Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-15
HARD|NCS TO ATTEND
BIRMINGHAM JUBILEE
Alabama Metropolis Planning
to Celebrate Her Ffftieth
Birthday.
~ Associated Press to Every r.ysnins.

BY AaaocfAteu fFsAh te EVnhF Ifs"h&
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 15.-Rir-
mingham's birthday party, celebrat-
ing the flftieth anniversary Of the
city, will be made an even greater oc-
casion through the first ofYiclal yiat
OF the President and Mrs. Harding 10
the South since the Inauguration.
The celebration Mill be featured by
the historical pageant depicting the
nifty years OF the cltys history and
stressing the fact that Birmingham is
the largest city OF It's age IN America.
being the only city In the 100000 class
which WAS founded after 1870, and one
OF only a few cities Of It's size which
were not In existence during the
Civil War.
The celebration will continue
throughout the entire week October "a
to 20 but the biggest day will be oc-
tober rs when President and Mrs,
Harding win be the official guests of
the city and state. Assurance has
been given Senator Underwood by the
President that he will remain in Bir-
mingham practically "a hours and that
he will participate In all the functions
and ceremonies which the committee
has arranged in his honor
Arriving on a special train from
Washington at an early hour on ths
morning Of October 2s, the president
will be met at Peil City by a com.
mittee OF prominent citizens OF Bir
mingham and Alabama. Upon his ar
rival he viii head the parade IN which
will participate practically all thi
lcivic, fraternal, patriotic, military an,
semi military organizations OF Bir
mingham and many from other cities
In addition 10 the National Guar
units, there will be guard OF 100
! members OF the American Legion Il
uniform and a special guard OF homo
composed OF veterans who wer
wounded overseas The grand mar
shall OF the parade will be Brig. Ger
II. r.. Steiner.
Another feature of the parade wi
; be the 81 young women represents
tlves OF the different counties OF IN
state, selected for their beauty an
popularity, each OF whom will hay
an elaborat tely decorated automobi
lin the parade. The president will MAX
the principal formal address Of IN
day in Capitol Park. A luncheon wi
be rendered him ct the Tutwil'
hotel where several hundred either
will be present.
#, During the afternoon, the Presidei
will appear at three functiors and W
a make short informal talks at eas
one. He wiz attend the inauguratiC
n exercises OF Birmingham-S Southei
Y College, where the degree OF L. L.
will be conferred upon him. III
z corner stone OF the new $4,000
= Masonic Temple OF Birmingham W
be laid during the afternoon and q
= president will make short addres
r Later, he will go TO the dedication e
r. ercises OF Underwood PARK which
e ma med in honor Of the Senator fro
: Alabama, at whose request Preside
e Harding is making the trip TO Bi
: mingham.
~ At formal banquet Of the Count
= Club in the evening, the President a.
I" Mrs. Harding will be the guests
honor and the affair will be attend
by a large number OF promine
women as well as men. The Preside
w will be introduced by the governor
~ Alabama, Thomas E. Kilby. The
which will follow and which conclu6
J. the program for the visit Of the Pre-
n dent, will be a notable social affair
the life OF Birmingham and will
Id attended by prominent peonle from
g. over Alabama and adjoining states.
n The President and Mrs. Harding.
OF well as the other members of
to presidential party, are expected
a board their train for the return
'r. Washington shortly after midniI
n. and the train will leave at ar ca
ne hour on the morning OF October q
40 -Four performances Of the histOri
'h pageant will be staged in which /,
ne persons will participate and there
be a chorus of 500 trained voit
Several hundred dancers will feat
the presentation OF the pages
Massed bands and orchestras will Z
vide such music as may be desires