The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
City Gaily Decorated

| the reunion.
 City Gaily Decorated
 The decorations of the city for the re- union is the most elaborate ever seen in Selma Across the main streets of the 1 city mingles in profusion the eolors of | the old Confederacy and the United States. Pictures of Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. ''StonewalP' Jackson and other noted leaders of the Confectionery are seen
 everywhere. The city has taken on hol- | iday appearance and is awaiting with open arms to greet the veterans of the state when they arrive tomorrow. | The opening session of the reunion will be held at the courthouse at noon | tomorrow and will be presided over by I Col B. M. Washburn, adjutant general and chief of staff. A short session will I be held during the morning hour and | the business of the reunion will Dc concluded at a session which will De | held during the afternoon. One of the | main features of the morning pro- gramme will be the election of officers of the Alabama brigade for the year. The big parade of the reunion will 1 be formed near the intersection of | Alabama and Lauderdale streets Thurs day morning about II o'clock. In this parade will be several thousand of the cid soldiers of the south, local military
  Veterans. After it's formation the par
 ade will march through the principal streets of the city and will be viewed | Gy thousands of residents of central | Alabama.
 The Social Side l The social side of the reunion will | be a most brilliant one. A large num- l Der of homes of the city will give dff- ferent kinds of entertainments In honor of the large number of visitors. To- morrow morning at the Central City club at II o'clock the local sponsors
 and maids of honor and the lady off cials will tender a reception to the Vls-
 iting sponsors, maids of honor and vis- l iting lady officials. It is expected seV- | eral hundred women will attend this | entertainment.
 l Wednesday night from to Il o'clock al ] the Central City club there will be held l d general reception for veterans, sponsors maids of honor, visitors and some Of the | veterans. The grandest reception Of the | reunion, though, will be promenade | ball which will be given at the Central | City club Thursday night from o'clock | to midnight. This will be given Tor the benefit of veterans sponsors, maids of | honor and Sons of Veterans, as well as | for visitors
 | Sons Reunion
 l The sessions of the Sons of Veterans, which will be held during the reunion, l will also prove most interesting. A large number of Sons of Veterans from all parts of the state will attend these meet | ings and considerable business will be
 disposed of during the sessions to be held.
 City Officers Reelected 1 At the regular semi-monthly meeting M ..l.x.. .t..l.t .lI | hr I city officials of the past administration
 were elected to serve during the present | administration. All of the members oi the police department were also elected l for the year, and d resolution was passed Increasing the salary of each member oi the force $5 month. All of the city of ficers were reelected with the exception of Sanitary Inspector J. NJ. Rhodes, and
 which matter went over to the next meet ing of the council.
 During the meeting there was presented
 a petition containing l37 names of prom l inent citizens asking for the reelection | of Mir Rhodes to the position of sanitary inspector Councilman Gimbel, during the meeting, presented a resolution that was passed and which was to the effect thai the city attorney be instructed to draw dp an ordinance making all necessary ar | rangements for the paving of Lauderdale | street This ordinance will be presented
 at the next meeting of the council and will be adopted.
 Measures were also introduced calling for the paving of Dallas and Selma streets during the session of the council but they went over until the next regu larg meeting of the body. After busy session, during which many matters oi importance came up, the meeting ad iourned after session of more than twt | hours.