The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-22
ACTIVE WORK FOR
POTLATCH TUESDAY
Luncheon Will Be Held by
'Live Wires"
FLOATS BEING BUILT
Under Construction at the State Fair
Grounds-Railroads to Make Spe-
ciaI Rates During Celebration
and Good Roads Meeting
FLOATS BEING BUILT

| At the luncheon at the Hillman hotel
Tuesday night the real active work for
the big Potlatch festival to be held
In Birmingham April "a and 25 to cele-
brate the prosperity of the city and
district will be started.
| 1t is probable that the buttons which
are to be the emblem of the festival
will be placed on display in some OF
the downtown store show windows to-
day or tomorrow. The entire order of
Potlatch buttons are expected in Bir-
mingham by not later than Wednesday
morning.
| The floats to be used in the two NAM
moth parades of the celebration are
now being constructed at the State air
grounds J. Frank Rushton, In charge
of the costuming of the celebration,
was in conference with John Sparrow
yesterday afternoon. Every one of the
five men in charge of some particular
phase of the festival are working hard
and will soon have the details of the
| big event complete.
| The night parade with electric lighted
floats is to be an allegorical display
representing the return of the red men
to Jones valley after their long sleep
of many years since they last roamed
over Red mountain and made their
homes where Birmingham now is.
| The carnival spirit will predominate
| in every feature of the celebration.
Everything is to be one round of jollity
and fun. Both the Shriners and the
Birmingham Ad club have announced
their intention of conducting street
lcarnivals.
| On account of the Joint Potlatch fes-
tival and the convention of the National
Good Roads federation, both of which
are to be held on the same dates, word
from various passenger agents has been
received to the effect that the South
eastern Passenger association will
make a rate of 3 cents per mile plus
25 cents for round trip, tickets to be
on sale April 22. 23 and "a final limit
returning April 80. This means that a
special rate has been secured from all
points east of the Mississippi river and
south of the Ohio and Potomac. which
includes all points between Washington
and New Orleans, Cincinnati st. Louis
and other points. From the best infor-
nation that can be attained rates Will
also be put on from all of the other
states in the Union, north and west of
the points named above.
The following letter was mailed from
chamber headquarters yesterday to
those who will meet at the luncheon
Tuesday night:
| March 21. 1913.
Heap big pow WOW, Hillman wig
wan, Tuesday, March 25, $40 p. m.
You are live wire We know you
are the simon pure type. and for that
reason we want you to meet us IN
Hotel Hillman ball room at $3.50 O'clock
Tuesday evening. March 25. We want
your support in the Potlatch celebra-
tion, and we want you to offer some
suggestions at this meeting. We are not
going to ask you to donate any money
A little brain power and the concen-
trated effort OF 200 active men Of Bir-
mingham will carry to success any
movement they attempt. and we have
selected you as one of that live 200
we are counting on you and we
hope you will make your arrangements
now SO we may know that you will
be with us. Please use the reply post
GARD enclosed, as we must know how
many to prepare for. Medicine Man
Bailey is at work preparing for this
pow WOW,
Help us make the Potlatch the
largest possible success, and don't let.
anything interfere with your being
with us Tuesday night
Yours for Birmingham and success.
OSCAR g. TURNER,
SIDNEY F, LAZARUS,
JOHN 7, YEATMAN
COMMITTED"