The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
Mr.. UNDERWOOD TO
SPEAK AT ANN|STON
Makes Brief Platform Ad-
dress There Friday
TO RECEIVE OVATION
Several Annistonians viii Accompany
House Leader to Birmingham to
Attend Reception-Blackm0n
May Introduce Speaker

Annlston, October 22.-(Special.)- )-Annis-
ton friends and supporters Of Congress-
man Oscar W. Underwood, who will pass
through this city next Friday morning,
en- route from Washington to Birming-
ham. where he viii be the honor guest
of his constituents, have arranged to
have him make a platform address.
The Underwood train will pass through
Admission at 9:15, and while arrangements
for the reception here have not been COM
peted, it is probable that 1t will be met
a 70 the junction station, in South Annis-
ton, where 1t makes a temporary stop,
by a committee in charge of the recep-
ton, they to accompany the House lead
err to the terminal station, where the
address will be delivered. Congressman
Fred l.. Blaclmon, the most intimate per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Underwood in An
niston, will probably introduce the
speaker.
Several Annistonians will accompany
Mr.. Underwood to Birmingham to take
part in the reception which will be ten
dered the distinguished Alabamian by his
home people, and an effort is being made
to charter a special train for Friday
evening in order that party of his An
niston admirers might be at the Bir-
mingham rally and love feast.
Mr.. Underwood has never spoken in
Admission, but all indications point to his
receiving a cordial reception by the peo-
pie of the Model City. Several others
will come from oxford, Piedmont, Jack
sonville and other places to hear the
speaker on the paramount issues, look
him in the face and shake his hand.
The people of Jacksonville claim to
have discovered the Original Underwood
man." The late 7. ]. Martin of that city,
prominent as a lawyer and member of
the Alabama legislature, is quoted by a
son-in-law as having said as long as six
years ago. before Mr.. Underwood became
a national figure, Keep your eye on
that man, my son; he will some day
be President of the United States" Mr.
Martin died before his champion received
the great tribute from the people of the
nation at Baltimore.
The Alexander and Mayson families,
which are believed to be heirs to a for
tune of 100000 awaiting them in Ger
many, are very prominently connected
throughout the south, according to a
statement given out here Tuesday after
noon by Mrs. Eugenia Mayson of 1917
Mcdaniel avenue, this city.
Mrs Mayson says that her half-broth-
ers, who are said to be equally inter-
ested in the estate of Gustave Alexander
in Germany are Phillip and Henry Alex
ander, president and vice president, re-
spectively, of the Alexander Lumber COM
pany, the former residing in Birming-
ham and the latter in Atlanta. The
brothers will join her in the effort to
prove their claim to the estate.
James l.. Mayson, city attorney of At
lanta, is a cousin of Mrs Maysen of this
city, the father of the Annistonan hav-
ing been president of the Atlanta Fe-
male institute at the time it was de-
stroyed by Shermans troops, for which
the son is now seeking to recover $4,000
from the federal government through
Congressman Fred l.. Blackmon. The
elder Mayson was also at one time pres
ident of the LAGRANGE Female college,
The Maysons have other prominent rel
atives at Jacksonville, Fla, AtleSlta and
Oklahoma City.