The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
.DR. A.P. STOKESIS GUEST AT BANQUET Secretary of Yale Makes
 Witty Speech LAUDS BIRMINGHAM Noted Educator and Divine Declares This City Is Being Watched
 By the Entire
 Country

A notable banquet at the Country club last night, which was attended by some of the most influential ana distinguished citizens of Birmingham brought to a close the visit of pr. All son Phelps Stokes. secretary of Yale corporation. He was the guest last night of President Murfee of Marion institute and in witty speech paid a glowing tribute to the work along educational lines in the south and to the work at Marion. which is being carried on by President Murfee.
 pr. Stokes made a speech at the High school yesterday morning after break fasting at the home of Robert Jemison, ST. He visited Corey. the Model City and was pleased beyond measure at the work of creating from a sage field a model industrial city surrounding the workmen with every proper environ ment.
 In his address last night at the ban quet Dr. Stokes said:
 T read with much interest the news paper accounts of my being distin- guished. l disclaim any such char acterization. l am plain teacher and secretary of Yale. I also read that was a distinguished divine. l am only deacon In the Episcopal church in my home town.
 q am pleased beyond measure. and feel sincerely the f1attery that has been thrust upon me today. l remember when as a bachelor l then was to de- liver an address at Wellesly college before 800 or 400 charming young wom- en. l had rough draft of speech made at Yale. l practiced that speech and found that 1t was not suited for the Wellesly address. The text was, Am I He Whom You Expect, or Do Y You Seek Another?'
 I am forced to the conclusion that am not he whom you expect. l am deep ly pleased to be in Birmingham. The entire country Is watching you and eag- erly anticipating the solution of your many problems. We see you have adopt ed the commission form of government. There is a great deal of talk of that in my town and we may adopt 1t. We are also watching your industrial develop ment and theA creation of an ideal labor condition at Corey. We have observed with a great deal of interest your prog ress in educational lines. We have watched Birmingham from various points Of view, and I tell you there is no city at all that is being accorded the same amount of attention from the country at large as Birmingham"
 Dr. Stokes commented upon the strong bond of friendship that is springing up between the south and eastern colleges and pointed out that at the beginning of the war over two-thirds of the Yale stu dent body was of men from south of the Mason and Dixon line. He was cheered to the echo when he concluded.
 The speech of Dr. Stokes was preceded by those of Dr. J. II. Phillips, the toast master; President Murfec of Marion: {: President Culpepper Exum of the Board of Commissioners; A. P Bush of Mo- bile, S. J Bowie. Dr. J. w. Stagg, Hines Peevy, Judge William I. Grubb, Robert Jemison, Sr, and others.
 Dr. Stokes will leave this morning for Tuscaloosa, where he will be the guest of Col. and Mrs J. T. Murfee, and will go to Marion Wednesday. Thursday he will address the teachers in Mobile.
 Those present at the banquet last even ing were:
 Among Those Present
 iAoDeTl JefulSoil, oi., fIdnk n. (TOCK . ard. Charles F. DeBardeleben. Charles G. Brown, H. C.. Woodward James M. Weatherly. Edgar Adler E. Fl. Cab anis NJ L. Bonner A. C. Howze, E. W. Fucker, J. H. Phillips. F. P. Glass, N. B. Feagin. H. H. Underwood, M. V. Joseph, B. F. Moore. W. I. Grubb, A. L. Smith, A. J. Dickinson, Perry Fowlkes, George F. Peter, A. P Bush, Robert D. Johnston, Jr., Frank Nelson, Jr., J. D. Simpson, George H. Clark, David J. Davis, Henry R. Carse. Robert Jem- ison, Jr.. H. l.. Badham, Frank Fowlkes, Wilson Brown Otto Marx. L. Sevier, A. o. Lane, Samuel M. Adler, s. J. Bowie, John Raul. H c. Howze. E. H. Hop kins, A. H. Ford. William Ryan, R. c. Hiden E. N. Cullom. Crawford John son, w. IT. Kettig, Richard w. Mas sey, R. S. Munger, stephen Smith, Bel . ton Gilreath, Henry Fowlkes, Anson Phelps Stokes. Cunningham Wilson, B. M. Allen. John P. Tillman. w. w. Craw- ford. Joseph H. Walker. William. J. Wynn, E. NJ. Tutwiler, Walter Fowlkes, E. L. Brown w H. Massinger, Tun- stall Perry. William M. Walker, D. K. Campbell, Charles J. Perry, Ross C. Smith, J. V. Coe, Culpcpper Exum, V. H. Hanson. Clyde Ennis. Hinds Peevy. Parscal Shook Sam Earl. Joseph B. Babb. John L. Parker A. W. Smith, Phifer Smith, M. A Myatt. H. O. Mur- fee. J. M. Mason, W. D. Lowell, A. H. Woodward, Paul A. Savage, Forney Johnson.
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