The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21

A sentiment seemed to prevail yes
terday that in the plans for the I'm
derwood reception next Friday should
be included a public speaking pro-
gramme by which Mr. Underwood
would give a short address to the gem
eral public at some given place.
Capitol park and the Gipsy Smith
auditorium were both suggested but ii
appears that the latter place will be
decided upon in case the plan material
ICES. 1t is stated that the subject will
be brought up at the Board of Trade
committee meeting today and an an
nouncement in this regard will be made
after the meeting.
Those advancing the idea are of the
opinion that unless some such arrange
ment is made the general public will
not have the share in the reception
that 1t deserves. On account of the
necessary Limitation of 400 placed on
the tickets for the banquet there will
be, of course, hundreds and hundreds
of people who. it is believed, win wish
to share more in the celebration than
merely going to the depot to see Mr.
Underwood get off the train. 1t will
be for these that the public speaking
will be held, If it is decided upon.
Banquet Tickets Sell Rapidly
The tickets for the banquet are sell
ing like wildfire Secretary w. C. Rad
cliffe of the Chamber of Commerce
stated yesterday. 1t must be under
stood that the banquet Friday night
at the Hotel Hillman is a public az
fair and that the only limitation placed
on it is that of room, there being space
in the big banquet hall to accommodate
only 400 people. All persons who wish
to attend, whether resident of Bir-
mingham or any other part of Ala
bama, need only send their ss to Sec.
retary Radcliffe before the tickets are
all sold The only connection the
Board of Trade has with the whole ar
fair is that committee from this or
ganization and President ]. E. Shelby
are managing the reception because il
was seen that some organized body
would have to take the initiative
The banquet Friday night will also
be the annual dinner of the Board OF
Trade and therefore the members OF
this organization were given the first
opportunity at securing the tickets
There now remain about 100 tickets
to be sold, however, and they will be
given to the first 100 men who send in
their money. Many tickets have already
been secured by out-of-town people,
The Board of Trade committee In
charge of the arrangements for the re-
ception is holding daily meetings at
the Chamber of Commerce. Maj. T.. j.
McCrossin, grand marshal of the par
ade which will be started as soon as
Mr.. Underwood arrives, received word
yesterday from the Jasper Underwood
club that that organization desired a
place in the parade. Mr.. sMcCrossin
states that all out-of-town organiza-
tions who desire places in the parade
will have to let him know not later
than today.
Everyone Is Invited
President j. Il. Shelby of the Board
of Trade stated yesterday that it was
exceedingly unfortunate that the i'm
preston had got abroad that the I'm
derwood reception was to be Bir.
mingham affair.
while we Birming CHAM fellow citi-
zens of Mr.. Underwood are taking the
Initiative" stated Mr.. Shelby, every
man or woman or child in Alabama who
wants to come is invited to do so. We
realize that Mr.. Underwood not only
belongs to the state rather than Bir-
mingham but that he is a nation wide
figure, and any out-of-town organiza
tion of any kind or any ut-of- towr
man who wants to participate in any
way in the reception need only make
his wants known and come to Birming.
ham Friday