The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-29
GETTING READY
 FUR TIE VISITORS Birmingham Will Be Hostess of
 the Press Clubs LOW RATES ANNOUNCED Various Committees Are Hard at Work and 1t Is Planned to Make
 the Convention a Great
 Success.
LOW RATES ANNOUNCED
BY E. R. NORMAN.

BY E. R, NOhMAN.
 All Birmingham is making elaborate arrangements for the entertainment of the International League of Press clubs, which convenses in this city Oc- tober 21 to PC. The commercial organ izations, the Mayor and City Council, are all uniting to provide | reception that will be nothing short of royal. The railroads have agreed to give very low rates for this occasion to Birming- ham. The Southeastern Passenger as sociation has announced a one and one half cent per mile rate, good with stop over privileges at Norfolk Chatta nooga and Atlanta,
 The Central Passenger association has announced two cent per mile rate in each direction. The Western Pas senger association has anonunced a one-fare rate to Chicago, Peoria and St Louis. with the understanding that purchasers may take advantage of the reduced rates offered from those points to Birmingham. The rate from these cities to Birmingham will be two cents per mile.
 
 Press club appointed a general ar engagements committee, consisting or J. A Rountree, chairman; Richard +. Johnston, Eli P Smith, Ross c. Smith, William Ryan, John C. Henley and w. s. Gilbert. This committee has ap- pointed the following sub committees to work out the details of entertain ment:' Publicity, homes, banquet, Might in Bohemia" barbecue, trip around the Horn and reception.
 l The publicity committee, which is composed of John Sparrow, E. R. Nor man, John W. Newman and Paul Cook, l is preparing a souvenir book of Bir- l mingham, which will be elaborately de- 1 signed and will prove a fine art me l mento of the convention. The citizens of Birmingham will largely entertain 1 the visitors in their homes. Already I the homes committee has received let l ters from a number of leading citizens asking that they be permitted to have some of the visitors as guests.
 Social Side.
 l The social side of the convention will be one of the most delightful tea- 1 tures This will be in charge of the l Birmingham Writers club, Miss Annie l Kendrick Walker, chairman Of the l committee on reception. Mrs. E' T.. Taliaferro is chairman of the commit l tee for the reception to be given at the Country club Miss Henrietta Wilcox, in behalf of the Writers club, will re- spond to a toast at the banquet.
 T.e convention will be welcomed to ] Alabama in behalf of the state by Lieu tenant Governor Henry B. Gray, who be- 1 gan life as a newspaper reporter. MT. l Gray is a life member of the Birmingham 1 Press club having Seen one Of It's found- CTS. Mayor George B. Ward will deliver l an address of welcome on behalf of the 1 city of Birmingham; President Sterling l A Wood, in behalf of the Commercial club; President c. c. Heidt in behalf of the Birmingham Board of Trade; Presi- dent Ross c. Smith in behalf of the Bir- mingham Press club. and President Mrs. J. A. Rountree in behalf of the Birming- ham Writers club. The response will be made by President Edward Keating of the International League of Press Clubs
 On the afternoon of the first session the visitors will tour the city in automo- piles, under the direction of special committee on motornga The second day of the convention will bring forth many social features. The business session will be finished in less than an hour and A a special train for a trip over the mineral district of Birmingham. The itinerary will include a number of blast furnaces, steel plants coal and ore mines, and many other manufacturing plants. Re treatments will be served the visitors on the train while en route. At o'clock In the evening of the same day general reception will be rendered the visitors at the Country club, under the auspices of rit rlt Tho festivities Of tba day will be concluded by "A Night in Bohemia stag gathering in the armory of the Alabama National Guard at the city hall This part of the entertainment will prove a revelation and a surprise. It will be replete with novelties and the en1oyments will no doubt be long remem- bered
 Will Have Barbecue.
 On the afternoon of the third day an old-fashoned southern barbecue will be served the newspaper writers who will be Birmingham's guests. The evening of the third day will be given over to literary symposium at the Jefferson thea tre oy the visiting members of the h. ternational League of Press Clubs.
 After a business session on the fourth da. the delegates will visit Bessemer, city thirteen miles from Birmingham, but connected by three trolley lines and containing many industries. The largest or mires in the south are located near Bessemer. It is here that pig iron is made cheaper than in any part of the world.
 The convention will end with a banquet at the Hotel Hillman the night of the forth day.
 A special train leaving Birmingham early on Saturday, October 26, will stop over at Atlanta and Norfolk. On October 2S IS 9 special day for the International League of Press Clubs at the Jamestown