The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-01
A DAY WITH CONNECTS
 AT SPEIGNERS STOCKADE

the Chaplain from Birmingham the rris- oners were dressed in their holiday attire Everything was in readiness the dining haaI had been arranged as Q chapel-seats prepared for the pris' oners and chairs provided for the wis itors and prison officials.
 Coming Of Good Fairies.
 And while the inmates of the prison were awaiting for the arrival of the Montgomery train. on which their Good Fairy was to come, a few words of the work of these noble women tine result of which was to bring SC much of unalloyed pleasure Into the lives of those men and wonlen, not alone for the Thanksgiving Day. out in many cases. their whole lives. will be interesting to many--a story kuown in detail to few people outside of the prison walls, for they are an un- ostentatious band of workers and had rather be known by their fruits than by the planting--by results rather than the dced
 Less than one year ago the City Mis- sion Board of Montgoery, composed of the women of the six Methodist church. es of tue city. in dividing .he work of the Board into committees selected Mrs. Ollie Edwa ~Ss as chairman of the prison worx. Mrs Edwards has provn that of all v omen 1r the six churches she was the most pecul.arl" fitted for the assignment. S1e has given her time unreservedly to the york, and the results have bee1 something wonft r. ful. She has made freSuent visits tn Speigner's and during those visits has come in touch with every white man and woman within the walIs. It Is not maudlin sentiment expressed In flowers and honeyed words. but Erac. tical application of the spirit of the Master.3a religion expressed in ex- ample rather tErn in precept
 Mrs. Edwards recognized at the he- ginning of her work, the need of a musical instrument for the chapel and begun at once to endeevor to in.ert st the friends of the movement in purchas- ing one, to the end that Thanksgiving Day saw q beautiful piano. in part tho gift of R. 0. Blakly, of Montgomery. 1t was installed in the dining nall. and to the presence of the instrument, In great part, was due the authorization or the pleasant day by the prisoners.
 Arrival of The Party.
 Mrs. Edwards was accompanied nr her visit to the prison Thursday by Mrs. J. ". Reinhardt. Mrs. Parker and an Advertiser representative. At the sta ton they were met by a conveyance driven by young white man, a "trus- ty'' who showed in his face the uleas- ure he felt in the coming of these gcod women. The party was welcomed by warden Fields. and other prison GfIi- cials and the place was turned over to them for the day. Rev. A. c. Swindall. the local chaplain, came from his home at East Lake on the early morning train, and at 10 o'clock the party went the dining hall where the services were held.
 Mrs. Reinhardt was musician. for the kb1 AffU three prisoners marched into the build ing to the strains os an inspiring march
 Only on an occasion of the sort of Thursday are the negro and the white prisoners thrown together. and then one part of the building Is reserved for the whites and the other for the ne- groes. The scene presented by that greet room full of men and women white and bIaclS, all wearing the badge of the criminal. the convict, all spot lessly dean. the settled look of mel anchcly on the faces of some, the