The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-29
Welcome BY Special Committee.

Cin-cin-natil Cincinnati!
Rah! Rah! Rail-
Welcome BY Special Committee.
When the special arrived the the sta
tion the visitors were met by commit
tee of the Commercial club, Retail Gro
GERS association and others. of which
John L. Parker was the chairman. After
meeting several members of the party
Mr.. Parker was called on for a short
speech of welcome which he made, as
surfing the visitors that they We're never
welcomed anywhere as heartily as they
were in Birmingham; that the town was
thrown open to them and to proceed to
have a good time.
The speech was welcomed with cheer
and cow-bells.
The party went to Third avenue and
Nineteenth street, where a special car
carried the members to Ensley via one
route and brought them back by the
other A visit was paid to several of the
Industries and the guests saw the rolling
mills, steel plant and other attractions
of Ensey.
After returning to the city the party
went around Highland avenue to see the
residence section of Birmingham, which
many of them declared had more natural
beauty than any they had seen on the
trip.
| After lunch was served the members
of the party broke up into small groups
and went over the city curious ones de-
string to see different parts of Birming-
ham.
Last night the party was taken to the
Majestic theatre, where 100 seats were re-
served for them by the Retail Grocers'
association of Birmingham. The special
train left Birmingham last night for
Chattanooga, where today will be spent.
Commissary Is Wonder.
The party is travelling on a special
train consisting of three Pullman tourist
cars and two baggage cars, one of which
is fitted up as a commissary, full to the
roof with good things of all descriptions
| to eat.
An inventory of what was contained in
that car showed that neither the thirsty
man nor the hungry man had any wants
unsupplied. The official list of things
drinkable included 600 dozen pints of beer
II kegs of beer, ITO quarts of red eye"
, COCO cigars. Rhine wine and the neces-
saries for mixing one or all of these into
combination beverage
While the food made little difference,
still there We're a few things worthy to
eat on the train. The head of the party
would only describe a few of these
things, but they included: Thirty bushels
of potatoes, a whole beef, $50 pounds of
ham and bacon, 100 pounds of Frankfier-
ter sausage, 1 whole Schweitzer cheese, s
barrels of apples 10 boxes of oranges 1
box of lemons, 10 cases of French peas,
5 cases of tomatoes, cases of corn, 3
cases of imported sardines, cases of
mustard sardines, 200 pounds of fancy
cakes and crackers, 200 pounds of gran
ulated sugar, 100 pounds of coffee, 80
dozen eggs, cases Of soups, 5 cases OF
baked beans, cases cereals 100 pies, 200
loaves of bread, gallons of olives, bar
rel of dill pickles, 10 gallons of sweet
| pickles, w barrel of sauer kraut,. 80
| pounds of lard, 100 pounds creamery but
ter, rs pounds of Clipped beef. 2 cases
of clipped beef. homeless boiled hams,
boxes of gondola toilet soap, l case II
ample butter, 1 case OF cod fish, cases
| i
| coffee barrel cabbage. 1 barrel of on
ions, crates of celery, and other things
| in proportion.
Members Of the Party.
The party is in charge of L. ]. Oehler,
president of the Retail Grocers' associa-
ton of Cincinnati, assisted by w. A.
Metzger and John Grimm, Jr., each of
hax cha nf Of
| sleepers which compose the train.
Those in the party were:
| Car A-Messrs. A. Lutz, Wilton. C.
Cline, NJ. Reit. Ehrensberger. L. Scholl.
J. Courtney, w. A. Metzger, p. Capped,
C. Wunck. A. Meinzie. George sudbrock,
NJ. Oustenmore, G. Schoenfeld, Wreedy,
A. Mundhenk. c. Krueck, II. Moellerind,
Captain William e. Smith, A. Berger, Ii.
Hildebrand, George and Ed Schilchte,
Abe Brill, George Wittel, George Ewes
lage, George Trout. George Schneider,
John Hefting, f. Barkan, William
Roegge, George Schaeffer Mat Deiters,
| Rocker Hartman.
Car B-John ]. Grimm, Jr.. in charge.
r. A. Knowles( Mr.. and Mrs. Herman,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lameler. d. Allen, Henry
Helmers. II. Aelschlager, Mr.. and Mrs.
Estel. r. Ashley. Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Grimm, Jr.. Henry Mueller. C. Hess, Mr.
and Mrs. M. Joker, Mr.. d. Miller, Mr..
Reuter-. Mr.. and Mrs. C. Grupuhon. Mr..
| and Mrs Rocket Mr. L. r. Schaefer, Mr..
| A Dolman, Mr.. Schultz, Mr.. Boring, Mr..
| Gaushorn Mrs. Ed Jansen, Mr. Kreut-
ger. Mrs Brickwith. Mr.. c. w. Knapp,
| Mrs. Aufderhar, o. Rauber. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thole Miss Thole, Mr.. and Mrs. Much
| more Mrs. Berning, Miss Berning, Will
| liam Roegge.
| Car C, President Oehler in charge
| Miss S. Groney, Miss l.. Groney, Miss
Carrie Bohnert. Miss Schlichte, Bertrand
Roth, Miss Clara Heckel. Miss Young
Miss Webb, Mr.. Reigler. Mrl Vail. Misses