The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-26
EDUCATORS WILL
 BE ENTERTAINED Dinner Given Last Night to Dis
 cusS Plans CITY MUST RAISE $2500 pr. B. j. Baldwin of Montgomery, Sec -.A-... @E kL. N1nfaranfe Makes
pr. B. J. Baldwin of Montgomery, Sec retary of the Conference, Makes Speech Describing the Work
 In Glowing Terms.

About sixty-hVe representative citizens of Birmingham attended the informal dinner given last night in the banquet hall of the Hotel Hillman by pr. J. Il. Phillips, superintendent of the Birming- ham public schools, in behalf or the finance committee of the local executive committee appointed to arrange for the Conference for Education in the south' which will be held in Birmingham on April 26, 27 and 2s.
 The dinner was given for the purpose of discussing the coming conference. pr. B. J. Baldwin of Montgomery, secretary of the conference. came to Birmingham to attend the dinner. He will return home this morning.
 At the dinner last night it was decided to raise by popular subscription the sum of s25oO. to provide for entertainment of the visitors. Of this amount $16o0 was subscribed by those present last night A special committed, of which c. s. Sim mons is the chairman, will solicit the balance starting to work immediately.
 Many Short Addresses.
 1ne dinner laSIeu StNtldl iouio anu h number of short addresses were made In the beginning Dr. Phillips spoke of the conference in detail. He then introduced Gen. R. N. Rhodes, the chairman of the finance committee, who acted as toast master. In a few well chosen words Gen. eral Rhodes introduced Dr. Baldwin.
 Dr. Baldwin gave a brief historical fr1,, 4Ir.,a of the initial meeting at Capron Springs, Va, up to the last conference which was held In Richmond last April. He gave a vivid description of the work of the confercene and spoke enthusiastically of 1t, saying that in securing the conference Birmingham could make no better invest ment. He was liberaly applauded.
 Col. T. G. Bush was the next speaker. He spoke of his great interest in the con- ference, his knowledge of many of the men who are at its head and emphasized the importance of the citizens of Bir- mingham opening their homes for the en- tertalnment of the visitors, saying incl dentally that he expected to entertain five of the visitors at his home
 Mayor Drennen, J. B. Gibson, A. B. Loveman and others spoke briefly, all urging the importance of the educational gathering.
 Those Present.
 The following were invited to attend the dinner: J. M. Wilzln, R. D. Burnett, w. H. Woodward, E. w. Barrett, Dr. A. N. Ballard, Dr. B. J. Baldwin, c. B. White, ". A. Walker, M. H. Crittenden. T. G. Bush, Dr. George s. Brown, D. II. Cabaniss D. K. Campbell, J. D. Collins, Wilson R. Brown, w. A. Chenoweth, George M. Cruikshank, J. M. Cartwright, $. J. Cole F. E. Davidson, w. M. Dren- nen, J. M. Dewberry, J. B. Gibson, Bel ton Gilreath Louis Gelders A. A. Gam bill w. P. G. Harding Eugene Fies, NJ V. Joseph, F. M. Jackson, l.. W. John, Robert Jemison, Jr, A. O. Lane, A. B. Loveman, Leo Loeb, Dr. Moretti, Lewis Minor, Richard w. Massey, J. D. Matlock. T. H. Motion, Otto Marx, M. P. Messer, J. H. Miller R. S. Munger, w. N. Nes- bitt, Frank Nelson. c. P. Orr, J. w O'Neill, J. l.. Parker, J. H. Phlhps, R. H. Pearson, B. F. Roden, Rufus N. Rhodes, Dr. E. P. Riggs, w. J. Rushton, Charles $. Simmons, A. D. Smith, James J. Smith, Ross c. Smith, Eli P. Smith. Charles A. Stillman, s. b. Thompson, E. Wilkinson, Robert Jemison Dr. Cunningham Wilson B. r. Moore. J. H. Frye Henry B. Gray Dr R. w. Roland, and J. B. Wadsworth