The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-13
Will Be Repre-
 sented by Two Parties.
 Tuscaloosans to Join Bir- mingham People at Lock
LONG TO WELCOME
 THEM AT CORDOVA;
 TAYLOR TO RESPOND
Bankhead, Gray, Brandon
 and Dr. Smith in Birming- ham in Preparation for Trip-All Tickets Sold

From Birmingham to Tuscaloosa ee,- ono people. according to an estimate of Senator Bankhead. who is in Bir- min ngham, will participate In the cere- Lock IT In the Warrior river.
 Birmingham will be represented by two bodies. the first leaving with the official party at o'clock, and the other under the auspices of the Cham Der of Commerce. at o'clock. The entire population of Cordova will rnr- tioipate in the celebration at that place There. the eelebrants will take loats to the lock. 90 miles away.
 At the lock the representatives of Tuscaloosa will join those of Birmins ham and Cordova. After the christon- ing of the lock, all boats will form a flotilla and move together en route to Tuscaloosa. There at evening a moonlight barbecue will be served
 Lock II is the largest commercial lock In the United States, and forms slack water for practically 60 miles This body. said to be the largest ar tifictal body of water fin the worle very nearly puts Birmingham in touch with river navigation. Because the people believe that the open Warrior lac year round will be great ii. eentive to trade and industrial devel- opment. and thus tend to make pros perous the section through and abou, which the Warrior flows they are pre- pairing to enter Into the celebration with fine spirit
 Long to Welcome Party At cordova, Pope M Long. vel known resident of that city. will hit the party welcome. Col George W Naylor, former congressman of tn, First Alabama, will reply. At the lock | Governor Henderson, who will be N.tf tse Birmingham party this morning will preside. Judge w. w Brandon ,, Tuscaloosa, one of the famous orator. l of Alabama, will welcome the par.y. and Col H. Taylor of the United State, engineering corps will reply. In 1us oaloosa Congressman w. B. Oliver vii cypress the message of greeting an, l William B, Bankhead, son of Senat, Bankhead. will reply.
 l Miss Madeline Blair of Tuscaloosa | will christen the lock. Her maids vii be Miss Mabel Hartwell of Mobile, Nils 1 Marie Ars of Demopolis. and Miss Ma 1 bel Maxwell of Cordova.
 The Cordova committee on arrange rlents follows: H. w. Long. S l.. Stud dard, Dr. B. F. Borden, Dr. ]. M. Miller 1 lr. F. H Tubb. G. S Elliott, W. M Stokes, Scott Maxwell and A. G. Sulll Van
 1 F. G. Blair is general chairman n the Tuscaloosa committees on enter tainment. The two important commit tees follow:
 General Arrangement--W w Bran don, ". B Oliver. J. W. Abercrombie 1 w. M. Faulk, Frank s. Moore E. B l Nuzum, c. K Little l. T. Horne, G. A 1 nan. R. P. Prowell, ]. P Burchfielo 1 Victor Friedman, w. F. Fitts. F. W Monnish, c. c. Simpson, & F. Clabaugh 1 l. P. Van de Noort, F.. L. Clarkson George j. Davis. Jr., Fred Fite. J. 14 l Shepherd, Frank Rice, P D. Brown.
 Reception-B. Harwood. A. s. Van 1' Graaf, H B. Foster. w. n. Seed. H C Mower, Frank s. Moody, G. H Denny | T. Searcy Walter Smith. l.. H. Max. well. Sam Wiesel. D. R. Robertson. |. l x. c. Snow. E. T. Farley II. A. Jones | hugh Prince. ]. T. Bealle $. r. Aston lH s. Park. C. Nh Weatherford. A. C | Cade. R. E, Rodes. J. C. Brown, H. II 1 Leland, D. L. Rosenau, $. H Sprott | NJ T. Ormond Dr. George Little.
 Preparing for Trip
 | Senator Bankhead Congressman | Oscar l.. Gray of the First Alabana
 district, Judge w. w. Brandon of Tus
 ealoosa and Dr. Eugene A. smith, state | geologist reached Birmingham yester. day morning in preparation for tho trip down the Warrior. The four mads the inspection of Muscle Shoals earlier l in the week. and Senator Bankhead and Judge Brandon not only aided II | impressing visiting members of Con l gress with the importance of the norti l Alabama project, but urged that tns l oistn guished guests of the state beai in mind the Warrior, the project noi l Tn oontempla tion but completed.
 "The people are enthusiastic saie | the senator, "on waterway develop inent Every man in north Alabama has made up his mind to secure ths ,1nprovement of Muscle Shoals. Tho reople who live on and near the War. l rior are equally as enthusiastic in ths completion of sl5o00000 project = :he opening of the Warrior river
 shich is completed. Twenty thousand people living in that territory between | Birmingham and Tuscaloosa will par | ticipate in the events of the day"