The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-01
PLANS ID ENTERTAIN CONF FEDERATE VETS ID BE COMPLETED
Meeting of Subchairmen of Executive Committee Is Called to Report
 Activities

Although he has already organized the 24 subcommittees into a smooth running machine. pr. H. A. Elkourie, chairman of the Confederate reunion executive committee has again called a meeting of all the subchairmen to be held Tuesday at noon in the rooms of the Civic association. Detailed re- ports of activities for the past week will be made and any weak spots in the entertainment organization will be strengthened before the coming of the veterans.
 Plans are being made to entertain not less than 2oOO veterans and the general guests and visitors directly on account of the reunion will, according to conservative estimates, be not less than 5000 people.
 Word came yesterday to Chairman Frank Req of the badge committee that the 1500 delegate badges in ad- dition to the 100 division staff badges had been shipped and would arrive tt,.. week in ample time for distribution among the vets" Word also has been received that this week will witness the arrival of 2500 special buttons to be worn by the Know -all Boosters" the wearers of which, being members of the Civic association, will be ex- pected to constitute themselves walk ing encyclopedias for the information of the visiting veterans and strangers.
 STREET DECORATIONS
 Decorations of the streets, including the principal IS downtown blocks. Terminal and Louisville and Nashville railroad stations, the Jefferson thea Ire inside and out, the Tutwiler and southern club bathrooms and other buildings, will be under way this week. The Civic association and the fair association have Joined commit tees in this enterprise and there ls promised a profusion of national and Confederate flags and hangers of ev- cry description, such as have not been witnessed in Birmingham since the general reunion of last year.
 The city commission has prepared for the anticipated congestion of the streets by passing an ordinance pre- venting autos on the streets during the reunion parade on October il between the hours of and 12 o'clock Hundreds oI Boy scouts are being organized to assist the police force.
 FREE ENTERTAINMENT
 Chairman Hubert Drennen of the automobile and horses committee is anxious to receive the names of vol unteers of autos for the free use of the veterans during the parade Octo- Der II. There will be about 300 of these needed and his task will be les- sened very much if the volunteers will at once send their names to him.
 Chairman M. E. Davis of the free entertainment committee will start work this morning with his. force cleaning and preparing and equipping the three-story building at 1907 Fourth avenue for the feeding of about 500 veterans of the indigent class This is always one of the pleasures of the city welcoming the old soldiers, giving free meals and lodging to those who are unable to take care of themselves
 Mrs. J. Asa Rountree, chairman of the U. D. c. committee, is getting her organization in readiness to provide the veterans with refreshments, such as coffee between meals, and making the convention hall at the Jefferson theatre in every way home-lilze. On every hand there is the kee1fest in terest being shown in upholding Bir- m1nghams reputation as a Confedr- ate host of the first magnitude.