The age-herald., 1899-03-23
The Cig VIII Be Thrown Open to Him. SPEAKS AT THE AUDITORIUM Vast Crowds Will Be Present
 Tonight to Hear Him. AROUND MINERAL THIS MORNING Public Reception at Morris Hotel from
 2 to 3 O'clock.
SPEAKING PROMPTLY AT 7:3o
Visiting Democrats Invited to Go on the Excursion This Morning-Seats Re- served for Ladies Tonight-A
 Committee to Seat Crowd.

Birmingham's doors will be thrown wide open today to welcome William J. Bryan, the tribune of the American people.
 Not only will he be Birmingham's guest, but all sections of the state are sending their representatives here to greet democ- racys leader, and he may be truly said to be the guest of the state of Alabama.
 MT. Bryan will speak tonight at the Au- ditorium, and every arrangement is being made to handle the immense crowd of peo- pc that will assemble to hear this, the most powerful and magnetic of modern i orators.
 Today's Program
 The program which ha been arranged for MT. Bryans reception and entertain ment, is as follows:
 At S:22 this morning he will arrive at the union depot on the southbound Louisville and Nashville train from Nashville. He will be received and welcomed by large reception committee, and taken at once to the Morris hotel for breakfast.
 At 9:30 o'clock MT. Bryan and a large party of democrats will leave the depot in special train for a flying trip around the Birmingham Mineral railroad. Only the most important places of interest will be visited, and the trip will be finished in three or four hours. E. J. McCrossin will have charge of the train. An opportunity to see all of the visiting democrats was not had yesterday, they requested to be present at the depot this morning to make the trip with MT. Bryan, without fur ther invitation.
 Between the hours of 2 and in the after noon, MT. Bryan will hold public recep- tion in the parlors of the Morris hotel, and there every man in Birmingham will have the opportunity to grasp the hand of a man who comes to them their friend.
 At 6:45 o'clock in the evening the concert by Grambs brass band will begin at the auditorium and will continue for nearly an hour
 Promptly at 7:SO o'clock MT. Bryan will begin his lecture on the issues which are now before the American people. He will speak for an hour or two
 Not later than 10:45 o'clock Mr. Bryan will leave over the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad for Memphis.
 All Arrangements Perfected
 The reception committee and the commit tee on arrangements held another import ant meeting yesterday afternoon, and all
 
 fully discussed and settled upon. The fol- lowing names were added to the reception committee, list of which was published In The Age-Herald day or two ago:
 T. s. Pound, John D. Handy, w. M Bethea, H. B. Parish, H. w. Crook, Rob- ert Hagood, John P. Tllman, Wilson Brown, H. R. Dill, J. B. Aird, Vim. Rich- ardson, W. R. Walker c. H. Allen, J. H. Mcclure, George D. Johnston, R. H. Walk CT, John R. Mccain, J. F. Stallings, w. w. Haralson, Representative John H. Bank head, A. T. London, H. B. Abernathy, L. C. Harrison, John Hawly. Frank Smith. James s. Gillespy, c. W. Price, John El- lard, Jere Fountain, J. H. Wallace, Jr., A. H. McClung, w. A. Chenoweth, R. H. Newman, J. M. Pearce. A. c. Howze E. L. Bridges, Gus Pearce, O. J. Miles, A. S. Johnston, Joe V. Allen, J. D. Chamblee, Walter Kelly, John Connolly, H. Bynum, w. L. Woodruff, A. B. Anderson, J. L. Knoefer, Wm. Leese, James Hillhouse, A. A. Randall, P. F. Rogers, John Bowling, w. F. McElroy, N. W. Scott, E. J. Hudnan, Tom Wheeler, T. F. Thornton, Carter Pope, Erwin Schillinger.
 The following committee will have charge of seating the great crowd at the audi torium tonight: John c. Pugh, chairman; J. A. Mitchell, H. K. White, c. Porter Moore. Francis M. Lowe. W. K. Terry, L.