The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-04
LEAGUERS AT
 SUMMERFIELD They Visited Famous Orphans Home. HELD INSTRUCTIVE SESSIONS @Merry Widow" Hat Barred by
 Convention. Convention Got Rapidly Down to Busi- ness--Dr. Lamar Addressed
 Convention on ''rhs Lea
 suer and HI. Blsie."
Advertiser Bureau.

Advertiser BuIeaus
 Selma, June 5.
 Tba hundred and more delegates who are in Selma attending the seventeenth annual conference of the Epwortn League of Alabama made a happy haunting party as they left the Church Street Methodist Church this afternoon for summerfield. The many vehicles which conveyed the delegates to sum merfieid composed q small procssslon as they drove away from the church towards the road which led them 10 their destination.
 The trip has been looked forward to with much pleasure by the delegates and 1t was happy party which started for the Methodist 'Orphanage at sum merfield. where nearly every chapter of the EpwoFth League in Alabama IS helping to care for one of the father- less or rnotherless inmates of that in- stitution. The nine mile drive through the country proved most enjoyable one and did the drive back to Selma to- night
 The delegates to the league confer ence went to Summerfield this after- noon for the purpose of attending the closing exercises of the Orphanage School which took place tonight. Under the training of the matron of the orphanage, Miss Sudie Hunt. the orphans have made splendid progress during the past session and the show ing made to the visitors tonight was indeed most creditable one.
 The closing exercises took place m the school room at the Orphanage and besides the delegates to. the League Conference they were attended by quite number of Selmians who went out to Summerfield this afternoon and who take great interest in the work which is being done at the institution. The exercises were of most pleasing nature and were greatly enjoyed by those who attended them
 The Merry Widow hat and the hats that women wear came in for a few words of good natured raillery from President Airey during the session of the conference this morning. Mr. Airey asked all of the ladies present to re- move their hats as some of them were so large that the delegates seated be- hind them could not see the speaker upon the rostrum. He alluded to a re- mark which had been made by pr. A. J. Lamar during the early part of the session. MT. Airey in asking the ladies to remove their hats also requested that theN remove them when they at tended every session of the conference. The request to remove hats was very gAnara11y complied with and only a few kept their bonnets on after the request vas made.
 The business session of the league opened this morning at 9 o'clock pre- sided over by President Airey and Rev. c. S. Talley of Wetumpka. offefed prayer. pr. A. J. Lamar then address ed the conference his subject being s'rhe Leaguer and his Bible" He spoke of the enternal fitness of the Bible and how it never grew old though it had been in print and use for many hum dred years. His address was we'll re- ceived by the delegates and was heard with the closest attention.
 The delegates then held moment of private prayer. Secretary Dahlgren being absent, Rev. H. T. Strout was elected pro tenn. The enrollment of delegates was then began and I. M. Herlong was elected assistant secretary Rev. F. L. Abernathy fraternal dele-