The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
DELEGATES FROM MANY STATESHERE IN ATTENDANCE AT
 RAINBOW REUNION
Banner Presentation Today at Park-Plans for Re ception and Entertain ment-HOmes Thrown
 Open to Visitors

At 3 o'clock this afternoon, the first annual convention and reunion of the Rainbow Divi- sion veterans will officially open with the presentation of a Rainbow division banner to the Mortimer H Jordan Chap ter of the veterans by Mrs. H. Swope, at Woodrow Wilson park.
 Already hundreds of delegates have ar rived and registered at headquarters, and delegations are arriving on every train. They are being met at the station by au- tomobiles, taken to the headquarters, registered, given a badge and pro- gramme, assigned to house, put back ir autos and taken to their home during the convention.
 Thornton Estes of the automobile com mittee reports that the people of Bir- mingham have been very generous in responding to the call and lending their cars to the committee for use in trans porting the delegates from the trains
 More than 400 cars have been placed at the disposal of the committee during the four days Numbers more have put the Salute and Ride sign in their wind shields. and have stated that they will give all delegates lift who are go- ing in their direction. and who may stop the car by merely salutng.
 SIGNING UP CARS
 The Boy Scouts of Birmingham were busy yesterday signing up cars for the whole time, and distributing the signs to those who could not spare their auto mobiles for the entire time
 Mr. Estes states, however, that any cars that are available can be used to a giod advantage, and asks that everyone who finds he can spare his car at the last minute to communicate with him at headquarters.
 Birmingham has put on a gala appear ance for the entertainment of her veteran guests. Practically every building has put on it's holiday attire, and the streets are mass of color.
 As soon as the boys arrive they are given a copy of the official programme and other literature in a compact little envelope that fits the coat pocket. Both back and front covers of the programme are taken up by an airplane view of the city, showing the principal streets ot the business section. There is only one word on these pages and that is "Bir- riingham."
 The two inside pages are taken up by the official programme of the convention, a list of the special entertainment feat ures instructions for locating the con- yention headquarters in the Jefferson Al h. l ters in the Ledger building.
 DO YOU KNOW
 The entire reverse inside section of the programme folder is occupied by pictures of Birmingham and the Birmingham dis-> trict; and under the attractive heading, h'Do You Know" forty-five pertinent facts about Birmingham, her industries, institutions and resorts.
 The programme was compiled by the programme committee, Frank E. But Ter, chairman.
 In the envelope with the programme is a directory of the eating places in the city, telling the strangers where to go for everything to eat, from T "hot dog to a banquet
 Many of the eating places have made especial arrangements to have music during the convention and the Tutwiler and the Southern Club have secured cabaret acts for the three days.
 Another thing in the envelope with the programme is five postcards of the most attractive views of Birming ham. These postcards are views of the Norwood residential section. resi- dential section of Rhodes Park, the residence of R. w. Massey, a view of the business district, and a scene from the plant of the American Steel and Wire Company.
 ROOMS AND BEDS Leaving registration headquarters. the delegates will be taken to their homes for the period of the convention. Due to the work of the Boy Scouts, who made a house. to house cam paign for rooms and beds, the hous- ing committee feels that the delegates will be accommodated. They ask, however that 300 extra beds be placed at their disposal in case the estimated attendance is exceeded. Those who can spare rooms are asked to phone Main 7002 and give their name and address.
 About 500 of the local Rainbow boys registered at the headquarters last night, and received their badges. Mem bers of the auto committee and Boy Scouts were on duty all night at both stations to meet every train and to take the veterans to the registration From now on, day and night, twenty-five Boy Scouts will be on duty at Headquarters. at both sta tions. ready to serve wherever possi- ble.
 Word was received at headquarters yesterday that Harry Crane, formerly of Company l., One Hundred and Sixty seventh infantry, and now assistant to the American consul at Havana, Cuba will be in Birmingham for the Notice was also received of the arrival in America of Lieu tenant Weirzbecki, official representa-. tive of France at the convention, who