The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-24
&L. ALUMNI ID
 HONOR PRESIDENT Birmingham Alumni Will Banquet President and
 Alumni Secretary

pr. Henry Louis Smith president of Washington and Lee university, will ar rive in Birmingham this morning, to be the honored guest of the Washington and Lee alumni of Birmingham at a banquet at the Southern club tonight. With him will be Robert D. Ramsey, alumni secre- tary.
 Dr. Smith is well known in Birmingham, having addressed thesAlabama Federation of Women's Clubs this winter. He sue |ceeded Dr. G. H. Denny as president of the Virginia institution.
 As an educator Dr. Smith is ranked highly. He has accomplished much for Washington and Lee since he entered upon his duties, increasing its feculty in number by one-third; erecting the finest gymnasium in the south; enlargng the endowment fund and raising the scholastic standing of the university.
 Robert Ramsey has just assumed his duties as alumni secretary. Before ac- cepting this position he was with the department of justice in Indiana and was prominent figure in the election frauds cases in Indiana.
 He has prentious plans for the alumni of Washington and Les and will outline them at the banquet tonight. More than 25 Birmingham alumni will attend.
 ~o~o-~-~.~-~-~-~~~~~~~ tions to weigh and investigate. But. from the number of cities mentioned as being considered we expect to have no difficulty in getting logical site for the armor plate plant"
 While the board is going about the matter in a deliberate, serious man. ner, 1t is understood that it is the desire of the navy department to de- termine as soon as is possible where the plant is to be located, that work may get under way.
 The members of the board retired shortly after reaching the hotel. While the members of the board were stand ing in the lobby and waiting to have their baggage taken to their rooms, Commander F. H. Clark was offered a cigarette by Blanks Everett secre- tary of the Chamber of Commerce. The fact that the board had just come from Tennessee where the cigarette is taboo, queried: Do they allow them to be sold here?"
 HE ROLLS HIS OWN
 But little did it matter to him, for he drew from his pocket sack of to- bacco and paper and announced that he rolled his own. Incidentally, it was expressed as doubtful that g o'clock would not be too early for one of the party mentioned jocularly that it was rather difficult to get Rear Admiral Fletcher interested at such an early hour as g o'clock in the morn ing. With the board is Secretary Gill bert
 Birmingham this afternoon will en- deavor to show the members of the ar nor plant board that this city is the logical location for the government armor plate plant, to cost about $11 100000. which is to be built in some interior city.
 Morris w. Bush, chairman of the ar nor plate plant committee of the Cham Der of Commerce. is optimistic over the situation as regards Birminghams claims. He believes that Birmingham has every thing to offer that is necessary for the location of the plant and hopes that his committee will be able to make the armor plant board see likewise
 Fortified with expert analysis of the Birmingham district steel, as prepared by J. w. Richards, and all other data which the board has intimated would be accept able, the committee is ready for the hearing. which begins at 2:3O o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler.
 TRIP OVER CITY
 This morning at o'clock members of the board, with special committee from the Chamber of Commerce, will be taken for an automobile ride and tour of in spection over the city. They will inspect the various sites which have been of fered for the location of the plant, and will visit the steel and iron plants all over the city. Accompanying the board will be Col. T O. Smith. James Bowron Thomas Worthington. I. c. Beatty, John l.. Kaul, James Mitchell, Morris w. Bush, Henry F. DeBardeleben, Hill Ferguson, George Gilbert, Gus Pope and H. H. Horner.
 Following the ride the board will be entertained at luncheon at the Tutwiler
 The hearing will begin immediate. fly after lunch. The formal brief, which was prepared by the special armor plant committee several months