The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-05
SONS OF VETERANS
 | COMPLETE PLANS FOR GRAND BALL
Skating Rink Will Be Con verted Into Beautiful :. Ballroom With Annex
 for Large Crowd

Plans for one of the largest and most extensive dancing pavilions in Alabama have been completed by Camp Henry D. Clayton. Sons of Confederate Veterans. The dancing floor is estimated to ac- commodate at least 1900 couples at one time The Orpheum theatre building, now being used as a skating rink, will be converted into a dance hall with an annex extending across Seventeenth street. The dancing space of the Or pheum theatre is so by 90 feet and the annex will be 80 by 140 feet, and the rink will be widene6 and both floors thrown into one big hall.
 The question of suitable dancing pavilion for the big ball to be given on Tuesday night, May 16. by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, has been un- der advisement of the committees on arrangements for sometime.
 The dancing pavilion is being erected at an approximate cost to the camp of s1100. The annex will extend all the way across Seventeenth street at Fourth avenue, taking up practically half block. It will be covered with can vas and lighted with 25O incandescent lights. carrying out the color scheme of red, white and blue. It will be eX- tensively decorated with Confederate flags and streamers, and a large order has been placed for Japanese lanterns and serpentine confetti.
 SPONSORS BALL The ball is expected to surpass any thing ever given at any reunion hereto fore, and will be attended only by mem- bers of Camp Henry D. Clayton, Sons of Veterans, and visiting delegates. The ball is to be given in honor of the spon- sors and maids of honor to the Confed- crate reunion and the Sons reunion. A badge will be presented eacn member and associate member of the camp and will admit him to the ball. All those desiring to come in for the dance who are not members or associate members will be charged 8 for admission.
 The grand march will start at o'clock. and will be led by Robert G. Thach. chair- man of the entertainment committee of Camp Clayton. Mir. Thach will also be in charge of the ball.
 It is estimated by those i'll charge that there will be several thousand sponsors, maids of honor and Daughters of Con federate Veterans in Birmingham for the reunion.
 WILL BE REGISTERED The camp has devised means Wnerepy each maid and sponsor will be registered and her escort assigned her when she ar rives in Birmingham. Camp Clayton will have headquarters In the lobby of the Tutwiler hotel and will have someone on hand to check each young woman as she enters.
 Music for the occasion will be furnished by Memolis band and will consist of from 16 to 20 pieces. An appropriate pro- gramme will be prepared in advance of the ball. Between dances refreshments will be served The dancers will wear novelty bats and caps and souvenirs will be distributed among the ladies. At the end of the last dance the dancers will be showered with confetti from the top of the canvas and ceiling.
 Camp Clayton will give the use Of the dancing hall the following night to be used for the grand Confederate ball, and all the decorations will remain until after the second ball. Camp Clayton is in charge of the entertainment of the re- union, is are standing the expenses for everything.
 The work of planning for the entertain ments for the reunion of the Sons and Daughters of Confederate Veterans, in connection with the Confederate reunion, has been done mainly by the entertain ment committee of Camp Clayton as fol- lows: Robert G. Thach, chairman; T. w. Palmer. vice chairman; o. G. Gresham, Lonnie Munger and Alex Dearborn. Jr.