The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-24
Birmingham is Ready to Ex- tend Distinguished Visitor q
 Most Hearty Welcome
RECEPTION COMMITTEES
 ARE ID MEET 1T 4 P M
Approach to Capitol Park Will Be Bril- liantIy Illuminated and the South ern Club Will Be Garnished
 With Electric Lights.

Birmingham is ready to welcome Pres ident Roosevelt this afternoon and well come him most heartily.
 receive the President were busily at work yesterday. All arrangements are now complete.
 The presidential party will arrive here from Montgomery over the Louisville and Nashville at 4:45 p. m.
 The President will be met at the Union passenger station by the reception com mittee and escorted to Capitol park, where the distinguished visitor will make an address to the people. When this speech is concluded he will go to the fair grounds, where he will make another address. T. H. Notion will deliver brief address of welcome.
 Returning to the city the President will leave Birmingham at 645 o'clock for Little Rock, via Memphis, travelling over the Frisco.
 Mayor Ward will greet the President at the station and in a brief speech wei come him to Birmingham.
 General Rufus N. Rhodes will deliver the speech of welcome at Capitol park and introduce the President to the people.
 The general committee will meet at the city hall at o'clock, receive badges. form in line and march thence to the station
 The escort committee, which will ride in carriages, will meet at o'clock at the Commercial club and proceed thence to the station.
 Brilliant lIuminations.
 Twentieth street, through which the presidential party will pass on its way to Capitol park, Is beautifully decorated and will be thoroughly illuminated.
 The Southern club is garnished with lncandescent lights with festoon effects. Approaches to Capitol park will be bril- Iiantly illuminated The word welcome 
 In electric lights will be suspended at the entrance
 The Birmingham Realty company's building will be brilliantly illuminated In honor of the President. The large electric standards in front of the main entrance and on the balcony and the watchfires on the top of the building will be lighted at 5 p. m., together with all the lamps on the lower floor and those In the directors room which overlooks the balcony. The effect of this flood of light upon the profuse decorations which cover the front of the building will be very pleasing. This Is the only building In the city equipped with watch fires, and they will be lighted for the first time on any public occasion this afternoon.
 pr. U. G. Mason has been appointed to take charge of the Third (coloreD di- vision of the parade. News of the appoint ment came yesterday in letter from Charles A. Jones. major and assistant adjutant general. chief of staff, head quarters Alabama National Guard The Colored Citizens club and the Colored Business Mems league will assemble at Third avenue and Eighteenth street at o'clock.
 The Carriages.
 The carriages will be occupied as fol- lows:
 First carriase-President Roosevelt, Secretary Loeb. Mayor George B. Ward and Rufus N Rhodes
 Second carriage-Special presidential party.
 Third carriage-Assistant secretary of the President, Presidents physician, Frank Y Anderson and T. H. Motion. No (a)-Miss Wittichen, Miss Jemi- son. Miss Hill and ex-Governor Johnston. Fourth carriage-Two of the presidential party. Oscar Underwood and T. G. Bush. Fifth carriage-Two of the Presidents party. E. w. Barrett and Robert Jem- ison.
 Sixth carriage-Two of the Presidents party, Culpepper Exum, w. P. G. Hard Ing
 Seventh carriage-Two of the Presidents