The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-27
SDEL IGHTS AND GLEANINGS OF
 THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
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 been to cut down the representation from different county organizations.
 "A few years ago." said prominent member of the Association yesterday. i've had trouble in getting enough peo- pie to attend the conventions. Now. the only trouble is that too many come. While Montgomery has taken care of everyone in handsome fashion. it is not to be supposed that every city could have done the same. If next years convention is as much larger than this, as the present convention is larger than the 5ie neid last year, 1t will be a problem almost too difficult to handle.
 The only solution I see is that the representation from the different coun- ties be cut down. Either that must be done. or arrangements will have to be made to hold conventions for the dif- ferent sections of the State. The size of the delegations this year have been surprising to everyone. The manner in which Montgomery has taken care of this inundation of out of town guests has been a matter of comment and con- graduation by the delegates from all over the State." I
 Tribute To Montgomery.
 A fine tribute was paid to the hospi- tality of Montgomery at the afternoon session of the convention in the First Presbyterian Church yesterday. R. F.. Lewis of Birmingham, was the speaker.
 Montgomery has grasped us firmly by the hand he said. The city has welcomed us royalty. When we leave here and return to our homes. we are going to carry away with us the re- nembrance of the firm and hearty Grasps we received from the white capped guides at the station. the warm welcome of the churches. and the open arms of the Sunday School workers in the city.
 The convention in Montgomery has been in every way success. but in no way more than the boundless hospital ity which made us feel so at home during the three days of our stay here
 Committees CompIimented.
 Compliments in profusion have been showered upon the different committees whose care it has been to see that the wants of the visitors have been sup piled during the convention.
 From the guides who met the in- coming throngs at the station on Tues day afternoon. and who saw them saie- ly off on the outgoing trains last night. to the committees which have taken care of the locating and feeding Of the delegates, and the committees whicn looked after them in other ways while here, the work of all has been spoken Of most highly by the visitors
 Chairman R. Q. Blakey, of the En- tertainment Committee, upon whom the duty of supplying homes for the dele, gates devolved, has received speclai commendation This committee se- cured 921 homes for the visitors during the convention. In addition to this' his committee received offers or hos- pitaIity from 100 homes which he was unable to take advantage Of. It IS es- timated further that 200 of the dele gates went to friends In the city inn mediately upon their arrival ,in the city without reporting to the committee, and that about 200 others stayed at ho- tels, paying their own expenses while here, without asking for accommoda- tfons from the committee.
 Perhaps one of the most puzziing problems that have been faced and overcome in handling the large conven- at the noon hour. The supplying of lunches for the 200 delegates fell to the lot of Mrs. T. H. Mizell and her assistants At the three meals which this committee served, 1t was estimated last night that over 1000 persons had been fed, ard this without confusion, without inconvenience, and without hitch of any kind. The best of it was that the delegates had all they wished to eat.
 To NJ E. Graves Chairman of the Assignment of Homes Committee be- longs in a great measure the credit for the ease and accuracy with which the vast number of delegates to the convention were assigned homes MT. Graves devised a plan and for more than two weeks worked on and per fected his plan for the systematic "homing' of the delegates.
 Unfortunately at the very last he was incapacitated by Illness. but his work had been so thorough that B. M. Mathews. who succeeded him as chair man of the Assignment Committee, found no trouble in executing the plans prepared by Mir. Graves
 Bureau of Information.
 In the Session Room of the First Presbyterian Church. Chairman Willis Chandler with his Bureau of Informa- tion, rendered invaluable aid in the ex- ecution of the plans for the entertain