The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-23
NEW ORDERS ISSUED FOR ROOSEVELT DAY Final Arrangements Made for Presidents Reception Here ALL WHISTLES TO BLOW Loud and Long Acclaim of Welcome as Presidents Train Enters the
 City-The Reception Com
 mttee Meets Today.
ALL WHISTLES TO BLOW

row afternoon at 4:45 O. clock
 When the late President Harrison vis- tied Birmingham he met with hearty reception, but the ovation to President Roosevelt will take much larger form. In the first place Birmingham and its en- virons embrace three times as many peo- pie now as were found here in President Harrison's day, and In the next place Roosevelt comes in the height of his pop ularity, and the number of visitors thronglng the city on this occasion will surpass all previous records.
 Committees have been busy for several weeks arranging details and nothing has been left undone to fittingly honor the distinguished guest The reception com mttee will meet in the armory in the city hall today at Il o'clock to receive badges. No member of the committee will be admitted to the Union station without badge
 All arrangements have been completed for the grand march from the Union sta ton to Capitol park where the President will address the people. It Is estimated that fully 5OOOO visitors will reach Bir- mingham tomorrow to see and hear the President besides thousands who will gather from the immediate suburbs.
 After the address at the park the Pres ident's party will be escorted to special cars at Third avenue, between Twentieth street and Twenty-first street. rom whence they will proceed to the state fair grounds. where the President will again address the people.
 The prasident,s train is scheduled to leave the city at 6:45 o'clock.
 Military Orders.
 For further information and guidance of those participating in the parade on Presidents day. Tuesday, and the puplo in general, Grand Marshal Louis V. Clark has issued the following as general order No. ?;
 | The general committee have instruct ed the marshal of the day to admit no one to the Union depot car shed enclosure exeept the organizations named ana at tending in a body with proper insignia of organization, as follows:
 (a)-Police and secret service men,
 (b)-Escort committee
 (c)--Reception committee.
 (d)-Spanish war veterans.
 fe)-Grand Army of the Republic.
 ff)-United Confederate Veterans.
 fg)-Provisional infantry regiment Ala hama National Guards.
 It Is especially enjoined that no others ask admission nor enter without permis- sion. The public generally are urged to assist in the enforcement or these posi- tive, vet simple regulations. i. 9 All steam users are invited to welcome the President by blowing whistles for period not exceeding five minutes after the signal has been given of the arrival of the Presidents train within the su- burbs of the city. This signal Will De several successive whistles from the en- zine of the Presidents train at about 4:40 D. m It is especially desired that no whistles will be blown within loOo wards of the Presidents train while 1t Is entering the depot.
 8. Upon the approach Of the President train to the city limits the commanding
 officer of Battery D will cause to be fired salute of twenty-one guns, stationing
 his field pieces at distance no nearer
 than one mile of the Union depot, and at
 such point as not to be offensive to the neighborhood where stationed nor to the
 guests of the day.
 4 (a) The provisional infantry regl- ment will arrive within the carshed en- closed not later than 4:30 D. m. sharp,
 and assume regimental front on the north side of the station shed, facing south,
 
 entrace The exit will be made from this entrance.
 (b) The Confederate Veterans will ar
 rive under the Union depot shed before 4:S0 D. m. and form line with the right resting at the Twentieth street entrance, south of cement walk. in the center of the second track, south of the shed, fac ing north and parallel with the railroad track.
 Co The Grand Army of the Republic will arrive under the depot shed before 4:30 p. m. and form a line north of cement
 walk, facing south, with left of line near the Twentieth street entrance and paral- Tel to railroad tracks.
 (d) The reception committee will arrive
 under the Union depot shed before 4:s0
 D. m. and form a line north of cement
 walk, facing south, with left of line
 resting at the right of the Grand Army of the Republic, and parellel to tracks. Co The Spanish American war veterans will arrive under the Union depot shed
 before 4:3O p. m. and form a line on the south side of the cement walk, facing
 north, with right resting at left of the Confederate veterans line and parellel with tracks
 | d) The escort committee Mayor and Board of Aldermen will arrive at the Union depot shed before 4:30 D. m. and form a hollow three-quarter square opp posite the exit gates nearest the baggage department, facing south, east and west. | 5. Each organization enumerated in par agraph 4 above must report at the depot as body, before the whistles announce | the Presidents approach, as the gates will | positively be closed for further travel | before the arrival of the Presidents train | into the Eighteenth street entrance. Escort Committee. | S. The invited guests, the escort com mittee and Board of Aldermen are respect | fully requested to report to their carriages 1 after the mayors address of welcome, | and stand by them until the President en- | ters his carriage when they will take seats as indicated by the card held by | them, showing the carriage number to | which they have been assigned Upon ar- rival at the park, those in carriages will all alight as near as possible at the same | time. and proceed towards the President s the position in line. This same order will prevail in return from the stand to the carriages which will be found in the same location at which they were left. All carriages will maintain distance of | five yards from the rear of carriage in front to horses heads, and those carriages abreast must not be nearer than five yards to each other.
 7.-(a) As the Presidents carriage enters Twentieth street from the union depot. a platoon of cavalry will be extended across Twentieth street. right resting near east curb and left resting near west curb, and maintain this position during the pa rade. and keep the street clear from curb to curb of all persons and vehicles of every description.
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