The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-10
GREAT CROWD
 IS EXPECTED Thousands Will Come
 to Inauguration. PLANS BEING PERFECTED Governor Conner and Wife May Lead the Ball. Mobile and Ohio Railroad Announces willingness te Transpert Guards-
 men to Capital city vres ef Charge.
To the People of Alabama:

To the People of Alabama:
 On Monday. January 14, Hon. R. B. Conner. will be inaugurated Gov ernor of Alabama. As befitting the historic occasion, a splendid dem- onstration is being arranged. in- eluding a magnificent military and civic parade, with the entire Ma tional Guard of Alabama and four military bands participating; a joint session of the two Houses of the Alabama Legislature the ad- ministration of the oath of uffice by the Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court; the delivery of the inaugural address; the formal re- view of the State militia by the Governor, and staff on Court night at the Auditorium, to which every citizen of Alabama is espe- ciaiiy and personally invited.
 Representing the people of the Capital City, the Joint Committee
 on Arrangements from the Com
 msreial Club and City Council,
 urges large attendance of people
 generally from over the State.
 The railroads have granted an
 unusually low rate of transporta-
 ton for this special occasion: the
 entire student body of the Alabama
 Polytechnic Institute at Auburn will probably attend en naasse. and
 1t will be an suspicious occasion
 for meeting at Montgomery, friends
 from every portion of Alabama.
 The gates of Montgomery. as we'll
 as the hearts of it's people, will be
 thrown wide open. indicative of the
 welcome, warm and sincere, which
 awaits each coming guest.
 A. c. Forbes. Chairman; c. O.
 Abererombie. E. Barnett. R. E.
 Seibels, Terry T. Greii. E. B. Jo-
 seph, L.. L. Gilbert, Gaston dunter.
 L.. Strauss, T.. c. Foster, A. l..
 Tyson. Nathan Lobman. Blob
 Graves.
 With greatly reduced rates on a in the State. if Is believe that not fewer than 25.oe0 people vi come to Montgomery on Inauguratit Day, and that the inaugural ball which every citizen of Alabama Is Il vited. will be the most notable soci affair ever held In Montgomery.
 It is now regarded as almost certa that the number of troops participa ing in the parade will not be smalF' than 2.500.
 President A. c. Forbes. of Inc Con Club, who is Chairman of u on Arrangements, yesterda the appointment Of HOT Gaston Gunter as Chairman or U Floor Committee, and of Hon. Bif Graves as grand marshal. Mir. Gunt' will have charge of the ball and MI Graves will supervise and direct the 1T augural parade. The appointment tie marshal's lieutenants will be mad lr a few days. Brigadier Gonert Louis V. Clarke, of. Birmingham, WI command the troops Tn the parade.
 Last night Chairman Forbes gave ot 10 the public the invitation, which az oears at the head of this column.
 eThere will be no invitations issue 70 the ball." said MT. Forbes las light, "other than general iHvitatio through the press. It is ball In hon ,r of a Democratic Governor, and ever ,itixen is invited and desired to come rhe only restriction will be Tn the mat ,er of dress; to have. admission to tn Auditorium in which the ball will talk place, every one must be in evenin iress or In military uniform.
 'rhe auditorium seats 5000 people md will think. accommodate all wh ,ome."
 The ball will De heId m the Auoitu .ium on North Perry Street, at 1 ,'cioek D. m. at the conclusion of re .eption to Governor and Mrs. comel which will be held in the same piae 1t 9 o'clock. The grand march, it will be led by MT. Conner an Mrs. Conner. The music for the marc a to be played by the student band c he Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn.
 The parade wfli take place at moor i4, The line of march has no ,et been determined. Mir. Forbes las night expressed yhe belief that nearl, f not quite 5000 troops would be pres ,nt. Tn addition to the Alabama Ma .ionaI Guard there will be more tha 100 cadets from Auburn and large de .aohments from the Mobile Military In ,titute and the Howard College, In Sir ningham. Offlcers of the Mobile and Ohio Rail .oad yesterday notified MT. Forbes Una hey would transport the company Q he Alabama National Guard at Tusca ooSa. the only company on It's line, ( ma from Montgomery without charge 1nly two of the railroads on whie Is situated have thus ia Iailed to announce their willingness t transport the troops to and from Mont romery without cost to the State. The low rate of one fare plus 20 cent will probably be announced by the ran .oads of the state. The matter ha ,ot definitely been settled. last ntgh' mi if was believed the rate name would he allowed on every line In tn state. The, tickets will be good sun Iay. Monday and Tuesday.