The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06

A meeting of every man or woman who wore Uncle Sam s uniform during the World war is to be held tomorrow after noon at 2::30 o'clock at the Trianon theatre.
 Announcement to this effect was made last night by members of the central committee in charge of Arm istice Day parade and celebration. The call for the meeting which was issued by number of ex-servico men of the army. navy. marine corps, army nurses and other branches of the ser vice requests that every one attend this meeting. It is the first general meeting of all ex-service men and women called in Birmingham since the war was over.
 complete final arrangements for the pa rade and celebration to be held next Thursday, Armistice Day. The com mittee in charge announces that ar engagements have been made to have q musical programme and singing under the direction of MT. Erickson. director of the community service.
 The gathering will be informal and everyone is urged to take part in the meeting and to give the committee the benefit of any ideas or suggestions they may have for making Armistice Day celebration a better and more successful affair. While all the tenta- tive plans have been outlined by the members of the committee, everything is subject to change. and it is to get the benefit of the ideas and to secure the more hearty co-operation of all ex- service men and women that this meet ing is being held.
 PROPER CELEBRATION
 The members of the central commit tee, who answered the call of the civic patriotic and fraternal organizations of Birmingham for proper celebra ti on of Arnistice Day, have given largely to their time and effort for the past two weeks to make this affair sue cess and they are relying upon the co operation and hearty support of their fellow eS-service men and women to make this day a memora ble one in Birmingham.
 Members of the committee last night expressed qualification with the hearty support they were receiving from all organizations in Birmingha in the plans for Armistice Day. While there are sun several lraternal organizations which have not formally accepted, con fidence was expressed that they would all join within the next few days
 It is now up to the ex-service men and women to make this affair the greatest success of any patriotic occa- sion in the history of Birmingham. de- clared members of the committee last night. Many of the ex-servlce men and women, have been made to feel at times that the people back home had forgotten all about the late war. but not ill the service has demonstrated that such Is not the case, they de- clare.
 EX-SERVICE MEN
 Earnest efforts are being made to get every ex-service man and woman in the Birmingham district to take part in the parade next Thursday, and to wear the uniform While those who have no uniform and cannot secure them are requested to join in the pa rade with their comrades. IL is hoped that the large majority will come in uniform.
 It has been found impossible to make personal call on the many thousands of ex-service men and wom- en in Birmingham and suburbs to in- vite them to take part in tiie celebra- ton, but IL is hoped they will show the same readiness to respoIal to the general invitation that they displayed two or three years ago in answering the mess call.
 It is announced that any organiza- cion which has a special plan for the parade will receive the active assis- tance of the committed In putting through their ideas. The ex-seryice men and women can march by di- visions or any other way they desire It is urgently requested that a large attendance of medical men wfio saw service be at the meeting tomorrow, as the committee desires to discuss sorne special plans with them