The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-09
PLANS COMPLETED FOR RECEPTION OF
 RAINBOW VETERANS
Birmingham Homes Thrown Open to Delegates-Reg- istrati0n of Veterans Is Started-COl. Screws to
 Introduce Speakers

When the Alabama boys convinced the other members |o of the Rainbow division, while
 the organization was still over seas, that Birmingham was the proper place for the first re-
 union, they promised their
 comrades that walking would
 be an unnecessary feature of t..,c entertainment. Then the
 boys were tired of the long
 gray, winding roads of France
 and held in opprobrium any or
 der that required personal To-
 comotion.
 | And the promise still holds good Work l ing to this fulfllment, the Birmingham Auto Club has requested that every car owner in the Birmingham district either call at the club offices in the TutwiIer
 
 | the old Ledger building today and fill l in card expressing willingness to as- 1 sist in the transportation of the veterans while they are in the city. Officials of
 the club state that it is essential that
 these cards De filled in today. l Cars will De needed Sunday to trans port the boys from the Terminal sta- | tion to the reunion headquarters and | thence to their residence assigned to their entertainment. Every veteran must | be registered at the reunion headquarters. A large number of cars will be needed early Sunday morning, and no one has | been called uroE to aid unless they ex- pressed willingness, which impresses the owners with the need of registering the cars fer service either at the reunion headquarters or at the Automobile Club
 SALUTE AND RIDE l Saturday morning the Boy Scouts will | be busy distributing the Salute and l Ride windshield emblems which have ! been prepared for the occasion. Five | Boy Scouts VII be stationed at the Au- tomobie Club, and a like number at the | reunion headouarters to serve the pub | lie. When car is equipped with this em- Elem. a soldier, by salutng, if the au- tolnobile is headed in his director, can
 stop the car and crawl in. 1 It is planned to take the veterans on 1 a sightseeing trip of the Birmingham 1 district. and if this is done it will re- ou;re more than 1000 cars, and this is :! one Of the reasons why the officials of
 the Automobile Club are urging registra- l tion of cars.
 l They 1ronised the vets ,n France | they wouldn't have to shake the hohnals
 in Birmingham. And the number of reg | istrations up to date indicate that they will not have to do it.
 The official registration of delegates 1 of when the veterans of Birmingham are
 asked by Carson Adams, chairman Of the registration committee, to come to tho Ledger building and sign up. Every dele gate must be registered to receive the badge.
 MEMORIES OF FLANDERS 1 Charles F. McCord and J. Kenn1h Me Donald, Birmingham veterans nave wrlt. | ten {. song, Memories of Flanders, which vii be rendered by the 167th in- l infantry band during the parade. The song is written to stirring marching tune, and has caused expressions of ap- proval from all who have heard it so | far.
 l MT McCord will care for all the mem | Oers of the band at his home during the convention There are sixteen members 1 Divisional headquarters for the men who wish to meet comrades from the same units will be established in Capitol Park, These headquarters. about twenty | in number. will be in charge of some member Of the unit all during the con venticn.
 Lieut.. Eugt Lester of Boston was the l first delegate to register on the official roster. Lieutenant Lester was formerly | of Comrany K, l67th infantry, and IS now a prominent attorney of Boston. l sers. Alert Kahle was the second man
 to register He is from Montgomery. 1 The Boy Scouts have established head quarters in the Ledger building, and are | conducting a house-to-house campaign to I secure rooms for the delegates. They will also assist ill every way possible during the convention. PROGRAMME The following programme has been of- Gcially adopted:
 SUNDAY, JULY II Presentation of banner to the Morti- mer H. Jorhan Chapter at Woodrow Wilson park. D. m. Mrs. H Swope. MONDAY, JULY IF Morning: Registration of delegates assignment of quarters. etc. , Afternoon, 2 o'clock: Convention called to order by Col. William F. Screws. president Alabama Rainbow di- vision veterans.
 Invocation by Father Francis P. Duff fy. New York city, chaplain Rainbow division veterans.
 Address of welcome on behalf of the state. by Lieut.. Gov. Nathan l.. Miller. Address of welcome on behalf of the city by John R Hornady. city commis- sioner.
 Speakers to be introduced by Colo nel Screws).
 Response to address of welcome by Colonel Benson w. Hough. Columbus, To-, president Rainbow division veter- ans.
 Roll call of chapters, by secretary. Report of secretary and treasurer. Appointment of committees. N B.: Double header ball game (ne-