The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14


 erans with ice water on every corner h
 the business section.
 The executive committee was greatly
 assisted in the entertainment of the spon-
 sors by the Sons of Confederate Veter- ans in Birmingham through the ball and
 sponsors committed who undertook ana
 did raise a large part of the necessary
 funds The good work and success ot
 these committees is known to us all.
 The floral parade which was such an artistic success, was necessarily handled
 financially in much the same way, little
 money being available from the general fund.
 The work of the city firemen in deco rating and entering their machines at tested their interest and civic pride and
 added much to the beauty and success
 of this feature.
 Anyone stopping to observe must nave been struck with the splendid way In which the tremendous crowds first as-
 sembled and then dissolved Of course
 this ease of movement did not happen
 so, but was the result of careful pian-
 ming on the part of the transportation committed and the excellent service ana cooperation extended by the officials and
 employees of the Birmingham Railway.
 Light and Power company. The county and city authorities nave done their utmost both by day and night | for the agreeable handling of the crowds. | The order has been perfect. No acci- l dents, no deaths.
 The police department is to be com
 mended and the men handling the cleo tric cars deserve the thanks of the com munity for the care which it is evident they have exercised.
 Few disagreements have arisen among the many departments of this small army
 of workers, and when they did there has
 been always a yielding of personal pref erence and personal opinion to the end
 of united effort for final success. The decisions of this committee have in- variably been unanimous and all policies have been those of the whole committee. There was not single dead depart
 ment every one who was fully alive to l the well directed and artistic efforts of
 the invitation and publicity committees know that to them are due the unprece- dented crowds; to the preparation and care of the relief committee we are in debted for a record of no deaths or se- rious illness among the veterans. If acknowledgement of efficient effort can be specified where so many, both on and off committees, have done so much. so well, we call the attention of their CO.,
 workers in Birmingham's progress to the names of the chairmen of the dit-
 ferent committees:
 M. V. Joseph, finance committed; Henry
 Hiden. transportation Frank P O'Brien,
 reception; J. W. Bush, parade; E. l.. Higdon, commissary; Jerome A. Tucker,
 homes and information; Fred S. Fergu- son, invitation; R. w. Massey, enter | tainment: R. B. Hardness, relief; Byron | Dozier horses and carriages; J. E. Shel-
 by. music; Hill Ferguson, badges and
 ball; C. w. UffordS publicity; John L. | Parker, decorations; Henry B. Gray, | floral parade; R. D. Johnston, sponsors; | to Hugh Martin of the floral parade, k. l D. Williams, music; Rufus N. Rhodes 1 and John H. Frye. finance; E. J. McCros- 1 sin, who handled the parade; Major Corr, | who assisted Colonel TIigdon in feeding the veterans at Hotel Gordon, and J. B. | Babb who aided in securing the re- l union, and since has unceasingly labored | for it's success
 l The committee regrets that many of 1 our co-workers and many other citizens l were prevented on account of lack or | space in the auditorium from taking part 1 in or witnessing many of the pleasant | features of the reunion. There was not | room for all. and the committee stead lastly effaced the citizen in order to ac- commodate the guests, especially the wearer of the bronze cross Birmingham has firmly stepped into first place as a convention city. She has succeeded and the story was told in one word-co-operaton. Let us adopt as our slogan: We CO., operate, we succeed.
 J. M. WILZIN, Chairman. J. L. YANCEY, Vice Chairman. R. M. GOODALL,