The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-01
GO ID COMMERCIAL MEET
 VIA AUTO ROUTE
Entertainment Planned for Party Wherever Stop overs for Night Have
 Been Arranged For

Delegates from the southeast and gulf states will make the trip to Balti- more to attend the Southern Commer- cial congress, December to Is, in au tomobiles, traversing the route of the proposed National Bankhead highway.
 The trip will be conducted by the national Bankhead highway commits ysion. with Col. Bennehan Cameron chairman of the tour committee, and J. Asa Rountree, secretary in charge. A large number of persons who expect to attend the Baltimore convention have already accepted invitations to make the automobile trip
 According to plans so far agreed upon the party will leave Atlanta Tuesday morning, December ,, spend- ing that night at Greepville. s. C., Wednesday night they will be at Char lotte. Thursday night at Raleigh. Fri day night at Richmond, Saturday night at Washington.
 Receptions and entertainments have been arranged for the party in the va rious cities where they stop for the night. Upon arrival in Washington the highway party will be rendered re- ception in the rotunda of the capitol by tho Southern society of Washington. Senator Bankhead and members of the Senate and House will join the officers of the Southern society in the receiv- ing line. Saturday evening the mtor- ists will again be received at social function to be rendered at the Univer- sity club. The party will remain in Washington Sunday, December 8.
 WASHINGTON TO BALTIMORE
 The official drive from Washington to Baltimore will begin at o'clock Monday morning. December g., The train will be mobi1ized on the Ellipse An escort of at least 100 cars from the membership of the Southern society will participate in the drive from Washington to Baltimore. Maj. John C. Capers is chairman of the subcommit- tee cooperating with President Clar- ence J. Owens in the organization plans. The parade of cars will be headed by Senator John H. Bankhead and he will be accompanied by the Senate and House subcommittee on postoffice and post roads.
 z The drive will be made through Pennsy1vania avenue, the capitol grounds, Maryland avenue and out the Washington- to Baltimore boulevard, down Baltimore street to the city hall in Baltimore.
 William W. Cloud of Baltimore, is chairman of the committee having in. charge the reception Tn Baltimore. An escort of automobiles from Baltimore will meet the automobiles and escort them to the city limits. The pary will be the recipients of many social cour- tesies and will participate in the gen. eral session of the Southern Commer- cial congress. They will attend the highway session at the Southern hotel, Baltimore, Monday afternoon, to be ad- dressed by William F. McCombs chair man of the good roads committee of the Southern Comercial congress; Tom D. McKeown, committee on roads, House of Representatives. Gen. T. ColemaB Dupont and Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama.
 The object of the highway session Is to direct national attention to the need of improved highways as part of the trinity of ansportation-high- ways, waterways and railways-and to nnterpret the relation of highways to AAo.Ac0nomic value of the country.
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