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

lowered into its final resting place in
Every street car in operation on the
Birmingham Railway, Light & Power
company's lines today will stop
promptly at 2 minutes of IL o'clock,
according to an announcement made
by Fred V. Underwood, assistant gem
eral manager. These instructions were
issued to all traffic superintendent
yesterday afternoon, with the added
instructions to notify every crew
leaving the car barns Watches will
be synchronized to insure the same
ness of time in the stopping of all
cars.
To Speak. ON Patriotism
Members of the American Legion
and of the League of Women Voters
will speak on patriotism in every
school building in the city. according
to the plans arranged by the Amer
lean Legion and league committees.
This address will be a part of the
celebration of Armistice Day by the
school children of the city. All of the
city schools will close at noon today,
following the special exercises, in or
der that the children may take part
in the parade scheduled for the after
noon at 2 o'clock.
The graves of soldiers that have
been returned from their resting
places on the battlefields of foreign
countries during the World war and
of those who died in hospitals both
in the States and in France will be
decorated with flowers and flags.
Committees have been appointed to
visit the hospitals of the city and the
homes of the men disabled in the war
to take to those men flowers and bas-
kets of fruit in commemoration of the
day.
Appeal to Public
An appeal has been made by the
woman's auxiliary of the American
Legion to the people of Birmingham
to assist in cheering the wounded
veterans by contributions of fruit
flowers and other presents. This APP
peal has already been responded to
by many of the people. according to
word received from II. G. Moore,
chairman of the committee. Help will
also be extended to the families of the
needy veterans. announced Mrs.
Moore.
Word received yesterday afternoon
from the Merchants association was
to the effect that all stores of the
city will close promptly at l o'clock
this afternoon, in observance of the
petition of the American Legion, sent
out TO shoopkeepers and department
stores of the city This will enable
many of the clerical force to partici-
pate in the parade. which will start
promptly at o'clock.
Monster Parade Scheduled
The parade will be one of the lar
gest In the history of the city. The
plans, as completed yesterday after
noon, indicate that the parade will be
marked as one of the most patriotic
celebrations the city has had. 1t will
M r Ca1ehra ff0n of "a third "
since the signing of the armistice.
The parade will form at the corner
of Nineteenth street, north, and Sixth
avenue, all organizations being re-
quested to be ready to move off
promptly at o'clock. 1t has been
requested that the various organiza-
lions present themselves at the point
of formation at 1880 o'clock. Platoon
commanders will report to Colonel
Bare when they have formed their
outfits and are ready to move. The
commanders will rejoin their COM
mands at once after reporting.
Thirty-two organizations will be
represented, according to the present
schedule, and will march in the fol-
lowing order:
Group Al. G.. Woodward. assist
ant marshal. in charge; police;
Boys Industrial school; Gold
Star Mothers; city commission. state
commander, in cars; Avondale band ];
national guard; formation on Sixth
avenue, head on Nineteenth street,
facing east
Group B--Maj. r. F. Ashworth as
sistant marshal, in charge; Confed-
crate veterans, in cars; G. A. r., in
cars: Red Cross: Daughters of Con-
federacy, D. A. r. and Daughters of
War; r. o. T. c.. with band and pub
| lie school; form on Sixth avenue, head
on Nineteenth street, facing east.
Group CHI. p. Whitman, assistant
marshal, in charge; American Steel
and Wire band; Spanish War veter-
ans; wounded ex-service men: Amer
/ lean Legion and ex-service men; Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars; American Lee
! gion auxiliary, army and navy wom-
en-; form on Nineteenth street, facing
south, head resting on Sixth avenue.
| Group, D-Arthur Greenwood, as
sistant marshal, in charge; Nurses
association; Salvation Army and Sal
walton Army band Y. M. c. A. X. of
c.; Jewish Welfare association; Ele-
mentary School band; Greek Amer
| lean society; Italian society; form on
Seventh avenue, head on Nineteenth
| street, facing east.
! Group E-Jack Wood. assistant
marshal. in charge; Musicians Local
No. 256 (band); Trades Council;
League of Women Voters; firemen
Rotary. Kiwanis. Civitan, Community
clubs. Civic Association, Chamber of
Commerce and Junior Chamber of
Commerce; form on Nineteenth street
facing south. head resting on Sew
enth avenue.
Group. H. Hardin, assistant mar
shall, in charge; negro band; negro
ex-service men; form on Eighth ave-
nue.. head on Nineteenth street. facing
east.
Colonel Bnrc Grand Marshal.
/ Col. Walter E. Bare will be the
i grand marshal of the parade. Colo
mel Bare has modified all Of the ma
tional guard units of the city. who
will march in the parade in full uni
| form All of the American Legion
men have been urged to present them
selves as promptly as possible at the
| formation point. and have been re-
| uuested to come in uniform wherever
possible.
whether it fits like 1t used to or
not, regardless of the missing col
lar insignia, and even II 1t be trif'e
baggy or perhaps tight where it
shouldn,t-put on the old uniform
and join in the Armistice Day parade
Friday" stated Maj. j. F. McEwen,
| chairman of the parade committee OF
the American Legion.
I'VE shall all be greatly disappoin:-
| ed If service men stand back merely
because they are not members OF the
| Legion" said Mr.. McEwen. This is
the. day of all others that every man
who wore the uniform should wear It
| again. Armistice Day is now both a
J state and national holiday. The ma
tion's business will halt as tribute