The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Inaugural Marked by
 SplendOr Seldom Equaled
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Went to Atlanta, Ga, with his parents while a lad, and in 1887 he moved to Anniston, Ala
 In Anniston he was agent for the Georgia Pacific Railroad company. Later he went into the business which is now known as the Kilby Car and Foundry company. This concern, with Mir. Kilby as it's head, is known all over the country.
 MT. Kilby was married in 1894 to Miss Mary Clark, daughter of Col. Whitfield
 Clark of Barbour county, and Annie
 Dent Clark. whose parents came from South Carolina.
 In 1895 he was elected president of the National Bank of Anniston, and this bank became d part of the Anniston bank in 1911. MT. kilby is president of this bank
 His people elected him to the state senate in 1911, and the people of Ala bama made him lieutenant governor in 1915.
 On November 5, 1918, MT. Kilby was paid the highest honor possible by the people of Alabama; that position being governor of the state.
 WEATHER FINE
 Never before in the history of his- toric Montgomery has the day been so pleasant for an inauguration. The sun shone brightly even sat 1O:30 o'clock when the parade started from Com meFce and Tallapoosa streets Govern- or Kilby and Governor Henderson led the parade of automobiles, followed by the band from Auburn Nathan L. Miller, who was inducted into the office of lieutenant governor, occupied the second machine with one of the city commissioners of Montgomery. Then followed military officers from Camp Sheridan including General Hol- brook.
 Assisted by the Montgomery commit tee, Governor Kilby and Governor Hen derson left the automobile at the cap itol and went to the large stand which had been designated as the reviewing place. The governor, his party. Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Kilby and others had been on the stand only short time when warning was given the stand was falling. This warning caused doz- ems to fall back to the rear of the stand, Two large platforms were poorly con structed, and a serious accident was narrowly averted just before MT. Kilby began delivering his speech, when one section of the inaugural platform fell about eight inches. Again it became necessary for about 100 or more persons to move back to the second section. CHILD PAINTS Governor Kilby shortly before completing his address, called for a physician on the platform when a child tainted in the large crowd. Several thousand men, women and children stood on the capitol lawn more than an hour while the inaugural address was being delivered, and other features carried out.
 Invocation was said by Bishop Beck fxxy;+1 eDlI iaf apI, of the retiring governor, MT. Hender- son. Governor Henderson concisely re- viewed the four years he occupied the governors chair. He then introduced the new governor
 Following the inauguration the new governor met hundreds of persons at the rotunda of the state building. At that place there was public recep tion, this being a unique feature of the day.
 Festivities of the day did not end at l o'clock when the reception was held at the rotunda. At o'clock the big ballroom at the Exchange hotel was crowded with friends of the new gov ernor Shortly after o'clock dinner was served. while at the Country club Montgomery honored Mrs. Kilby and Mrs. Miller at dinner Only ladies attended the latter affair. GRAND BALL HELD The days celebrations were over about midnight Monday. The grand | ball. participated in by army off, | fcers, civilians in dress suits and beau tifully gowned women, began at 5 o'clock at the city auditorium. The
 crown began leaving at midnight ! A dozen or more airplanes from avia- ton repair depot No. g. near Montgom 1 cry, flew over the capitol during the
 l inauguration. Many times the planes /, came so low to the ground that the i governors voice could not be heard 1 There were hundreds of visitors in the ] city who had never seen the airplanes i in battle formation, doing the sensa-