The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18
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Birmingham's 12 peace points have been written
 President N, A Barrett of the city commission yesterday named the points and presented them to Birming- ham. They were written to set forth Birmingham duty to returning men of the military service and to soldiers, sailors and marines who will pass through the city en route home.
 Citizens will meet in the council chamber of the city hall at o'clock next. Thursday night to form perma- nent welcome home committee, which committee will greet every member of the military service who comes to Bir- mingham. The cooperation of every resident of the city is asked and ex- pected by pr. Barrett.
 Tn a letter to leaders in civic work written yesterday, pr. Barrett said, You know very well how Birmingham went over the top in all her war work endeavors, so let Us not fall down in this great peace work but carry on and fulfill our final obligation to our boys. It is a duty that you will, no doubt. gladly accept and will do your part by being present at this meeting
  ciples of organization will be fully ex- plained and discussed.
 Let's put unity in community"
 The sponsoring of the work has been started by the city commission. The plans were outlined by Commissioner John R. Hornady yesterday, and follow.
 TO BE CORDIALLY RECEIVED
 City of Birmingham is endeavoring to work out a plan under which every soldier sailor or marine. returning to this city, will be given a cordial well come, whether arriving in platoons, companies or individually.
 ITO accomplish this purpose it is the plan to have meeting in the council chamer at the city hall, next Thurs day evening, al which representa- tives of practically every organization in Birmingham will be in attendance.
 "Dr. Barrett, president of the com mission, is getting out letter to these organizations, asking that they send q representative to this meeting. It is the intention to have an executive com mittee, supplemented by various com mittees, and to so divide the duties that proper attention will be given every soldier, sailor or marine, and. that their interest on returning will be fostered in every way possible.
 Movements similar to that which is now being undertaken by the city com mission, with the cooperation of in terested citizens, have been successful In several leading cities, and 1t is be- iieved that great good will be accom- plished in Birmingham through the proposed organization.
 THE TWELVE POINTS
 Some of the purposes which is sought to accomplish is set forth in the following outline:
 t1 A permanent welcome home to ali ex-service men. both individually and in groups.
 "2 To keep complete history of all ex-service men; to know how many and who are home; who are to come home; those who are wounded and those who have died in service and their next of kin.
 t3. To meet all trains, extending personal welcome to the soldiers and supply needed comforts to the men, whether arriving home or in transit through the city.
 "4.To assist those returned to be re- assimilated by the community.
 "5. To stimulate and asisst in demo- bilization of all service flags and to ar