The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25
Birmingham Hopes to Make Favorable Impression on
 Iron and Steel Leaders
MANY SIDE TRIPS
 TO VARIOUS POINTS
Schwab May Be Unable to Get Back From Europe in Time to Be nt-Entertainment
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Birmingham will begin tomorrow and most important weeks in her his tory. With men in the city of world wide reputation and with possibilities held out for advantages from close ac- quaintance not possible in the past, Bir- mingham will be in position to make a lasting impression on men that con trol, it may be safely stated, the desti nies of the iron and steel business of the American continent.
 Beginning with the arrival tomor- row night of Secretary McCleary of the American Iron and Steel institute there will be coming here on practically every train until Thursday mornings some of the foremost of American iron and steel men. Since it was announced several weeks ago to The Age-Herald by Judge Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the Steel corporation, and president of the institute, that the institute would meet here or October 29 and 30, there has been the very greatest interest man. ifested in industrial and commercial circles. With the time drawing near ACi ehS iiCthiii6 III iofA iiii3 idiii every thing Is in readiness for the proper re- ception of the members and for their entertainment while in Birmingham With only few days intervening until the business men arrive there is being put forth the greatest effort to have every detail for their entertainment properly adjusted so that nothing will occur to mar the serenity of the meet ing here and the smoothness of the programme.
 Schwab Probably Cannot Come
 It was learned yesterday, however, with considerable regret that Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel company, had finally determined not to attend the meeting. He is quite sick and has been for the past several days He was to have been a guest as the press club banquet to Judge Ebert H. Gary, and accepted an invitation some days ago subject to cancellation if his condition did not improve. He has advised the officials of the press club that he cannot attend. It was noted in the New York papers of Thursday that MT. Schwab had sailed on the Olympic for Europe to get the sea trip and would return on that boat. He will therefore, 1t is assumed. be unable to
 
 known, however, to do stranger things than rushing to the institute meetings by means of rapid transportation, of which no man knows better how to take advantage While the chances are remote it is still believed that some thing may occur to insure his presence
 Entertainment Plans
 As indicated i'll the programme pub- lished yesterday morning the business session of the institute will begin Thursday morning. There will be trip over the district on Friday and Sat urday. On Thursday night the banquet of the institute will take place at the Tutwiler. At this banquet 1t is not an ticipated that any local persons will be Invited However this may be changed by the officials of the institute when they arrive. On the excursions over the district 1t Is presumed that some local citizens will be invited to be guests of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, which will be host on this occasion.
 The principal event of Friday night, which Is the second night is the en- tertainment arranged by the Birming- ham Newspaper club for Judge Ebert IT. Gary and Mrs Gary. At that affair President James A. Farrell and Mrs. Farrell will be present. There will be 1iJ lOCdl iiCii diAu "Oiiich " 'iiC V honor to the visitors. It is now being planned to arrange places for the of ficers and directors of the American Steel and Iron institute at the din- ncr to Judge Gary or some of those members of the institute who, 1t Is believed. would enjoy a banquet rath- CT than other form of entertainment On this same evening the official en- tertainment to the visitors will be a reception at the Country club. That af- fair will begin at o'clock. Tn the me antime the press club dinner will start promptly at 7:15 o'clock and will be concluded promptly at 10 o'clock in order that the guests of the press club may finish the evening with few dorces at the Country club.
 Special Trip on Saturday The final day will be Saturday when the members will be taken on an ex- cursion over the district in a special train. They will be shown Fairfield and the immense developments there as we'll as other points of interest. It Is hoped that the members will be re- turned to the city in time to be shown some of the beautiful residential sec lions before they leave that afternoon and evening for their homes.
 The members of the institute will arrive here in special trains that have been arranged for their convenie nee (Csntlnued on Page six)