The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-22
VETERANS PLAN A B|G REUNION AND
 BASKET PICNIC AT
 EAST LAKE JULY4
Music, Speeches and Feast ing With Special Features on Programme for Get Together Day of Ex-
 Service Men
Nv CLIFTON o BLaUyELT.

Every energy is being put forth by Bir- mingham Post No. 1 of the American Legion Of World War Veterans, to make the basket dinner, which is to be held under it's auspices, in conjunction with the picnic to be given by the Spanish American War Veterans, at East Lake park on the Fourth of July, great and grand success for all returned veterans of the recent worlds war.
 Several committees have been appoint ed to look after the various activities planned, such as swimming, athletic feats, dances, etc. The war camp com munity service and several prominent clubs of the city have promised their firm and loyal support. The Red Cross canteen workers will be asked to lend their assistance and Memol's municipal band will furnish the musical pro- gramme.
 The purpose of the basket dinner will be to get all the ex-service men of the Birmingham district together again, and give them one great gala day It is planned that similar feat wll be car ried out each year, and that it can all ways be looked forward to with great anticipation. It will give the boys an op- portunity to get together, "swope lies" and generally become acquainted with one another.
 BRING DINNER BASKETS
 Every soldier who has a family, sweet heart or relative will be requested to bring them along It is especially. request ed that the ladies bring with them bas- lset dinner, so that a general spread may be had for those less fortunate ones, who live out of the city and are unac- quainted, for Maj. Lucien Brown says
 ''We don't want anyone to go away hungry
 The committee on entertainment has been very fortunate in getting Capt. Frank s. White, an old civil war veteran, to make an address, which will be deliv- cred at Il o'clock.
 Dinner will be spread on the grounds at o'clock, after which several athletic feats will take place. The rest of the evening will be free and left for every body to get acquainted with one another. Every ex-soldier will be issued ribbon, upon which his name, organization, and home address will be written. These tags will entitle him to free admittance to many of the amuSements of the park. The entertainment committee consists of the following mem Maj. Lucien C. Brown, chairman; Frank M Dixon, Alvin Doug las, Arthur Greenwood, w. S. Pritchard, Grover c. Prowell and Ed E. Chumway,
 who will look after the community sing. GREAT TIME ANTICIPATED Major Brown, when questioned as to I the purposes of the dinner and general get-together meeting. said:
 q think that it will be the greatest | thing that has ever happened in the Bir- mingham district It will be a day that all of us will remember with pleasure the rest of our lives, and also one that we will wish to repeat every year. Although it was announced that the entertainment given by this city in honor of the homecoming of the 167th infantry was also in honor of every returned ex- service man, many are still under the inn pIession that it was for the 167th alone. I hope that this celebration, which we have planned for the Fourth of July, will | be attended by every returned ex-service man in the Birmingham district. It is for them, and I want them to enjoy it" LEAVE REGALIA AT HOME | Frank M. Dixon, returned wounded officer, who wears the Occur de Guerre l (with two palms., the Fourragere and the | Legion d'Honor, said:
 q think that we have needed this great
 reunion for sometime. We have needed a 'get-together day ever since we all got home. I am going to ask every of ficer to please leave his uniform and Sam ! Brown belt at home that day l want
 us all to feel on an equal with each other l We are in civilian life now. Let us forget old differences and have one great | big good time together. I am looking forward to it with great anticipation my self I want everybody to enjoy him self, and I am going to do all in my power as a member of the entertain IT ent committee, to see that he does have one.'