The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-27
BIRMINGHAM AS
CONVENTION CITY
important Gatherings That Have
Been Secured
BAPTISTS WANTED NEXT
Alabama Underwriters Will Meet
Here Early in June-Municipal
Association viii Follow at
Later Date.

Birmingham is not only gaining repu-
tation OF being the convention city of
Alabama. but it Is forging itself ahead for
the honor of being the convention city of
the south, Atlanta, Richmond and Nash
Vile have led all other southern cities
in this respect for years past but the re-
cent conference of the Methodist Epsco-
pal church, SOUTH held here; the selection
of this city recently as the next place
of meeting of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church, and the favorable
prospects for securing the National Trav-
elers' Protective association in 1907, and
the Confederate Veterans reunion in 1908,
all go to show that Birmingham is becom-
ing a factor in the race for convention
honors
Other big gatherings will be contested
for by the Commercial club, the Board of
Trade and other local organizations.
"The Methodists in 1906, the Presbyter-
ians in 1907 and the Baptists in 1908 is now
the slogan of the Commercial club. The
Southern Baptist convention, which met
| in Birmingham several years ago, recently
held it's annual meeting in Chattanooga.
At that time 1t was practically decided
to meet in Richmond next year. 1t is be-
leved that the Baptsts can be brought to
Birmingham the following year.
Many Gatherings Here.
Big gatherings, both of national and
state nature, have been held in Birming-
ham this spring. Among the recent con-
ventions here we're:
National Master Painters and Decora-
tors.
General conference of Methodist Episco-
pal church, south.
Grand lodge of Alabama of Odd Fellows.
Rebekahs of the state.
Alabama Photographers.
State Opticians association
Alabama Educational association.
State Embalmers and Undertakers' asso-
ciation
Alabama Medical society.
Others were also held here The next
convention will be the Alabama Under
writer's association. which will be held
in the Commercial club rooms on June /
and s. The attendance at this convention
will be quite large
Municipal Association.
Later the American Association of NUM-
cipaI association will hold a meeting in
Birmingham, this having been secured for
this city by City Engineer Julian Ken
drick and John NJ. McCartn, who attend
ed the last annual gathering in Toronto,
Canada. Then comes the national organi-
cation of the Alpha Tau Omega
1.-THE success of securing so many i'm
portant conventions in Birmingham re-
Gently, is assigned to the fact that dele
gates from this city to the various gath
ings made a strenuous fight for their
| home town. said j. b. Babb, secretary
of the Commercial club.
Efforts should be made to secure as
many gatherings for Birmingham as pos
sible. The Commercial club has a large
quantity of literature on hand which will
be furnisher free to delegates or others
who expect to attend conventions, it
makes no difference how large or small
they may be. The distribution of this
literature Is a great advertisement for the
city and district.
1.-THE recent victory of the Rev DIR. J.
: w. Stage in securing the next meeting Of
the Prebyterlans for this city shows clear
ly what can be done by those who be-
lieve in Birmingham"