The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-21
HUNDREDS COMING
GREAT THRONG OF VISITORS TO
 SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Entertainment Committee Believes II Will Be the Largest Gathering in History of the Alabama
 Association.

The largest State Sunday School Convention ever held in Alabama was the verdict at the meeting las' night of the Entertainment Committed for the State Sunday School Convention which will convene in this city Tues day, April 24.
 school room of the First Presbyterian Church and was attended by repre- sentative number of all the sub-com- mittees.
 E. M. Graves, Secretary of the En- tertainment Committee and Chairman of the committee of Assignment of Homes, reported that according to the number of delegates who had signifieo their intention of attending the con vention and the number of homes for delegates that have been turned in to him the committee yet lacked S00 homes with the indication that ..e number of delegates will be increased a couple of hundred more.
 At Birmingham last year the dele- gation was about 600 The indica- tions are, that there will be double that number at the Montgomery con- vention next week.
 Every county and every town and village in the State with few excep- tions, will be represented.
 Chairman R. o. Blakey instructed his committee to re-double it's efforts in the solicitation for homes for dele- gates. He said that thorough canvass would be made today and tomorrow and if there is a deficiency Monday, some available hall will be fitted up with cots and utilized for sleeping places for those for whom homes can not be SC cured. However, the chair man is optimistic on the subject and declares that he knows the good peo- pie of Montgomery will not see the committee reduced to such an extremi- ty, but will come to the rescue with open homes.
 Chairman B1akey and Judge Carthel. General State Secretary, expressed themselves as being well pleased with the spirit that the people of Montgom- cry are showing in this emergency. and said that they believed if the delegation should show up even a hundred or two stronger than is now anticipated that Montgomerians would be equal to their entertainment And the fact that peo- pie over the State are eager to take advantage of an opportunity to visit Montgomery was a compliment to the city and one that should be appreci- ated.
 It was also decided at the meeting of the committee that the business peo- pie of Montgomery be asked to deco rate their places of business with the Association colors-blue and gold-as far as each individual could find it ex- pedient.
 The merchants will also be requested to take special notice of all persons wearing the blue and gold badges who enter their places of business.
 The badges provided for the dele gates are artistic and beautiful-the background of blue with lettering of gold. In the center of the badge is an open Bibly in gold. showing on it's pages the following words in blue let ters: The sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. Eph. vi, IT."
 The indications are now that the crowd will be SO large that the First Presbyterian Church seating capacity will be insufficient, and in that event larger church will be secured for the purpose of the general sessions. while the overflow meetings will be held in the churches designated on the pro- gram.