The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-28
INTERESTING LETTER FROM
SECRETARY DENNIS v. SNAPP.

MI. bcLuiS v. Oudpp, VI TdTlS,
who is in Birmingham, Alabama, at
tending meeting of the Southern
Secretaries of Field Work for the
Methodist church, writes THE
NEWS the following interesting let
ter:
Birmingham, Ala, Jan. Is, 1919.
THE BOURBON NEWS, Paris, KY.
my stay in Birmingham has been
most enjoyable one. The divisional
presidents meeting of the Epworth
League came to close yesterday af-
ternoon. At the close of the last
session of our gathering the Alabama
State Epworth League Cabinet treat
ed the visiting presidents to an auto
mobile tour in and around Birming-
ham. There is every evidence here
of wealth and a growing business
town. Since visiting Atlanta, Ca,
and then Birmingham, / am of the
opinion that the South will soon rival
the North as a business section, for
these two Southern cities are on the
boom. Birmingham is progressive,
hospitable and has city pride.
There are some magnificent buildings
here and I never saw as many up-to-
date hotels and restaurants. The
resident section is very beautiful.
One very striking characteristic
that has come to my attention is that
girls are filling places, which are
usually filled by men in Kentucky.
All operators of elevators are wo-
men. Any number of the barber
shops has women BARRIERS and there
is quite an incentive for me to get
shaved two and three times day.
In the theatres, picture shows and
opera houses we are very graciOusly
ushered to our seats by as attractive
girls as you will find anywhere, and
am from Kentucky and recognize
the fact in making this state
ment. The fair sex are also news
paper reporters. Every time one of
these fair reporters come to the hotel
to write up our meeting there was al
ways a dispute as to who would be
the one to be interviwed. The last
one secured our photograph for one
of the Birmingham dailieS.
we have decided to have similar
meeting of the State Presidents each
year and after what I have said you
will not be surprised to know that
Birmingham has been chosen as the
meeting place for our annual assem-
blies. All of the bechelor-p presidents
were unanimous in this decision.
The object of these gatherings is
to consider the program for our
Summer. State Conferences and the
personnel of faculty for same and to
also secure speakers and teachers for
the various phases of our work. We
also discuss plans of cooperation and
saethods that will tend to increase
our efficiency as a young peoples or
ganization. One of the most impor-
tant features of the meeting this
year was to forward plans for the
great Missionary Centenary OF the
Methodist church. Of the $35,0O0,-
| 600 to be raised within the next five
years the Epworth League was the
| first of our church organizations to
pledge a definite part. The Leagues
of Southern Methodism will raise
s38O,O00 in addition to furnishing
hundreds of missionary volunteers
who will go to the foreign fields. 1t
| is an interesting fact and pride OF
all Epworthians that during the past
quarter of a century the Epworth
League has furnished the majority of
I the missionaries to foreign and home
fields.
Tonight I am planning to leave
Birmingham and from here will go
to Nashville to visit our church pub
Fishing house. While in Nashville
hope to have an opportunity to call
on Bro. Morgan, and II possible to
hear him preach. Will be in Ken
lucky next week.
BEST regards to all.
DENNIS v. SNAPP."