The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-02
EVERY RESIDENT OF CITY URGED ID WEAR REUNION EMBLEM Scores of MatrOns, Maids and Business Men to Sell
 Flags Saturday OFFICIAL FLAG IS
 OF SPECIAL DESIGN Will Be Emblem of Civic Pride and Loyalty to Community-Money
 to Be Used for the Veterans Only

As an emblem of civic pride of patriot ism and of the awaiting hospitality for the Confederate veterans every man, woman and child in the Birmingham dis trict is expected to wear Confederate flag next Saturday. On this day scores of Birminghams best known women and girls and substantial business men will ask the general public to subscribe to the forthcoming reunion of the Confederate Veterans by the purchase of flag.
 At a meeting yesterday morning of the executive committee of the Confederate reunion with Morris w. Bush president of the Chamber of Commerce, it was de- cided to undertake to dispose of 50,0OO flags next Saturday. Mrs. J. B.. Reid, who was present at the meeting, in formed the committee that 2 ladies had been assigned to that number of promi- nent places in the downtown section. The ladies have the option of selecting the young ladies to work with them. In addition to this there will be ladies to canvass every office building, and it is hoped that $5000 will be the net result of this labor
 The executive committee wished the point made very clear that the official Aid6 to cC SOiU Wdo d opccidl 0CSISH Ol the Confederate battle flag, and will be distinguishable from the ordinary Con- federate emblem. It will be the official designation of ones civic pride hospi- tality and cooperation in this most inn portant matter. The committee will offer the flags to every student in the schools of Birmingham and the hope is enter tained that no less than 10000 flags will be sold in this city. The ambition of the oor, ,or,1itt ic tn bau o,a yrhn ic a resident of this city wear the Confederate colors Saturday and also to retain that flag throughout the reunion.
 In connection with this step by the ex- ecutive committee, Robert A. Brown, chairman of the executive committee. made this statement lost night:
 ''The flags to be sold Saturday is the first call the reunion executive committed has made on the individual citizen of this community in general way. We reached the conclusion to offer the flags for sale to first obtain additional money to use for actual necessities for the vet erans while here and also to offer every person in Birmingham the opportunity of subscribing to the reunion fund. The committee hopes that everyone that can GO so will pay s1 for the flags and wear them constantly during the reunion. If one is unable to give that sum, the com mittee will deeply appreciate whatever sum is given. Ali will be welcome, how ever, small or large
 "The flag has been specially designed. The sales will be in charge of some of Birmingham's most patriotic and well known women. They have taken over this task and the committee feels in debted to them for that most willing and reuu1site cooperation. They will be sta toned at every principal corner in our city and the committee in charge of the task of arranging and caring for the vsi- tors to the reunions bespeaks most cordial and considerate reception for them Saturday We wish everyone to wear the flag next Saturday and con tinue to wear it until the. reunion visitors have visited us and returned. The flag will be an emblem of your loyalty to our community, an indication of your civic pride and an evidence of your co-opera- tion with the executive committee in this emergency. It will also be an indication that the wearer has donated sum os money which is to be used for veterans only and that the wearer is an official fost for the reunion visitors.