The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
L. ]. 'CROSS|N TO BE
GRAND MARSHAL OF
'POTLATCH PARADE
Jones, Yeatman, Lee and
WOrthingt0n to Be Chair
men of Divisions
RENEWED VIGOR IN
SELLING BUTTONS
Voting in Two Contests Going MerriIy
On-Unusually Low Rates Grant
ed by Railroads for Pot
latch Week

In an announcement made late yester-
day it was assured that the two parades
of the Birmingham Potlatch festival,
April "a and 25. will be the most stupen-
dous and elaborate spectaeles of their
kind ever seen in Birmingham.
Chairman J. f. Shelby and his commit
tee>on parades. spent almost the entire
day yesterday in lining up the vanious
features of the big day parade which will
be held on the afternoon of the second day
of the Potlatch festival Negotiations
ere closed with many firms for represen-
tation in the parade and Mr.. Shelby
stated last night that the people Of Bir
mingham would have ample reason to be
proud of the potlatch festival. for the
parades would be on a scale so magni1-
cent that they would outstrip all pre-
vious attempts in this or any other south
ern city.
The grand marshal of the combination
day parade will be e. j. McCrossin.
Harry Jones will be chairman of the fire
department division, John I. Yeatman
of the automobile division, Sid Lee OF the
division of floats representing the whole
sale firms, and M. p. Northington chair
man of the manufacturers division.
Button Selling Campaign Renewed
After a rest of a few days, the reor-
ganized teams in the potlatch button
selling campaign resumed work yesterday
morning and did so with vim. The sale
of the buttons was taken up again with
renewed vigor and although no reports
could be secured last night, indications
are that a large number were sold. The
potlatch spirit which SCARED to such
heights several days ago at the Hilman
hotel when the button campaign was
launched has again surged forward and
things are moving with a precision and
enthusiasm that means success.
Enormous momentum was given to the
button selling campaign yesterday when
| it was announced that at a meeting Cf
the Rotary club, one of the most influen-
tial and powerful organizations of the
prominent men in the city had formed
four committees of 10 each to sell pot
latch buttons and hatpns from IL until
| 2 O'Clock Tuesday and Wednesday next
week. The chairmen of these committees
and the places they will work are as fol-
lows
| Empire corner, Bert Jacobs; Loveman,
Joseph & Loeb Ernest Redd: Norton's
corner II. V. Tarrant; Adams drug store,
George Wheelock.
| The reofganized teams which worked
| the prominent downtown street corners
| yesterday will continue their work tomor-
row and Tuesday also The leaders in
| the potatch festival movement are very
| optimistic, Chairman oscar Turner stat
| ing yesterday that it would be one of the
| biggest surprises ever given to the people
| of Birmingham, as few of them realized
what a celebration and joy making event
it was to be.
The several teams working for
churches fraternaI organizations and the
county Anti-Tuberculosis association are
very busy. Voting i'll the potlatch con-
tests for the two wampum belts carrying
with them the $240 prizes Is going mer
riy on. Many votes were cast yesterday
and it is expected that every vote in the
city will be cast for some of the eligible
organizations before the polls close April
2s the night before the potlatch festival
opens
Low Rates on Railroads
In connection with the convention of
the National Good Roads federation,
which is to be held here at the same
time, reduced fare has been granted to
Birmingham from all parts of the United
States, which is said to be less than was
ever before secured for any event in this
city. The round trip fare from any point
in the country during the week of tire
potlatch and good roads convention will
be cents per mile, round trip, plus 20
cents. This is expected to bring many
people from other sections and other
states which otherwise would not be able
to attend and the net result will be some
of the most effective civic advertising
Birmingham has ever secured.
The prizes and line OF march of the
day parade will be announced by the pa
rade committee. Mr.. Shelby stated last
night early next week. The night parade,
which is to be characteristic of Indian
life and customs as it prevailed in former
years where the city of Birmingham now
stands, will be the main features of this
prade. The potlatch is an Indian celebra-
ton which was held in olden times by
the Indian to celebrate good times and
the modern white man of Birmingham
las adopted the Indian name and is 60
ing to hold similar celebration of the
city's prosperity.
Others beside those mentioned as Off
elias of the day parade who were present
at the committee meeting yesterday ar
ranging the details of the two parades
were Oscar Turner, Coleman Blach, y.
n. Turnbull, Hill Ferguson, Herman
Saks, j. Frank Rushton and others.
| The firms which already have signed
contracts for floats and representations
in the day parade include the Cable-Shel-
| by Burton Piano company, Loveman. Jo-
seph & Loeb, Roberts & Sons Printing
company, Caheen Brothers, Birmingham
| Ice factory, Birmingham Grain company.
| Excelsior laundry birmingham Trunk
factory, Goodall-Brown Dry Goods COM
pany, Southern Wesco Supply company,
General Machinery company, Pep-to-Lac
company of America, John l.. Parker.
druggist, John w. O'Neill company, and
| others.
| one of the features of this parade will
be a division of the Boy Scouts of Amer
| lea to be composed of some 200 boys. all
| in uniform. The Boys Industrial School
band at East Lake will be secured to lead
| this division of marching boys and it is