The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09

| the following: Miss Margaret Moore, Miss Beverly Leake, Miss Leonora Has | singer, Miss Elizabeth Locke, Miss Elizabeth Wyman, Miss Augusta Clark, Miss Bland Tomlinson, Miss Gladys 1 Williams, Miss Louise Long, Miss Mar | tha Latady, Miss Margaret Chenoweth, Miss Leona P1osser, Miss Dean billiard, Miss Mayo Thach and Miss Lydia Eus- | tis.
 Val Kolb is chairman of the "bat boys" who will act as sponsors to the maids The associate "bat boys are the following: Morris Bush, George Knox, Jr., Alfred Shook, Stanley Wood ward, Val Kolb, Jesse Adkins, William Haussmann, Houston Willis, Robert Thach, William Dicks. James Gillespie, Frank Wilson, Melville Davis, oscar Underwood, Joseph Mudd, Webb CraW ford, pr. Sparks, Phifer Smith, William Brown, Raymond Jones' Charles Day Ashton Collins, Robert Leary, William Wilson, Trig Palmer, Tom sherman Robert Malone, Meredith Roberts, Ma thaniel Cross and Blanks Everett. The proclamation issued by the clty commissioners as as 1olioWs'
 PROCLAMATION! ..ubereas The dead-gamest sport of all times. in one of his sanest noIheh''' wrote these immortal words, There IS tide in the affairs of men which taken at it's flood. leads on to fortune ana III our judgment the truth ana loree oA etar epigram applies also to cities, when a1ter ail are made up of individuals Joineq to- eether in matters of public interest ana welfare; and.
 ..Whereas, The season is rapidly ap- preaching when the whir Of the pail anu the crack of the bat is heard through out the land, which causes the young iileh
 1,ioin on6 to take on a new lease of life, because the spirit of the great national game has come into it's own; and.
 'Whereas, In accordance with custom long established, the president or tne Southern league has offered cup TOT the largest attendance on opening oay' which trophy has heretofore been won three times by Birmingham, and with such degree of regularity as to De rec ogniZod as a fixed habit; and,
 "Whereas. The various civic organlza- tions in the city have indorsed the propo- sition to get out such large crowd on opening day this year that the noisy CT forts of Atlanta will look like a mid summer nights dream and the frantic endeavors of New Orleans will resemble a modern production of Loves Labor Lost and the boastful struggles of Mem phis prove as hopeless as bringing to life the mummy of its ancient founder, Rameses II:
 is A HOLIDAY
 "Therefore, We, the city commissioners, by the powers in us vested and in &C., cordance with resolution duly adopted, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, April l9, to be q holiday, and it is the solemn duty and obligation of every loyal citizen of Birmingham, including the fair sex, to hie themselves to Redwood park at the hour of in the afternoon of April l9, and by their presence not only aid III winning the trophy, but cheer the Barons on to victory over the presumptuous Gulls from Mobile; and, be it further
 Proclaimed That all who toll for un- appreciative employers are hereby au- thorized to attend the obsequies of grand mothers or other fictitious relatives at the hour above mentioned in the place heretofore announced.
 "Given under our hands and seal of the city of Birmingham this Sth day of April 1916.
 GEORGE WARD, President,
 JAMES WEATHERLY.
 "ARLIE BARBER,
 'JOHN R. HORNADY,
 JAMES D. TRUSS,
 "Commissioners.' The call for the meeting tomorrow be- ing sent out is as follows:
 CALL FOR MEETING
 'You are cordially invited to meet with a committee of live-wire baseball enthus- lasts ill the directors room of the Cham Der Of Commerce, Monday, April 10, 1916, at 10 30 a. m. Birmingham is justly proud of it's record of having the largest at tendance on baseball opening day, and if you will come along with a little of your individual punch, we are going to set another race on April 19.
 'fThe rleetlnS will be brief as we mere ly want suggestions as to how we can better put it over again.
 Catch the spirit of Birmingham, and you will be there. Cordially yours, BLANKS EVERETT,
 Assistant General Manager"