The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-08
FIRST DELEGATES
ARRIVE TONIGHT
Dallas County Workers Will
Have Special Sleeper
SESSIONS OPEN TOMORROW
Miss Minnie Kennedy, Sunday School
Field Worker, viii Take I'M
portant Part in Work of
State Convention.

The first of the delegates to the State
night in special Pullman car from
Selma, comprising the delegates from Dali
las county, who will be sixty in number.
These visitors will occupy the Pullman
sleeper until Tuesday morning, when they
will be assigned quarters for the conven-
ton
The entertainment committee is much
gratihed at the prompt response from the
Birmingham public in answer to the APP
peal for more rooms, and there exists no
doubt that tile committee will be able to
handle the great throng of visitors who
will be the guests of the city this week.
The committee desires that 1t be fully un-
derstood that shere is no lack of welcome
for the conFention delegates on the part
of the people but the fact that a much
greater number of delegates will attend
than were expected has caused the COM
mlttee to make extra efforts to engage
accommodations for them.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the jefferson County Sunday School asso-
citation was held at the First Baptist
church yesterday afternoon. at which con-
vention matters were thoroughly dis
cussed, and ii was found that the con-
vention plans We're being worked out in
a very satisfactory manner by the va
rious committees and all were urged to
do their full duty and see that the con-
vention is a complete success in every
way. Miss Minnie Kennedy, field secre-
tary of the Alabama Sunday School asso-
citation, appeared before the committee
and gave valuable suggestions as to en-
tertainment and told of the great interest
all over the state regarding this conven-
ton.
Lunch Committee Meets Today.
After this meeting adjourned, nnounce-
ment was made that a meet of the
lunch committee will be held at he First
Baptist church this afternoon at o'clock
]. s. Bridges, chairman of thi ommt-
tee, desires that every meml attend
promptly and each one is re ed to
bring some one else along. All men,
bers of the white cap" commi choir
members included. are requested SEM
BILE at the First Baptist church VEN
ing al o'clock ready for Per-
manent arrangements will be n all
committee work at this meeti the
duties of each person during IN.
ton, and the white caps and i'll
be distributed.
The convention choir had a :
ing yesterday afternoon and
effect of the thorough training
bers have had under Professor
the past two months. The CT
hymns rendered by this lars
singers will be one of the m
sive parts of the convention
and will be worth hearing by II
List of Committe,
The nine committees in CHI
convention, with their chair
as follows:
northumberland d. n
Homes-Dr A. n. Ballard.
Railroad-T L. Woodruff.
Lunches-J. S. Bridges.
Badges-Mrs. E. C. Thusto
Street CARE. c. Illusion
F. Ushers-J. S. Faulkner
Music-S. D. Monroe
Welcoming-To be appontt
All these chairmen have fl
dozen assistants, all of VIII
pected to attend the meeting
their assignments and be r,
tive service Tuesday mornin
Miss Minnie Kennedy,
school field worker, whose
been of great aid to the con