The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-03
ARRANGEMENTS
ABOUT COMPLETED
Everything In Readiness for Admiral
SChl0y'S Coming.
WILL ARRIVE ON MONDAY
Escort Committee Will Go to AnniStOl
to Meet Him.
OFFICIAL RECEPTION AT DEPOT
Members of His Party Invited-The
Trip from Washington-P Programme
as Arranged-Special Recep-
ton to Mrs. Schley.
OFFICIAL RECEPTION AT DEPOT

The details of the celebration and demon
stration in honor of Rear Admiral Schley,
who will visit Birmingham on next Monday
and Tuesday, are practically completed.
The various committees appointed by the
committee on plan and scope are actively
at work, and little remains 10 be done ex-
cept to carry the plans into execution.
A telegram was received from Governor
Johnston yesterday stating that it would
be impossible for him to accept the invita-
tion to participate in the ceremonies on
account of private affairs which required
his presence in New York. but it is prob
able that he will be represented.
The Trip as Planned.
The following telegram to The Age-Her-
aid from its special correspondent gives the
details of Admiral Schley's trip as planned:
Washington, November 2.-Admiral and
Mrs. Schley, General Agnus and Mr.. Louis
Garthe, of the Baltimore American, will
comprise the party which leaves here to-
morrow morning on Mr.. F1nley's private
car No. 1O2.
Admiral Schley had invited Colonel and
Mrs. Mcclure, of Philadelphia, to accom-
pany them, but they were unable to do So
The car will be attached to the United
States fast mail train leaving here at 11:15
a. M, and arriving at Atlanta at O'Clock
Saturday morning.
The admiral said this morning that none
of the Maryland militia would accompany
him. In Baltimore the blame for their alb
sence is laid on Adjutant General Wilmer.
The commanding officers say that the first
official knowledge that they had been in
vtted was the telegram of Mayor Woodward
of Atlanta to Agnus. The officers say had
they known of the invitation the troops
could have easily gone, but when they
learned of It, 1t was then too late for them
to get ready.
General Agnus will leave the party at At
lanta on Sunday at noon, returning to Bal
timore. Admiral and Mrs. Schley will re-
main until Monday morning. They will
spend Sunday night on their car, as the
train which will be attached will leave At
lanta for Birmingham at $50 a. IN. Monday.
The admiral will reach Birmingham at
11:2O The train will stop at all the princi-
pal stations, according to regular schedule,
between Atlanta and Birmingham. The adj
miral and Mrs. Schley will remain in Bir-
ming,ham Monday afternoon and Tuesday,
leaving>4t 5:55 a. m. Wednesday by way
of Chattanooga, Knoxville and Bristol, ar
irving in Washington at TAO a. m. Thurs
day, November 9. The train on the return
will move on schedule time. 1t will only
stop at Chattanooga five minutes and about
the same time at Knoxville.
Upon the receipt of the telegram Chair
Of tho on ap
notified of the members of Admiral Schley' 8
party, and an invitation was ait once wired
them to come to Birmingham.
The Arrangements
The escort committee has been consti-
tuted as follows: Judge and Mrs. ]. j.
Banks, General and Mrs Rufus N. Rhodes,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Barrett, Mr.. and Mrs
FAC P. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jemi-
son, DR.. and Mrs. ]. H. Phillips Mr.. and
Mrs. P. G. Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. ".
Joseph, Mr.. and Mrs George M. Cruik-
Shank, Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Spencer, Mr.. NJ
A. Porter, Mr.. Otto Marx, Mr.. Eli P. Smith,
Mr.. ]. L. Tanner and Mr.. Culpepper Exum
Three members of the committee will
leave tomorrow afternoon or Sunday morn
ing for Atlanta, where they will meet the
on the admiraPs car.
On Monday orning twenty members of
the committee will leave for Admission on
a special car and will meet the distinguish
ed guests at that place and accompany
them to the city.
The reception committee will meet the
party at the depot, and Admiral Schley will
be introduced by Chairman Banks. Chair
man White, of the reception committee,
will then introduce the distinguished guest
to the mayor, who will, on behalf of the
city, briefly extend the official welcome,
which will be followed by an address of
welcome to the state by the governors
representative
The admiral and his party will then be
escorted to the Morris hotel, where rooms
have been secured, and at l O'Clock lunch
con will be served, attended by the escort
committee, few members of the recep-
tion committee, the mayor and governors
representative.
I'm the afternoon a public reception will
probably be held, after which the guests
will be taken for drive through the city.
AT $3.50 o'clock dinner will be served at the
Morris, and at o'clock the visitors will be
taken to the Auditorium.
After the performance at the Auditorium
the admiral will be the guest of honor at
a smoker at the Southern club.
On Tuesday at 10 a. m. Admiral Schley
will accompany the mayor in the grand
military parade, which will move from
First avenue and Twentieth street down
lirst avenue ito Nineteenth street, out Nine
teenth street to Firth avenue and thence to
the fair grounds, where the opening exer-
clses will take place and where he will be
turned over to the. officials of the State
Fair association. who will entertain him
at luncheon.
The afternoon will be spent at the fair,