The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-12
PLANS COVER
 ENTIRE STATE Sunday School Workers Already Preparing. CONVENTION TO BE LARGEST County and District Organizations
 Are Being Perfected. Last Years Record of Sixteen Deie- gates win Probably be Greatly
 Exceeded in Attendance
 Birminsham.

The various counties of the State are ropidly preparing for the State Con- vention of Sunday School workers to be held at Birmingham the latter part of this month. County and district conventions in counties are being held that ali of the sixty-seven counties of the state may have opportunity to send full representation to the big meeting.
 The state convention will hold its meetings on April 2S, 2s, and 30. and Is expected to contain as delegates and visitors the largest assemblageo of Sun day School workers in the history of the state. At the convention held last year there were 1900 delegates repre- senting sixty-two counties of the state. For the convention a very attractive program has been arranged, the com mittee expecting to publish 1t within few days. E
 The White Cap Committee in Birm- ingham has been exceedingly busy during the past few weeks, preparing a full list of all boarding houses of the city and arranging reasonable rates for all delegates and visitors. This committed will fin a few days send out a letter containing all information, and will have committed to meet every train, that visitors to the city may be shown suitable places. Everyone at tending the session in any capacity . is assured of d hearty welcome. r4e
 The basis is fixed at five delegates from the county at large, all pastors and superintendents of Sunday Schools in addition to two delegates from each school in the state. Not only delegates are expected, but visitors will be cor dially welcomed. President Lewis of the state Association is sending out invitations to every one interested in the work of the Sunday School to at- tend all sessions.
 Preparatory to the convention Gov ington County held county convention at Red Level on April 1 and s. The reports handed in to this convention for the district and that one had been held in Red Level District, one at the Florala district and four in the Rose Hill district since the last county con- vention. The following officers were elected by the county conventions:
 President, Prof. J. E. Cheatham. sec retary and treasurer. J. T. Clark. The names of the dictrict presidents follow: Anda1usia, Hon. c. E. Reid; Red Level. J. M. Sims; Rose Hill, A. c. Ellisor; Florala, J. I. Sheppard; Opp, John Hol-. loway. Judge Joseph Carthell, general field secretary of the state association attended this convention.
 Preliminary Meetings.
 During last week Field Secretary D. w. oliIlHlS -IClu d Ii0CIlHB At at Helena and at Thorsby. The La Fayette county convention was held at Berry. Professor Smith being elected president, and W. H. Terry secretary and treasurer. The meeting was full of interest and was excellently attended. plan for the complete organization of the county was made by the conven- tion. MT. Simms represented the state association at this meeting.
 Mfr Sip1UaQ c today affnnHfna he sIons of the Crenshaw County conven- ton at Luverne.
 Miss Kennedy during the past week was at work in Birmingham conferring with the committee on arrangements for the state convention to be held dur ing the latter part of this month. She is today attending the district conven- tion at Milltown, Chambers County.
 In the holding of this district con / vention Chambers county will be add ed to the list of banner counties of the state. The president of the district, R. l.. Gaines and Secretary and Treas urer s. H. Oliver have done excellent work in the work of the association.
 Miss Kennedy will go to the meet ings to be held during the coming week in Tallapoosa and Coosa coun- ties. She will return to Birmingham to help make final arrangements for the state convention. Mir. Simms will hold a meting at Hayneville on TueE day. at Mt. Willing on Wednesday, and at Ft. Deposit on Thursday At all of these places he will be accompanied by the county president. Hon. c. E. Brooks These meetings will bring Lowndes county up to banner standard.
 The Blount County Convention will be held at Cleveland on April IS, 1S. and the Colbert Convention on April 21-22.