The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
AMERICAN LEGION
 PREPARE FOR BIG
 DAY AT EAST LAKE
Programme for July i Out lined. Women Urged
 to Attend

The first of the big annual basket picnics and general assemblies of the local post of the American Legion will be held as scheduled at East Lake park on the Fourth of July. Special features planned for the day include speeches. sings, athletic feats, fire works, dinner on the ground, and a dance.
 The attendance of every man who
 was in uniform during the war is de- sired whether he went overseas or not.
 The attendance of every mans girl
 with a basket full of lunch is desired just as badly. The picnic will be a success if the women folks attend it won't be if they don't, 1t is con- sidered
 The stage is set for 10:30 opening. At about Il o'clock Capt Frank s. White will make the kind of speech for which he is famous. Ed Shumway will precede him and follow him with a real community sing. The bugle will call to dinner. at tables set on the other side of the lake, for those who are members or guests of the Legion.
 After dinner the athletic events will be staged
 They include;
 1O0-yard dash, 22O-yard dash, 440- yard dash, SS0-yard dash, mile run, running broad jump, running high jump, shot putting, three legged race. 50-yard backward race, lemon and spoon race, bread eating contest, box ing contest, selected race (men from different divisions), base ball throw ! ing contest, swimming race, fancy diving contest. contest under water swimming contest. same for distance, pie eating contest, watermelon eating contest.
 During these athletic events and after them there will be dancing in the l pavillion for members of the Legion and their guests. The guest are all 1 men who served in the war and are not members-everyone is wanted. l All ex-soldiers are asked, to come to 1 the registration booth, near the en- | trance, and get their cards. These eh l title them to participate in the events 1 and enter the dance pavilion 1ht
 cards have the name and unit or the 1 wearer.
 1 A big fireworks display Is going tc
 be staged by the management at Eas'
 Lake the night of the Fourth, one o'
 the biggest ever put oyer in Birmins | ham, it is said.
 At night the ex-soldiers are invited ! to make use of the pavilion With tHt Spanish war veterans. To be admitted each man must have the card given t' him at the gate, or must be in uniform The American Legion plans to mak'
 the Fourth of July the biggest da' in the year for the ex-service man
 Every Fourth an event of like import
 ance is to be staged. The ladies of the Red Cross canteel | service are to be there in force, an
 help with the entertainment. Musi for the dance will be furnished by tn management at East Lake.
 The following committees will nav charge of thesactivities during the day
 Social committees: Alvin M. Douglas ) Jelks Cabanias, Joe Yates, Beac . Chenowith, Basil Clarke, Julian Ca heen. Morris Fienfield, Charlie Jones
 Cecil Gaston. and z. M. smith. Publicity committee: Lucian Browr w. S. Pritchard, Alvin Douglas, AT l thur Greenwood, Grover Prowel, Et Shumway, and Frank M. Dixon.
 Dance committee: Grover Prove $ Tom Bates, Cecil Gaston. g Registeration committed: Frank N $ Dixon w. s. Pritchard. Leroy Jacop ) Richard Lussier, Joe Yates. 3 Spanish American war veterans com r mittee: Lucian Brown, Floyd G. bo" CTS.
 Athletics committed: Ed. F. Shum
 way
 , Glad hand committee: Alvin Doug Has