The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-28
EIGHT CONVENTIONS . HERE DURING MAY Over 2500 Visitors Expected
 Next Month PLAN ENTERTAINMENT Cotton Seed Crushers and State Bankers Expected to Bring Nearly 1000 Visitors Apiece-0ther Bodies to Meet Here
PLAN ENTERTAINMENT

Eight conventions will be held in Birmingham during the month of May. Beginning with the Alabama socio- logical congress, May 3 and 1. there will be a constant stream of visitors in this city to attend conventions. The reputation of Birmingham as hos pitable city and it's efficiency in en- tertaining will be tested as never be- fore during the coming month That Birmingham and her people will be equal to the test is not for moment doubted by those who are alive to the value of conventions.
 The two largest affairs during May will no doubt be the meeting of the Alabama Bankers association and the Southern Seed Crushers association. The latter organization Is expected to bring to Birmingham not less than 1000 visitors. all of whom will need hotel accommodations, while the bansS- CTS association will have at least ROO visitors to Birmingham Elaborate plans are being made for the enter tainment of these two bodies,
 Cotton Seed Crushers' Banquet
 
 quet for the men, a luncheon al the press club for the ladies of the party and other attractive entertainments are proposed. There will be present vis- itors of influence and wealth from ev- cry cotton growing state of the south. At the Tutwiler hotel nearly 400 reser- vations have already been made. The association will not meet until May l5. However. reservations are being made for May IA and extending through to May 1e.
 For the bankers, McLane Hilton ard a committee are leaving nothing ui,s done to make the meeting pleasant and interesting There will be ban Quet at the Country club for 400 at cording to arrangements. The banke IS win be shown over the Birmingham district and will be entertained in many other ways. The bankers expect at least 500 visitors to the city. This mum Der does not include statesmen and agents for various commodities Used iy banking houses In this country
 Following the sociological congress, May and 4 meeting of the centi al of Georgia railway surgeons will be held here About 75 will attend. That meeting will be May and 6. In ad- dition to the surgeons the Central of Georgia railway association will meet here on the same dates with approx imately the same number of officials. The meeting will be attended by Charles IL Markham. chairman. Will liam A. Winburn. president of the Gen. tral of Georgia. as well as T. s. Noise. general manager.
 Another big convention during the month will be the meeting Of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of the state of Alabama. This meeting will be held May 10. Il and 12 and will be attended by GOO or TOO visitors.
 Judson College Meeting The next meeting is that of the s1umna and trustees of Judson college. Arrangements have been made Tor that meeting to be held at the Tutwiler ho- tel No figures were given when the reservation was made as to the number who will attend but it is stated that the meeting will be very we'll attended and will be of great interest to tue alumnae of Judson college. The bank . CTS follow on May to May Il, and tho cotton seed crushers will be here on May II, D. 16, 17. IS and l9. The final meeting, while not con vention, is perhaps the most attractive. will be the southern womens golf tournament which will be held May 2f and 25 This affair will be attended Ey about 70 prominent ladies from all sections of the south who are de- voices of the Scotch game. The tour nament will be the occasion for some very elaborate entertainments by the women of Birmingham
 During the month no less than 1000 people are expected to visit Birming- ham, attracted here by conventions and the fame of Birmingham, which is so rapidly spreading as convention city. The local citizens attached to the Va r ous interests that will be represent- ed by the visitors are arranging eV- cry detail for the comfort and the eh- tertainment of the visitors to bif- minpham Extensive plans to inform the prospective visitors about the greatness of Birmingham are also be- ino manned out.