The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23


to pay tribute to the Birmingham man
who probably second to none has infiu-
enced the legislation of the United States
Congress in the last two years-oscar
W. Underwood.
Mrs. Underwood will accompany her
husband to Birmingham, according to a
message received yesterday by the Bir-
mingham Board of Trade committee. in
charge of the reception, and a special
carriage has been arranged for her. 1t
viii occupy a place in the parade prob
ably directly behind Mr.. Underwood $
carriage Mr. and Mrs. Underwood viii
be due at the Terminal station tomorrow
morning at 40 o'clock and the parade is
expected to leave the station about 12
With the exception of the two carriages
bearing Mr.. and Mrs. Underwood every
person in the parade will march on
foot
To Form Behind Underwood Carriage
Maj E. j. McCrossin, grand marshal
of the parade, will form the marching
column immediately behind Mr.. Under
woods carriage, as it starts down Fifth
avenue and the crowd will be allowed to
fall in line until every person desiring to
march has Joined. The badges will be
given to the marchers as they fall in
line. Mr.. McCrossin has received word
from several out-of-town organizations
and there Is a considerable number of
local organizations which will march in
bodies also
The Board of Trade will meet at 10:45
o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce
building, according to call issued yes
terday by President ]. E. Shelby, and
will form into a marching column there.
Special badges have been prepared for
the Board of Trade members. With a
brass band in the lead, the Board of
Trade members will march from the
Chamber of Commerce to the depot,
where they too will fall into the parade
proper. Southern railway officials have
announced that they will make special
efforts all along the route from Washing
ton to Birmingham to keep the Under
wood train on schedule time
Moving Pictures to Be Made
Two. moving picture concerns of ma
tional reputation have already contracted
for the rights to making pictures of the
parade. One of the firms is going to try
to take the parade pictures and show
them the same night at the banquet at
the Hotel Hillman.
The tickets for the banquet Friday
night, which will. be the closing event
of the reception have practically all
been taken, 1t was stated yesterday by
Secretary w c. Radcliffe of the Cham
ber of Commerce. There will be room
In the big banquet han for but 400 people
and nearly this number has been sold A
few are left yet in the hands of COM
mitteemen and some few are being held
on the request of out-of-town people who
wish to attend. The banquet is to be
the annual dinner of the birmingham
Board of Trade, at which Mr.. Under
wood Is to be the guest of honor and
the principal speaker.
No invitations to the banquet have been
issued. 1t is a non-political non-organ-
ization affair. and tickets have been sold
to the first 400 men who have asked for
them. An exceptionally large number
have been Tednested by out-of-town peo-
pie, nearly all of the more prominent
towns of the state being represented
After the morning mail is received to-
day IL is expected there will be no more
tickets left.
Underwood TO Speak
1t is expected Mr.. Underwood will he
called up for a short speech during the
parade by the crowd. but no announce
ment is being made Of where he will
probably speak as IL is desired to have
everybody interested. to go to the station
and joint the parade BY taking part
in the parade. everybody will hear the
speaking. Mr.. Underwood Will review
the parade at Capitol park.
Grand Marshal McCrossin last night
announced tia following In regard to the
parade;
HEADQUARTERS,
303-4 Woodward Building
e j. McCrossin. Grand Marshal
.'The official route of the Underwood pa
rade viii be as follows. Organize at the
Terminal station at II A. m. sharp. as
the train on which Oscar W. Underwood
viii arrive Is due 80 a. M. and the
parade will start at Il noon
Along Fifth avenue 10 Nineteenth
street; down Nineteenth street to First
avenue; np First avenue to Twentieth