The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-01
$4,000 ALREADY I'eHAHO
A Magnificent Proe me Has
Been MappGs s lt.
ARTISTIC STREE E'0RA''0As
Five Blocks to Be Festooned With q
Prof1sion of Rich Colors-The
Military Peagent end
Social Features

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/ The committee ON scope and plan, ap-
pointed at THE citizens mass meeting on
| Monday might to arrange for tine enter
| tainment of Rear Admiral ScEnley, will
| meet with the finance committee at 10
o'clock this morning at State Fair head
quanters to complete details and adopts
an--official programme. These commit
tees are constituted as follows, and
every member is urged to be present:
Scope and Plan-E. w. Barrett, Ru-
fus N. Rhodes, j. L. Tanner, F. Y. An
derson, Culpepper Exum, c. M. Shell ,
ley, Ross C. Smith, T. o. Smith, ]. ]. .
Banks, F. s. White and B. M. Allen.
- Finance-F. s. White, Culpepper
Exum, NJ. v. Joseph, r. N. Rhodes. B.
M, Alien, L. ". Clark. w. J. Pearce and :
p. G. Bowman.
| magnificent ovation awaits Rear Ad,
miral schley on his arrival In Birmingham
next Monday. It IN
The distinguished officer and his party,
accompanied by a reception committee of
! twenty-five prominent citizens, will reach
| the city from Atlanta at 11:20 o'clock and
| will be received by an immense throng Of
people amid the greatest enthusiasts; o
demonstration which cannot fail to impress
the distinguished visitor with the patriotism
of the southern people, and especially the
people of Alabama.
The party will come to Birmingham In
the handsomest car Of the entire Southern
railway system, which has been rendered
for the occasion by the Southern.
When the work Of the committees
charged with THE raising of the necessary
funds for the celebration was brought to q
close yesterday $3,oSO was in hand, and by
tonight 1t is expected THAT over 5000 will
have been subscribed.
A special committee will appear before
the mayor and aldermen at their regular
meeting tonight and will urge the appro-
prla ton of 900 from the public treasury
| to be added to private subscriptions already
| in hand.
| The Arrangements
The subcommittee of the committee on
plan and scope met yesterday at State fair
headquarters to arrange as far as possible
the details of the celebration, and will re-
port to the committee of the whole this
morning. The programme as outlined by
the subcommittee lis as follows;
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THE PROGRAMME.
Monday, November 6, 11:20 a. mar =
rival of Admiral and Mrs Schley on =
Southern railway committee of fifty hav- >
| . ing met them In Atlanta.
" Carriages in waiting carry the distin- :
'guished visitor and wife to Florence
*hotel where Alabama State Fair Asso-
ciatlon has secured quarters.
= p. m.-Luncheon at Morris hotel for
guests and committee, fifty dn all.
II p. m.-Ride around immediate Bir :
mingham district on special train.
$3.50 p. m.-Luncheon at Morris Hotel,
Admiral Schley, wife and executive
| committee, twenty at most.
. p. m.-Public reception at Auditorium,
where Mexican National band gives
concert undes auspices of the woman's
board
10 D. m.-smoker at Southern club for
Admiral Schley: reception by ladies of
Birmingham to Mrs. Schey at one of
*the homes of prominent ladies.
= Tuesday, 9 a. m.-PTivate breakfast at
Florence hotel.
. 10 a. m.-Military and civic parade
through principal streets of Birming-
ham.
12 noon.-At fair grounds, luncheon by
Alabama State Fair Association.
. $50 D. m.-Banquet at Florence Hotel
The Decorations
The decorations, as outlined by the sub
committee and which will in all probabili-
ties be approved at the meeting this MORN
ing, will be elaborate.
The representatives of the Pan-American
| Decorating company appeared before the
committee and submitted plans which em-
brace the decoration of five blocks. Ac-
cordlng to the plan, it is proposed to place
| twenty-five magnificent stretchers, altern-
atng with a large portrait of Admiral
Schley as a central figure surrounded by
large United States flags and the word
| ''Welcome" in three-foot letters, also drap<
ed in the national colors The streets viii
be festooned on both sides with red, white
and blue bunting draped between the trolley
poles, which are one hundred feet apart.
Tho corners will be festooned with mag
nificent stands of co1ors, the entire decora-
tIon giving a most artistic effect. The
decorators will CALI upon the merchants
along the streets, and nave already con-
tracted for several magnificent decora-
tions, which win compare favorably with
the work done in New York and other large
cities on like occasions
| 1t is proposed to begin this work as soon
as the contract Is signed and by Saturday
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