The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-05
EFFORT IS BEING
 MADE ID HAVE
 167TH COME HERE Birmingham Unites With Montgomery In Move To Have Regiment Demo-
 bilized In Alabama

Birmingham has joined hands
 with Montgomery in an effort to
 bring the 167th regiment to Ala
 bama during the Victory Loan
 campaign and to have the regiment
 demobilized at MontgOmery. The
 legislature, shortly before it ad-
 journed in February. petitioned the
 war department to demObilize the
 regiment in Alabama and with the
 united effort of the legislature,
 cities of Birmingham, Montgom-
 cry, and possibly others, it is be-
 lieved that the regiment will be
 sent into Alabama if it Is not orr
 dered to demobilixe in Alabama.
 Dispatches from Washington yester- day stated that the Secretary of War had set forward the sailing date of the regiment so that it will arrive in this country in time to take part in the Victory Loan campaign, which begins about April 21. A todr of the country, with parades and big meetings in many of the larger cities, is being planned by the war department and the War Loan organization.
 For the purpose of putting Birming- ham on record as wanting the reGi- ment as guests for a day or two days while they are en tour meeting Of representa- of civic bodies was held at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday morning. Frank P. Glass acted as chairman and the following represen- tatives of civic bodies were present: Claude Estes of the Community club; J. Mercer Barnett, president of the Kiwanis; Dr. Courtney W. Shropshire. president of the Civilians; Judge Viii liam F. Fort president of the Civic association; P. A. Fenimore, general manager of the Chamber of Commerce; Morris w. Bush. president of the Ro- tary club, and F. E. Butler of the Real Estate exchange.
 Letters were mailed to Senators Un- derwood and Bankhead and General March, chief of staff of the army, by the Chamber of Commerce and other bodies several days ago, asking that the 167th be permitted to come to Bir- mingham before demobiliZation and, if possible, that it be demobilized in Alabama. At the meeting yesterday General Manager Fenimore of the Chamber of Commerce was instructed to supplement these letters with tele- grams to the same parties urging the importance of having the soldiers here during the Victory Loan campaign.
 The old Fourth Alabama, containing many Birmingham boys, is part of the 167th, which won immortal fame with the other units composing the Rain bow division on the battlefields of France, and the home people are anx- ious to see them in body before they are discharged from serviceA. Aside from the patriotic fervor their pres- ence would instill in the hearts of the people of Birmingham their presence would give impetus to the Victory Loan campaign.
 The meeting, after instructing Gen eral Manager Fenimore to wire the senators and General March, adjourned to meet again at 12 o'clock, noon, to- morrow in the auditorium of the Cham Der of Commerce.
 The Forty-second (Rainbow) division is made up of national guard units from 26 states and it is understood to be the intention of the war depart ment and the War Loan organization to send at least part if not the en- tire regiment into all of the states represented in the regiment.