The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-06-03
GROUP LEADERS /.
I FOR CONFERENCE:
AT UNIVERSITY
TEN BODIES TO DISCUSS EFF
GENT CITIZENSHIP AT KNOX
: WILLIE NEXT WEEK.
ALL INTERESTS OF THE STATE
Bankers, Preachers, Officials, Farm
ers, Newspaper Men and Lawyers
VIII Discuss Problems for the Flu
| ture Welfare OF Tennessee.

Presiding officers and leaders of the
discussion for the ten groups who will
figure. i'll the conference on efficient
citizenship to be held at the Universe
tY Of Tennesseeee June 8 and Z in
connection with the commencement
and dedicatory, exercises for the two
GeW bMhings have, been. announced
91ha Conference will be divided into
ten general groups, composed OF close
ny gallied agencies, Scores of letters
have been sent to prominent men and
women all, over the stats, requesting
their presence at this conference. Let
ters have also been sent to all organ
izations with the request that they be
represented by delegates, The re-
spouse has, been most gratifying and
the success OF the conference is al
ready assured.
Gov. A. A. Taylor will preside over
the group ON civil administration, In
additions to presiding over this group
conference Gov. Taylor has been ask
ed to preside at the dedication OF the
new agricultural building on the Uni
versity farm on the Kingston pike
on Monday morning, June &, and at
the dedication of Ayres Hall, the liber'
|,al arts building on the crest of the
University hill on Tuesday afternoon,
June z.
In addition to the presiding officer OF
each group there have been named
two or more leaders of discussion fol
the group. In the group of civil ad
ministrationt over, which Gov. TAYLOR
will preside, the discussion will he
led by Hon. W. W.. Bond, of Browns,
Vile, speaker of the Tennessee sen
ate; by Hon A. l.. Todd, Of Mqrfaaes
bdpo, speaker of the Tennessee House
of. REPRESENTATIVES ;sby Poglett I Paine
mayor of Memphis, and by Judge Lyt
ton Hickman, of Nashville.
Capt. r. F. Peck, state commissioner
of agriculture, will preside over the
group conference on agriculture. A
|. Smoth, of Knoxville and E. c. Gun
ningham, of Clarksville, will lead the
discussion.
u. w. Whelan, of the Whelan Ma
chine Works, Of Chattanooga, will pre-
side over the group on commerce and
industry. George r. James, of Mem
phfs, and John HOuser of the Duck
town Copper Co, have been chosen
| leaders of the discussion.
Malcolm McDermott, president OF
the state bar association of the Uni
verisity of Tennessee, will preside
over the group OH law.
DR.. VIM. B. Burns, of Memphis, is tC
preside over the group on medicine
and dentistry. The group leaders are
DR.. James W. Vim, past president OF
the Mate dental association, and DR.
r. E. Lee Smith, superintendent of the
hospital for the insane at Knoxville
c. p. J. Mooney, of Memphis, editor
of the Memphis Commercial Appeal
has been asked to preside over the
press group j. l.. HOlbrook, editor
of the Dresden Enterprise. and j. |
Finney. editor of the Columbia Her
aid. will lead the discussion.
Mrs. John Hill Eakin, of Nashville
president, of the state board of chart
ties and corrections, will preside oyeI
the group on home and social wei
/ fare. Miss Margaret Ambrose, direc
tor of Ifome demonstration work in the
division of extension. will lead the dis
cussiOn.
Prof. J. b. Brown, state superintend
ent of public Instruction, is to preside
over the group on education. Prof
R. L. Jones, superintendent of the