The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-26
Annist0n Rises to the Occa- sion Nobly and Meets
 Every Emergency
INCREASE' IS THE
 CONVENTION WORD
Great Feature Today Will Be the Big Parade in Charge of the Ala bama National Guard
 Officers


 Anniston, April 25.-(Special)-If any of the devotees of dame fashion came to the big Sunday school convention now In session in this city with the intention of showing off their spring millinery, they have met with a partial disappointmene on arrival in Anniston, for That's off' IS among the first suggestions made on the official souvenir programme, and this has
 been made a slogan of the convention, a precedent thus being established which has struck the masculine element among the delegates with peculiar favor. The "whitecappers' in Anniston were kept on the jump all day Tuesday in receiving the delegates. Every regular train brought scores. and the special trains from Birmingham, Selma and Gads-
 den brought delegates by the hundred
 Many others came in over the regular.
 trains this evening, and the special train
 In charge of Judge Manning from Talla-
 dega will bring another immense delega-
 tion Wednesday morning. gs Line of March Complete | Plans have been completed for the big parade Wednesday afternoon, this being | one of the most spectacular features Of
 the convention: Every division will be
 in charge of an officer of the Alabama National Guard, Capt. C.. M Woodruff,
 formerly in command of Company D, Pel-
 ham Guards, now member of the staff
 of Col w. H. McKleroy. having arranged
 the line of march,.
 The parade will be led by three automo-
 piles, containing Col H. s. D. Mallory,
 President M. M. Sweatt Dr. E. Y. Null | lins, Prof. E. o. Excel. Dr. L. w. Nun | hall, Dr. Franklin McElfresh, Judge Arm
 stead Brown, T. E. Lovejoy and others. The county officers and superintendents, | in command of Lieut. Lamar Jeffers, will form on the right side of Quintard ave-
 nue, north of Twelfth, with delegates and local workers forming on the left side of the same street under command of Capt. B. R.. Sawyer. The organized classes
 will form on Twelfth between Quintard and Leighton, with Sergeant Ray Lee ip command. The boys division, commanded by Corporal Hubert Dent will form at
 the First Presbyterian church, and the
 ladies' under command of Maj. w. F.
 Johnston, at the postoffice.
 The firemens band will lead the pa-
 rade, the line of march extending from
 Twelfth and Quintard south to Tenth thence west to Noble, north to Thirteenth, thence countermarching to Tenth, where the parade disbands. A song service will
 be conducted at the postoffice.
 Excell Missed Train
 The convention was called to order in accordance with the prearrangeS pro- gramme by President M N. Sweatt, who occupied the chair In convention hall,
 Rev. A. s. Morris. pastor of the Northern Methodist church of Anniston leading the devotional service. T. NJ. Patterson of Clayton made an excellent address on the convention theme, Increase" stress ing the necessity for organization to at
 tain the best results in Sunday school membership.
 Dr. Franklin McElfresh, the noted Chi- cago teacher trainer, was next heard on the necessity for trained workers, this being the first time he has appeared be- fore an Alabama Sunday school conven- ton. Dr. l.. w. Munhall of Germantown. Pa., who teaches a Bible class which has an average attendance almost as large as the entire convention here, fol- lowed pr. McElfresh in devotional half hour, after which adjournment was taken for lunch. The only untoward feature of this session was the absence of Prof. E. o. Excell the gospel singer, who missed his train. He is expected to be on the programme Wednesday, however, ac- e rdng to schedule.
 Ladies Are Busy
 As this is the first time the convention has been held outside of the three big cities of the state, which found it neces- sary to call on private individuals to help in the entertainment, the feeding problem has been a big one here. The Alabama hotel the new Willard and the Amer ican house are thronged to their capacity. Boarding houses have been filled and the ladies of the several churches have ral- lied heroically to the occasion. The ladies of the Methodist church will en- certain { time at one place and g bout a. .la number at another place.
 Theatre Is Decorated
 The new Noble theatre, where the main sessions are being held, together with most of the business houses of the city, are appropriately decorated for the oc- casion. The stage at the theatre has been arranged in tiers, and the music by the large choir has proved an inspiring fea ture of the convention, which Is the larg- est of the kind ever entertained at An niston, although this city has risen to every emergency, and still has room to spare for any other delegates that may a rriye on late trains