The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-02
YESTERDAY EVENTS IN SOCIETY WORLD Interesting Addresses Made By Visitors 10 Convention NOTES HERE AND THERE May Day Parties Will Be Bright Events of Today-Notes of We'll Known
 People In Society.
 Happenings.
NOTES HERE AND THERE

The convention of Sunday school work CTS which has just closed In this city was marked by number of interesting features. The strength of the Sunday school movement world wide in its scope. cannot be fully appreciated without hav- ing heard some of the notable addresses made during the convention. This new movement, from which has evolved the modern Sunday school, has worked d l complete revolution in the methods of 1 teaching. It has brought up the stand ards to such a high plane that never before has the responsibility of teaching | seemed as great.
 l A modern Sunday. school is conducted with the system of secular school. It | has it's grades, it's diplomas, its honor rolls just as it had in the beginning of the Sunday school movement, but the methods of advancement are different. They are distinct advance over the old. | The modern Sunday school room is better 1 equipped. It has more adequate facili- 1 ties for illustration, for intelligent study, | and the work of the teacher and the pupil is supplemented by many aids to study.
 The addresses at the convention made 1 by prominent men and women pictured the Sunday school movement with such earnestness as to thrill every nearer. Some of the addresses were peculiarly scientific. One afternoon was devoted to the subject of the training of the whole life. No finer talks were ever made on the subject of child-study. The adolescent period was discussed scien- tifically. The boy and the girl from the ages of 12 and IA and up to IS and 20 were discussed by men and women who are devoting their lives to religious instruction. The talks were sympathetic, tender, illuminating. While they dealt with the religious life of the boy and the girl, they also treated of their char acteristics, the dependence of the child it's affectionate nature, it's restlessness it's curiosity and it's imaginative nature, of the emotional nature of the boy and the girl, and the physical changes so ignorantly ignored in the training of thousands of innocent children.
 And through all the addresses ran the silver thread of hope and light, that shines with a special radiance upon the conscientious teacher and pupil.
 Mir and Mrs. Sydney J. Bowie gave dinner last evening in compliment to Mrs. James Bachelor Ellis of Selma, the guest of MT. and Mrs. Edward H. Cabaniss.
 Mrs William D. Smith entertained at luncheon on Wednesday in compliment nd of fo
 Mr. w. w. Crawford has returned from Demopolis, where he attended the Porter Garber wedding.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Porter, whose mar riage took place on Thursday evening. will be at home on their return from their wedding journey, on Eighth avenue north, and will occupy their residence on South Twenty first street in the au- tumn.
 Mrs. Zack P. Smith, Jr, is spending a few days in Atlanta
 Mr. and Mrs Algernon L. Smith re- turned last night from Prattville.
 Mir and Mrs. Daniel Holt Smith re- turned last night from Prattville.
 Miss Alma Feagin will return from Columbia university the first of June. She has been takirg a special course in languages there for year and half, and among the group of interesting young women who reside in Whittier Hall.
 Miss Helen Williamson has returned to Tuscaloosa.
 Miss Kate Hopkins will return from Mobile today.
 The Misses Shelby of Mississippi will pass a part of the spring season with Mrs. Henry Dean.
 Miss Donald Seals was among the 1 guests at the brilliant musicale given 1 by Mrs. John Knox on Thursday at her home in Anniston. i Two delightful occasions of today will be the May parties given by the auxil- iary to the Young Women's Christian association. A lawn party will be given at the residence of Mrs. Truss on Eighth avenue and on the South Highlands a lawn party will be given in the grounds 
 about the Munger residence. A number of young women with Mrs. Paul Ham, ilton Earle in the party, have arranged the two parties which promise to be most enjoyable.
 Mrs J. P. Stiles has returned from De- | mopolis where she attended the wedding of her brother, MT. w. A. Porter to l Mice .ouise Ga rha--
 l Mrs Hundley was also among the out of-town guests at the Porter-Garber we'd l ding.
 Signor c. Morretti of Talladega is m ]! Birmingham.
 Miss Leila Hill has returned to Tus- I caloosa
 | Mrs c. R. Hamilton and little son, I Charles, of Hecksville, are the guests of Mrs. M. " Harrison on South Fourteenth l avenue.
 Camp Hardee will hold it's regular | monthly meeting this afternoon at o'clock in the Commercial club rooms to | elect 10 delegates for the reunion.