The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-02
INVITATIONS SENT OVER STATE BEING ACCEPTED BY MANY Commander Bernstein to Have 200 Spanish War
 Veterans in Parade
ROUTE OF PARADE IS
 NOT YET COMPLETED
No Definite Answer Has Been Received as to Troops Com ing Here for the Big
 Celebration
No one win watch the parade

No one will watch the parade Tuesday.
 Everyone will march in 1t. Street corner and curbstone watchers are barred by positive order of Col. Tom O. Smith, grand marshal of the day.
 Commander s. Bernstein announced yesterday that he will have 200 United Spanish war veterans in line next Tues day, much to the delight of Chairman
 Joseph Saks of the Registration Day parade committee, and stated they would like to be near General Wood in the parade.
 Dignitaries and organizations all over the state are responding with ac- ceptances to the invitations sent out to attend the great celebration in Bir-
 mingham, and without a doubt it will be an all-Alabama day in Birmingham. Imperial Jefferson will shine with representatives from one end of this busy district to the other, while prin- cipal cities and towns will have their Representative citizens here, sons and daughters, and never before has the Magic City had occasion to swell with such bursting pride as she will feel on that day when the senior general of the United States army rides through the principal business streets of Bir- mingham, honoring Alabamians with This presence.
 It will be a proud day for Birming- ham, and it is not amiss to say that H.. lx l, Af ft1a Cn Q r hero. General Wood, more than glad, and possibly he will emulate the illus ltrous Teddy and say, "dee Lighted" and positively mean it.
 The mail carriers and postoffice clerks will form a division of the parade Soo l in number, is the advice received by Chairman Saks from Postmaster R. B. Smyer
 The line of march will be formed at First avenue and Eighteenth street, under command of Col. T. o. Smith, grand marshal of the day. All regis itered men, regardless of their affilia- | ton with any organization taking part l in the parade, will march in body as 1 an escort to General Wood. Twelve men abreast will be the formation, eight | abreast where mounted, automooles l three abreast The second regiment band, Tennessee company, Docena Boy Scouts fife and drum corps Junlor Or- der of American Mechanics, Nappis and Philip Memolis bands will furnish music The route of the parade has not iyet been completed, but Colonel smith | will announce this as soon as finished. | It was decided Friday, however, that Inegro men who had registered, between the ages 21 and 31, would have their place in line immediately behind the white men who had registered. Two hundred Greek citizens of Bir- mingham will appear in the parade in a Ibody. Two thousand Italians, who have l already signified their intentions, Will march in the parade, coming here from 1 all over the district and from other parts of the state.
 The committee which conferred with | General Steiner and Gen. Bibb Graves has not as yet received a satisfactory replv from these two officers regard ling the bringing of troops to Birming- jham for the celebration, and it is very llilxe1v that this move will be found inn nossib1e by the generals in command. Chairman Saks is as busy as a flock or switch engines. and it is as hard to | see him as it would be to get an au-
 | ldience with secret service agent. He is whipping the parade workers into
 line and keeping his finger on the pulse
 | of his subcommittees all the time
 l Every indication points to the great : 1 act event that has ever been known m this city. Every man, woman ana cnlio
 wbo can get to town is going to be Tn | tbe parade. and it now looks like there
 will be sO,000 in line before the day
 and it's events are recorded.