The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-18
BARON PLANCHES
 WILL COME TODAY
Will View the City from an
 Automobile
BANQUET AT THE HlLLMAN
Committees on Entertainment Have Been Appointed-The Italian So- ciety Will Assist Commercial
 Club in Entertaining.

Baron des Ranches, ambassador Of the Italian government to the United states' will arrive in Birmingham this morning
 at an early hour from Mobile over the
 Southern railway and will be entertained by the Italian society and the Conner
 cial club of this city.
 The ambassador will be shown over the city this morning in an automooiie' ao companied by number of prominent gen t,emen. There will be five or six automo-
 bIles in the party, and the dlstlnguisheu
 guest will be carried to several points oi
 interest including the furnaces at Ihonlas and Rcd mountain A lunch will be served .t I o'clock at the IIillman, and in the
 evening at o'clock the Baron will be tendered A banquet at the Hillman.
 This programme was arranged by
 number of the leading Italians or the
 citv and members of the Commercial clup
 last night at a meeting in the ciup
 rooms.
 There heinz no advice az to the exact hour when the Baron would arrive, ana
 how long he intended remaining In the I city. it was difficult to plan definitely for
 his entertainment.
 The ambassador is travelling with M V. Richards, land and industrial agent or
 the Southern railway, and the people or
 Birmingham only received notice two days
 ago that they would spend today in Blr-
 mngham.
 The committee from the Commercial club appointed on the entertainment or
 Baron Ranches Is as follows; J. J. Ash
 ton, Eugene Fies, R. H. Foreman, E. Y,
 Forbes, c. C. Fleming, o. r. Gaut' C.
 Gazam. George c. Harris, T. D. Jack
 son. F. M. Joy, J. D. Kirkpatrick, F. Les
 ser M. R. McNell, w. J. Prowell, Jr.,
 Tom Rensford and D. B. Grace.
 The committee of Italians on entertain-
 ment is: G. Moretti, Dr. l.. Cocciola, r.
 Gilladonl, P. Giaccopazzi. P. J. Serlo' A. J.
 Aloise and Joe Maggie.
 D. B. Grace, who is acting secretary of the Commercial club, in the absence or Mir. Babb, was appointed as a committee
 of one to meet the train early this morn ing and learn the wishes of the ambas-
 sador and MT. Richards, and report to the committee on entertainment a. the Com
 mercial club by 8:30.
 The following committee was appointed to meet the Ambassador and escort him
 to the club rooms where he is to be given a reception at 9:30: s. w. Lee c. Moretu, chairman; Dr. coccioa, Joe Maggie, J. J. Ashton, Sterling A. Wood, F. J. Serio, w. P. G. Harding, James Bowron, w. NJ Drennen J. c. Maben, II. l.. Bad
 ham, w. w. Crawford, T. O. Smith, C. b. Thomas, Culpepper Exum P Gilladonni, r. Giaccopazzi A. J. Alose, F. Y. An- derson, J. H. Adams, T. G. Bush, E. N. lat. B. Kelly, r. IT. Lathrop, L. Minor, Otto
 Marx, G. B. Mccormack, w. L. Murdock, Dr. A. P Montague F. r. O'Brien, Dr. | J. w Stagg. Ross q. Smith E. M. Tut wiler, W. T. Underwood. James Weath- | erly and George B. Ward.
 | After the reception at 9:30 the entertain | ment committee in automobiles will take the Ambassador for a tour.
 The following committee was appointed to arrange for the automobile excursion: | George c. Harris, c. Branch White, George Griffith, Mir. Munger, and c. l.. Chalifoux These gentlemen are requested | to meet at Mir Harris office this morn- | ing at o'clock.
 | The further entertainment of the Ann bassador will be announced today when | bis own plans are known.
 Baron des Planches is the personal rep resentative of the King of Italy to the government of the United States and stands very higl in diplomatic circles. The Italians of Birmingham are rejoicing over the opportunity of meeting such
 distinguished representative from their country and the people of Birmingham will exert themselves to give him due
 honor while in our city.
 The Ambassador Is making a tour of
 the south studying the condition of Italian immigrants and looking to the settlement of others in suitable localities. Willie here he will be presented with statuette of Vulcan and some literature on Birmingham and the district T. P. Brooks superintendent of the Louisville and Nashville railway kindly offered a special train to carry the Am hassador and party around ''the horn" but on account of the length of time it takes and the fatigue of the trip. it was | not deemed advisable to take this trip