The age-herald., 1898-07-02
THE HOLIDAY
 OF THE NATION Will Be GloriousIy Celebrated in Birmingham Monday. PlCNlCS AT ALL THE PARKS All Arrangements Made For the Auditorium Exercises Interesting Bicycle Races
 at East Lake-Valuable Prizes
 -aany Entries.
PlCNICS AT ALL THE PARKS

More and more elaborate grow the pre- l parations for general celebration by all the citizens of Birmingham on the nation $ holiday next Monday. All of the parks around the city have been engaged for the occasion by organiZa- tions of various kinds, who propose to give big picnics and celebrations. The only thing that will be lacking are fire works but Birmingham has not yet caught the | northern habit of this pyrotechnieal style of celebration. Birmingham uses all Of it's fire works Christmas. Everything is in readiness for the exer- cises to be held in the Auditorium In tho afternoon at o'clock. Colonel A. A. Wiley of Montgomery has accepted the invitation to deliver the oration of the occasion, as have all the other speakers on the pro- gramme.
 The order of exercises will be as follows: Call to order by the master or cere- nonies-Mayor F. V. Evans "Yankee Doodle and Dixie By the band.
 Invocation-By Rev. John G. Murray. star Spangled Banner''-By forty-tve young ladies, representing the states oI the American republic, and the audience
 Original Patriotic Ode-Rev. Gilby c. kel- ly, D. D.
 Recitations by Miss Josephine Oxford, sponsor Camp Jeff Davis, United Confed- crate Veterans; Miss Idene Reyes, sponsor of Camp Hardee, United Confederate Vet erans.
 Patriotic airs by the band.
 Short addresses-Dr. A. Ballard, of Custer Post, G. A. R.; Col. J. w. Bush, Of the White Shield; Lieutenant Commander George l.. Young, of Camp Clayton, sons of Confederate Veterans; Colonel L. w. Friedman, of Camp Thomas, Sons of Vet A flames E Webb. Of Sons of the American Revolution.
 Music by the band. Oration-Colonel A. A. Wiley, of Mont gomery, for General Sumter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
 "Amerca"-By all the people.
 Benedction-Rev. l.. s. Handley, D. D.
 All numbers except the oration are lim- ited to three minutes.
 The executive committee is as foilos:
 Mrs. Robert Jemison, chairman; Mrs. J. Morgan Smith. Mrs. R. c. Lewis, Mrs. Charles G. Brown, Rufus N. Rhodes. " H. Reynolds, A. C. Oxford, Dr. J. Il. Phn- lips
 The two camps of Confederate Veterans will meet at Camp Jeff Davis hall at 3:30 and the exercises will bgin promptly at I.
 At East Lake
 There will also be a very attractive pro- gram at East Lake. In the afternoon there will be A series of bicycle races around the Islxa that promise to be most interest ing Valuable prizes have been offered and they are on exhibition at Wells on Frst avenue The first prize for the mile, open, is a s2O dinner set; for the quarter mIle, open, a $15 water set; for the two mile han dicap, a S15 chamber set; and for the five mile handicay, a $l5 onyx table. There will also be valuable second and third prizes.
 Among the riders who are already en- tered are Joe T. Riddle. Ped Hickman, Roy Armstrong and numerous other local "cracks" A. Mcleod will be the official handicapper. The races will be run under l.. A. w. rules.
 All during the afternoon Memolps band of sixteen pieces will furnish attractive music among the selections being Hero Hobson's March," composed by Phil Mem- oli. and a grand free ball will be given in the pavilion from 8 o'clock to midnight.
 The members of the Birmingham Typo graphical union will hold a big picnic and iollification at Hawkins Spring.
 At night a big cake walk will take place at the Auditorium and it's managers pro- mise an attractive entertainment.
 Many other picnincs and celebrations will be held at the parks all over the district.