The age-herald., 1900-02-21
\ ROYAL WELCOME
 AWAITS VULCAN Y
Everything in Readiness for His
 Coming Next Monday.
THE ROUTE OF THE PARADE
Contract Let for Building. a False Floor in the Auditorium out-of-Town M People Can Secure Free
 ' Tickets to Ball

All is now friEreadiness for the coming of
 Rex Vulcan ". and his court on next Mon- day. s4-,a
 The few remaining details are being looked after by the various committees, and practically there remains nothing to be done except to carry out the programme.
 The contract for building the false floor
 in the Auditorium was let yesterday to Evans and company, who will begin work
 at once and rush it to completion. a The proceeds from the official programme
 will be donated~to the St. Vincent's hos
 pital through the Ladies' association, ana
 it is expected that considerable sum will
 be realized Mrs. M. Clifford has the work In charge.
 Out of town people can secure free tickets to the Rex reception and ball by writing to
 any merchant in Birmingham or to the
 carnival secretary through any of it's mem- bers.
 Grand Marshal McCrossin yesterday an- nounced the routes of the different parades
 as follows:
 , Route Of Parades ssFebruary 26-rhe parade will form oh
 Morris avenue, with the right column rest
 ing on Twentieth street and extending
 westward toward Eighteenth street. AL
 exactly 2 D. m. tine royal train will arrive
 at the union depot bearing His Majesty
 Rex Vulcan " Immediately upon his ar
 rival the reception committee will be on aiand to receive him lined up The Brigade of the National Guards Infantry will be ln- side the car shed. As soon as the salute Is fired and the whistles cease blowing His Majesty Rex Vulcan " will be crowned by
 his predecessor, Vulcan ". The king will
 then take his carriage the royal baggage
 wagon following close behind. The recep-
 tion committee will take their carriages,
 likewise the mayor and aldermen and ipo- dice commissioners. The military win take their positions next in line. The parade l .4,henss sbeing formed, will upon the com h1and of the grand marshal, move south
 on the west side of Twentieth street, countermarch at Avenue D on the east side of Twentieth street, thence north on
 Twentieth to First avenue, thence west on | First avenue to Eighteenth street, thence
 north on Eighteenth street to Second ave-
 nue, thence east on Second avenue to
 Nineteenth street, thence north on Nine
 teenth street to city hall, where the parade l will halt until the keys of the city are 1 delivered to the king.
 The parade wild then move north on 1 on Nineteenth street to Fifth avenue, | thence east on Fifth avenue to Twentieth street, thence south on Twentieth street to First avenue, thence east on First ave- nue Con the north side) to Twenty third street, countermarching past the review stand at Twenty-first street and First ave- nue, thence west on First avenue to Nine | teenth street. and disband. His Majesty l will review the parade from the review l stand.
 Route of second Day Parade l February 27-Parades will form on Eigh- | teenth street, with right column resting l on Eighth avenue, extending northw'ard 1 towards Eleventh avenue. At the command l of the grand marshal the pageant will | move at 12 m. in day, and at 7:30 D. m., l eastward along Eighth avenue to Nine 1 teenth street, thence south on Nineteenth | street to Sixth avenue, thence east along l Sixth avenue to Twentieth street, thence | south on Twentieth street to Avenue D, 1 countermarching north on Twentieth street te First avenue, thence east on First ave- nue Con south side of avenue) to Twenty first street, countermarching Con the north side) of First avenue west to Eighteenth street, thence north on Eighteenth street to Second avenue, thence east on Second avenue to Twenty-first street. thence north on TWemty-hrst street to Third avenue, thence west on Third avenue to Auditorium l and disband.
 The grand march at the ball will begin l at 9:30 p. m.
 | E. J. McCROSSTN, Grand Marshal |