The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-22
LEAGUERS ARE HERE
INFORMAL RECEPTION TO THE
YOUNG METHODIsTs.
Many Delegates Arrive In MONTGOMERY
to Attend Conference Which
VIII Begin at Court street
Church Today.

| Epworth LeaguerS from All Aidpaue
assembled in Montgomery yesterday &c
attend the annual conference OF
leagues which began last night at the
Court street Methodist Church with a
reception to the visiting delegates by
the members of the local leagues.
The annual conference of the Ep-
worth Leagues of Alabama is second
in Importance in Alabama Methodism
only to the annual conference OF the
Ichurches. The annual conference OF
the churches is the meeting of the en-
tire Methodism of the State, while the
annual conference of the Leagues is
the meeting of the young people OF
| the faith.
| Every effort has been made by the
local Leaguers to make this meeting
the most successful in the history of
| the conference. over $50 delegates
are expected to attend. a great ma
| jority of whom are already in Mont
| gomery and have been assigned to
homes.
At the reception last night there
were no formalities., The Leaguers
| met in the Sunday school room of the
church which was beautifully decorat-
| ed in the yellow and white colors of
the League. The delegates mingled
pleasantly with one another until a
late hour last night.
Among those who are attending the
| meeting are Miss Kate Lille. Miss An
ME Davis, Rev, W. G. Henry, Trinity;
Thos. w. McCallister, Huntsville;
Dora Garner, Huntsville; w. E. Strip
| lin, Miss Ethel Stocks, Bessie Wilson,
Rev. Mr. Bancroft, Lora Gruger. Ruth
| Andrews. Gadsden; Miss Mary Perry,
Miss Eliza Vaughn. Mobile; H. H.
Cory, Mulberry; Mr.. Needham. Miss
Bessie Mcdonald. Ida Lane. Ida May
McCullers, Pensacola; Eva May Hayes
Miss Griswold. Mr. Harrison, Miss
Harrison, Avondale; John F. Black
Miss Lanham Calera; Miss Cynthia
Sessions, F. M. Howard, Huntsville
Bishop Warren A. Gambler, Atlanta;
DR.. H. w. Featherstone, Nashville
Rev. F. P. Culver Huntsville; Miss
Daisy Davies, Atlanta; W. w. C1ok
Miss Maud Kennedy, Carbon Hill; w.
NJ. Salter, H. T. Strout, Sanford
Strout. j. Bruce Airy Evergreen; Miss
Ella Tuber. Miss Pearl Wright, Miss
Modesto Beasley, Miss Molly Holli,
field, Miss Erie Alsobrook, G. Gibson
C. s. Culver, Auburn; Lena Miner. EliE.
abeth Salter, Birmingham; w. E. Glib.
| son, Bell Green; Miss Sara Van Hou.
ten, Miss Blanche Bethea, w. S. Den.
ham. Mobile; T. G. Jones, Greensboro
Mrs. E. S. Powell, Hurtsboro; Rev. c
A. Williams. Miss jamie Acre, Edna
lTrawick, Newton; Thomas A. Vow
Blountston. Fla; /. r. Carlton, Matte
IClegg, Alice Clegg. Pleasant Hill; Mis-.
Annie Williams, Collinsville; ]. B
Bell, J. r. Thomas. Merrill Pratt
Everitt Wilkinson, Matte Alexander
A9nnie Sadler. Rebecca Smith, Eller
Bateman, Ollie Edwards. Laurie Davis
Edna Davis. Professor H. NJ. Andrews
-.
willie; Charles Ellis, Andalusia; Estellt
Langsford, Pensacola; ]. D. Jennings
Pensacola; Rev. J. P. Lancaster, G. r
Micou, ]. NJ Harrison, H. B. Davis
Mrs. A, L. Wallace. Maud James, La
nette; ]. F. Moore. Jackson; Mrs
Fletcher Mcleod, Jackson; L. M. Ste.
venson, w. S. Rodney, Claude Aubrey
Erlie Orr, Alice Sharp. Beulah Col
Her, Roanoke; Jessie L. Carroll, Dothan
j. r. Watkins, B. T. Phillips, Mrs. w
c. Foster, Opelika; Miss May Ross
Opelika; Miss Maude McDade, Troy
Miss Reese Garner, c. F. Aiken, Rev
G. Woolfork. Camp Hill; A. G. Moore
Grover Semmes, James A. Palms, Mo-
bile; A. B. Mcleod. Web Morris, Rev
S. U. Turnipseed. Dadeville; Ola Hop
per- Lucille Jordan. Mabel Wheeler
Birmingham; Vaughan Brooks, Mrs. j
W. Rivers, Miss Susie Weld, Fort De-
posit; Rev. f. A. Dannelly, Dothan; j
Marion Pennington. Miss Maggie Cobb
BERTHE West. Mount Vernon; Ruth
Brown. A. Adams, Summerfield; Edith
Rice. Mrs. F. S. Kinney, Mary Whitby
Mrs Mary Semmes, Selma; Thomas
| Briggs, May Burton, Pensacola; Miss
Mollie Howard. Miss Cecilia Moore
Jernigan; John l.. Ferguson Birming-
ham; Mrs. Lee Gestlendon, Albertville
Miss Grace Woodhead, Bridgeport
Mrs. ]. r. Clark, Geneva; DR.. p NJ
| Lightfoot. Shorter: Hugh A. Locke
Louise Rosser, Birmingham; Carrie
Newman. Talladega.
The first meeting of the conference
will be held at o'clock this morning
at Court Street when Professor ]. NJ
Andrews. of Prattville. president of the
conference will call it to order
The following is the program for to-
day:
| 0 a. m.-Devotional exercises, Miss
Davies of Atlanta.
| 9:40-Business meeting.
| 10--The League by, districts; Stats
tical map, district report, discussion
Query: What is the good of a district
League organization?
1.-THE Epworth League Institute
DR.. H. Walter Featherstun. Hatties-
burg, Miss
| DlSCuSSlOns
11:45--The Bible circle and the morn
ing watch.
12:15-Missions in the League, Rev
John w Shackford. Nashville.
4:30 p. m-Discussion of junior
work.
$3.50 p. m.-Address. Bishop Warren
A Gambler.
The conference will adjourn Thursday
night.