The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-12

rate veterans, Grand Army of the Re- public veterans, Daughters of the Cone federacy. decendents of the War of 1872. the American Revolution, and other organizations came next,
 ALLIED ARMIES
 Members of the local aIIled armies who put over all of the drives for funds dur ing the war in Birmingham, followed
 Last, but by no means, least, marched the large representation of the Birming- ham and Ensley chapters of the Loyal Order Of Moose The Moose were headed by band of % pieces, followed by a membership 200 strong. large truck filled with. the children of the order fol- lowed the members
 AT THE PARK
 The crowds that had watched the pa- rade march along the principal streets of the city, assembled at Woodrow Will son park immediately after it was over, to hear the last exercises of the Ar mistice Day celebrations.
 The National Guard band and the band of the Boys Industrial school rendered several patriotic airs, and Gordon Brick son. community sing director, led the crowds in singing America" and Dixie,
 Capt. Matt Murphy presided. and in- troduced Senator oscar W. Underwood who presented to Capt. A. G. Dibrell of the United States navy, the Navy cross for distinguished services during the World war.
 Senator Underwood was also the first speaker on the progra mme for the Ar mistice Day celebrations at the park. and he praised the boys who fought in the World war for the honor they had be- stored Ipon the state
 UNDERWOOD SPEAKS
 When we meet here together today ts d.. ourselves just why we are celebrating Armistice Day. We are celebrating be- cause of the victory in our hearts. ws celebrate for our gallant dead. We eel ebrate in memory of those who are buried beneath foreign soil and in honoi of those who came back with leg oi an arm gone. said the Senator But when we celebrate on this oc- casion we must not forget our allies dur. ing the war, and what they did towards helping to win the war France, Bel, gium. England, Italy and Russia ant several other countries all did their par in helping to win the war. We cam, ,, in at the critical time and at the exac time when the fate of the world wa hanging in the balance We won be cause we could deliver the goods. an, for this reason Armistice Day will liv' as long as history lives and will be suns
 
 HEFLIN'S ADDRESS 1 Senator J. Thomas HefIin followed Sen ator Underwood with a short addres in which he stated that he thought tn i World war veterans were entitled t ] all the honor they had earned while the, were fighting on foreign soil. but tha they could not have made the showin | they did had they not been backed u, solidly at home.
 '"rhe people of the United States neve ! had single worry about your not beiil, l able to fight when you got there, sai' Senator Heflin "The only worry W, folks back home had was that our al 1 lies would not be able to hold them unti l you got there.
 i "I saw you boys taken from you l homes. most of you just young fellows not thinking very seriously of anythin; 1 in particular And saw you when yo, came back and immediately l saw difference. The war, in return for thu | hardships it caused you, has made mel i out of you During the time you wer l in France I was one or those back hom | that scanned the daily papers with ] heavy heart as each day l read the lis of those killed and wounded. | "But I was only one of the millions l that rejoiced when the armistice wa signed. just two years ago today. I wa. only one of the millions that knew yol could do it all the time. for l knev of the material of which you were con structed."