The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-17
COMMITTEE MAKES
 ADDITIONAL PLANS Arranging for Presidents Re- ception Next tuesday SUB-cOM MlTTEE IS NAMED Major Anderson, General Clark and culpepper Exum to Arrange Pro.
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 Other Business.
UB-C0MMHTEE IS NAMED

The executive committee on arrange ments for the reception and entertainment of President Roosevelt during his visit to Birmingham, November 24, held a lengthy meeting yesterday morning at the Commercial club rooms. The outcome of the conference was the appointment of a committee of three to complete all the details for the reception and report back to the executive committee at a later date to be fixed by the chairman
 The committee appointed was Maj. Frank Y. Anderson, Gen. Louis V. Clarke and Culpepper Exum. It will meet in Secretary Babb's office at the Commercial club rooms this morning at 10 o'clock The complete programme will be announced in the next day Or two.
 The meeting yesterday was presided over by Major Frank Y. Anderson chair man of the committee on entertainment. and the chairman of the various sub committees rendered their reports on the progress that had been made in the ar rangement of the reception.
 Rufus N. Rhodes, chairman of the finance committee, reported that sufficient funds had been raised to meet all ex- penses. Gen. Louis V. Clark, chairman of the committee on military and grand marshal of the parade, reported on the military which will take part in the parade and of the efforts to secure a complete regiment of the Alabama Nat ional Guard.
 Badge for Roosevelt. n,,o oF ha faa 0f ba of the President in Birmingham will be the presentation of a badge by the Confed- crate veterans. The badge will be pinned on the lapel of President Roosevelt's coat by Miss Sophie Wittichen, grandniece of Admiral Raphael Semmes, who was leader of the Alabama naval forces of the Confederacy.
 On suggestion of Superintendent J. H. Phillips of the public schools it was de- cided to place the public school children betwesn Fourth and Sixth avenue on TwentiJth street. and that every pre- caution would be taken to protect them from the crowds. The following commit tee was appointed to see that the space to be occupied by the children is roped off, and that they are given a good place in the review line: w. w. Crawford, pr. J. w. Hughes, l. Rivers Carter, Gull pepper Exum and John L. Parker.
 Provision was made to give the Span ish-American veterans who will be in the parade, a position near the carriage | of the Pr esident.
 Two Addresses. The President will make two addresses while in the city, one at Capitol park, where Mayor Ward will deliver the ad- dress of welcome and one at the fair grounds. where President T. H. Notion of the Commercial club, will welcome the President
 All the stores will be closed at o'clock on the afternoon of the day of the Pres idents visit, and the city will observe a half holiday. Elaborate arrangements are already being made to decorate the streets of the city.
 Every store and office along the line of march has purchased large number. l of United States flags and quantities of bunting, and the indications are that Bir- mingham will be decorated as 1t never has been before.
 | Tn case 1t rains arrangements will be made to hold the reception at one of the | theatres.
 l Oliver Chalifoux, chairman of the com mittee on music, reported that the mili- tary bands of the city, the Jefferson | County Choral society and the public school children would furnish music for | the occasion.