The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-12
ITO ADDRESS AMERICAN LEGION

The general committee has agreed to this departure from the original pro- gramme with the promise of Matt H. Murphy of the American Legion that the exercises will permit the honor guest to be at the Tutwiler hotel by 7:45 o'clock.
 The ticket sale for the banquet, which is set for o'clock sharp, came to a close at noon yesterday. No more are available, according to Clarence Lloyd chairman of the banquet com mittee Four hundred tickets have been sold and with 50 to the chief guest, his staff and special guests, there will be 450 persons at the ban quet.
 Members of the committee last night made public the list of Birmingham society girls who had been chosen as partners of General Pershing and his staff at the banquet They are Miss Julia Shackelford, Miss Katherine Nor row, Miss Dorothy Davis. Miss Mary Stiles, Miss Elizabeth Locke, Miss Mar garet Moore, Miss Lewis Warren, Miss Margaret Gage, Miss Beverly Leake and Miss Olivia O'Neal. Members of the committee did not announce which of the young ladies was to have the honor of being the partner Of the guest of honor, it having been decided to Keep that secret WHicu wooiu nv ~ disclosed until the place cards were seen.
 VISIT TO COUNTRY CLUB
 The invited guests include Lieut. Gov. Nat L. Miller, Brig Gen. R. E. Steiner. Col w. P. Screws and 10 of the seasons debutantes of Birmingham so7 'ciety who will occupy seats at the speakers table.
 J. Frank Rushton will be toast
 master.
 Gen. John Sparrow will give a
 brief talk on 0General Orders-'
 Miss Evelyn Going will give
 vocal selection.
 Capt. M H. Murphy win welcome
 General Pershing upon behalf of
 the American Legion.
 F. ID. Carr will give a vocal solo.
 pr. N. A. Barrett, president of the city commission, will welcome and
 Introduce the guest of honor.
 The address of General Pershing
 will follow.
 An augmented orchestra of 30 pieces will be in attendance at the banquet, in the ballroom of the Tutwiler. Following the banduet. General Pershing and his staff will enter au- tomobiles and will be driven to the County club, where they will attend the Charity Ball. which will be led by Captain and Mrs. Matthew H. Murphy. Tn the party receiving General Persh- ing and his staff at the ball will be Mr and Mrs Robert R. Meyer, pr. and Morris w. Bush, Major and Mrs. E. M Tutwiler, MT. and Mrs. John T. YeSt- man. MT. and Mrs T. Felton Wimberly, MT. and Mrs. J. Mercer Barnett, MISS Katherine Morrow. Miss Margaret Mrs. A. A. Walker. Mrs. T. G. Bush, Gage, Mir. and Mrs. Raymond Jones pr. and Mrs. Morris Newfield. It is an ticipated that General Pershiag ana staff will remain at the club about one hour, as the banquet will start promptly at 8 o'clock and his train does not leave until .55 o'clock.
 The final details of the reception were completed yesterday by pr. Courtney w. Shropshire, chairman; J. Frank Rushton, Hugh Morrow. Morris w. Bush. C. c. Burke and LeRoy Jacobs, programme committee.
 Assisting Chairman Lloyd of the banquet committee. are Sam Fried man, P. A Smith and Oliver W. Fraser.
 Details of the parade are in charge of John T. Yeatman. chairman; Mat H. Murphy and Lucien C. Brown.
 General Pershing will leave Birming- ham at 11:55 o'clock tonight for an in- spection trip to Muscle Shoals
 A telegram form the general was received here yesterday, indicating his approval of the reception plans
 The affair has been under direction of the city commission which invited in as members of general committee lead CTS from various civic clubs and or ganiza tions.
 General Pershing comes a the ofri- cial guest of the city