The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-29
MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR ALABAMA BOYS
 WHO YIELDED LIVES
 ON BLOODY FIELDS
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 talk. urging that the city be cleaned
 We have never had more hon
 ored guests than the men of the
 167th infantry" said Mrs. Cabaniss.
 "and they are not coming as casual
 visitors, but at the invitation of the
 city and every organization here.
 ~There is a joke in my family,
 that if am expecting company the
 first thing I do is to put up fresn
 curtains. Of course, we all clean
 our homes if we are expecting com
 pany, and I think the streets of
 Birmingham should be cleaned up
 before the arrival of our guests.
 had a visitor from New York re-
 gently and she remarked on the
 streets being so dirty and said 1t
 was no wonder people in the north
 spoke of southern cities as dirty
 southern cities.' The city fathers
 don't notice 1t. but we women cer-
 tainIy do"
 This talk was enthusiastically cheered by the women present, and a motion was made that the city be asked to clean up the streets.
 THE HOSTESS HOUSES
 Mrs. Cabaniss then announced that several houses had been designated as hostess houses for the 12 companies composing the regiment which will serve as headquarters for the relatives of the men in the various companies Relatives of these men are invited to come to headquarters where they will receive a cordial welcome. The houses designated are as follows:
 Company A, Headquarters company Supply company, Machine Gun company all of Montgomery. at residence of Mrs J. Kirkman Jackson, 27S3 Highland avenue.
 Company B, Abbeville, Allen school 2144 Highland avenue
 Company c, Pell City, residence Ol Mrs. LeRoy Percy. 2217 Highland ave nue.
 Company D, Bessemer. residence ol Mrs. c. P. orr, 27O4 Highland avenue. Company M, Oxford. residence o Mrs. E. H. Cabaniss, 2251 Highland ave nue.
 Company F, Gadsden. residence o Gen. Louis V. Clark, 26OO Highland avenue.
 Company G, Ozark. residence of Mrs Wilbur Kelly. 2717 Highland avenue. Company H, Alexander City. residence of Mrs. Frank B. FoSlkes, 2SO7 High land avenue.
 Company J. Opelika, residence of Mrs Hubert ScFuggs, 28O3, Highland avenue Company K, Birmingham. residence of Mrs. Florence E. Jordan, 2S34 High land avenue.
 Company l., Alabama City, residence | of Mrs. w. s. Brown, 29OS Highlans avenue.
 Company E, Albany, residence of Mrs John F. TiIIman, 2O2S Highland avenue THE STREET DANCE Mrs. Raymond Jones of the Volunteer Relief association reported that every ! thing had been completed for the dance to be held on West Twentieth street and that the mothers and wives or tht men would act as chaperones. There will also be 12 booths to serve al headquarters for each company anf three band stands will be erected where real jazz music will be rendered. Unique decorations have been ar ranged and special lighting effects will be employed.
 The men will not be given box suppers." said Mrs J. D. kirkpat-.. rick of the Red Cross canteen workers. but will be given real home cooked supper at table. We expect to have all horrible things at the park concealed with attrac- tive decorations and here the can teen workers will serve the men all the good things you can think or. The Salvation 1assie will be on hand to serve coffee and dough- nuts just as she did on the battle front"
 A rainbow arch will be erected over the gate in honor of the division. GETTING THE CAKE Mrs. w. I. Grubb has charge of se- curing the cakes for the supper and reported that large number had al ready been donated She requests that evrybody willing to give a cake tele- phone her.
 Mrs. w. J. Adams of the general committee on music reported that hel singers. 1900 in number were waiting the word to "go." These singers Will be placed at 10 different intersections where mass singing will be rendered along the line of the parade. The sing ing will be almost spontaneously and megaphones for leaders and hand in struments to keep the time will in crease the volume of the music. The public will join in singing these famil- jar melodies.
 MT. Ferguson emphasized the fact tfat the criehr4ticr vac for 2" sc'f'er7 Rgd aailcr< and stste3 eae cesr'niftes ]; was having trouble ia Sekurs tns sol { | dsers here fn vear 1I.esr uuifcfris ! Kvsrs man wno hes bsan if service E
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