The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-06
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS


 means do so, for you will find 1t a delightful and restful place. The views from the top are magnificent. Many of the lecturers who come to Pelham straight from the Baptist en- campment near Asheville. N. C., say that while the mountains are not so high the views are more beautiful and home-like.
 l Now, I once lived in the mountains of east Tennessee and fished two sum- mers in the mountain streams of west , ern North Carolina, have visited the Rockies and spent months in the Swiss Alps, and know something about views and I unhesitatingly say it does not make any difference where you have been or what you have seen, panora- mas unfold from Pelham Heights that are well worth gazing upon.
 The winding road that reaches the l heights from the valley below was laid out by an expert civil engineer on an easy grade and the top is reached in a car without any trou- ble. There is a good modern hotel, a big separate dining room, a roomy au- , ditorium a pleasure pavilion, cottages, and tents. There are tennis and cro- quet and basketball courts and 8, swimming pool. There is woman's building with every comfort.
 There are any number of lovely places to stroll. Near the foot of the mountain runs beautiful limped stream with swimming hole that will compare in beauty with any in the mountains of North Carolina. I know it's fine for I nearly lived in it last summer and hardly day passes that my boys do not beg me to take them to Pelham so they can go in it. It Is one of the most picturesque spots | know about and it's hard to realize that it is in an hours ride of this great city. There are many beauty spots about Birmingham if we would only take time to find them.
 The Alabama Baptist encampment COIIlIllSSlOn IS COlHpOScu OA luHlp lpCt of enterprising and unselfish men who organized themselves for the purpose of providing the Baptists of Alabama with a summer assembly at central ly located point well within the reach of all. After a careful study of the state they located it at Pelham, which Is on the Louisville and Nashville and the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic railroads.
 Last year it was open continuously for three months, but this year on ac- count of the war it left ou the preach CTS school and will have week for the state Sunday school and the state B. Y. P. U. conventions. The encamp- ment is now on and will be followed immediately by the other two.
 went down on the Fourth of July to preside at a patriotic mass meet ing. A large crowd was present to hear addresses by Hon. Frank S. White of Birmingham and pr. George W. Nc Daniel, the eloquent pastor of the First Baptist church of Richmond, Va In the afternoon the crowd gathered in the auditorium and sang patriotic hymns and at night set off fireworks.
 
 One of the surprises was the appear ance at dinner of about 20 young women in Red Cross garb. They came in bear ing an American flag and singing Amer ica." The crowd sprang to it's feet and cheered them lustily. The men wondered how the girls had been able to so hastily improvise the costumes. A woman let the cat out of the bag by saying the caps were made by folding pillow cases. Any way, they looked mighty pretty.
 While the crowd on the mountain was noisily celebrating the Fourth, down in the valley by the creek a coach load of mutes were having a picnic. What they lacked in the power of speech they made up in the lightning-like speed of their fingers and the play of their features. I do not understand the sign language, but their countenances showed that they were having an enjoyable time.
 
 The quiet hour service conducted on the mountainside by Dr. Paul Bagby of Louisville, Ky. was greatly enjoyed by all who heard him. Dr. Bagby is preacher who knows how to enter into the life of young people and recently held a great revival service at Marion, in which numbers of Judson girls and Marion military cadets joined the church. He is great golfst, having won the Kentucky championship. He is counting on stopping off hero to have a game with his friend, pr. Henry M Edmonds.
 
 Dr. Victor I. Masters, publicity mana ger of the homo board at Atlanta. is at Pelham, featuring on the Country Church." The textbook being used. which was written by him, Is an authority on the topic throughout America. pr. Masters goes from Pelham to Oklahoma to attend an Indian Baptist conven- ton. He says it will take si.. inter prefers, as there are six tribes in the convention. He has often spoken through one interpreter to single tribe, and Is just the least bit bothered for fear that it will be hard to talk through six interpreters at the same time.
 Mrs. Maude Mcclure, head of the Woman's Training school at Louisville; Miss Laura Lee Patrick. head of tho 'eWoman's Work" in Alabama. and Miss Clyde Metcalfe, head of the Young Peo- ples Work in the state. were all present