The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-29
Gen. Leonard Wood Will Be Invited to Review the
 Parade
COL. SMITH NAMED
 AS GRAND MARSHAL
Mass Meeting in Capitol Park Will Include Community Sing ing and Patriotic
 Speeches

Gen. Leonard Wood is going to
 be in Birmingham on June ; if he
 will listen to the appeal of the
 Birmingham committee that will
 call upon him at his official head
 quarters in Charleston. And If he
 does agree to come to Birming-
 ham it is the full and avowed in-
 tention of Chairman Joe Saks
 and his ''peppery bunch" to make
 the Atlanta crowd in attendance
 upon his recent visit to that city
 look like a prayer meeting aud-
 fence on drizzIing, misty,
 threatening night in bleak De-
 cember. just before Christmas
 when everybody is too busy or
 too tired to leave business or
 home.
 The delegation that goes to Charleston will invite General Wood to come to Birmingham and review the parade, and if he does, he won't have anything to regret, unless he wonders why he waited so long to look the Magic City over. But even if General Wood does not find it convenient or expedient to visit Birming-
 
 days engagement on Birmingham streets and in Capitol park that even the read Ing of the account of which will make the esteemed general sorry that he did not forget other less important things and be Birmingham's guest for a day at least
 BIG CELEBRATION
 This much was settled by the meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce yes terday morning when Chairman Joe Saks wielded the gavel like a veteran and his men fell in line like soldiers trieo and true. The registration day celebration is taking on an impetus that will push it over any obstacle that may arise, and the greatest and most satisfac- tory day in the Magic City's history is corked up for release on June 5, next Tuesday
 Registration day" celebration in Bir- minsham is rounding into form true to the Birmingham spirit and cooperation that made the liberty day parade such tremendous success. Col. Tom O. Smith. at yesterday mornings session ot the committee was named as grand mar shal of the parade, and he has accepted Dr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent of the city schools, has been notified that the
 
 asked to have all of the school children in line. Col Allen Crenshaw of the Second Alabama regiment has offered the services of the Second regiment band and will also have a string of provision wagons. machine gun company ano all men in the Second regiment In the parade. The band will render popular airs on the streets during the morning.
 COMMUNITY SINGING
 The patriotic mass meeting to be held at the park will include community sing ing and many patriotic speeches. Other features will be decided upon at a sec ond meeting of the committee to be held at the Chamber of Commerce at 1C o'clock this morning.
 President George B. Ward will be asked to declare June 5 a holiday, and to re- quest all stores to close at noon. This, Mir Ward will do when called upon by a joint committee from the Civic associa- tion and the Chamber of Commerce, these two organizations being responsible for the parade and other festivities.
 That the plans for June will termi- nate into one of the greatest patriotic demonstrations that has ever taken place in Birmingham seems undoubted now sir ce the committee has gotten into ac- tion under Chairman Saks with his live wire associates
 A decided feature of the programme wilt be the raising of the largest flag ever raised in the south, which will take place at Capitol park. The flag, donated by Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, will be raised by the Birmingham Civic association funds for which this association has col lected by subscription The flagpole is 15c feet high, and the flag is 26x52.