The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-03
REUNION Is HELD
 IN TIE CITY HALL Camp Fred s. Ferguson Meets
 at Pratt City VISITORS ARE EN NTERTAINED Camp Hardee Pays Visit to Pratt City Veterans and Is Royalty Re-
 eeived-The Exercises
 Are Interesting.
VISITORS ARE ENTERTAINED

Pratt City, June 2-(SpeciaI.) )-Camp Fred S.. Ferguson, United Confederate Veterans, held It's annual reunion today at the city hall. The camp had as its guests the members of Camp Hardee. Sew eral speeches were made and beautiful gold badge was presented to Miss Aurelia SewalI who was sponsor of the camp at the recent state reunion at Birmingham. When the meeting was called to order this morning by Major Groff, the city nah was filled to overfowing. Col. Thomas U. Bush was elected as chairman Miss sewall then rendered a piano solo. after which an address was delivered by the Rev. E. w. Jones.
 One of the features of the session was the presentation of the beautiful spon- sor's badge to Miss Aurella Sewah py Gen Fred S. Ferguson. The speech was happy one and was greeted by lperai ap- plause. The next number on the pro gramme was recitation by MISS Barpara Gerst. ,,
 Tba session then adjourned for din- o- x,,bich was served by the ladies Of Pratt City in the hall At two o'clock this afternoon MT. Dunlap Of Blrmingham ae- Iivered an address. The following resoiu- tons were then adopteu py ehe iueiiiDeis from Camp Hardee:
 ..xUo tender our thanks to the comrades. sops and daughters of Camp Ferguson, and inc good citizens of Pratt City, for the hospitable manner in which they have entertained us today.
 The programme was then continued with a Reclamation, Thoroughbred, by Andrew ]. Walker. Miss Idene Key then rendered a recitation, Gall to order.
 Mayor E. J. Hudnall was called on and he made an appropriate talk, which was followed by a piano solo by Miss Sewall. After a reading by Major Byers the meeting adjourned.
 The badge presented to Miss Sewan Is a very handsome affair." It bears the name of Miss Sewall, sponsor for Camp Fred S. Ferguson, United Confederate Veterans of Alabama reunion, Birming- ham. 1903. The badge was made by Major Groff of this city.
 Quarterly Conference.
 The regular quarterly conference or the First Methodist Church was pre- slider over by the Rev. Dr. J. D. Simp- son. presiding elder of the Birmin gham district last night. The session was a very interesting one and the reports Of the officers showed that the condition of the church was excellent.
 The devotional exercises were led by ". excellent talk. The Rev. Ira Hawkins was also present and made a timely talk. It was shown that there have been 25 additions to the church during the past quarter. that $500 has been paid on the church debt and that the pastors salary has been paid in full
 Next Sunday series of meetings will be commenced at the church. The pastor will be assisted by the Dev. Dr. George Stoves.
 Large Firm Fails.
 Pat Felton, Jr one of the leading dry goods merchants in the city, went into in- voluntary bankruptcy today. MT. Felton is one of the oldest business men Of the city and has been conducting dry goods business on Second street for a number of years The value of his stock is estimated at between 5000 and $40O0.
 The amount of indebtedness Is not ex- actly known. Regrets were heard on all sides that MT. Felton will discontinue bus mess. as he has been prominent in all of the city's industrial advancement for sev- eral years
 Coming Event.
 Next Friday night at the First Methodist church the students of the night school that has been conducted all the year un- der the auspices of the Womans Chris tian Temperance Union will hold closing exercises. An interesting programme has been arranged, the speakers having been under the training of Miss Idene' Keye Those who will deliver declamations will be George Swain Rayond McGlown, Morti- mer Miller James Num- Louis Merkle, Sam Rawlings
 Those who will take part in the musical programme will be: James OHara, Miss Kate Maxim and Mrs. J. A. Hendricks.