The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-15
METHOD|STS WILL
MEET IN OXFORD
Talladega District Confer
ence AdjOurns at Lincoln
GLENN AT ANNISTON
Teachers and Parents Will Organize
to Bring About Closer Relation
ship-Tax Case Heard in
Commissioners Court
GLENN AT ANNISTON

Admission, May 14-(Special.)-Th Tall
ladega District conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. south, at Lin
coin, came to a close Wednesday evening
and the next meeting will be held at OK
ford.
Tuesday evening Rev. DIR. Glenn, editor
of the Christian Advocate, was the chief
speaker. Wednesday morning reports
were heard from the Sunday schools and
Epworth leagues. followed by forceful
sermon on the subject of education by
DR.. ]. A. Duncan of Talladega.
The conference devoted a considerable
part of its time to education. DR.. J. ID.
Simpson, president of Birmingham COL
lege, was among the speakers and other
educators present were DIR. Martin of the
woman's college of Montgomery; Miss
Mary Moore of Athens college, Rev. +. Fl.
Gardner of Flat Rock school; DR.. ] r
Cummins, agent for Birmingham college
DR.. Cunningham of Vanderbilt university,
and others.
Rev. Frank w. Brandon of this citv
was appointed chairman of the commit
tee to draft resolutions on the death of
Dr.. j. w. Newman, e. W. Ledbetter and
II. b. Rudisill being named members of
the board of trustees.
An organization of the parents and
teachers composed of the faculties of the
public schools of Admission will be effected
IN this city next Friday. according to
plans made by Mrs. Paul d. Vann, repre-
sentative in this city of the National
Mothers congress-
The meeting will be held at the Wilmer
avenue school. Every person in the city
who Is interested in education Is eligible
to membership. The object is to bring
about closer relationship between
parents and teachers and to prevent the
constant changing of teachers to the
detriment of the teaching force, as well
as to exercise a supervision through di-
rect contact with the teachers.
Considerable interest is being manifest
ed in the speech to be delivered by for
mer Governor r. B. Glenn of North Caro-
lima at the First Methodist church Thurs
day evening. Coming in connection with
the positive announcement by former
Governor 3. B. Conner of Alabama that
he will again be in the race for governor
of Alabama, the appearance of Governor
Glenn in the state at present Is consid-
cred to mean that the statewide prohibi-
tionists are already prosecuting the cam
paign they are to make to swing Ala
bama back into the dry column, and it
Is believed that Conner will be their
standard bearer
Admission and Calhoun county went dry
in 1907 under local option law but the
county voted against the prohibition
amendment and for O'Neal the local op-
tion candidate for governor. Within the
past year, it is believed, the prohibition
sentiment has been made stronger.
An interesting case before the Calhoun
county commissioners court Wednesday
was that of Back Tax Commissioner C.
ID. Martin against the Admission city
Land company. The commissioner want
ed to assess the capital stock of the
company at $63l 900. To this w. A. Davis,
general manager, objected and quoted
recent stock sales to prove that this
would be excessive. The company is
capitalized at over 81. 100000.