The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-15

with visitors arriving on every
train and preliminary meetings of its
affiliated bodies already under WY,
the sixteenth annual SESSION of the con-
ference fer education in the South
was fairly inaugurated yesterday,
though the3first formal meeting of the
conference proper does not begin until
tomorrow evening. 1t is confidently
expected that this morning the regis
tration list will show $500 delegates.
Featured by an address by DR..
Lawrence Abbott, one of the editors
of the Outlook. the first open meet
ing Of conference auXiltary--the
Southern Association of College Wo-
men-~was announced for tonight in
the assembly room of the Young
Mems Christian association, but DR..
Abbott wired yesterday that he would
he unable TO I'LL his engagement and
in his stead Dean Graham, of the
[ University Of North Carolina. will be
the speaker. DR. Abbott hopes tn
reach Richmond Thursday morning
and will address the college women
some time during the day,
Launched years ago by Robert G.
Ogden. millionaire philanthropist of
New York, as an effort to aid in thu
education Of the Souths large negro
population. and known as the Ogden
Movement" the organization has
grown into national prominence ana
Southwide Importance. embracing III
its conferences of educators, farmers.
ministers, business men and college
women whose aim Is to plan the up
lift and upbuilding Of Southern rural
communities through educational
sources.
DR.. Page TO Preside.
For the first time since the organs
cation OF the conference it's founder
and president, Robert c. Ogden, will
not he present. Mr.. Ogden is de-
tanned at his home in New York by
illness which is said to he serious.
and in his stead. Or Walter Fl. Page.
vice president of the conference; edi-
tdg Of Worlds Work and the newly
appointed ambassador to the court OF
st James, viii preside at the ses-
slons The first formal session viii
be held Wednesday evening at
o'clock In the auditorium of this John
Marshall high school. Governor Mann
and Mayor Ainslie will welcome the
delegates and President L. e. john
son. Of the Norfolk and Western, will
make the one address of the session.
Following this meeting the visitors
will be rendered a formal reception
at the governors mansion
Social Functions Limited.
The social functions arranged for
reason Of the eomprehensiveness of
the program of the conference and
it's affiliated bodies. which viii occupy
practically every moment of the dele
gates time during their stay in Rich
mond Aside from the formal recep-
ton at the mansion "Wednesday night.
the Valentine museum and the homs'
of the Richmond Art club viii keep
omen. house every afternoon during
the sessions. and Saturday the visi-
tors will he given an excursion down
the river to jamestown island. Guides
will he stationed at al the points OF
historical interest around the city 10
show the visitors around, and the eX-
hihit of the manual training and do
nestle science departments from the
schools Of the Southern States viii be
maintained during the week in the old
high school as a special feature.
With it's manifold auxiliares this
efforts of this great conference are TO-
cussed upon one great purpose--the
Improvement of educational industrial
and social conditions in the rural
communities. The farmers confer
ence is called TO get at the best means
of marketing farm products; the
business mems conference is to de-
wise WAYS and means for the city man
to aid in working out plans for agri-
cultural developments the conference
Of the country preachers Is designed
TO enlist the country church in farm
life uphuilding, the conference of wo-
men has the object Of improving rural
social conditions: the conference OF
editors To consider concert of action
in the power OF the press directed to-
ward9the rural cause. and bearing on
the same general lines will be the spe-
cial conference on Cooperation.
Rural Credits" and Taxation" in
which all will join Thursday and F'ri-j
day.
Meetings Under Way.
The affiliated organizations OF tina
big conference got busy yesterday, two
of them holding preliminary meet
ings They were the commission on
accredited schools. and the State su-
pervisors OF rural schools.
Today four of these affiliated or
CARNATIONS will hold conferences at
various places. the most interesting
perhaps being the open session to-s
night at s o'clock OF the Southern A.
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