The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-03
FORMAL OPENING OF SOCIOLOGICAL CONGRESS TODAY Addresses of Welcome Will Be Delivered In The
 Morning DIR. EDMONDS ON
 SOCIAL RELIGION" Breaches To Workers at Union Serv- ice Last Night-Executive Com mittee Meets at Temple
 Emanu-El

The founal opening of the Alabama Sociological congress will take place this morning at the Tutwiler hotel at 93( o'clock. The congress. which has for it's purpose the study of sociological prob lems of this state and the betterment of conditions. will be attended, it Is stated by men and women interested in that work from different cities in this state, The address of welcome to the delegates will be delivered this morning by James Weatherly of the city commission, who has manifested a deep interest in all ques- tions of uplift. There will also be well come by Crawford Johnson, president oi the Chamber of Commerce, or in his ah- tary.
 Rabbi Morris Newfield. president oi the state association, said yesterday that the meetings would be open to the gen eral public, and he hoped that just as many Birmingham people as are interest ed in the movement will attend Yester- day afternoon meeting of the executive committee of the congress was held al Temple Emanu-El, over which Dr. New field presided. It was announced that the meeting was principally to get ready for the reports that are scheduled for this morning, and that nothing transpired of special interest either to the pupiic or the delegates that are to attend the sessions.
 Service Last Night
 At the South Highland Presbyterian church last night a devotion session of the congress was held. The meeting was in the nature of a union service to start the sociological work The opening pray CT was made by Dr. D. c. McNoy of the Highlands Methodist church. the scripture reading was by Dr. J. M. Shelbourne while Dir. Henry NJ. Edmonds, pastor oi the Highlands Presbyterian church, de- livered a sermon on Social Religion. Il The Rev. Willis G. Clarke of St. An drews Episcopal church rendered the ben ediction.
 Mrs. Bibb Graves of Montgomery will be chairman of the meeting today, which will consist of three sessions The frs, will be at 9:SO o'clock, the second at o'clock p. m, and the last at o'clock The announcement was made yesterday by Dr. Newfleld that the daily luncheon would be in the nature of dutch treat, and that anyone interested fin the work was cordially invited to join the workers. They will be served in tn, private dining room of the Tutwiler hote at 12:30 o'clock today, tomorrow and Wednesday.
 Programme For Today
 s:so a. m.-Welcome. James Weatherly city commissioner. Welcome, Crawford Johnson, president Chamber of Commerce Response, the Rev George Lang, vice president. Anniston.
 945 a. m.-Business: Reports of officers appointment of committees.
 10;00 a. m.-Chairman, Mrs. Bibb Graves Montgomery.
 Legislation: (a) Child Labor Laws co minutes), Mrs. w. T.. Murdoch, chairman Alabama child labor committed. (b) Juve- nile Courts GO minutes) S. D. Murphy, judge juvenile court. Jefferson county. Discussion opened by Rabbi B. c. Ehren- reich, Montgomery Q0 min.)
 12:00 noon-Recess.
 12:30 p. m.-"Get Together lunch.
 POO D. m.-Chairman, President George Denny University of Alabama: Co Ethics of Labor Legislation (20 min), Congress- man George Huddleston. Discussion d0 min), J. B. Wood, secretary Trades
  CTS (30 min.) Carl W. Thompson, office of markets and rural organizations Washington, D. c. Discussion d0 min.), John H. Frye, president Traders National bank; (e) School Maintenance (20 mln). Dr. J. H. Phillips, Birmingham Discus sion GO min.). W. F. Feagin, superntend- ent of education of Alabama d) Prob lems of Illiteracy in Alabama (20 min.), Prof. James s. Thomas, University of Alabama Discussion Q0 min), I. Sha- piro Birmingham.
 PUBLIC MEETING.
 500 D. m.-Chairman, Judge w.. E. Fort. Birmingham, Prison Problems ta) Re- port and Survey (20 mn.) pr. W. H. Oates, state prison inspector; (b) The Leasing of -Convicts GO min,), J. w.. Green, representative Dallas county Dis cussion GO min.). Milton H. Fies supern- tendent of mines, Sipsey. Enforcing Child Labor Laws in Kentucky. Miss Madge Nave, factory inspector, Kentucky. Dis- cussion O0 min), Senator Frank s. White.