The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-25
COMMITTEE NAMED
 ON ENTERTAINMENT
 0F NAVY SECRETARY
Breakfast for Party and Trip Over Industrial Dis trict Part of Tentative
 Plans Outlined

Tentative plans for the entertainment of
 Secretary of the Navy Daniels and the
 members of his party who will reach here Sunday night were outlined yesterday by
 officers of the Chamber of Commerce and the committee which will have charge of entertaining the distinguished visitors was named. Secretary Daniels will be met at the Terminal station by the mem | bers of the committee and escorted to | the Tutwiler hotel. A ureakrast will be rendered him and his party early Mon- day morning, after which they will be shown over the industrial district and the
 residence sections of Birmingham. It is also planned to have short speech from the Secretary prior to his departure 1 for Tuscaloosa.
 The following committee on entertain ment of Secretary Daniels and the other government officials was named yester- day by J. Frank Rushton, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, who is act ing during the indisposition of President Bush: J. w. Mcqueen, E. w. Barrett, l. C. Beatty, George A. Blinn, James Bow | ron, R. A. Brown, B. B. Burton, Sol Ca heen, H. W. Coffin, George w. Connors, w. M. Cosby, w. w. Crawford, J. H. Doughty, John H. Frye, Frank P. Glass, Horace Hammond, w. H. Hassinger, F. M Jackson, Crawford Johnson. Robert Jemison Jr, M. V. Joseph, John L. Raul, w. H. Kettig, J. R. McWane, J. D. Moore, Frank Nelson, Jr.. Louis Pizitz, Erskine Ramsay, J. Frank Rushton, L. Sevier, John Stephen Sewell, Paschal G. Shook, H. U, Sims, James J. Smith, T. 1 O: Smith, T. B. Smith, George B. Ward, l Oscar Wells, and Sterling A. Wood. IN TOUCH WITH SECRETARY Secretary Daniels has already been ad- vised by President Bush of the tentative | plans for the entertainment, and the 1 Secretary has been assured that he will be able to reach Tuscaloosa in ample time for his engagement there Monday after noon, where he is the principal speaker at the centennial and commencement eel | ebrations Secretary Daniels will be ac- companied on his trip to Birmingham and Tuscaloosa by w. P. c. Harding mem | Der of the federal reserve board, who will | be the alumni day speaker at Tuscaloosa Tuesday, by his aide, Commander D. N. Wurtzbaugh of the United States navy, Surgeon General Gorgas of the United I States army, and Gen. w. c. Black, chief | of the engineering corps of the army.
 i The invitation to Secretary Daniels and | the other prominent government officials 1 was extended sometime ago by President Bush, acting TOT the Chamber of Com
 merce. The Secretary accepted promptly and the officers of the local chamber have kept in close touch with him since re- 1 garding the details of his visit to this I city.
 I On account of the fight which is to be made for the location of the proposed government armor plate plant, the visit | of the Secretary of the Navy to Birming- ham and Tuscaloosa at this time is con- sidered extremely important It is poss- | ble that Congressman W. B. Oliver of | Tuscaloosa member of the naval com mttee and close friend of the Secre- 1 tary. will accompany the party to Ala bama.