The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-27
RECEPTION TO ASSEMBLE
 A BRILLIANT GATHERING

The reception to be given this afternoon from until o'clock at the Hillman in compliment to the visitors to the eduea- tional conference will assemble a most representative and distinguished gather ing. Mrs. c. P. Orr, chairman of the reception committee will be assisted in receiving by a large and brilliant party of ladies and the several hundred guests attending the reception will make the scene in the palm room one of great in- terest.
 The guests will be received in the rose parlor, Mrs. Orr at the head of the recelv- ing line. Out in the palm room an or chestra will play and ices and punch will be served. Admission to the reception will be by badge and those entertaining guests who have not yet secured their badges may do so upon application at headquarters in the city hall.
 The reception concluding at six leaves still an hour for driving before the drnng hour and many driving parties have been arranged.
 Professor w. o. Atwater of Middetown Conn.,, professor of chemistry in Wesley an university, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Samuel D. Weakley at their resi- dence on Ridge Park avenue. Professor Atwater Is one of the striking figures at the conference, and Is known on two con- tinents for his scientific inVestigat tions He has published over one hundred pa pers on chemical subjects and has been In charge of nutrition investigations for many years. Some time ago his assertion that alcohol was food was the cause of great discussion.
 Dr. William Mcdonald, professor of history of Brown university at Provi- dence, R. l., Is among the distinguished visitors to the conference and is also the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Weakley. Mayor and Mrs. A M. O'Neal of Flor ence are the guests of MT. and Mrs. John D. Weakley during the educational con- ference.
 Prof. Charles Brooks of Laurens, s. C., and Superintendent B. O. Week of Atalla, are the guests of Mrs. John H. Wallace during the educational conference. MT. and Mrs. Walter H. Page of New York are the guests of Mir and Mrs. Frederick Jackson.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank R. Chambers of -No" Olh dre the guests or CoL ana Mrs. T. G. Bush.
 Mrs. William Potter Wilson and Miss Sarah LOwrie of New York are the guests of Mrs. Pete Basil Clark
 MT. H. H. Hanna of Indianapolis and Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts are the guest of Col. and Mrs T. G. Bush Dr. Charles " DabpaV of Iy pov1YilIa is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Dabney during the educational conference. MT. Joseph Edgar Chamberlain of New York is at the Hillman.
 Mrs. B. B. Munford and Miss Mary D. Stafford of New York are the guests of Mrs. E. K. Campbell Mir. and Mrs B. B. Valentine of New York are with Mir. and Mrs Douglass Kirkpatrick during the educational con- ference.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Thorp of Cambridge, Mass, are the guests of Mir and Mrs. Alexander Troy London. | MT and Mrs. Alexander Purves are with MT and Mrs. Conner.
 Miss Julia Tutwiler is among the dis | tinguished women attending the confer- ence and is the guest of Mrs William Battle.
 Mir. James Walker of Georgia is at the l IIillman.
 Mir Arthur F. J. Crondall and Mir Rob ert Halstead of New York, members of Mir Ogden's party are at the Hilman. | Mrs. Charles B. Hewitt and Miss | Hewitt. who are members of Mir. Og- dens party are the guests of Mrs. Rob | ert II. Pearson.
 Mrs. John Morhoe cf New York is a guest of Mrs. John W. sibley. | Dr. and Mrs Wilton Merle Smith of | New York are with MT. and Mrs. James Going during the educational conference. | pr. George Hutcheson Denny of Wash | ington and Lee University Is the guest | of MT and Mrs. Evans J. Dunn during l the educational conference.
 Mrs. w. c. Harris of Tuscaloosa is the guest of Mrs. Sterling A. Wood. Miss Hill. the daughter of Chancellor Walter B. Hill of the University of Geor- gia is the guest of Mrs. Baxton Bragg Conner.
 Bishop William M. Brown of Arkansas is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Quincy Ewing ot the Church of the Advent rec tory. Bishop Brown is widely known as a man of the most scholarly attachments