The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-30

innhan a collection was taken up III the Catholic churches in the Birming ham district this morning ro' the San Francisco sufferers Quite neat sum was taken up in this district and the same VIII be forward sd at once to tho secretary of the diocese et Mobile for transmits sion to the proper authorities dtstrin- uting the Catholic assistance in Call fornia.
 Everything Is in readiness for the opening session of the fifteenth gem eral conference of the Methodist Epis- eopal Church, South, which meets md dsiIe here sessions for three weeks or more. The souvenir booklet containing the
 names of all delegates and places where h, they will stay while In Birmingham. was issued from the press today. In addition to the street numbers where the various delegates will be enter tained, the booklet Eontains valuable information about the Magic City and
 In addition to this little volume Of Of information, a souvenir pr9Fra,, ,v,,, hs ready for distribution on the opening day of the convention and is one of the prettiest souvenirs ever attempted tail. as the conference usually outlines It's work from day to day. It tells m a general way what prominent speak : T. I the enormous amount of business the conference expectslo tgansact. Beginning with the opening day the
 fs'8 fbe main anditorium of the First Meth odist Church from 9 a, m. to ?. m. Jne afternoons will be devoted to commits; tee work, and the committeeS rooms win. sss of the convention will be transacted.
 While. no special hours have been been named for the committees. n 1a, 1en any time in the afternoon or evening the members may choose.
 The evenings will will ds De 9 9ey0oed Son, vii if have travelled thousands of miles to be here. All kinds of subjects will De treated, and the suggestions set outsin the. different papers may pc ass;n,s taKSn sp When the conference IS caled to order next Thursday the various coni- mittees will be appointed. Jnese con.- mittees will be entrusted with passing upon all the important matters that may come up before the conference They are similar in every respect to | the Congressional committees which fhTesh out all measures that are intro- duced in the House and Senate After the committees are named: the addresses of welcome Tn behaI1 ot the kstate of Alabama Will De made oy Mayor Ward has designated Alder man John R. Copeland to make the address of welcome on behalf or the city of Birmingham. The Rev. J. H. Mccoy, pastor or Frye Points Methodist Church, will make | inc address of welcome for the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, south, of the State. and the Rev. s. L. Dobbs, presid- | ing elder of the Birmingham district, will welcome the visitors on behalf or | the people he represents.
 1t is not known who will make the response, but Bishop Charles B. Gallo way, of Jackson, Miss, will probaniy speaker and will be one of eleven bish- ups who will in all probability be pres ent during the conference,
 In addition to Bishop Galloway, who
 will be the guest or h' s s MunEer tniInw,n@ oa, is complete list of bishops and their stopping places: A. W. Wilson, of Bal timore, guest of Governor Jackson, or Maryland; w. W, Duncan. of Spartan burg, guest of his brother. the Rev ' d. Hendrix, of Kansas City. the Hillmaa,nn' II S Key, of sherman, Tex, the Hiil- man: O. P. Fitzpatrick, of Nashville the Hillman; W. A Candler. Atlanta, inc guest of the Rev. s. l.. Dobbs. pire- siding elder; F. E. Hoss, of NashVllle' the Hillman; A. Coke Smltn' N,arrisnn 0l vile, the Hillman. and H. C. Morrlsoh' of New orleans. the Hillman.
 Hun Case still on.
 The case of l. w. Hun against tne Alabama Steel and Wire Company TOT damages growing out of the expIosioh in the mines at Virginia City in when more than one hundred men lost tnelr lives. which started the first part ot the week In the circuit court Is sun .i 0n and indications point ito the case SUI being on until the latter part oI ehs coming week.