The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-25
Enthusiastic Demonstration When Selectmen Leave
 for Camp Pike
IMPRESSIVE SCENE
 AT CAPITOL PARK
Speeches by Judge c. B. Smith, Lieu tenant Meredith and H. U. Sims. Tableau, Miss Liberty" Fea-
 ture of Exercises

A rousing demonstration was given the 52S selectmen leaving Birmingham last programme was rendered at Capitol park, where the men assembled to receive final instructions and march to the Terminal station They were headed by the band of the Boys Industrial school and the line of march was several blocks long. The send off given the boys was per haps the most enthusiastic yet. Thou sands were in line on the curb as the boys marched by
 Large crowds thronged both sides Of the street as the selectmen, accompanied by the mothers sweethearts, relatives and friends passed by, and on all sides they were cheered and applauded
 G. R. Harsh presided over the meet ing at Capitol park and, after a few words of cheer. introduced Judge c. B. Smith. who made stirring patriotic talk.
 JUDGE SMITH SPEAKS
 Judge Smith spoke of the pleasure it gave him to address these soldiers be- cause he, too. is a member of Uncle Sam's fighters. He stated the United States declared war on Spain in 1898 to help people oppressed and again III ISto we are at war nOi only to hGln the oppressed but to keep the world from being ground under the heel of the German people.
 There was never a more holy war than this one,' declared the speaker flor the German people teach that the end justifes the means. and might Is right. and We liberty-loving people know the teachings of God are right, for God IS might.
 
 people of Jefferson county and Birming- ham are going to miss you, and they are going to back you to the last man. It is no use to say do your duty. for we know you will do it. This district doesn't raise any other kind of mem
 TRIBUTE TO INGRAM
 The speaker then paid beautiful trib- ute to Osmond Kelly Ingram, the Pratt City youth who was the first man killed after the United States entered the war and to Homer Whited, the Bessemer boy, one of the first to receive the Croix de Guerre.
 He urged the boys to be good soldiers no matter what work they had to do, as there was no menial work in the army, for the work of every man was essential.
 The people of Jefferson county will back you up We have made a few sac rifices and are willing to make more, for the people in the south know how to make sacrifices, and will do so until this great struggle is ended in victory for our great nation and democracy. You men are soldiers of a great and glorious whose motto is Tn God We Trust and we soldiers at home wish you godspeed."
 SPECTACULAR SCENE
 A mosr attractive feature of the occa sion was the tableau, Miss Liberty with Miss Myrtle Lake dressed as Lib- erty E. l.. Spangenberg. chairman or the committee of the Civic association. made talk telling of the war when our country won it's liberty. Next he spoke of the civil war and introduced the Con- federate Veteran and the Grand Army of the Republic, each standing on the side of Miss Liberty. He then spoke ot the Spanish-American war in 1898, when the sons Of the Confederate Veterans and the Grand Army of the Republic l joined forces to fight, two men in the | uniform worn during that war standing next, and they were followed by two | soldiers of the war today in khaki uni forms after which came the members of the navy. the marines, and the Red | Cross This tabeau was most spectacu- | lar and was loudly cheered and ap- plauded The lights in the grandstand | were then turned out and Miss Liberty | held up her torch as the band played | '.The Star-Spangled Banner" This scene | was most impressive and pleased the se- ectmen very much.
 Mrs. Henry Swope presented regimen tai flag (which she made) to the men or Division l, the presentation being maoe by Erwin Doyle of Woodlawn. The flag was the 346th one made by Mrs. Swope, and Mr Doyle thanked her for the ban ner, which he promised to bring back just as full of glory as it is now.
 Henry Jpson Sims made a brief talk, in which he explained to the boys about securing their insurance and allotments for their relatives, and offered the serv- ices of the lawyers of Jefferson county free of charge to assist the men in get ting their aIlotments. He urged the men | to attend to this matter as soon as they arrived in camp, for unless they made the allotment the folks at home couiu do nothing about securing it.
 LIEUT.. MEREDITH SPEAKS
 Lieut.nant Meredith. who has charge of the United States navy recruiting station in Birmingham. made snort talk, in which he impressed on the rela- ives of men leaving the necessity ol writing the boys cheerful letters ana lrged the boys to write to folks at home ,ften.
 The committee of home and foreign .elief of the council of national de- ense, of which Mrs. D. A. Echois IS .hsirman, presented the men with com ort kits.
 The men reported at the park yester- lay afternoon at 2 o'clock, when lney were checked up and given their nnai The following men were lppointed to have charge of the iir- ningham contingent: Corps, Thomas luther Smith. James Hopkins Priest' William Osborn Sell Hiram Gaston Bingham and Samuel Stein.
 The members of the home service ection of the Birmingham chapter oi he American Red Cross were present md distributed cards to the boys which explained the work of this branch ot he service and the way in which to ecure their allotments for dependents tt home The women wore the He'd sross uniforms and were enthusiastic lily received
 The selectmen entrained at the Ter ninal station. and though the train vas scheduled to leave at o'clock ast night it was later before the re- .ruits were under way.
 Alabamian Appointed
 Montgomery, June 2f.--A. e. Davis eceived telegraphic appointment Mon- lay from George w. Perkins of New York to the national Young Mems k