The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-11
MANY ATTEND TIE
 VANDIVER FUNERAL
Floral Tributes Are Numerous
 and Beautiful
MUST FILL VACANCY
Garber Holds That Governor Must Ap- point Successor to Judge H. H. BIackman of Coffee County.
 Sunday School Convention.

Montgomery December 1O.-(special)- Probably the largest attended funeral eyer held in Montgomery was that of William Frank yandiver. conducted this afternoon from the Court Street Metho- dist church. The last obsequies over the distinguished Montgomerian and Ala bamian were presided over by pr. o. c. MeGhee, pastor of the church, and by Rev ". II. Wild, who S7 years ago mar ried Mir Vandiver and his wife
 A profuslon of flowers was sprinkled through the church. while carriages freighted down with lilies of the valley, chrysanthemums and roses were in the line of vehicles that stretched from the handsome home of the deceased all the way to the church, about five blocks away.
 The funeral services were solemn and impressive. The church was filled to overhowing. while the cemetery in winch the remains were laid was well crowded with mourners in every walk of life. A number of out-of-state visitors followed the body to it's last resting place, and silently wept with the grief-stricken fam fly.
 Members of the Court Street church board of stewards and officers of the church acted as honorary pallbearers, while the active pallbearers were the following personal friends of the de- ceased: H. c. Davidson, NJ. c. Scott, J. L. Hallp M. B. Houghton, R. J. Chambers, J. c. Haas J. L. Walker, T. H. Moore, R. o. Blakey, Louis Steiner ". T. Chandler and G. H. McCombs.
 Governor Fills Vacancy.
 Attorney General A M. Garber, in an interesting opinon, holds that the gov ernor must fill the vacancy in Coffee county's court, a position at present oc- eupied by Judge H. H. Blackman. The Alabama legislature of 1907 failed to elect Judge Blackmans successor at the time, owing to a legislative joker and the duty now devolves upon the chief executive. The case is of particular interest because of the varying opinions, some authorities denying the governors right
 Sunday School Convention.
 In preliminary session the executive committee of the Alabama Sunday School association met in this city Thursday morning and decided to have the next state convention of the asso- citation held in this city if such should be Montgomery's desire The eonven- tion is the largest body that meets In the state, and is usually attended by from 1200 to 1500 Sunday school work CTS. The committee at it's session also decided to establish a state organ in a monthly magazine form, the editorship of which will rest with D. W. Sims state sercetary.
 The members of the executive com mittee are President c. G. Miles, this city; R. F. Lewis, Birmingham; T. H. Johnston, c. ". Mills, B. c. Bynum, D. H. Marbury, all of Birmingham; W. D. billiard. Mathews; J. B. Wadsworth, Colenor; Dr. E. c. Anderson, Anniston; J. T. Bardner, Anniston; L. H. carre. Anniston; J. s. Carroll, Troy; w. T. Atkins, Selma; ". H. Tayloe, Union town.
 Mayor w. J. Gresham of Samson has written to the insurance department of the state apprising those officials of the act of the council of Samson in reduc- ing the municipal insurance license from s20 to s5 per year.
 Samson, accordingly, takes first rank on complying with circular recently addressed by the department to every municipality in the state, in which it was urged that either licenses be materially reduced or that licenses be collected on the percentage basis.
 It is pointed out by the insurance commissioner and his deputy, Secretary of State Frank N. Julian and Major A. c. Sexton, that the insurance licenses in many of the Alabama cities are all most prohibltiVe