The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-04
EXCURSION PLANS
 ABOUT COMPLETED
Entertainment Committee
 of Civic Chamber Meets
ITINERARY OF DAY
Especial Preparations Being Made to Care for Ladies-Leave the Terminal at s O'Clock
 on May 13

The excursion to lock r on the War rior river at the formal opening of the lock by Secretary of War Garrison and his party May 13 has been practically arranged except for the minor details.
 At a meeting of the entertainment com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce yes terday it was decided to run the excur- sion only to lock r, owing to the fact that otherwise 1t would make it too late for the return trip to Birmingham.
 Ladies especially are being arranged for on the big excursion boat to be op- erated by Capt. E. V. Pickley, of Mobile, who was yesterday in Birmingham. The round trip from Birmingham will cost s1 50 per ticket and in this will be in- cluded luncheon on the boat at noon.
 Reach Lock at 10 O'Clock
 The special train will leave the Ter minal station at g o'clock Thursday morn inc. May 1s. Salter's Bluff on the War rior river will be reached at 10 o'clock and the transfer there made to Captain Pickley's boat The trip down the river will start immediately after the crowd is loaded and the lock will be reacneo at o'clock. The excursionists will land after going through the big locks ana will be allowed two hours at this point to attend the ceremonies of the formal opening of the locks, which complete the longest equalization of a river in the world. Speeches will be made here by Secretary Garrison. Senator Bankhead, Senator Underwood and others.
 The return trip will be started from al reached again at o'clock, where the transfer from the boat to the train will be made and Birmingham reached at ':4o tthat evening.
 Captain Pickley states his boat will be equipped to handle a crowd of from eoo to so0 people and it is fully believed now tthat that many will go from Birming- ham. In order that the proper arrange ments can be made. however for nan ding the crowd it is desirable to know as soon as possible just about how many are going and for that reason Secretary
 Radcliffe, of the Chamber of Commerce. who will sell the tickets, asks that every
 body who possible can secure tickets from him before Friday of this week. Abandon Trip to Tuscaloosa
 ] The trip on to Tuscaloosa was aban- doned because 1t was believed that its inconyeniences would be so great as to spoil all It's advantages. Tuscaloosa could not be reached 1t is said, before l or g o'clock in the evening on account of the exercises at various points along the river, as the party progresses and
 also on account of the many boats which will be using the locks of the river on this opening day. To attend the moon- 1 light barbecue at Tuscaioosa and then return home to Birmingham by train would mako 1t extremely late for the Birmingham party and it was therefore decided best to return from lock IT, This
 will afford the excursion party river trip of 60 miles, however. through some of the prettiest scenery in the United States, 1t is said. Senator Bankhead has compared the scenery along the river in this section to that along the ramous Hudson of New York state
 The whole expenses of the trip will oe si.5c, as breakfast will be eaten before the train leaves, free luncheon Will De served on tho boat going down and the crowd will return in time for dinner in the evening. Secretary Radcliffe states he wants it made plain that this is not 3 Chamber of Commerce affair exclusively and that all persons in Birmingham whc
 wish to go will be welcome and should
 consider themselves invited. There VII he no invitations issued for the trip. Il
 will be open to anybody and the first te annJv for the tickets will secure them states Mir Ra0cliffe