The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-18
Monster Liberty Parade Next Wednesday to Be Greatest Ever Seen
 in Birmingham WOMEN RALLY TODAY TO ENLIST FORCES FOR THE BIG FIGHT Military Commanders to Be Asked for Bands to Take Part in Wednesdays
 Parade

The first local purchaser of the second liberty bond issue was not a millionaire nor even a man. The first purchaser, according to of- ficial announcement last night, was a girl-Miss Flu genia Blount, granddaugh- ter of ex-Gov. B. B. Conner.
 She had saved s650. Her total saw ings she invested. Her payment was lin cash. Hers was the first official receipt.
 .In many vital respects" stated w. ] c. Adams, chairman of the bond com mittee, last night "the purchase py 1 Miss Blount was of more importance than the s1,O0O,000 subscription of the First National bank. It is the hope of 1 the government that the issue will De prorated among as many people as possible. It Is necessary that the peo- { ple show their love for country and loyalty in this emergency by invest ing their savings.'
 NEARLY $2,000,000
 By last night the total Birmingham subscriptions to the bond issue approx imated $2,OOo, 900. Official figures at the noon hour were s1,600,000.
 l Large subscriptions announced
 yesterday follow. Alabama Great Southern railroad, $25O.0OO Avon
 dale mills, $4O,OOO; sylacnuga
 branch of the Avondale mills,
 s1O.Ooo; Mrs. B. B. Conner, $1O.00o; Great Southern Life Insurance company, $1O,OO0; Louis Pizitz'
 S2O,OOO, this making his total In yestment in both issues $3O.0O0; J.
 F. Fletcher (persOnaD $sOO0; l. Shook & Fletcher Supply company, $50OO; Caheen Brothers, $SOOO; C.
 q. Crawford (persOnaD, $5OOO; J. w. DonneIly, S5OOO; Mrs. Eugene ' Eies. x2OOO; Eugene Brown, 5000; Il Birmingham SIag company. s1O0O, I w. F. Aldrich, $500; George Blinn, Az Ls T E. U. Wood, Jr., $500, Joe Gold
 stein, $500; E. H. Andrews, $25OO;
 Security Savings & Loan Co.,, $5OOO;
 Henry T. Batterton, $500; Amer l fcan Casting company, $1OOO; D. E. Dimmick (personaD, $50Oj r. A. 1 Grider. $500; J.. B. Weakley, $1Ooo;
 c. J. bowman. $500; John Bonny- man. $500, George Whitfield. $500. fl The Rotarians, who lunched with the bond committee at the Southern club I yesterday, reported new business amounting to $99,700. The Birmingham Life Insurance association reported collections amounting to s26,1Oo 1 WOMEN'S RALLY TODAY Announcement was made yesterday l that this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the < Hotel Tutwiler there will occur rally meeting of the women's division of the second liberty loan campaign-this meeting to be under the direction of I Mrs. Prentiss B. Reed. Birmingham and Bessemer have been divided into 16 sections for the operation of the wom- en. In this connection it was announced lyesterday that the first subscriber to the women's division was Mrs. Flora lB. Dodge, her subscription amounting to $500.
 l At the womens rally Gen. William e. Rafferty. commanding officer at Il Camp Mcclellan, will deliver an ad- dress. Other speakers will be Mrs. G. 4 H. Mathis, w. c. Adams. Oscar Wells and Mrs. Reed.
 Following this rally the ladies will get actively into the campaign
 LIBERTY PARADE WEDNESDAY \ Liberty Day parade in Birmingham will be the largest parade in the his- Itory of Birmingham, according sc tChairman Adams last night. All local banks and many business houses will close their doors Many military bands will be in line, Frank Willis Barnett Iof The Age Herald having been dis patched to Anniston and Montgomery to interest commanders in this respect lin addition, Senator Bankhead md Senator Underwood will be present tc take part in the exercises.
 "Everybody is invited to participate Iin the parade" stated MT. Adams, "and everybody, judging from expressions heard to date. will accept. It will be the biggest patriotic demonstration ir the city's history.
 .'The committee is very anxious tc