The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-25
All READY FOR MEETING TONIGHT Additions Made to the An
 nOunced Programme PERCY WILL SPEAK Bowie, Parker and Sevier Will Make Addresses on Educational Sub
 jects-Mrs. Reid Busy Work ing on Pantry"
PERCY WILL SPEAK

Addresses by Sydney ]. Bowie and Walker Percy and music all during the evening by the regular Jefferson thea Ire orchestra were some of the addi- tions made to the partially announced programme for the big general meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the Jefferson theatre tonight. John L. Par ker, president of the Birmingham board of education, and L. Sevier, chairman of the chamber educational committee, will each make addresses on the edu- cational situation confronting the Bir- rlingham public school system.
 Mir. Parker and MT. Sevier will not make dry. statistical reports as has been stated in some places. and which gave rise to the impression that their speeches would not hold much general interest for the audience. They will deal with the problem of congestion, more buildings, better equipment and more funds, problems which have been causing considerable trouble to public school and city officials in the last few months MT Percy and Mir. Bowie Will deal with the get-together spirit.
 Secretary w. C. Radcliffe of the chamber had already received over two hundred acceptances to the invitations to the meeting yesterday afternoon and he stated that he expected an excep- tionaliy largo attendance. He Is work ing hard now on the report which he will make and assisting President Sib- ley in preparing his report Several committees of the chamber will also make reports.
 Mrs J. E. Reid, who with so much success, has taken hold of the "Bir- mingham Pantry" display. was busy at the theatre all day yesterday ar chants and manufacturers of food ar ticles brought to her to be placed in the exhibit. This exhibit is confined ex- clusively to eatables used and made in Birmingham by Birmingham manufac- turers. Mrs. Reid Is well known through her work in connection with the Alabama State Fair association in this same line Of exhibits. and she states that she believes that the exhibit on the stage of the Jefferson tonight will far surpass anything which sho AidS yet dOut. He Oi the city have heen taking exceptional interest in this exhibit, largely through the efforts of President Sibiey and Secretary Radcliffe, who have succeed ed in arousing marked enthusiasm.
 The finishing touches on the exhibit will be made today. A wrong impress sion has been created by the report that the exhibit would be viewed to- night before the speaking and reports were made President Sidley said yes. terday that on account of the chairs which will have to be placed for the people who will occupy the stage that the exhibit will not be given close in spection until after the programme is concluded. The stage will then be cleared and the audience invited onto the stage. During the meeting. how ever, the spotlight regularly used dur ing performances at the theatre will be played on the exhibit in order to better present it to the view of tho people in the audience.
 Mrs. Reid stated last night that ovor twenty displays of a s many manufac- turers had been arranged, and the rest would be added today. T expect be- tween twenty five and thirty manufac- turers to have displays in the exhibit by the time 1t Is finished tomorrow, she said last night Some of the man ufacturers of the city do not under stand that we are doing this free and a bsolutely for their own advertisement. Some of them came to the theatre yes terday and asked what was our graft. ;ntimating that they expected to receive q bill after the exhibit was over.
 This is something new for me be- tt. t, tx.h h. that it can be scen from all parts of the audience, and so that about fifty people who will be on the stage can bc seated inside the " in which shape the articles are being placed. However. We are progressing very well and everything will be ready by tonight"
 Refreshments will be served.