The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-21

some part of the city or district with a
few short crisp sentences telling of some
details of the entertainment during the
convention something about the city
where the convention will be held, some
thing about the convention itself. its pur-
poses. etc. and they are being sent TO
every merchant who received an invita-
tion.
The chamber wholesale trade commit
tee will urge the downtown merchants
and business men to decorate their places
of business if they can. The Chamber of
Commerce building will be decorated as
will the city hall. An effort will be made
to have the buildings in the downtown
sections decorated so that the city vii.
assume gala appearance and will wei
come the visitors.
All Birmingham jobbing houses are
sending out word to their travelling men
to talk convention to every merchant
th ey see and for the travelling men them
selves to prepare to be in Birmingham
during the convention. The drummers al
ready have taken hold of the convention
idea with vim and are working for II
as only a travelling man can work The
wholesale trade committee is holding
meetings at the chamber headquarters
every day, handling details of the con-
vention as they come up.
Will Have Music
Chairman Murray Brown said yesterday
in addition to the barbecue-banquet and
the speaking at East Lake park Wednes-
day night there would be a band or or
chestra on hand to furnish music through
out the evening. All of the amusements
of the park will be thrown open to the
delegates to the convention on that night
free of charge. The men who make UP
the commercial world of north Alabama
| will shoot the chutes, and do the Figure
| 81 and roller skate and go boat riding
| and swimming and take i'm all of the
other many amusements of this Coney
| Island of the south.
| The wholesale stores of the city will be
ready to receive delegates through the
entire week, beginning next Monday, the
| entire last week of August being turned
| into a sort of buying carnival for this
| merchants who come to town, although
the convention proper will last but the two
| 6ays. Much interest is being taken among
| the different merchants, according to re
norts from people who have been on busi-
ness in the other towns. in the formation
| of the permanent association for the mu.
tuel protection and benefit of the north
| Alabama merchants This organization
! will be formed at the banquet at Eas
Lake Wednesday night, when Officers
| from among the delegates to the conven
| ton will be elected.
! The ride through the residence districts
, of the city will begin Wednesday evening
| at 4 o'clock, leaving the Chamber o
| Commerce building at that hour. Th'
ride will terminate at East Lake parl
! about 8 or $3.50, when the evenings enter
tainment will begin. The next rnornins
| will be given over to the visiting mer
| chants to their buying and visiting will
| the local wholesale companies. At 2;3
| O'Clock Thursday afternoon the specia
train will leave the Louisville and Nash
VILE station for the Ensley steel mills
Edgewater, Fairview. Fairfield and othe
places of interest in the great Birming
| ham mineral district.
The names of the Birmingham Pape
company and the City Paper compan,
were omitted from the list of wholesale
| touses who had given money to hell
J finance the convention. az published yes
terday.