The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02

|" HAT Montgomery shall be swamp
 ed under cloud of bunting on next Tuesday, July f. when all Alabama will be the guests of the Cap ital City, is the determination of the women composing the committee on decorations An appeal has been sent out to every merchant, business man, professional man and householder and resident of Montgomery to adequately decorate the business houses and resi- dences on that occasion.
 Mrs Clayton Tullis, chairman, and the members of her committee, have gone to work with a will, and each hopes that not a single building in Montgomery and it's suburbs will be without at least one American flag. It is especially desired that each and ev- cry street and avenue along which the enlisted men will pass in parade shall be solidly banked on either side with bunting and American flags and that small flags will be worn by the people on the streets.
 Thursday afternoon the committee is- sued the following address to the peo- of Montgomery calling attention to the occasion. and the desire for thor ough decoration next Tuesday:
 'In order to signalize the patriotism of our citizens and the loyal apprecia- tion of the brave men who may leave soon for hostile border. the under signed committee on decorations re- quests all business firms to prepare dec roations for the Fourth of July, and urge every resident to display m his home the red. white and blue of our flag.
 Mrs. Clayton Tullis, chairman; Mrs. Bibb Graves, Miss Martha Bruce, Mrs. Harris Dawson. Mrs. M. G. Ledyard, Mrs. E. P. Flowers. Mrs. A. L. Tyson, Mrs. J. H. Crenshaw. Mrs. c. G. Laslie. Mrs J Jones, Mrs. Belle Allen Ross, Mrs. John Ti1ley, Mrs. Julian Rice, Mrs. Walton Hill."
 Birmingham will be we'll represented during the Fourth of July gaiety for our soldier boys, who it is feared ere long will go to the border. Among the prominent people who have expressed themselves as intending to spend part of the week in Montgomery are: Mrs. Henry Badham, Mrs. Syd Bowie Mrs. Robert Thach. Mrs. J. B. Reid, MT. and Mrs, Maben. MT. Allen Jemison, MT. Henry McCary. Mrs. Ashworth and oth- CTS.
 Women throughout this country are dO1ng everything they can to dlQ the young men who have so bravely offered their services to their country to defend the flag.
 In New York the women are aiding the young men in the army and also those who want to go in training, and Mrs. Oliver Hartman will open "Ridgeleigh leigh House" is the Hartman country place at White Plains. Mrs. Hartman is planning a military tea there to raise tn to P1a n cannot afford the necessary equipment.
 The tea will be given in the grounds from 8 to G. Admission will be s2. This is the single cost of all the afternoons entertainment and re- treatments, including dancing in the tennis courts, daylight fireworks and tea.
 with Mrs. Hartman to make the affair a success. He has detailed Capt. John B. Bellinger to assist Mrs. Hartman in the military features she is planning.
 Already Mrs. Hartman has raised more than $2000 in advance orders for tickets. Tickets for the general pub lie will be on sale at the gate of Fourth.
 At the meeting of the ladies who are arranging to assist the boys in Bat tery A and Battery c, held on Friday afternoon the name of the organization was changed from Womans Auxiliary of the Jefferson Artillery to Woman s Auxiliary of Jefferson Countys Bat teries, as they found that the Jefferson artillery was Battery c. and that Bat tery A was not included in that~title.
 Mrs. T. O. Smith, who was elected as chairman. resigned as her sons were officers and were not in the batteries, but retained her membership in the auxiliary. Mrs l.. J. Haley was elected to serve in her place.
 The ladies of Battery c have secured funds to purchase guidon for that bat tery, and Mrs. Clay Hafer. who is the chairman of the committee from Battery A to secure for Bat tery A, will be glad to receive contri- buttons from friends and relatives of the families who are interested in this movement. The contributions can be sent to the home of Mrs. Hafer, 1929 North Twenty eighth street.
 The account of the wedding of Miss Vida Sherrill and MT. Ferdinand Camp bell Dow, which took place in Hart selle on Wednesday, will be read with much interest by Birmingham friends.