dress of welcome, and President Ogden will reply. There may be one or two other addresses made at tonights ses- sion. No regular programme has been arranged for the conference, this matter being left entirely with the officers of the conference.
 Dr. J. H. Phillips, secretary of the local executive committee, stated last night that all is ready for the conference. Although the number of visitors will be quite large. Dr. Phillips feels assured that all will be cared for comfortably.
 Schools VIII Close.
 The Birmingham public schools will close this afternoon until Friday morn Ing, in order that the teachers and as many of the pupils who desire. may at tend the sessions of the conference.
 In the lobby of the city hall where the bureau of information Is located, work done in the technical or manual depart ment of several grades in the Birming- ham public schools is on display for the inspection of the visitors to the confer aence The exhibition includes handiwork of all kinds and it Is quite creditable and promises to prove attractive to the visi- tors.
 Dr. Phillips has prepared the following notes of importance to the public rela- tive to the conference:
 Conference Notes.
 '1. Admission to the sessions at the Jefferson theatre will be free, and open to the general public.
 "2 Those participating in the public reception at the Hillman on Wednesday afternoon. to o'clock. and in the Ems ley excursion on Thursday afternoon, 3 to clock. will be required to have either the white badge of the committee or the blue badge of membership in the confer ence.
 ''3. Headquarters will be opened in the corridor on the first noor of the city hall. and will be under the charge of Prof. A. A. Lyon, Prof. T. c. Young and Prof. R. l.. Dimmitt
 A. bureau of information will be established by the reception committee at the union passenger station and will be in charge of Prof. w. P. Taylor, with a corps of competent assistants.
 5. The ladies of the committee on pub lie reception may obtain their badges from Mrs. c. P. Orr. chairman of the committee on reception. Members of other committees may obtain their badges at headquarters.
 '8 Membership badges will be given to those applying for the same upon regis tration. Registration cards and badges will be found at the headquarters in the city hall and at the secretary's table in the Jefferson theatre.
 '7 Those desiring rooms or boarding places will apply at the headquarters in the city hall.
 g. Mir. R. s. Munger, chairman of the committee on reception. J. H. Phillips, secretary of the local executive commit tee and a number of representative citi- gems will go to Montevallo tomorrow morning to meet the Ogden party and to escort them to this city. The party will leave Montevallo at ii a. m. tomor- row and will reach the station in Bir- minEham a little after D. m. Each guest will be given a card containing the name and address of his host and arrange ments will be made in advance for the delivery of baggage to the address of the host, immediately upon the arrival of the special train in Birmingham.
 .9. It is expected that as many as pos- sible of our citizens, to whom members