The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
Audience, Speakers and Or
chestra Contributed to
Demonstration
ALLIED FLAGS SHOWN
AS ORCHESTRA PLAYS
DR.. Clapp, Mrs. L. T. Beecher and
w. ID. Nesbitt Speak-Natives
From Each Allied National
Wildly Cheered


Loew's Bijou theatre was shot
through with patriotism. Or
chestra, audience and speakers
contributed their share in the fer
| vent demonstration of the spirit
which is deepest in the hearts of
| everyone.
| lnterspersed between the song num-
bers were the tableau, an address by
John M. Clapp of New York of the edi-
| torial staff of the Ronald Press who is
now visiting in Alabamas recitation by
| Mrs. Leonard Beecher of They Shall
Not Pass" and My Flag and Your
Flag" as an encore, and a patriotic
talk by w. d. Nesbitt. one of Birming-
hams most effective four minute men.
| The tableau served as stirring in
PRODUCTION for the patriotic demonstra-
ton Flags of the allies were in turn
floated across the stage-Serbia, Belgium
Great Britain and Italy-the national
anthem of each nation being played by
the orchestra as the emblems appeared
AS huge "old Glory" was then dropped
down from the wings the musicians burst
forth with The Star-Spangled Banner"
REPRESENTATIVES, OF ALLIES
I Director Lawrence called for repre-
sentative from the audience born in each
OF the allied countries to come upon the
stage, and as each stood under the flag
of his or her native land the audience
arose in one grand salute
4 Mr. Clapp was presented just after the
audience finished the singing of "Over
| There and he paid stirring tribute to
| the song. He regarded 1t as the best
most effective and most representative
war song that had been brought forth
| by the war He said the final words of
the chorus came nearer representing the
aims and determination of the spirit of
America than any words that had yet
been penned and there was a great
outburst as he repeated, And we won't
come back till it's over over there.
LAS a man from the north, / want to
tell you how greatly l am impressed by
| this community singing" he said. ut
| is invaluable, because it is bringing you
together in way that nothing else could
do and when this war is over you must
remember that we are all going to be
closer and closer together
PRESERVE SOUTHERN SPEECH
And let me plead with you to do one
thing-preserve at all hazards your Won
derful southern speech You have a
great future indusMially. You will get
rich The eyes of the world will be upon
| Birmingham. But through it all l beg
of YOU as northerner, never to allow
| your speech to be corrupted. Don't ever
| fall into the habit of talking like the
\ f,f 400 Mn
southern speech is your most precious
| treasure and | hope you will always keep
| it invioate.
| Mr.. Clapp concluded by reading effec-
lively a moving war poem, Amor pro
Patria."
MRS. BEECHER'S RECITATION
| Mrs. Beecher prefaced her recitation OF
They Shall Not Pass with rev
words in explanation of the battle OF
yerdun in 1916 at which the words, lis
ne passeront pas''-''They shall not pass
| became the battle cry of the French al
mics. Full of feeling and lofty senu-
ment as the poem is. Mrs. Beecher made
| It even more effective by the fine dra-
matte fire she put into the recitation
| and the exalted mood to which she car
| ried her auditors. The applause was so
| long continued that she responded with
| "Your Flag and My Flag" addressed to
| the great banner IN the center VI 'he
| stage This number, too, was deeply
moving.
| Mr. Nesbitt stressed what each man
land woman can do in helping to win the
| war with particular emphasis upon the
purchase of Liberty Bonds at the forth
coming sale.
SHIPS GREATEST NEED
'But all the money in the world piled
on that French line will not win the
war" he said at has reached a point
of individual effort The greatest need
is ships-and ships cannot be bought
with money. They must be built by the
ibrains and muscle of American men.
| All the money in the world cannot buy
1.-The wheat necessary for our allies, be-
cause the wheat Is not In existence. The
way we can all do our part is to eat less
! wheat SO that our friends can be sup
| Piled There is something each individual
can do so that instead Of one out Of each
| 16 in the country being engaged in some
kind of war work as at present, We can
make it l6 out of 49,
THE PROGRAMME
The programme of rhe afternoon as
1 Doxology. Prayer. Salute to the
Flag" America" Prayer.
overture Fest ueutne) Phlhar-
monte orchestra, Philip Memoi, conduc-
tor.
Battle Hymn of the Republic" In
camp style, everybody.
| Students Number, The Years at the
Spring" (Beaeh. Michael Ford tenor.
columbia. the Gem of the Ocean"
! SHAW, everybody
Songs OF the South" Philharmonic or
chestra
over There, in camp style (shaw).
| everybody.
Address by Mr.. John NJ. C1app of New
| York.
Lets Go and Can the Kaiser (tune
/ OF "Dixie'D, everybody
"They Shall Not Pass Mrs. Leonard
Beecher
Address. w. p. Nesbitt -Four Minute
Man"