The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-01
TAFT WILL
NOT ACCEPT
Not to Be Speaker at
University.
TOO BUSY AT PRESENT TINE
Says He Would Gladly Accept =
Future Invitation.
1t Has Always Been the Positien Of the
Alabama AIumai Association to
Have Great Men at Csm-
mencement Exercises.
700 BUSY AT PRESENT TINE

Selma March 3L-(SpeciaL )---Presi-
dent Taft will not accept the invita-,
tion and deliver the address at the an
nual meeting Of the Alumni Association
of the University of Alabama during
the coming commencement exercises.
This fact was made known here today
by Hon. H. f. Reese. President of the
Alumni Association of the University
of Alabama. 81
Some weeks ago Mr.. Reese and q
committee from the Association, In ac-
cordance with a resolution passed at
the last meeting of the Association,
forwarded to President Taft the invt-
tation asking him to make the annual
address. before the Association this
spring. A few days ago Mr.. Tafts
answer. declining the invitation. was
received by, the committee.
In his letter declining the invitation
Mr.. Taft expressed regret at being I'M
able to deliver the annual address for
the Association. He conveyed the hope
that the Invitation would be extended
to him at some future time and wnen
in all probability. he would gladly
avail himself Of the opportunity and
accept 1t. W
The extra session Of Congress Is be-
Ileved to be the main reason for Presi-
dent Taft not accepting. During the
time that Congress is In session he
Ioes not think that he can spare the
time to go to Tuscaloosa and as he
did not know for certainty what
would arise to detain him in Washing
ton afterwards, he had to decline the
invitation.
During past years the annual address
to the Alumni Association of the Uni
versity. of Alabama have been made by
many distinguished Americans. 1t Is
a rtn1try of n
some prominent citizen OF the United
States to make the address each spring
and in past years w. J.. Bryan and
many others have made them. Last
year the annual address to the Assoc
citation was made by Governor John
son. of Minnesota.
Mr.. Reese and the committee who
have, the matter In charge of securing
a prominent American to make the adj
dress this year, have not decided yet
who they shall ask since President
Taft has declined. Some one will ,be
agreed upon by the committee within
the next few days, and then an invf-
tationi will be extended to him TO make
the annual address to the Association.
La Extended Call.
Rev. e. B. Robinson, pastor OF the
Alabama Street Presbyterian Church
of this city, has been extended a call
by the Barnet Presbyterian Church of
Atlanta. Ga. Mr.. Robinson has not de-
cided yet whether he will accept the
call or not, but will, leave tomorrow
morning for Atlanta to look over the
field OF the church which has called
him
Mr.. Robinson has been pastor of the
Alabama Street Presbyterian Church of
this city for the past two or three
years. and during his passionate the
church has grown considerably, He Is
deep student, an able and forceful
speaker and a conscientious Christian,
and~ha been prominent in all church
work here since he came to Selma, and
IL he besides to accept the call which
has been rendered him from the Bar
net Presbyterian Church. his leaving
here will be source of regret not on
ly to the members of his congregation
but to the people of the city.
Cotton MIL Expert Here.
]. w. Sanders of Tuscaloosa, a cot
ton mill expert. spent today in Selma.
While the purpose of Mr.. Sanders visit
to Selma Is not given out. 1t Is gem
orally believed that he came for the
purpose of making an examination of
both the Cawthon cotton mills and the
Estelle cotton mills and which are
known to be on the market. BY some
It Is thought that Mr.. Sanders repre-
sents Northern capital with view of
the two plants.
During the past few weeks several
cotton mill experts have been in Selma
and made an examination of the two
cotton mills. The mills have been on
the market for several weeks past, and
1t Is thought that they will change