The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
COMMITTEES FOR
BRYAN RECEPTION
MEMBERS OF LOCAL CLUB HOPE
TO MAKE THE APPROACHING
EVENT ONE OF STATEWIDE IN.
TEREST.

William Jennings Bryan and former
Attorney General Judson Harmon will
arrive in Birmingham at $40 O'Clock on
the morning of January 49, They will
be met by a large delegation from the
Bryan Democratic club and escorted to
the Morris hotel by way of the Nine
teenth street entrance. Arriving at the
hotel a reception will be held in which
the citizens of Birmingham will have a
chance to meet the distinguished wish
tors.
A public speaking will be held some
time during the day. probably at the BIZ
jon theatre at Il a. m The visitors
will be guests at the Board of Trade
banquet, which Is to be held on the night
of the 2Srd. The days programme will
contain a few other features. which will
be announced later.
This was the programme decided on at
the meeting of the executing 'ttee
of the Bryan Democratic cluA
terday morning in the office of -
Tomlinson. subcommittee were
pointed to arrange the details of thN.
days entertainment.
This will probably be the last visit
which Bryan will pay to Alabama before
the presidential election in November and
for this reason the local club will en-
deavor to make the visit state affair."
Delegations will probably visit Birming-
ham on that day from all parts of the
state, and the Bryan Democratic clubs in
jefferson county especially are requested
to name a committee numbering at least
fifteen or twenty to meet with the re-
ception committe and receive the visitors.
Delegations from Athens, Decatur,
Hartselle, Cullman and Warrior will
board the train it reaches these towns
and make the trip to Birmingham with
Bryan and Harmon. A reception COM
mittee numbering $50 will be@named with
in the next few days by the local club.
This reception committee reinforced by
the committees from other towns will
receive them at the Hotel Morris.
The following subcommittee were APP
pointed:
Arrangements-J. A. Rountree chair
man, Col. ]. w. Tomlinson, j. H. Nc
Cary, Col. J. w. Bush, w. c. Garrett, S.
P. King, j. F. B. jackson, w. D. Wood,
Is. F. Roden, Judge C. c. Nesmith, Max
Rittenberry, Roy Mccullough, R. p. Wet
more, f. e. Curtis, E. l.. Higdon, b. II.
Cooper, John C. Pugh, Hal ]. Copeland,
Leo Oberdorfer.
Finance-J. D. Collins, chairman; Rufus
N. Rhodes, E. w. Booker, George b.
Ward, Sol Caheen. John w. O'Neill, Hen
ry b. Gray ]. B. Gibson, John l.. Par
ker, W. M Drennen and L. N. Archer.
Music--J. Z. Shelby, chairman; e. ].
McCrossin, +. r. Harms, C. c. Ritten-
berry, ]. II. Hilhouse, e. A. Wright.
Observation-Disclosures Flynn, chair
man. j. II. F. Moseley, ]. A. Kiser and
James b. Drake.
The reception committee will be headed
by Gov. B. B. Conner, Lieut.. Gov. Henry
B. Gray, Mayor George B. Ward, John
W. Tomlinson, president of the Bryan
State Democratic club; c. c. Heidi, presi-
dent Board. of Trade; John L. Parker,
president board of aldermen; J. A. Roun-
tree, secretary Bryan State Democratic
club; Gen. Rufus N. Rhodes, editor Bir-
mingham News; George M. Cruikshank.
editor of the Ledger; Sterling A Wood.
president Commercial club; Gen. ]. w.
Bush of the Confederate veterans: ]. H.
r. Moseley, editor Labor Advocate; An
drew Marks, president of State Fedora
ton of Labor; James b. Drake, president
Trades Council and J. B. Arid, chairman
of jefferson County Democratic Execu-
tive Committee