The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11

and sons and fathers and relatives
to more terrible no mans land of
the future"
Following it's parade, the League
of Women's Voters is putting on
programme for disarmament at
Woodrow Wilson park. To this pro-
gramme every man, woman and
child in the entire city and district
is invited.
Held Mt Vital Moment
Being held at this crucial time, just
before the nations of the world get
into conference at Washington,
speakers will explain how vital is
the disarmament question. take 1t UP
in detail, and tell Birmingham peo-
pie what they can do to help out
for the programme of a reduction
of arms.
To that meeting in the park the
Boys Industrial School band will
summons the people, and from the
platform most able man, DR.. r.
e Hoke, of the Birmingham South
ern college, win speak.
The hour is set at 2:30 o'clock. fol-
lowing the parade at p. m.
~ T. hCAltHuODf plSSAdCilN VI ehS
city commission, has been asked to
put the city of Birmingham on rec
lord of being in favor of reduction
of arms. which hundreds of communi-
ties of America are doing. DR.. J.
r. Hobbs of the First BAPTIST church
will dismiss the crowd with prayer
at the close of the memorable service.
Memorable" the occasion is bound
to be, because IL marks the actual
first public demonstration for dis
armament that the broadminded, de-
pendable, thoughtful and capable
/ women who form the local League
of Women Voters have put on.
They have worked for disarma-
ment--yes, worked increasingly. For
I they maintain a permanent chairman
, for disarmament in the person oil
Mrs. Charles Sharp, who not only
serves Birmingham in this capacity
but is chairman of disarmament for
the entire body of League of Women
voters throughout Alabama. The
national league is lighting for 1t with
T all its strength, all it's influence. and
has been for a lengthy time
Mrs Sharp chose as chairman TOR
the Birmingham parade Mrs. Motifs
Bush; as chairman for the decora~
lions, Mrs. T., D. Strock, and as
chairman for music, Mrs. w. J
Adams.
Singing mt Programme
AT the park, how gloriously into
the atmosphere will rise the strasps
of my Country. It's of Thee" ans
',The Star-Spangled Banner" led by
the courageous, uplifted voices OF
those who know t is cody patriot
ism to keep the country out of wal
instead of rushing 1t onward to fights
bred of useless, senseless antagon
lisms. politics, personal ambitions oil
greed.
Mrs. Sharp. who is one of this
cityis brainiest women, gave me, II
an interview yesterday, strong word'
that must sink deep into the hearts
of those who these days are think
ing most earnestly of this question
of disarmament. 1t is Dig cues
4 tion A question which, not settlee
scuarelv. may mean untold centuries
Of wars among the worlds races fo'
now is the time that the America
nation can speak so strongly ana d.
heard SO loudly to the uttermost cor
/ ner of civilized globe
"Tbere is. by some cliuues. opposi'
ltion to the disarmament movement u
some parts of the country-in some
Communities" said Mrs. sharp
rMany times 1t can be traced TO pur'
politics. voAr,
and it's thousands of members oVei
the world are fighting such chque'
and politics.
disarmament is one reason--it W.
| had no more--that every woman wn'
bore SO much of sorrow before ina
great Armistiee Day. should Join US
1T will add that many more voices y
our plea to the heads OF THIS grea
country that we shall not enter intl
any programme that keeps us as
nation busy making eternal plans e
meet carnage with carnage.
Mrs, sharp leaned forward.
Promises of the War
"The women in the last war were
told that If they would work and sac
l,rifice, there might never be anotnei
war. we believed this. We took the
men who told us these things seri'
ously.
,:Mhen we got through with the
war we found that those words were