The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-23
ARRANGE FOR BIC
VULCAN MEETING
An Attractive Programme for
Next Friday Night
M0RETTI TO SING A SOLO
The object of the Mass Meeting Is to
Arouse Enthusiasm Over Blrming-
hams Unique Exhibit at ST.
Louis Exposition.
MORETTI TO SING A SOLO

The programme, so far as arranged for
the mass meeting in the interest of the
st. Louis exhibit and the yulvan fund at
the Jefferson theatre FRIDAY night has
been given out by the Commercial club
Other numbers may be added but up
to last night only the following had been
decided on:
Introductory address. President F. NJ.
jackson.
1.-THE Significance of Vulcan ex-Goy-
ernor Sims.
Music, Calman's orchestra.
THE Need of Unity" the Rev. DR.. John
w. Stage.
Solo, Mrs. Scion Jacobs.
Violin solo, Oliver Chalifoux.
Selection Calman's orchestra
Solo, Non Yer, c. Moretti
1t is probable that a duet from Aida
will be sung by Mrs. Jacobs and Mr.. Mo
retu but this is not definitely decided.
Rufus N Rhodes has been asked to
make an address, but he Is suffering from
severe cold, and his appearance is,
therefore, uncertain.
An invitation was extended to w. r.
Farley to address the meeting, but ow-
ing to injuries received in Colorado re-
Gently he will be unable to be present.
The Casting Work.
Work at the foundry of the Blrmins-
ham Steel and Iron company, formerly
Hoods, on First avenue near Fourteenth
street, is being pushed with great en-
ergy. Mr. Moretti and his assistants have
repaired the damage to the plaster casts,
and several pieces will be made ready to
cast at once. The car containing the feet
and legs has been detained, but will be
here in few days With the glut Of
cars on the Pennsylvania railroad 1T is
very difficult to get car through within
any reasonable time.
Courteses to Sculptor.
Mr.. Moretti, in company with j. A.
MacKnight, took luncheon yesterday
with Scion Jacobs, and the latter extend
ed the compliments of the Southern and
Athletic clubs to Birmingham's distin-
guished xisitor.
The Commercial club desires the public
to understand that the entertainment at
the Jefferson theatre next Friday even
ing will be free and that everybody is
invited to be present.
The banks all over the state are re-
spending favorably to the project for
placing the statuettes Of Vulcan for 81
subscriptions Some banks say they can
place as many as fifty of the statuettes,
while others place their probable sales at
ten or fifteen.
Theatre Boxes.
1t is the desire of the Commercial club
to have the officers and members of the
several liteary and artistic clubs of the
city and district occupy the boxes and
front seats at the Jefferson theatre on
Friday night as the guests of the Com
mercial club. In order to secure reser-
vations for the occasion the said clubs
should apply al once to J. A. MacKnight,
Commercial club, and the seats will be
allotted in the order of the receipt of
these requests. All seats In the orches-
ira and dress circle will be reserved, and
will be delivered to applicants on Fri
day at the box office of the Jefferson.
Those held for members Of the CONNER
cial club and for the literary clubs above
mentioned can be secured at the CONNER
cial club rooms on Thursday and Fri
day The entertainment will begin at
1880 sharp.
On Envelopes and Checks.
Several firms in Birmingham have had
small cut of Vulvan placed on the en-
velopes they are using The Peoples
Saving Bank and trust company has Lad
cut of the statue placed on many OF It's
checks. and so In many ways she Biz
mingham exhibit is being advertised.
1t has been suggested that all the mer-
chants and business men In the city
should have statue of Vulcan on their
envelopes. In this way thousands and
thousands of people would learn about
the statue and would be on the lookout
for ii at st. Louis
IN NEW QUARTERS.