The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-04
Observe Tooth Anniversary
of Horseshoe Bend Battle
in TallapOosa in 1914
MAKE THE EXERCISES
NATIONAL IN SCOPE
Commission Agrees to Hold Two Cele-
brations-Tablet dwelling at
Dadeyille and Exercises at
Battle Ground
BY L. s. BETTY

Montgomery, November 5.-(Special)
Tentative plans looking to the celebration
of the Tooth anniversary of the battle of
Horseshoe Bend were practically agreed
upon today by Governor O'Neal, Col.
Thomas L. Bulger of Dadevlle and DR..
Thomas M. Owen. director of the state de-
partment of archives and history, repre-
senting the Horseshoe Bend battle ami
versary commission. The commission rep
resentatives met in the office of the gov
ernor, and after an hours conference
reached a definite agreement as to plans
and arrangements for the big celebration
to commemorate the famous battle in Tai
lapoosa county with the Creek Indians.
March "a 1914.
It was agreed to hold two celebrations.
tfaS/ first at the Tallapoosa county court
nouse at Dadeville on March q, at which
time tablet will be affixed to the walls
Of the courthouse and the second and by
far the most important, on July 4. At the
second celebration 1t is proposed to make
the exercises national In scope. The
President of the United States, the Secre-
tary of War and the governors OF the va
vious states which had soldiers in the
battle will be invited to be present, and a
request will be made for a detachment of
federal soldiers. The State National Guard
will be represented by a number of COM
panies.
On the whole 1t is proposed to mako the
occasion one OF the most memorable in
the history of the state. The programme
will include addresses by the President of
h. IT..ft (N.nxVx.r
o'Ne,l and a number of leading men of
Alabama and other southern states.
Owens Speaks of Plans
In speaking Of the proposed celebration
of the Tooth anniversary of the battle of
said:
ut was agreed that the celebration
should begin on March q, 1914, with an ex-
ercise to be held in the courthouse of
Tallapoosa at Dadeville the exact date of
the l0Jth anniversary of the battle. At
this meeting a tablet is to be affixed
10 the walls of the courthouse, and Hon.
j. Thomas Hefiin, representative in Con-
gress from the Fifth Alabama district, in
which Tallapoosa county is located, will
make the address. Governor ONeal will
preside at that. meeting. 1t is expected
that the county will provide the tablet.
The exercise on the battle ground itsel
--,.I~N postponed until July 4, 1914. Thi.
date was agreed upon, not only because
1t Is our leading national anniversary
but because on that date the people OF
Tallapoosa and surrounding counties car
better attend the exercises. 1t is be-
leved also that that date will be bet.
ter for all interested.
'.The exercises will take the form OF
an all day celebration, with morning ano
afternoon sessions. There will be a basket
and barbecue dinner.
Among other exercises it is expected
that the site of the monument, which
it is hoped later will be erected by the
federal government, win be dedicated and
set apart to such use. Mrs. Nora e. Mil
lei has already donated five acres of land
occupying the most conspicuous elevation