The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-07
LARGE PARTY WILL
COME WITH OGDEN
The Men andWomen Who Have
Accepted Invitation.
DISTINGUISHED EDUCATORS
Mr.. ouden's Train viii Bring to the
Conference for Education In the
South Many Persons of
Wide Fame.

DR. j. II. Phillips yesterday received
Letter from Robert c. Ogden of New
York, containing long list of people who
have accepted the invitation to join his
party In New York and come to Birming-
ham on special train to attend the con-
ference for education in the South which
will be held here on April 26. 81 and 49,
Mr.. Ogden is the president of the con-
ference.
Among those who have thus far ac-
cepted his invitation are:
Mrs Robert Able of New York, presi-
dent of the society for encouragement Of
American history; Prof Bailey, head of
the agricultural department of Cornell
university; Prof. Baker of the Harvard
faculty. Stephen Baker, president of the
Manhattan bank of New York, Mrs
Baker; John Graham Brooks of the Har-
yard faculty, Mrs. Brooks; Rosco C.
e. Browne, one OF the editors of the New
York Tribune, Mrs. Brown DIR. Walter
Buttrick, secretary of the general educa-
ton board, Mrs. Butteriek; Frank r.
Chambers of the firm of Rogers, Peet and
company of New York, Mrs. Chambers;
Rev. L. Mason Clarke, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Brooklyn. Mrs.
Clarke; Rev ]. w. Cooper, d. D. secre-
tary of the American Missionary associa-
tlon; Mrs. George w. Crazy of New York
a daughter of President Ogden; Rev. Ed
ward Cummings. d. d. pastor of the
South Congregational church of Cam
bridge Mass, Mrs. Cummings: Miss Nat
allie Curtis. travelling with Mrs Able;
Rev. G. C. Dickerson. D. D. of New
Haven. Conn. field agent of the south
ern educational board; Anderson Fowler,
retired merchant. Mrs. Fowler; f. T.
Gates of the Standard Oil company, Mrs
Gates: Mrs. Agnes s. Hewitt, sister of
Edward M. Sheppard, Miss Hewitt Col
Thomas Wentworth Higginson of Cam
bridge Mrs. Higginson; Rev. William De-
Witt Hyde, d. ID. of Dowdon college,
Brunswick, Me; Mrs. Hyde; Mrs. C. w.
Ide of Brooklyn. a sister of President Og
den the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence,
d. D. Bishop of the Episcopal diocese Of
Massachusetts; Herr Lieut.. Mag Of
Ulm, Germany officer of the Imperial
army; DIR. William Mcdonald. professor
of history Brown university; Rt. Rev.
w. N. McVicar. d. ID. of Providence,
Bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Rhode
Island; Rev. Edward Knox Mitchell d.
d. professor at Hartford Theological
seminary, Hartford. Conn; Starr ]. Muir
ply of New York, counsellor for John d.
Rockefeller; Mrs Murphy; DR. George
p. Phenix, principal of the state normal
training school at Willimantic, Conn.
Dean James Russell of the Teachers coll
lege of the Columbia university, Mrs.
Russell; DIR. william J. Scheffelin, trus
tee of Hampton Institute, New York,
Mrs. Schieffelin; DR.. Wilton Merle Smith,
pastor of the Central Presbyterian
church of New York. Mrs. Smith; w.
w. Stetson superintendent of public In
struction of the State of Maine; Rev. An
son Phelps Stokes, Jr., secretary OF the
corporation of Yale university ]. c.
| Tharpe of Cambridge, Mass. Mrs.
Tharpe, who is the daughter of Henry w.
Longfellow; w. II. Warren of New York,
Mrs. Warren; e. II. Clements editor in
chief of the Boston Evening Transcript;
Mrs. John Markee of Philadelphia; DR..
Talcot Williams of the Philadelphia
Press, Mrs. williams; DIR. II. B. Fris-
sell. principal of Hampton institute; DR..
Charles d. McIver president of the State
college for women at Greensboro, N. c.,
Mrs. McIver; Alexander Purves, treas
urer of Hampton institute, Mrs Purves,
who is the daughter of President Ogden;
Mrs. A. J. Montague of Richmond. Miss
Helen Montague; b. B. Valentine of
Richmond, chairman of the executive
committee for the conference, Mrs. Val
entine, who is the president Of the Rich
mond educational association, DIR. W. T.
Harris of Washington. commissioner OF
| education and others.