The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-28
DELEGA TIES FROM T7RL-STATES AND
 CUBA ARRIVE FOR CONFERENCE
pr. Edmonds to Give Welcome to Visitors at Opening Ses- Sion-Community Club En- tertainS Visitors - Rotary Clubs Will Stage Model Luncheon

With delegates and visitors arriv- ing on every incoming train, the Eighth District Rotary conference will convene this morning at o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel. It is expected that approximately l ,000 Rotarians will be in attendance at the conference, coming from all sections of the states composing the eighth district, which are Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Cuba.
 Although few Rotarians arrived morning. they began to come in large delegations during the after noon and evening and several hundred more will arrive this morning. All day an informal reception was held in the lobby of the hotel where club head quarters are being maintained.
 Members of the reception committee of which T. H. Rennie is chairman, and the automobile committee. headed bS Frank Stevens. are meeting all trains and escorting the visitors to their re- spective hotels, where reservations have been made for them.
 DIR. WOODALL TO OPEN
 The meeting this morning will be
 called to order by ex-President
 Percy Woodall, while pr. Henry M.
 EdmOnds will deliver the welcome
 address behalf of Birmingham.
 W. R. c. Smith, district governor.
 will respond, and then take charge
 of the meeting, presiding over all
 business sessions.
 The principal address of the
 morning session will be that of Dr.
 Crawford c. Mccullough of Port
 William, Ont, first vice president
 of the International Association of
 Rotary clubs
 The afternoon programme will bt largely devoted to boys work. This is in keeping with the established policy of Rotary of giving much attention tc this work.
 One of the most interesting features of the day will be the five model lunch. cons to be put on by visiting clubs These luncheons will be conducted bs the delegations from Cuba, Mobile, Al bany Ga. Jacksonville, Fla, Savannah and St. Petersburg. According to in formation given out yesterday, eacl club has arranged unique programme for that meeting. and the women visi tors will attend.
 FIRST TO REGISTER
 The first Rotarian to register yes terday morning when the registration booth was opened was D. F. Raff O Selma. From that time on there wa. a steady. line of delegates and visitor: waiting to receive their badges and ad mission tickets to the various enter tainments arranged for the guests a the conference.
 Two members of the Cuban Gelega ton arrived yesterday afternoon, whil' the others stopped over in Atlanta ant are expected to arrive this morning One of the largest delegations arriving yesterday was that from Albany. Ga This bunch came in wearing whit thousers, white shoes and dark coats with straw hats. with blue bands or them, with the word Albany" in gole letters. They took the lobby for |; while and were the center of attrac tion, until they were supplanted b. members of other clubs.
 The St. Petersburg club will ar-
 rive this morning about o'clock,
 approximately 25 strong. This or
 Eanizntion Is bringing its own jazz
 band and is planning to take the
 convention by storm. or rather by
 jazz.
 NEXT GOVERNOR
 John A. Turner of Tampa, Fla, il slated to, be the next district governor received a cordial welcome from al He arrived yesterday afternoon ant received a cordial welcome from al Rotarians. MT. Turner is member ol the foreign extension committee of In, ternational Rotary, and was genera chairman of the conference last year al Tampa. In speaking of Birmingham and the rousing welcome he declared this was one of the livest cities he hae seen in long time. He stated he hat seen the work of the St. Petersburg club and assured all Rotarians who at tended the model luncheon held by tha organization a real treat. The serious ness of the programme intermixed with the jazz makes it entirely worth while he said.
 Although less than half the delegates and visitors have arrived up to date indications are that the next confer. ence will be held in Columbus, Ga. al this city is coming 40 strong deter mined to entertain Rotarians at thu next district convention. it is stated.
 The Boys Industrial School band vii meet all trains today and will welcome all guests to this city, as well as give several concerts today and tomorrow
 COMMUNITY BAND
 This afternoon in the lobby of th' Tutwiler hotel the community band vii compliment the visiting Rotarians, thel wives. daughters and friends with concert. This is the first public ap pearance of this band and an elaborat' programme has been arranged.
 "The Welcome to Birmingham meeting last evening at the Southeri club, when members of the Communit. club entertained the guests of the Ro tary club was largely attended. Mem bers of that organization and thei wives. together with officials of tn local Rotary club and their wive served as reception committee. Sev eral unique features were introduced on the programme and one of the mos effective being the song. What's tn Matter With Rotary. It's All Right rendered by the hosts. This was greet ed with much applause by the visitors
 In celebration of the conference thu streets of the city are elaborately dec corated with flags. bunting and Rotar, emblems in the club colors. blue anC gold. A large number of automobiles have been secured for the use of thu delegates and are distinguishable b, the Rotary emblem on the windshield
 An automobile ride over the city vii be given this afternoon for the visitors and all women who will drive their owr cars are requested to be at the hotel promptly at o'clock as well as 12 to-