The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-05
SELMA PREPARING
TO RECEIVE ELKS
Mammoth Barbecue One of the
Features
MANY LADIES EXPECTED
Baseball Association is Reoreanized
and Selma Expects to Have Win
ming Team If Tri-state
League Goes Through.

Selma, May Especial THE state as
ISOLATION of Elks of Alabama, which meets
in Selma. May &c and p. will find the
proverbial hospitality of Selma undimin-
ished as time has elevated this city from
a small municipality into a cosmopolitan
civic division. Selma lodge of Elks are
preparing to entertain the delegates to
the annual reunion in a lavish manner
the session will last only two days but
there will be crowded into the space
enough pleasure and diversion for week.
Besides the entertainment to be pro-
vided by the EllSs themselves. the Wo-
mans auxiliary of Selma lodge at a meet
ing this morning determined to do their
part toward entertaining any lady visi-
tors who will come with their husbands
fathers or brothers to the meeting. There
will be receptions, card parties and de-
lightful drives for the ladies, while the
men are engaged with the business ses-
sion or attending the mammoth barbecue
which will be given at Lake Lanier. This
barbecue Will be of the old fashioned sort
and the visitors will have such day
as they have read about or ina gined. but
perhaps never experienced. The committee
ON entertainment of delegates to the state
association meeting want the delegates and
visitors TO feel no hesitancy in bringing
their women folk to the session as the
latter will be amply cared for.
May Be Last Meeting.
Rev. ii. NJ. Wharton who reached Sell
ma yesterday. to conduct a series of meet
ings in Selma. received a telegram this
y
tonight at the services which are to be
held at the First Baptist church 1t will
be decided whether or not he will be
released and permitted to accept the ur-
gent call elsewhere. DIR. Wharton seemed
somewhat disappointed in the reception
that greeted him last night and this
morning at the services, and unless the
signs fail he will leave tomorrow for
Dublin, Ga, where undoubtedly religious
wave has rolled up.
Association Reorganized.
The Selma Baseball association was
practically reorganized this morning at
a meeting of the board of directors. The
organization was first projected to put
an Indian team in the field. but the team
gotten together Is void of the Red Man
and the word Indian has been dropped
Three new directors, NJ. w. Walker. NJ
l.. Worrel and q. S. Gatchell, we're chosen
and the directorate of the association
made to consist of nine men. The salaries
for the past month were ordered paid the
men, and Manager Lathams resignation
was received and accepted. 1t is under
stood that king Lem Bailey will become
manager of the team. but action was not
taken until the new directors could meet
with the board. If the Tri-State league
Is made go, Selma will have a pennant
winning team. and work looking to the
formation of the league is In active pro-
gress In this city.
After the Greensboro games. which are
to be played the rest of this week, the
club will go to the Wire Grass region
and play a series with Troy. Eufaula and
Ozark.
Personal and General.
The Rev A A. Little leaves in the
morning for Columbia S. c.. where he
will preach the commencement sermon on
Sunday before the Presbyterian Theolog-
ical seminary. DIR. Little Is one of the
most earnest workers for the Master in
the ministry of Alabama, and those who
will hear him in Columbia will have
treat bestowed upon them.
Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson
reached Selma today and tonight delivered
a lecture at the Academy of Music to a
large audience The lecture was for the
benefit of the Carnegie library and the
Y. NJ C. A.
Schwartz, who have been attending the
annual convention of the Christian En-
deavor societI, have returned from De-
catur and REPORT a most pleasant meet
ing.
Isaac Schwarz has returned from at
tending the annual convention of the
BNai NRith in Birmingham.