The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-04
Liberty Loan Flyer Leaves
Bluff City Today and Will
Land at Fairgrounds
Sometime Friday
BLOWING OF WHISTLES
AND RINGING OF BELLS
FEATURE LOAN DRIVE
Woman's Glory Division to
Be Unique Honor to Moth
ers, Sisters, Wives and
Sweethearts of Soldiers

vii. be u charge OF the
Birmingham Special"
airplane which will be in
Birmingham to take part
in the parade for the
third Liberty Loan drive
Saturday, according to a
message received last
night by G. L. Harold, a
member Of the committee
on features appointed by
Louis Pizitz, chairman Of
the publicity committee,
from Lieut.. w. e. Hager-
ty, officer in charge Of
flying at Park field, Mem.
phis.
Lieutenant Thompson will leave
Memphis in his big plane today and
expects to arrive in Birmingham to-
morrow and will land at the fair
grounds, where large white cross
will be placed so he can see where to
land.
Lieutenant Thompson will, in all prob
ability. fly the route of the parade Sat
urday as well as cover the entire city,
distributing literature on the third Lib
erty Loan drive.
Just what stops Lieutenant Thompson
will make on his flight to this city are
not known, but it is expected that sew
eral will be made.
WHISTLES AND BELLS
With whistles blowing bells ringing
and an airplane flying over the city OF
Birmingham dropping messages from the
government to the people here and a
mammoth parade in progress, the third
Liberty Loan drive will be officially
opened Saturday, April 6.
The big government airplane Will fly
from Memphis to Birmingham and will
touch every section of the city, West
End, East Lake Avondale, North Bir-
mingham Ensley, Pratt City, North and
South Highlands and will drop messages
telling the people what the government
expects them to do in this third Liberty
Loan drive
Every church in Birmingham is expect
ed to ring its bell three times a day.
6 a M, II noon and 6 p. M, during the
week of the drive, while the railroads
and manufacturing plants ne requested
to blow whistles at 6 a. M, beginning
Saturday, throughout the week Of the
campaign.
RETAIL STORES CLOSE
The retail stores will close from II 80
to $3.50 p M, giving their employees an
opportunity to take part in the monster
parade, and according to an announce
ment made by Gen. George McCleary,
chairman of the retail stores division,
practically every merchant in this city
has agreed to close for three hours as
requested.
The monster parade promises to be
one Of the largest ever held in Birming-
ham and all organizations Of the kind
in Birmingham will take part. The pa
rade will form at / o'clock at Sixth ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street ana all par
Elephants are requested to meet at that
point on time, as the parade will move
promptly at 1:30 o'clock. Everyone will
carry an American flag. Gen. Louis v.
Clark will be grand marshal and fea-
ture of the parade will be the splendid
music, several bands from Camp McClel-
Ian being here for the occasion, while
the Birmingham Musicians union will be
we'll represented. many of them formed
in one band under the leadership OF Pro-
fessor Memoli.
BLUE AND GRAY VETERANS
The United Confederate Veterans and
the members of the Grand Army VI
the Republic will march side by side
with the long line of khaki which will
be worn by the men from Camp Nc
Ciellan.
The Liberty Loan parade will have
within it's ranks whole brigade OF
men and boys in uniform, composed OF
a regiment Of soldiers from Camp Nc
Clellan. battalion of high school boys
in uniform, the Boy Scouts and the
Boys Industrial School band.
A request has been issued by Field