The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-19
Vice President Mads Five
Speeches and is Delighted
WithAabama Metropolis
DELIGHTFUL LUNCHEON
GWEN At COUNTRY CLUB
Speech at Capitol Park In Afternoon.
Formal Address to General Confer
ence at Night-Entertained
By Scottish Rite Masons.

By Scottish Rite Masons.
| Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks,
fraternal delegate from the Methodist
Episcopal church, north, to the quadren-
NAL general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, was the guest
of Birmingham yesterday.
The distinguished visitor spoke five
times yesterday. He first acknowledged
the introduction TO the general conference
at the morning session in a few appro-
pirate words; at the Country club lunch
con he responded to an introduction by
w. p. G.. Harding toast master, again ,
expressing pleasure at being in Birming-
ham and gratitude for the cordial welcome
accorded him; at 4 o'clock he delivered
a public address from the speakers stand
in Capitol park; at night he delivered his
address to the general conference as fra
ternal delegate and afterwards was the
guest of the Scottish Rite Masons, where
he spoke briefly.
The Vice President arrived in Birmng
ham yesterday morning at 5:S5 clock in
a private car of the Southern railway. He
is accompanied by Mrs Fairbanks, Mrs,
C. II. Ackert, wife of the fourth vice pres
ident of the Southern railway; Russell
King, his private secretary, and A. W.
Tracey, who represents number of news
papers in Indiana, the adopted state of
Mr.. Fairbanks. The party leaves this
morning at $40 o clock for Atlanta where
the day will be spent.
Met at the Station.
A delegation representing the general
conference, the Commercial club, the COM
mittee on entertainment of the conference
and the Scottish Rite Masons waited on
the Vice President at his car at O'Clock
| yesterday morning to welcome him to
Birmingham. Automobiles carried MI.
and Mrs. Fairbanks and Mrs. Ackert to
the residence of Col. 7. G. Bush, where
they were to be entertained while in Bir
mingham
The delegation was composed of the
Rev. DIR. H. M. DuBose and Major Mill
saps, representing the general conference;
Culpepper Exum, j. Rivers Carter, j. W.
Shelby, r. s. Munger, John l.. Kaul. M. P.
Messer, w. L. Urquhart, and ]. o. Thomp
son from the Commercial club; J. d.
Moore, William Hood w. J. Cameron and
the Rev. DIR. A. ]. Duncan from the gen
eral committee on entertainment of the
general conference, and Col. w. f. AL
drich and DIR. j. II. Phillips, representing
the Scottish Rite Masons.
Mr.. Fairbanks visited the general con-
ference about II 80 o'clock and was in
troduced by Bishop Hoss, former school
mate. The conference rose and greeted
the visitor and sang America" after
short talk by Mr. Fairbanks.
Luncheon at Country Club.
About noon Mr.. Fairbanks returned to
Colonel Bush residence In the automobile |
OF r. s. Munger, accompanied by Mr.. !
Munger and Fred NJ. Jackson, and from |
there he went to the Country club to at
tend the luncheon rendered him by the
Commercial club
w. p G.. Harding acted as toastmaster, |
being introduced by T. Fl. Motion presi-
dent of the Commercial club, who also
welcomed Mr.. Fairbanks in a few words.
Mr. Harding said that the visit of Mr. |
Fairbanks was a great event in Brming-
ham, as he brought the tidings of good
will from the Methodist church of the |
north. and said that the messenger was
thrice welcome with his message of peace
and good will.
Mayor Wards Speech.
Mayor Ward was introduced by the
toast master and welcomed Mr.. Fairbanks
in behalf of the city. He said:
"Mr. Chairman--It does not require any |
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guished guest the warm and heartfelt
reception that awaits him in the city of
Birmingham today, or to prove our sim |
cere regret that his stay will be too short
to realize one-half of what we have for
him to see.
I'VE take delight in paying this tribute |
both on account of the high office which |
he holds and on account of his exemplary |
character as a man, against whom the |
breath of suspicion has never been heard |
"He has doubtless visited many other |
towns in the United States which felt |
that the various and sundry things they |
had to show and talk about were beyond |
comparison, but we want him to distinct |
ly understand that Birmingham being the
very latest of all the great cities to get |
on the map-being the concrete express |
sion of whatever Is best and modern in |
the great cities of the world, 1t is but |
a matter of course that our comforts, |
our luxuries, our public utilities. our OBJ |
jects of interest from preachers to blast |
furnaces are the finest in all the world. |
And in as much as it has long been |
a matter of grave doubt and suspicion in /
this community as to whether 1t is not the |
policies of the great political party of |
which our distinguished guest Is one of
the official heads. that has been largely |
instrumental in bringing bout this pros
perity, / feel sure he will acknowledge |
our claim to greatness and proceed to IA |
ther his share of the responsibility In |
the past and continue 1t in the future.
I'm conclusion, Mr.. Chairman. and in |
connection with this visit. wish to call |
attention to two significant facts that |
mark our Importance in the estimation of |
the outside world. viz: That notwith- |
standing the presence of two or three |
smaller conventions we have provided for |
the comfortable housing and entertaining
here of the great quadrennial conference
of the NJ. f. church. south. with its hum
dreds of delegates and from whose pres
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