The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-11
REX WILL HAVE A
MILITARY ESCORT
Birmingham Rifles viii Enter
the Parade.
PROGRAM OF THE CARNIVAL
Stand Erected in Front of the City Hall
from Which Mayor Evans Will
Deliver the Keys to
His Majesty.

The Birmingham Rifles have decided al
most unanimously to enter the carnival
next week, and they will act as Rex yul-
cans guard of honor. Under ordinary cir
cumstances this would be nothing more
than could be expected of the militia, but
In the present disorganized condition of the
company, just as are all the companies of
the national guard who served during the
war and were mustered out last October,
the boys must go to a great deal of trouble
to get together their uniforms and equip
ments, and their action is, therefore, to be
commended.
A rousing meeting of the boys was held
in their armory Thursday night and about
thirty of them pledged themselves to turn
out and more of them promising to join the
company in the exercises if they could find
or borrow uniforms. 1t is thought that
there will be nearly fifty men In line.
Captain Ledbetter was out on a foraging
expedition yesterday getting up rifles for
men, and he thinks he will be successful
The men will meet at their armory Monday
morning at an hour to be announced later.
The parade at O'Clock is the only one in
which they will participate.
Routes of the Paradcs
Grand Marshal McCrossn says that he Is
determined this year that the parades, all
of them, shall start promptly at the hour
designated, even though there is only one
float in it. The following will be the routes
of the parades and the hours for which
they are set:
Monday, p. m.-Parade in honor of Rexs
arrival. Parade will form on Morris ave-
nue. at the depot, and at o'clock will move
south on Twentieth street to Avenue d,
thence a countermarch to First avenue;
thence west to Eighteenth street. north to
second avenue; east to Nineteenth street;
north to the city hall on Fourth avenue,
where the keys of the city will be pre-
scented Rex by Mayor Evans. After this
ceremony the parade will be continued
northward along Nineteenth street to Sixth
avenue; thence east to Twentieth street;
thence south to First avenue; thence east
to Twenty-second street; thence a counter
march down First avenue past the review
ing stand to the corner of Twenty-frst
street. After which the parade will dis
band.
Monday, 7 p m.-Grand concert by all of
the carnival bands at the Capital park, at
the head of Twentieth street. AT o'clock
the grand display of fireworks will be given
at the same place. At 8 o'clock the Turn
Verein will be given at the Auditorium.
Tuesday, 10 a. m.-The great merchants
and trades parade 1t will be formed on
Eighth avenue and Eighteenth street, and
its route will be follows East from its
starting point along Eighth avenue to Nine
teenth street, thence south to Sixth avenue
thence east to Twentieth street. thence
south to Avenue D, thence countermarch
to First avenue, thence west to Eighteenth
street. thence north to Second avenue
thence east to Twenty-frst street, thence
south to First avenue, thence east to Twen-
ty-second street, where countermarch will
be made past the reviewing stand on Twen-
ty-first street, and on down First avenue to
Nineteenth street, where the parade will
disband. None of these floats are expected
to take part in anw of the other parades.
Tuesday, p. m.-Second day parade, of
entirely new floats. Its route will be just
the same as the trades parade, except that
when 1t arrives at Second avenue and Twen-
ty-first street, it will go north to Third
avenue and there disband, instead of going
to First avenue past the reviewing stand
Tuesday, p. m.-The grand illuminated
night parade, consisting of twenty floats.
Its route will be exactly the same as the
afternoon parade which preceded it.
Tuesday, p. m.-The eliminating feat
ure of the carnival, the Rex ball at the
Auditorium, corner Third avenue and Sew
enteenth street, will take place.
Grand Stands Being Erected
Last night the grandstand in front of the |
city hall from which Mayor Evans will well
come his majesty and tender to him the |
keys of the city, was being erected and |
will be entirely completed this morning |
Decorators will also begin work this morn
ing decking the old city hall with great |
of the royal colors, green, yellow |
and purple The reviewing stand on First |
avenue and Twenty-first street has also |
been completed.
Several of the prominent officials of the |
Carnival society held a meeting yesterday |
to look over the field, so to speak, and as
sign to themselves just what work each one
was to do. Mr.. Evans, the royal float
maker, reports that every one of the floats
had been finished and were waiting to
be mounted. This work will begin this
All of the wagons have been
and are on hand at the float
waiting to receive their beautiful
burdens. The horses have also been pro-