The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-18

[ been written LID as the youngest soldier | in the army. He is only f7. He was sick. 1 | called a doctor. We begged the boy
 to so 10 the hospital for a day or two, but he said no, he would go with his company and get his discharge and then
 to his mother as quick as he could. and | he would never leave her again. So we put him in a taxi and sent him to the l Louisville and Nashville railroad to joln the 167th. He had two wound stripes. Lieutenant Elliott. a young soldier | from Fulton springs, just home from l France, with only one hand, left from this war spent the afternoon in the hut. | His sister a wonderful pianist, and he. with his drum, entertained the boys for hours.
 Then Mrs. Grubb called for 100 cakes and more than 400 came in. That's fair sample of Birminghau's generosity. Mrs. Mitchell Williamson's hams were not store bought or store baked, but each one came from the kitchen of one of Birmingham's best housekeepers. The bakeries had the rolls fresh made and hot for Miss Alma Messer.
 Mrs. J. r. Ross and Mrs. A. w. Nell
 son had the most delectable potato salad imaginable, tubs of it, too.
 1 Mrs. M. Fies served hot coffee which
 was furnished by our stanch ally, the Salvation Army.
 The coffee committee of which Mrs.
 Max Fies is chairman. says
 Thanks are due the Salvation Army for furnishing coffee; to the Y. w. c. A. for the use of their rooms anr splendid i cooperation; to Crawford com pany for the use of trucks, and to the following firms for the loan of cups:
 Moore & Handley, Wimberly & Thomas, 1 Fress, Drennen, Bragan Bros, MT. Mar shall of Birmingham Terminal restau-
 rant, Loveman. Joseph & Loeb, for 30 1 pitchers and two large baskets. | But perhaps the greatest responsibility I of all rested on Mrs. Webb Crawford who was committee on weather and if ! it had rained-and 1t did look so terribly l like it was going to--she was to see that
 all the men were housed and the food
 properly apportioned to the nffereni l places and served there
 The relief corps, with the assistance of Doster Northington Drug company had a most complete little hospital tent just near the grand stand and several soldiers were given assistance by them I Our old friend, Will Rogers, says that l his idea of welcoming the soldiers is tc 1 let them set on the grand stands
 and the people march by them and pa
 rade, and that is just about the part the canteen played in our celebration. fol | their entertainment was for the soldiei alone, and his next and dearest, be il I wife, mother or sweetheart.
 l No one saw the festivities in Capito park that day but the boys of the Rain bow division and those who served them No one saw the tempting plates or tasted the delicious coffee but the soldier and
 perhaps his best girl, who had chancec to come there to meet him.
 That was the best part of it. Prepara tion had been made for 2000 soldiers | There were many less, so the soldier could extend his hospitality to the on' closest to him, and many mothers anc fathers who had come miles through the country were provided for.
 Nothing was wasted. One thing thu
 war has taught us those wonderful
 cakes of Mrs. 0-ubbs found their way
 into almost every philanthropic and char
 itable organization in Birmingham.
 Capitol park was a picture that nigh
 that many a boy will take away witt
 him. Japanese lanterns and parasol , shading the lights, huge baskets of flow
 CTS cut by loving hands from many
 gardens, gay bunting, and, above all
 floated the symbol of the Red Cross
 the flag that every soldier loves. The lovely decorations were the worl : of Mrs. Ross Smith and Mrs. w. s
 Lowell, assisted by the Birmingham Ar
 league, and the music was furnished b,
 the music section of the canteen.