The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-05
WELCOME
 FOR ARMY TRUCK
 CONVOY ARRANGED
Party of United States Army Trucks Touring Bankhead Highway Will
 Arrive Tuesday

Following a conference be- tween Kelly B. Spencer, gen.
 eral chairman of the commit tee to entertain the personnel of the United States army
 transport corps convoy, and J. A. Rountree, director general of the Bankhead Highway As sociation, yesterday morning,
 the complete programme has
 been prepared.
 MT. Rountree left Birmingham last night to meet the convoy at Annis- the convoy. Before leaving he stated | that the programme prepared by Bi-- mingham was the most elaborate giv- en the party in any of the cities it has passed through so far. During the Journey they have visited Richmond.
 
 The convoy is a party of United States army trucks touring the na- tional Bankhead highway from Wash ington to Los Angeles. It consists of thirty-five officers under the com | mand of Col. John J. Franklin, Jr.. hicles of various types.
 The convoy will leave Anniston this | morning and arrive at Pell City to- i night. They will leave Pell City Tues day and will meet the party from Bir- l mingham. who will motor out and well i town.
 WELCOME CONVOY Those who wish to make the trip to welcome the convoy will gather at Capitol Park at o'clock tomorrow morning and will be assigned places sn the line. Start will be made at 7:3O o'clock. As soon as the convoy is
 met parade will be formed by the committee. The formation of the pa l rade wlll be as follows: Automobils
 carrying floral offering for Colonel Franklin in shape of motor truck automobile with six young lady spon-
 sors, automobile carrying Col. Johl j. Franklin kelly E. spencer J. A. Rountree and Col. George c. Saffar- rans; automobile carrying Colonel Franklin's staff; automobile with Col Bennehan Cameron, president of the 8ankhead highway: automobile witt, city commission and N. L. Miller. lieu- tenant governor of Alabama automo- bile of officials of the Chamber of Commerce. automobiles with represeh : tatives of Civitan Club, Rotary Club, kiwanis Club, Community Club, Civic Association. Automobile Club and Real Estate Exchange coming in order named These will be followed bv au- tomoDiies representing the automobile
 dealers of Birmingham and individual
 ears of members of the welcoming
 party and the convoy in it's regular manner
 1 The parade will enter Birmingham l by First avenue and will pause at 1 Avondale Mills to include those who wish to form part and who were unable to be in the welcoming party. F. D. Johnson will be marshal of the parade and will be stationed at the
 mills to place the participants in or der.
 1 The parade will proceed from Avon dale mills to Twenty first street, south on Twentieth first street to Avenue H
 east on Avenue H 10 Twenty second
 street. south on Twenty-second strees I to Magnolia avenue, west to Five | Points, north on Twentieth street to
 Avenue B, east on Avenue to
 Twenty first street north on Twenty first street to Sixth avenue. west on Sixth avenue to Twentieth street. south on Twentieth street to First ave-
 nue. west on First avenue to Nine
 teenth street. north on Nineteenth street to Seventh avenue east to Capitol Park. where the parade will be disbanded
 PARK PROGRAMME As soon as the necessary details of the care of the convoy will have been finished a programme will be given in Capitol Park. MT. Spencer will act as master of ceremonies. Dr. N. A. Barrett will give welcome on behalf of the City of Birmingham. Lieuten-
 ant Governor Miller will welcome the
 convoy on behalf of the State of Ala
 bama. Mrs. J. Kirkman Jackson and five sponsors will present to Colonel Franklin floral offering in the form of motor truck
 In answer to the welcomes Colonel Franklin will respond in behalf of ths convoy. Colonel Cameron will respond In behalf of the Bankhead Highway 1sSoSidtioh diiu NIT. HOuntFee VIII re- spond in the interest of all concerned. The afternoon will be turned over to the performance of the necessary du- ties ofthe members of the convoy. In the evening dinner-dance will be given in honor of the officers of the convoy at the Tutwiler.
 This affair will be attended by tho officers thirty-five of the young women of Birmingham and representa- tives of all civic organizations. A very interesting and entertaining pro gramme has been arranged. All of the leading citizens of Birmingham have been invited to attend this dance watermelon cutting has been ar ranged for the enlisted men between 6 and 8 o'clock Tuesday evening The convoy will remain in Birming- ham all day Wednesday and will pro- ceed to Jasper Thursday morning. SOUND WHISTLES Mir. Spencer has asked that all man
 ufacturers welcome the convoy to the
 city by sounding the whistles on their
 factories about II o'clock Tuesday
 morning.
 Among the members of the welcom-
 ing party will be Kelly B. Spencer.
 manager Of the Firestone Ship By Truck Bureau; E. D. Johnson. Con-
 solidated Motor Company; Earl Ford. II HARRIS II