The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-13
LIST CLOSEDFOR HARDING BANQUET Decorations Most Elaborate
 Ever Seen Here WORK ON DETAILS Newspaper Club Members Believe John Skelton Williams and Mir.
 Underwood Will Both
 Be Here
WORK ON DETAILS

The places at the banquet to be given by the Birmingham Newspaper club to W. P G. Harding, president of the First National bank, upon the occasion of his selection as one of the federal reserve board. have all been engaged.
 The list was closed yesterday at noon, II. McKleroy, prominent banker of Anniston, wired his reservation and after several local citizens had re- served plates.
 It was necessary yesterday afternoon for William A. Dameron. secretary of the press club, to refuse several appli- cations for reservations, on account of late arrivals as the capacity had been reached for the dinner. It was first contemplated to have 200 men at the banquet but Secretary Dameron insist ed that 1l0 was the maximum number that could be accommodated when the maximum efficiency of service and elaborateness of the plans were taken into consideration. The list was ac- cordingly closed at that number. Reser- vations have been saved in the event that John Skelton Williams, Oscar w. Underwood and other prominent men who have been asked to attend find it convenient to be here.
 Photographic invitations have been sent to Mir. Williams and MT. Underwood to be here on this occasion and the opinion is very strongly felt that they will be in Birmingham for the event.
 Secretary Dameron said yesterday in connection with the dinner that he had arranged to fashion the table in 'T shape the long side running north and south in the press club dining room. The centerpiece floral decorations will be of orchids and American Beauty Tn. nf hA iain n Er room will be screened with fence of roses with gate of roses which will stand ajar when Miss Kelly and other singers render vocal selections. The space immediately in the rear of E. w. Barrett, toastmaster, and MT. Harding and the out-of-town guests will be screened with pyramid of palms and ferns surmounted with a draped Amer ican flag. The electric lighting scheme will be confined to table lights, it is be- lieved, while every detail in connection with the banquet will not only be the highest possible to reach but entirely new in Birmingham. MT. Dameron has ordered his terrapin from Maryland, his trout from the Lake Superior region, while the other courses are being se- cured from the most widely known caterers In this country. The wines will be secured In New Orleans
 The complete list of those for whom reservations have been made Is as fol- lows: w. P. C.. Harding, John Skelton Williams, Oscar w. Underwood. Col. William H. McKleroy of Anniston. w. H. Hessinger, Thomas w. Martin, Mur- ray Brown, H. H. K. Jefferson, R. W. Ewing, Dr. c. Brooks Forbes, Eugene l.. Brown, Eugene Fies, Henry k. Howze M V. Joseph. J. D. Moore, Harry W. Coffin. Robert A. Brown. Lee c. Bradley, George Knox, George E. Ward, James Weatherly, J. w. Adams. Y. H. Aldrich, Joseph o. Thompson, w. N. Ma lone, Walter Melville Drennen. l.. A. Whitehead. w. E. Lake, Morris Adler. J. s. Cobbs. McLane Triton. II. c. Ryd- ing A. H. Ford. John c. Henley. Colman Blach. w. II. H. Judson, the Birming ham Age Herald, the Birmingham News. the Birmingham Ledger, B. F. Moore. Henry Upson Sims. w. c. Hamilton, Harry Jones. Joseph II. Loveman, Eu- gene r. Enslen. Thomas II. Hopkins, Thomas Bowron.> Robert Jemison, Jr., A B. Tanner. J. K. Fleming, Crawford Johnson J. Fl. Barr, William O. Rad cIifYe. Frank B. Fowlkes, ]. M. McNeal, Henry B. Gray, Gen. Louis V Clarke. George B. Mccormack. Gen. F. w. Ruck- CT. N L. Miller. F. G. Shook. K. H. Cooper, w. w. Crawford, Henry l.. Bad ham. otto Marx. Clyde W. Ennis, L. Sevier. Mai. E. M. TutwiIer. Ernest Whitehead A. R. Forsyth. George Cor don Crawford, Frank H. Crockard. Charles Y. Fairburne, Maj. William II. Kettig, Erskine Ramsay. J. T. Stokely. Walker Percy, Augustus Benners. Fred Underwood, William Ryan. C. M. stan ley. John H. Raul, A. w. B. Johnson, L. H. Johnson. w. D. Nesbitt. A. w. Miller. E. w. Barrett, Robert Jemison, Sr, w. S. Lowell. Culpepperi Exum. J. w. Me- Queen, J. J. Smith. J. l.. Cross. Frank $. Foster, Frank Nelson. Jr, John l.. Parker. Maj. D. J. O'Connell and Will liam c. Weston.