The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11

at Washington. and will arriv here this l afternoon at 4:45 o'clock. l CALIFORNIA DELEGATION Further notice was given by tele- gram of the progress of the Cali | fornia delegation, eighteen strong, who i will arrive at 11:40 Sunday via New 1 Orleans. Of this delegation, eleven
 are from Los Angeles. 1 A special train left Macon, Ca. last I night, and will travel to Birming- i ham, picking up delegates all along 1 the way stopping at every city en route. This train will arrive tonight,
 or Monday morning.
 Alabama boys began to arrive last
 night, and will come in force today and 1 tonight
 l The convention will be officially opened ! this afternoon at Woodrow Wilson park l by the presentation of banner to the local chapter. Monday morning will be taken up by the registration of delegates, and the first business session will be held Monday afternoon. The session will be taken up by the preliminary details. including the well come speeches by John R. Hornady Lieut.. Gov. Nathan L Miller and Col w. P. Screws Appointment of com mittees will also takep lace at this meet ing.
 BRONZE TABLET
 At 5:90 Monday afternoon a bronze tab let to the memory of the Rainbow dead will be unveiled on the Rainbow viaduct. Ceremonies attendant on the unveiling will be selections played by the 167th band.
 Monday night dances will be given at the Tutwiler, the Southern Club and on west Twentieth street.
 At the Tutwiler the dance will be un- der the direction of Fred N. Phillips, chairman. The patronesses who will act as chaperons during the dance are Mes danes Ben F. Moore, T. O. Smith, Joseph P. Walker, Robert Meyer. James s. Me Lester D. E. Talley G. H. Davis, R. l.. Gregory Charles Jones, Martin Duestoe, w. B. Davis, F. S. Kilby, J. l.. Kirk patrick, Cecil Gaston, H. l.. Badham, M H. Murphy, N. P Cooke, R. S. Mum ger, Arthur Crowder. Eugene Brown, Percy Brewer, Don Maring, Ford Cra- mer. Jim Simpson. Reese Murray, Pete Toulmin, Lee Allen Brooks and Porter Stiles.
 MT. Phillips, the chairman. has ap- pointed ten vice chairmen, who have in turn, each appointed ten assistants Each of these asistants will invite one young lady to attend the dance.
 At the Southern Club w. H. Hoke is chairman of the dance. The patronesses Of this dance are: Mesdames E. E. Irwin, Brooks Forbes, D. F, Talley, c. S. Leep- CT D. H. Bohler, s. l.. Ledbetter, Jr., Ed S Moore. E. w. Fucker, Frank Nell son. Jr., w. NJ Hoke. Arthur Crowder, G, w. Corners, c. G. Davis, F. M. Dren- nen, D. B. Dimick, J. J. shannon, J. Hubert Scruggs, w. H. Hassnger. c. NJ. Williamson, w. T. Estes, John P. Till man, A. J. Arrant, Frank Stevens. T. l.. Bissell, Lloyd Noland, J. Percer Barnett. Vassar Allen, Russell Hunt. Lee Clary, E. C. Armes and Ed Warren.
 The same plan of getting the young ladies to this dance as at the Tutwiler hotel will he mead
 STREET DANCE
 The street dance on West Twentieth street is under the chairmanship of Frank Morrow. The entire public is i'm vited to attend this dance. Special in- troduction committees have been ap- pointed to make the girls acquainted with the soldiers.
 West Twentieth street will be secured and cleaned by the best machinery at the hands of the city street department. and made as nice a ballroom floor as possible. Thousands of colored lights will be strung over the street giving a varied effect. Further adding to the beauty of the scene a number or toy balloons in beautiful light shades have been secured. and will be worn by the men on their coat lapel These balloons moving with the dancing couples. and played upon by the lights will present am unusual feature that will stick in the minds of the visitors, and will be 1 carried home as one of the best mem- ories of Birmingham.
 The patronesses of the street dance | will be Mesdames Frank Nelson, Jr., A. | w. Nelson, J. w. Shook. D. A. Greene, George w. Morrow, Leo K. Steiner, M. " Joseph, William w. Jordan, A. A. Adams w R. J. Dunn, Val J. Nesbit. w. D. Hazard. Pelham Anderson. Charles Locke John W. Caldwell. John Kaul George Gordon Crawford, Camp bell Maben. Robert Jemison, Jr., Hill Oscar Wells, w. w, Craw- ford John Builder, Frank Smith, M P. Jesse F. Yeates. A. A. Wal- ker, Charles F. DeBardeleben, S.. l.. Yerkes. P G. Shook, c. F. Anderson. Ross Smith. James Bowron, and H. T. 
 Tuesday will be marked by the main of the convention by United [ States Senator oscar Underwood. Tues day afternoon there will be a sport tournament at Redwood field. Dances at the three places will be continued | Tuesday night.
 OFFICERS ELECTED
 On Wednesday the officers of the new year will be elected and installed. At Il l2:30 Wednesday morning the parade, W hich will be as large as any ever seen n Birmingham on any occasion, will be- gin.
 Col. Y. O. Smith. marshal of the pa rade. will have a meeting with his aides this morning at 9 o'clock to ar II .ange the final details of the event.
 The parade will form on South Twen- II y-first street, from Avenue to H, at II I2 o'clock. The route of march will be north on Twenty y-first street to Sixth ,venue. west on Sixth avenue to Nine II .eenth street. South on Nineteenth l] street to First avenue. east on First II lvenue to Twentieth street. and north ,n Twentieth street to Capitol park where 1t will disband.
 One of the prettiest features of the II parade has been placed in charge of the II Boy Scouts for carrying out. When the lead of the parade reaches Sixth ave- III lue signal cannon placed on the lawn If the Church of the Advent on Sixth lvenue will sound. The parade will halt II md stand at attention while the band II ,lays ..Strr Snangled Banner"
 MEMORY OF THE DEAD
 Boy Scouts stationed al every block fl will pull string which releases two arge banners on each block These tanners are 50 feet by 3 feet and cor