The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-10
AMID CHEERS OF THOUSANDS BOYS
 OF 167TH REGIMENT
 ARRIVE IN THE CITY
Citizens Turn Out En Masse to Welcome Heroes Who Made Imperishable His
 tory in France

Covered in glory and straight from the hardest service ex-
 perienced by any American
 regiment, Alabama's own 167th regiment, 1450 strong,
 rolled into Birmingham last night amid the cheers of thou
 sands. The first detachment, made up of Companies L, F, H and headquarters company,
 was the first to arrive, coming into the Terminal station at 9 o'clock last night from Gads- den, where big celebrations were held. The detachment was made up of 459 men.
 Following it came the attachments from Decatur and Anniston, where pa- rades were held and where thousands of Alabamians cheered the veterans.
 MARCHED INTO BIRMINGHAM
 From the outskirts of the city to the Terminal station, where the people thronged by the thousands, the trains bearing the returning heroes were cheer ed wildly. At every little village and town on the railroads over which they came the populace appeared at the sta- ton to pay honor to Alabamas own regiment And when they arrived at the station lane from the train was formed through which, in single file the war riors marched out into Birmingham to the welcome that promises now to be the greatest accorded any body of soldiers in any city in the United States
 According to the official orders of Col. William Screws, commander of the regi- ment, the soldiers, who slept in their hunks on the train at the Terminal sta- ton last night, will leave Birmingham Sunday at noon. A stop of one hour will be made at Mountain Creek, where the 167th infantry band will give a concert for the old soldiers They will arrive in l Montgomery Sunday night, parade there l Monday and leave for Mobile Monday night The regiment will stay in Mobile | "A hours, after which they will go to Camp Shelby, Miss, where they are to | be mustered out of the military service | of the United States and receive their l honorable discharges within 72 hours
 LONGED FOR THE DAY
 Ever since the regiment left France they have longed for the day when they would reach "Ole Birmingham again | according to the statements of many of the men. They left New York Wednes- day and expect to have their discharges 1 by next Saturday. The companies thai stopped at Anniston, Decatur and Gads- 1 der originally came from that section.
 The Gadsden detachment left there at 1 4 o'clock. At Springvilet a band con- l cert was given the town people, and al- most the entire population turned out | to cheer the heroes. The train arrived | here at o'clock.
 Several coaches of casl1als arrived in | yesterday morning for tie | celebrations and will take part in the l exercises. -I
 Yesterday everything was set in read- 1 mess for the grand celebrations and the l final programme released After the ex- i ercises of today the soldiers will be at l Liberty to go where they choose and | '$be on their own" until Sunday morning. when they are expected to be at the | train in time to be ready when it leaves | here for Montgomery at about noon.
 Nearly all of the stores will give holi- | day or part holiday and will be closed at | least part of the time.
 BREAKFAST SERVED
 Breakfast is to be served the veterans 1 at the trains at o'clock this morning | After breakfast at o'clock the soldiers | will be given a free performance at tho | Lyric theatre, after which the formation | for the parade will be made at Nine | teenth street and Sixth avenue It is | that F aeroplanes will give fly ing exhibitions in honor of the returned l units. The parade will follow with the | on the Rainbow viaduct when | it will be dedicated to the Rainbow di- l vision. From 12 to 1 o'clock the home | folks reception at Capitol park will be | the big event Then the eats will be | served, after which the automobile ride, |, said to be the feature of the programme, 1 will take place. Then comes the exer- cises on Highland avenue, supper and the dance.
 FIGHTING FOURTH
 E. P. Smith, the famous fighting dea- | con- of the 167th regiment, said that an l history will know the men Birmingham ! Is honoring today as the Fourth Ala 1 Fighting Fourth"
 This regiment first received it's name | turing the civil war;" he said. General | planted his flag before the | Fourth Alabama and told them to hold | the ground. He then told the other regi- l nents to form on the Fourth Alabama | and to hold the ground with them. IatSr In the day an officer asked who was the | regiment holding fast in spite ,f the heavy attacks. The answer cant It is the fighting Fourth Alabama. ar~i t has been known as that ever since.''
 IN GAME "FOR KEEPS"
 That Col William P. Screws, com nander of the 167th infantry regiment, s going to take over a farm in southeast Alabama, leave the army entirely anu cad the quiet life of the cows and chick .ns is all rlmor and no fact.
 CoJonol CoroNS helopoc tn the reg,lar