The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
ANN|STON ID MAKE REGISTRATION DAY PATRIOTIC EVENT
Postoffice Clerks of Various States Gather to Hold Annual Convention in
 Calhoun

l business men of Anniston propose to make June 5, the date set by Presi- , dent Wilson for the registration of all
 men of military age, red letter day. [ h order that all may have an opportu-
 nifty to register many of the stores will be closed and so far as possible all business will be suspended in the afternoon.
 Registration Day will be made the
 occasion of great patriotic demon
 stration in which everyone in the city
 will want to take part There will be
 a big parade in the afternon headed | by the cavalry band or the city band. following by marching clubs. Boy Scouts. etc. with decorated automo- piles bringing up in the rear; ] The patriotic people of Oxford and
 Blue mountain have accepted invita- ! tions to join with the people of An- niston in making the celebration one
 of unusually brilliancy. It will be a
 day of patriotism and of conseora- | tion.
 | The initial plans were made Thurs day and the committees who were ap- l pointed were urged to get busy at | once to perfect all arrangements. | l.. c. Watson. secretary of the Cham
 Der of Commerce, was appointed chair
 man; E. L. Rivers. chairman of the
 parade committee; William A. Davis, Jr, chairman of the band committee and the automobile committee will
 consist of L. W. Jackson. Joseph saks i and Judge Charles Leyden. 1 D. c. Cooper. Jr., will have charge l of the committee work in Oxford and J. W. Rice will look after the Blue l mountain arrangements. Details of arr l engagements will be made Thursday | and final arrangements later. Between 40 and 50 postoffice clerks l of different cities in the state gath
 cred in Anniston Thursday to attend
 the annual convention of the United l Association of Postoffice Clerks The meeting was held in the audi l torium at Oxford Lake. Following an address of welcome by Mayor L. L. Scarborough, addresses were made by pr. John ". Abercrombie, J. J. A. Box and Judge Luther B. Lilies. Lieutenant Governor Thomas E. Kilby was unable to be present, but sent a letter of l greetings to the convention, express ing regret at his inability to attend the meeting.
 After the morning session, which l was taken up by speaking, dinner was l served at the lake. Tn the afternoon the convention settled down to rou- tine work. Reports and recommenda-
 tions of committees were read and
 adopted and officers elected for the
 ensuing year.
 c. W. Matthews, for several years general foreman at the Louisville and
 Nashville railroad shops in this city. haa rrnt, fad fD S
 master mechanic and transferred to
 Covington, Ky, for which place he
 left Thursday morning.
 He will move his family as soon as ne can make arrangements Both Mir
 Matthews and his family have many
 friends friends in Anniston who. while they | rejoice in his promotion, regret very
 much that it carries him from the
 city. The name of his successor has
 not yet been announced.
 Sheriff A. H. Borders seems to be
 a target for thieves and burglars. A l short time ago someone stole two fine
 sugar cured hame from the Borders
 home. A few nights ago bioycle dis | appeared and then someone got Into the sheriffs chicken coop and stole
 half dozen or so of his plumpest
 and tenderest spring chickens. | Wednesday night someone entered his d
 case in which Mir. Borders kept val
 uable county records. The burglar was
 fofled in his attempt to get in the case
 and evidently did not want some- I thing that he could not get. 1 Announcement was made Thursday
 by the Linen Thread company which
 controls the American net and twins
 mill at Blue Mountain, that arrange 1 ments were completed whereby em- l pioyes of that company may purchase l liberty loan bonds with the assistance i of the company. H. F. Williamson. manager of the plant, will devote con- siderable of his time to the pronosi- | tion.
 Plans will be perfected at a meet. ! ing to be held at the Chamber of Com merce headquarters at Oxford Friday afternoon for the celebration to be held there on June B. at which time
 there will be a flag raising and pa- triotic addresses
 Reports from various parts of the county are to the effect that the heavy rainfall Thursday morning has been worth thousands of dollars to the farmers in this section of the state. as crops of all kinds were greatly in need Of irrigation. It will also havn erect in encouraging the planting of more food crops in the county. aa many citizens are planning to do WAGE TNCREACE