The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-08
TWO-N|GHT BALL
 FEATURE DURING
 RAINBOW DIVISION
West Twentieth Street to Be ROped Off and Decorated, With Bands Stationed
 at Cross Streets

Plans for the big outdoor dance to be given the delegates to the Rainbow Division convention here next week are rapidly taking shape under Val 'J- Nesbitt chairman of the dance commit tee.
 The City Commission has granted per mission to rope off West Twentieth street Monday and Tuesday nights. The best apparatus of the city will sweep the street. preparing it for the thous- ands of dancers who will be present.
 Colored lights will be strung across the street, visualizing the spirit of the rainbow in the vivid colors. Bands will be stationed along the streets at in tersections.
 Further adding to the beauty of the scene. thousands of small toy balloons in the colors of the rainbow, have been secured. Those will be fastened to the coat lapels of the men, and as they dance, the moving cloud of balloons played upon by the lights will presen' a kalidescope of color.
 Other preparations for the convention are rapidly nearing completion. A. G Brown. national secretary of the Rain bow Division veterans. arrived in the city yesterday and established head quarters in the Tutwiler hotel.
 "The people of Birmingham need not expect a military gathering" he said the boys are all civilians now, young and healthy, and looking for good time.'
 PROMINENT MEMBERS
 He told of some of the men who will attend the convention. The headquart CTS were notified today by wire thst General Charles T. Menoher, now chief of the air service at Washington, but formerly commander of the Fortv-second division during the time in the trenches will attend the convention. Senator Os- car Underwood will also be present and is the principal speaker on the pro gramme Colonel Benson w. Hougn, of Columbus, Ohio. national commander of the Rainbow veterans. will arrive with the Ohio delegation Monday morning Colonel George E. Leach, of Mnneapo- lis will also be present
 Boy Scouts will take an active part in the convention. starting house to house canvass for. housing space tEis morning. They have established head quarters in the Ledger building, and fifteen will be on duty all during the
 convention here.
 Carson Adams, chairman of the reg istration committee will take over the office in the Ledger building Sunday, and the work of registration will be- gin.
 The auto committee. the chairman of which is Thornton Estes. asks that any family in Birmingham who can spare car during the first part of the con- vention, place it at the disposal of the committee. It is requested that they fur nsh chauffeur. but if that is impos- sible the committee will arrange to have some one to handle it.
 The auto committee will Ia le head quarters at the Ledger building and at the Tutwiler hotel Comm ssioner John H. Taylor has issued orders giv- ing the right-of-way to all cars bear ing the Rainbow insignia. insurir g speed in transporting the delegases tc their homes during the convention. Those who vii act as sponsors during the convention will be Misses Margaret Moore, Margaret Wilson, Mary Eliza beth Caldwell and Mary Stiles. of Bir- mingham; Eugenia McGough. M:.rga- ret Thorington, Elizabeth Thigpen and Elizabeth Anderson of Montgomery
 COMMITTEES REPORT
 Members of committees in charge of all phases of the work of the conven- tion met last night in, the auditorium for the final consideration of plans and reports.
 The music committee reported that they had been especially active, having made arrangements for two bands to be on duty at the outdoor dance on West Twentieth street Monday and Tuesday night so as to give the dancers continuous music throughout the dance. They also reported that there would be nine bands in the great parade that | Ill L. @f& < I~ 4~.,, FA. lures of the convention. A band has also been secured to play at the serv- ives attendant on the unveiling of the bronze tablet on the Rainbow viaduct.
 The sports committee reported that their programme was complete and that they were ready for the conven- tion.
 The auto committee reported that they had secured 123 cars to be used in transporting the men from the depot to their rooms in the city, and for use during the convention. They stated, however, that this would be too few and made an urgent appeal to all car owners to allow the use of it during the convention if possible. It would be better to furnish chauffeur, but if that is not possible. the com mittee will arrange to handle it.
 The report of the housing commit tee indicated that 2,900 beds had been secured, and that plans were being made for an intensive house-to-house campaign by the Boy Scouts and would start this morning to increase this number to 5000.
 A. G. Brown. national secretary of the Rainbow division veterans was present at the meeting and made q short talk. He said that he was very much pleased with the arrangements so far. and that indications were that the convention would be success in every way.