The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS COMING
ON EVERY TRAIN
More Than a Hundred Came in
Last Night for Open
ing Session
MORE HOMES ARE NEEDED
FOR THE GROWING CROWD
Arriving Delegates Are Requested to
Go at Once to Registration Head
quarters at the First Chris
tian Church.

Over 100 delegates to the state Sunday
school convention arrived last night and
nearly half were assigned to homes. The
rest, comprising the Pullman car occu-
pants from Selma, remained in their car
and will be assigned to homes today.
Last night busy scenes were presented
at the First Baptist and First Christian
churches. At the former the big choir
put the finishing touches on the choruses
and acquitted themselves splendidly. The
executive and all other committees held
meetings and mapped out their work. At
the First Christian church the registra-
ton of delegates was inaugurated under
the direction of k. c. Booth, to whom
has been assigned this work
All delegates arriving in the city to-
day are requested to go at once to the
registration headquarters at the First
Christian church, corner Fifth avenue and
lwcnty-first street, where they will be
provided with guioes to their respective
homes. All delegates arriving this morn
ing will be provided with lunches at the
First Baptist church at 1890 p. M
More Homes Needed.
The entertainment committee finds that
more homes are needed and requests the
public to come forward and assist in
tho work of caring for delegates and up
holding the reputation of birmingham
for hospitality. All who have accom-
modations for guests will please phone
Samuel D. Monroe, 2O211s First avenue.
Programme for Today.
Following Is the programme for today:
This Afternoon. First Baptist church.
2:30 Devotional Exercises-Rev. j. A.
Duncan, ID. D., Birmingham.
ta,, ar,tfc
His Work" d5 minutes), j. B. Wads-
worth, Coleanor; Using His Pupils to
Secure New Members" Q5 minutes, w.
B. Davidson, Montgomery; Using His
Pupils to Look Afer Absentees,' Q5 min
utes), D. H. Marbury. Marbury; general
discussion go minutes).
AIS, The Records of the School: 1.-THE
Essential Points," G5 minutes), III. E.
Jones. Dadeville; How to Use Them,
d5 minutes). w. r. Sawyer, Montgomery;
general discussion d5 minutes)
tonight twin meeting, First Baptist
church.
7:45. Grand Chorus.
80, Devotional Service-Rev. A. j. Dick
inson, d. D., Birmingham.
S:15. missions in the Sunday School"
Rev A L. Phillips, D. D., Richmond.
S:45, Grand Chorus.
500 "The Sunday School an Educational
Force" Hon. B. B. Conner, governor of
Alabama.
Adjourn.
irwin meeting Sunday school room First
Presbyterian church.
7:45. Devotional Service, Rev. l.. S.
Handley d. D., Birmingham.
S:15. Approved Workman; How Sc
cured" w. c. Pe.rce, Chicago.
S:45, "The Sunday School an Educational
Fo-ee," DIR. C. C. Thach, Auburn.
Personnel of Committees.
AS 80 many questions are asked regard
ing the personnel of the various active
committees their names are given, as
follows.
Railroad-E. C. Thurston, chairman; T.
" b. Moore, Eliza Babb, Mrs. Glenn, w.
A. Goss, H. o. Babb, Cecil King Leona
Easley, Miss Cliff Dubberly, Myrtle Hood,
Ruby Bishop, Mrs. Wood, Mrs H. @.
Sellers, Mrs. L. l. c. Kelly, John Y.
Tewksbury, Ed Mathis, Inez Crittenden,
J. H. Cooper, r. II. Pogue, j. j. Edmond
son, Ruby Roy, Myrtle Alexander, Grace
Leonard, w. Hughes, Miss c. Graham,
Miss N. Blackburn. Charles Lovett.
Street CARL. II. Huffstuttler, chair
man; Mildred Burton, Mamie Abel. Es-
tell Cox, T. g. McIver, H. w. Lewis, w.
T. Ward. r. B. taichey, It. C. Herring,
e. D. Holiday, d. G. Harris, w. l.. Deal,
Charles Gardner, James l.. Robinson, j.
f. Goss, Walter Barnes, Mrs. Partridge,
Pearl Pennington, Minnie SorSby, Edith
Hays Gertrude Fitzpatrick.
Lunches-J. S. Bridges, chairman; Mrs.
w. J. Smith, Mrs. W. w. Ward, Mrs.
Stella Hail. Mrs. F. w. Crane, Mrs. e. e.
Jenkins Miss Mabel Robertson, Mrs. M.
T.. Wood, Mrs. c. e. East, Miss Katie
Wright. Mrs. f. Wood, Mrs. Gena Davis.
Mrs Evie Moore, Nina Snapp, Mamie
Massey, Miss r. Phillips, Miss Ollie
Barnes, Mrs. Mary Illusion. Miss Bessie
Busby, Mrs. Tommie Daniel, Mrs. DR..
GUM, Mrs. w. S. Stewart, Miss Ada Grif-
fin, Mrs. Snider. Miss Ethel Marshall,
Mrs Sauls, Katie Brewer, Annie Haw-
kins, Mrs. Pennington.
Reception-Mrs. e. c. Illusion, chair
man; Mrs. s. p. Moore. Miss A. l.. Will
liams, Mrs. William Hardy, Lena M.
Smith, Mabel G. Boyd, Nellie Sloss. Mrs.
Brownrgg. Kate Huline, Maud Henry,
Nellie Gray, Lena Written, Mrs. T. X.
woodruff.
Ushers-J S. Faulkner, chairman; A. c.
Chapman, w. II. Thorpe, j. E. Sawyer,
L. Fl. LEROY, Fl. D. Keller. H. H. Ham,
merla, Tom Caldwell, Tom Hendrix, VIII
Buse A. K. Murphy, Luther Fitch A. c.
Kicks, J. B. Ferrell Branch Tarpley, E.
c. Lackey, T. r. Bentley, J. s. Keith,
w. G. Slappey, J. Frank Knox, Mack