The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-23
Not Since Days of Antony
and Cleopatra Has There
Been Such a Love
Feast Held
"WARRING FACTIONS'
TO "BURY HATCHET"
AT CAPITOL PARK
Everything in Readiness for Indian
Ceremony and Ball at East Lake.
Birmingham Will Be Exten-
siyely Advertised in the
Leading Float

Not since the days of Mark Antony
and fair Cleopatra has there been such
love feast as Will be held in Bir-
mingham tomorrow afternoon,
The invitation of the executive COM
mittee of the potlatch festival for the
few warning factions" of Birmingham
to meet the chief and princess of the
festival at Capitol park tomorrow after
noon, smoke the pipe of peace and
bury the hatchet" has struck re-
sponsive cord i'm the hearts of we'll
known Birmingham "scrapping artists.
Yesterday witnessed the remarkable
spectacle of such gentlemen as City
Commissioner Lane, President A. IL.
Ford of the street company and
City Commissioner Weatherly issuing
statements over their own signatures
that they were willing to forgive and
forget and were glad the big chief
of the potlatch was affording an oppor-
tunity for them to make peace with
their long standing and able enemies.
Will BURY the Hatchet"
Last Saturday letters were sent out
to various well known antagonists"
in Birmingham, such as Judge Lane
and DR.. Dickinson, Mr. Weatherly and
President Lynn of the waterworks
company, Mr.. Ford and Editor Smith
of the Ledger. Mr.. Bodeker and Editor
Glass of the News and others asking
them to meet the big chief at Capitol
park tomorrow afternoon and bury the
hatehet" Three answers were received
yesterday as follows, Mr.. Smith tele-
phoning that lie had placed his reply
in the mails yesterday afternoon:
April 21, 1918.
Mr.. Oscar c. Turner, chairman execu-
tive committee, potlatch celebration,
Chamber of Commerce. city.
MY dear Mr.. Turner: l am in receipt
of letter from your committee dated
April 10. inviting me to smoke the pipe
of peace and participate In the burying
of the hatchet in company with Mr..
Smith of the Birmingham Ledger. 1
do not know what the other gentle
men mentioned in the letter are going
to do in the matter, but the suggestion
pleases me very much, as it is a step
in the right direction in getting to-
gether and | shall be very pleased to CO.
operate in whatever way l can in max
ing the meeting on Thursday afternoon
a success and make 1t come up to the
expectations of the big chief and all
of his assistants. Yours very truly,
"(Signed) A. II. FORD"
April 81, 1913.
Mr.. Oscar c. Turner. chairman execu-
tive committee, potlatch celebration,
Chamber of Commerce, city.
Dear sir: Referring to suggestion of
executive committee, relative to cere-
mony planned to take place at Capitol
park Thursday afternoon. at 4:30
O'Clock, I beg to state that I shall be
pleased to mingle with mine ancient
enemy on the platform on that occa-
sion. Very sincerely yours,
"(Signed) JAMES WEATHERLY."
April %, 1913.
Mr. Oscar c. Turner, chairman, city.
Dear sir: A letter written by your
committee reached me yesterday, and
would have been answered that day
but for work which was urgent and
unavoidable.
Il will take great pleasure in ac-
ctptln6 yOui iiNitdtioip anu JoiiihS
DR. Dickinson in 'burying the hatchet.
| The big chiefs mission to this city
| is one that ought to be encouraged
and upheld by all patriotic citizens.
with best wishes, yours very truly,
"tSigned) A. O. LANE"
| Chairman Hill Ferguson, of the East
| Lake committee, which has had charge OF
the Indian ceremony and Indian ball tc
| be given at East Lake park Friday night,
stated yesterday that everything was
ready for the affair TO begin.
| In the enthusiasm over the parades
| not enough attention has been paid to
| the last crowning event of the festival
at East Lake. Mr. Ferguson gave out
some of the particulars of this event yes
| terday afternoon.
Gorgeous Spectacle
At . o'clock Friday night the potlatch
bonfire will be lighted on the far side of
the lake and the chief and princess and
their court will give an Indian snake
dance about the fire, all attired in leather
Indian costumes. beautifully decorated
This dance will last about five minutes.
At this juncture there will be touched off
simultaneously line of hundreds of red
fuses which have been placed about the
lake six feet apart along the shore. This
will make the lake appear like an actual
lake of fire and while these red lights
are burning the chief and princess and