The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-10
EPWORTH LEAGUE
 HOLDS A MEETING
DISTRICT LEAoUERs HAD WELL. ATTENDED SESSION TESTER. DAY AT ELYToN-THREE SEES sloNs WERE HELD.

The regular quarterly meeting of the Birmingham district Epworth league was held yesterday at Elvton The attend ance was unusually good. about 200 people being present.
 There were three sessions, one begin ming at 10:SO o'clock in the morning, an- other at o'clock in the afternoon, and the third at 2 ?. m.
 After devotional exercises conducted by Joseph Martin of Wylam. the Rev. W. W. Dorman of East Lake delivered an inter- esting address on the subject "Devo- tional Side of Nehemiah's Life" He was followed by the Rev. W. R. Hendrix, pastor of St. Johns church, who spoke on Devotional Life as a Power in Re- form.a A general discussion of several minutes followed.
 At the afternoon session Miss Edith Hayes delivered an address on The Needy in Our Midst and How to Help Them" The Rev. Mack D. Howells spoke on 'The Unsaved in Our Midst and How to Reach Them" The subjects were fol- lowed by general discussion, in which a number took part, the Rev. Hoyt M Dobbs making an extemperaneous talk that was listened to with interest.
 At the meeting last night an address by the Rev. James H.. Mccoy, pastor of the Five Points Methodist church, was the principal feature. The devotional ex- ercises were led by T. L. Hendrix of Avondale.
 The league transacted routine business and decided on East Lake as the place of it's next meeting, which will be held on April B. The meeting yesterday was one of the most successful and enthusi- astio sessions yet held by the league Of the 200 who, it is estimated, were present at the afternoon session. there were many visitors, more than at any previous meet ing.
 organization of the retail dealers associa- tion
 Plates were laid for fifty-two The toastmaster of the evening was Richard Randolph. president of the retail asso- citation.
 The banquet was lavish and was ao- knowledged by all present to be the most enjoyable affair of It's kind ever held in the history of the organization.
 The banquet hall was beautifully lighted and the table was artistlcally decorated with smilax and carnations.
 The following gentlemen were called upon by the toastmaster. and responded with short addresses:
 Mr. Barrett of Nashville: How much business is accumulated from association work to the wholesale and retail dealer"
 MT. Barrett showed by statistics how the value of stumpage has quadrupled in ten years, and showed the remarkable advance made in the general output of mills at the present time, over a few years ago.
 MT. Rathburn, a Junior Hoo Hoo, con graduated the Hoo Hoos on the meeting and initiation held by them earlier in the evening.
 George Hum of Winchester, Ky, ex- tended an invitation to all lumbermen to visit Kentucky and make known the objects of the organization. H. IT. Shell of the Lathrop Lumber company of Birmingham, spoke on the subject of the brisk condition of bus mess. explaining that mills in this dis trict were working to their fullest ca paclty.
 A. W Nelson of the Heidt-NeIson com pany, spoke on conditions generally.
 w. E. Waile, secretary of the Retail Lumber Dealers association of Alabama and Tennessee spoke entertainingly on the work of the organization, past pres ent and future. and also on the good done the association in this and other parts of the state by the press.
 MT. Eddy of the Raul Lumber company of Birmingham entertained the guests with amusing stories, and Alderman C. c. Heidt of Birmingham. with remlnis- cences.
 s. P. King of Birmingham. told what he would do if he were railroad com missioner.
 1 George Gill of the Lumber Trade Jour nal, W. J. Tinney of Sterrett Ala, F Wade Vaughan of Atlanta, and MT. Ran dolph made short addresses.
 The banquet closed with standing toast, proposed by J. A. Rountree of the Dixie Manufacturer,' to Vicegerenl Shark P. Sibley King for the successful gathering of the Hoo Hoos and to MT Randolph, for the successful banquet and meeting of the association. -s---