The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-06-10
PREPARATIONS FOR
entertainment OF
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
COMMITTEES ARE BUSY IN Ar
RANGING THE NECESSARY
DETAILS
GENEROUS RESPONSES OF PEOPLE
Trouble In Securing Homes for the
Observation-Disclosures Of 500 is Ex-
Peete6-t1arVard Plan Of Entertain
test TO Be Worked

Recteo-HarNaro ran o. Entertain
- best TO Be Worked
4 a meeting held Tuesday evening
In the Sunday school room OF the First
II. z. Church Of all the committees ap-
pointed by head chairman H o. Full
ton, report was received from each
of the chairman Of the several COM
mittees on Entertainment Of the
State Sunday School Convention. All
of these reports were exceedingly sat
isfactory, especially was this SO or
the reception committee, public com
fort committee and entertainment
committees. DR.. A. S. Page, chairman
Of the entertainment committee, stat
ed that he had had reports from sev-
eral of the churches in the city and
those that had reported stated that
homes had been secured for the num-
Der of delegates allotted to their
church, and that the matter of Eecur-
ing homes was only for the asking.
That there had never been such gen.
erous response to any convention be-
fore DR.. Page stated that there we're
some of the congregations that had
not yet completed its work, but that
satisfactory reports were coming In
that the work was progressing nicely,
and that he felt that there would not
be the least difficulty in taking care of
the delegates.
W. A. Dale, chairman of the county
committee, assured the committee
that there will be a large attendance
from all the Sunday Schools through /
out the county and that in addition |
to this there will be a large visiting
delegation from the country, which
will come in at the morning sessions
and remain over for the night SEES
sions, going home after the night ses-
sion closes.
Judge w. B. Turner, chairman of
the public comfort committee, made
report in which he stated that his
committee had been stuliously at work .
and that all details we're being closed
up and that within the next few days
his entire work would be completed. I;
In discussing the Harvard plan Of en-
tertainment, Judge Turner stated that
he had talked to some of the restaur-
ant men of the town and that he felt
sure that he would have the matter Of !
the mid day meal and the evening
meal arranged and that this feature Of
the convention would be well looked
altar. 3
DR.. ]. E. Sheppard, chairman OF the
music committee, made report In y
which he stated that he had received
nearly 500 copies Of the Sunday school .
music and that hR choir had done II
some splendid work and that another l
rehearsal would be held Sunday after
noon at which time he felt sure that
the music for the convention would be
we'll in hand. The large platform for !
the choir has been completed and is
IN readiness for the occasion. K
A number of other committees we're
heard from all Of which were entirely d
Mr.. Fulton made short II
ak and stated that he felt that the p
State Sunday School Convention would
,e accorded one of the heartiest re-
,eptions on the part of the peop;e or 81
Columbia than the Convention had ev-
II received.
Among the other reports made was =
hat Of w. d. Cameron, who is chair
nan of the committee on location Of
he meetings. Mr. Cameron reported
hat any and all churches would be
brown open for any meetings that It
ecame necessary to hold other than on
hose at the First Methodist church. is
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