The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Committee Ready for Arrival of the Nations Chief
 Executive
GRAND MARSHAL SMITH
 ISSUES ORDER OF PARADE
Five Thousand Children Will March in Line With Veterans of Confed- eracy-AIl Military Com
 panies to Appear.

The entertainment of President Taft is l pleted their work and are waiting for 1 the chief executive to alight from his private car shortly after T o'clock Tues l day night. l Grand Marshal Col T. O. Smith last night issued his orders for the parade, which is full in every detail and gives a l fair idea of the enormous civic and muni-
 cipal showing which has been planned l Besides over 5000 children, brigade of
 infantry, cavalry. 20 automobiles, half l dozen societies, the Travellers Protective l Association, and the Confederate Nj erans, a. new feature has been added in l the shape of the Yale alumni, fellow members of President Taft's alumni so- 1 ciety.
 l This is the first civic parade on the l Presidents s trip where the veterans nave 1 walked along with the public school chill l dren to do honor to the chief executive l Advance Agent Here. 1 The secret service advance agent spent ] yesterday in Birmingham and went care | fully over all the plans with the local 1 committees. He made a number of radi- l cal changes and at the same tune as- sisted in working out several dinlculnes' | The line of parade from Avenue 10 First avenue on Twentieth Hreet' ana First avenue to Nineteenth street, and Nineteenth street to Fourth avenue will i have to be roped off, so that the pphc
 will not be allowed off the sidewalk | Tn order to allow the crowd to get close to the President fence is being 1 built around the speaking stand at cap 1 itol park. This speaking stand. as well aa the reviewing stand at the Southern I club. will be built under the personal 1 care of the building inspector Street Parade Forms. | Tha street paarde will be formed at | 10:SO o'clock Wednesday on South Twen- | tieth street The following appointments are hereby | made:
 ! stafr-Thomas Bowron, chief; Maj. H. 1 T. Dean. Capt Walter Hagood. Adjt. W. 1 E. Hooper, Capt. Chase Perkins, Capt. 1 Mortimer Jordan, Maj. Hardie Johnston. | Capt. H. L. Francis, Major Daniel, Maj. J. U. EL1Ottr haJ. A|oWAS ~~A~>.s -S~'
 H. A. Moon, Maj. Wyatt Hefiin- | The following assignments are hereby made: First brigade. Lieut.. Col C. L. Ledbet- | ter commanding. | Band.
 | First regiment, Maj. J. e. Smith. First battalion, Capt. M. D. Smith. | Second battalion Maj. R. L. Gregory Second regiment Maj. Carl H. Seals. Band.
 1 Howard Cadets, Maj. W. A. Berry. 1 Band.
 Boys Industrial school. Maj. Robert A. l Morris
 | Battery A, Capt. L. S. Dorrance. | Cavalry escort to the President | Troop D, Capt c. H. Mandy com l manding.
 l First automobile President w. H. Taft, l Gov. B. B. Conner, Mayor Frank P.
 o'Brien. | Twenty automobiles. presidential party
 and guests and committee from Chamber | of Commerce. Additional Brigades.
 Second brigade, CaSt. E. J. McCrossin commanding. Yale alumni. Judge A. A. Coleman. l Confederate veterans, Capt John 6.
 Smith.
 1 Band.
 Second regiment Birmingham public
 school boys. Professor Messer. | Band. Municipal public school boys. B. M. Allen, commanding: George B. Ward. | aide.
 1 Grand Army of the Republic and Sons of Veterans, c. c. Chapin commanding.
 Third brigade. Lieut.. Col Hughes B. Kennedy commanding. | Band
 societa vittorio Emmanuele IT,. Pres. 1 Charle Rouss. l societa U S. P. F.. seg. Joe Maggie.
 societa Principe Umberto U sagoia. seg. S. Catanzano. societa Unione Fratelanza. Pres Soc
 Rigott.
 ! Band
 f T. P. As of America, Post B. Ala
 bama division, A. J. Davis, president. ] Local union No. 91, Frank H. Heck, | commanding. Leaving the Club. | The several commanders win see that
 their organizations are in the positions
 designated at 10 o'clock sharp Wednesday
 morning, November 8 | The President and party will leave the ] Countrv club at 10:30 o'clock. The route l will be along Highland avenue to Twen-
 tieth street, down Twentieth street to
 Avenue H, where the President will be ] received by cavalry escort.
 The parade will start at Avenue G and
 Twentieth street, north on Twentieth to
 First avenue. west on First to Nineteenth 1 street. north on Nineteenth street to Sev- I enth avenue. At Fifth avenue the escort l will conduct the President and committee ! to the Southern club. | At Seventh avenue the parade will ! change direction to the right and march north on seventh avenue to Twentieth
 street. On Twentieth street, from plat | form erected on the east side of the
 Southern club, the President will review the troops and several organizations com-
 posing same. /! At Fourth avenue tine infantry, com l posing the National guard and cadets, l and cavalry will change direction to the