The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-12-05
FIRST DELEGATES
FOR CONFERENCE
ARRIVING TODAY
FINAL DETAILS OF PREPARA.
TIoNs ARE COMPLETED FOR A
SUCCESSFUL SESSION.
ALL SESSIONS Open TO PUBLIC
Bishop Mouzon viii Meet The "Cab-
met" Tuesday Afternoon at The
Home of John A. Mcleod.

With the testing out of the heating
apparatus this morning the new Main
Street M. e. church is in readiness for
the coming annual session of the
South Mississippi Conference of the
M. E. Church, South, which opens
Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock.
Final details are being rapidly shaped
up and the several committees having
charge of reception, registration and
entertainment are busy. The pastors
study in the rear of the church was
busy scene this morning. A type
writer was rushing the work of pre-
pairing introduction" cards showing
the name of delegate and the name
and residence of his hostess.
Young Escorts on Duty.
A few delegates arrived on this
mornings trains and more may come
this afternoon; but not until tomorrow
will the main movement set in; and
from then until Wednesday evening
there will be steady stream making
both depots busy scenes during the
arrivals of trains.
Eighteen escorts were announced
this morning to assist the committee
on registration. These young men
will meet at o'clock this afternoon
at the church and will meet every
train showing the delegates to their
respective homes. These compose the
escort" committee:
Will D. Johnson, Norville Watkins,
Louis Mitchell, Otho Cochran, Regi-
maid Powe, Frank Tatum, Carroll Nc
Leod Thos. Ferguson, Will Tatum, Ed
NARROW, Will Paisley, Corrie Blount,
Dan Barrett, Chauncey Camp, Cecil
Givhan, Jos. Bennett, Selwyn Shar-
brough and st. John Davis.
Tuesdays Calendar.
The program for Tuesday, as an
nounced today, is as follows
9 a. m.-Examining committees
meet at the church to examine about
25 undergraduates in the first, second.
third and fourth years.
3 p. m.-The cabinet meets at the
home of Mr.. John A. Mcleod, on Main
street. The presiding elders will
meet with the bishop.
1880 p. m.-The Mississippi Metho-
dist Historical Society will meet at
the church. DR.. T. B. Holloman, of
Moss Point, formerly pastor of Main
Street church, will preside. The
years history paper will be read by
Prof. R. S. Ricketts,, of Millsaps Col
lege.
Sessions Are Public.
"The conference proper opens We'd
nesday at O'clock" said Secretary
Watkins this morning. "All sessions
are open and the public is cordially
invited. The conference will hold but
one session a day
The afternoon sessions Will be for
committees, since much of the work of
a Methodist conference is carried out
by committees.
For the public, however, there will
be preaching service each afternoon
and it is hoped as many citizens as
possible, will attend these services,
of church affiliation.
The night sessions will be devoted
to the various boards when the ad-
dresses will be made by the connec-
tfonaI Representatives of these
Favor Athletics.
The most important topic to come
before the conference, it is stated, is
that q inter collegiate athletics. The
memorialffor Millsaps College, asking
the Conferences TO ,rescind its action of
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