The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-30

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Today is Memorial Day in honor of
the fallen heroes of the wars of the
United States.
1t will be-observed by the local or
gan4zations of the war veterans and
auxiliaries, civic and fraternal bodies
and others interested, with appropriate
exercises at Woodrow Wilson park.
A parade downtown in which all the
organizations win participate will pre-
cede the exercises. 1t will start at
o'clock.
Children of Veterans
A feature of the exercises will be the
assembling of 200 children of the Hen
ley school whose fathers, grandfathers
or brothers were war veterans. They
will form a chorus and sing America"
during the exercises. They will be
seated on the platform to form a set
ting for the. Civil war veterans, Gold
Star Mothers, and commanding officers
of the various military and civic orr
ganizations.
service men, will precede the parade,
which will be headed by Grand Marshal
r. e. Spangenberg and his staff fol-
lowed by Sam C. Bowman, general
chairman of the memorial services pro-
gramme, who will be seated in an au
tomobile with Mrs. r. A. Preston of the
Woman's Relief corps, Grand Army of
the Republic; Mrs. e. H. Gardner of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
and Mrs. Bessie l.. Phillips of the Wom-
ans auxiliary, American Legion.
Blue and the Gray
Veterans of the Civil war will follow
in automobiles, in each will be seated
a Federal and Confederate veteran,
wearing the blue and the gray.
Following will come the national
guard, military and civic organizations,
and school children.
Disabled soldiers will be carried in
automobiles. in charge of Mrs. Bessie
L. Phillips, president of the Ladies
auxiliary of the American Legion, who
will be assisted by Mrs. Henry swope.
Mrs. C. e. Yost and committee of the
auxiliary.
Disabled Soldiers
The committee requests that the au-
tomobiles that are to convey the dis
abled soldiers from the hospitals report
at the east side of Woodrow Wilson
park, between Park and Eighth avenue,
promptly at o'clock. The committee
will be known by a small American
flag on their lapel and the automobiles
are to report to them.
The Gold Star mothers are invited to
participate in the services and place
ON the platform has been reserved for
them.
Decorate Graves.
The services will start this morning
when committees in charge of decorat-
ing the graves will assemble at Wood
row Wilson park at $3.50 o'clock. They
will go to the various cemeteries with
flowers. Persons having flowers TO
donate for the purpose are requested
to have them at the park at the time
for assembling. The committee also
desires to be informed of the locatlons
of graves of the veterans.
Veterans of the Grand Army of the
Republic. Sons of Veterans and the
woman's relief corps will be rendered
a dinner by Mrs. c. c. Chaplin. 1908
Thirty first street. north, at noon.
From there they will go to the as
point for the parade.
Lieutenant Spangenberg REQUESTS
that his staff meet at the Kentucky
Livery stable. Sixteenth street and
Third avenue, north. at AS sharp to
receive their mounts for the parade.
Programme.
The following exercises will be rem
dered at the park:
Invocation, the Rev. Oscar Dewitt
Randolph, chaplain Birmingham post
American Legion. Selection. Municipal
band. directed by Gordon Erickson.
Male quartet. "Tenting Tonight on the
Old Camp Grounds" Quartet, directed
by Walter II. Maxim. Address. Walter
S. Brewer. Selection, r. 0. I. G. band.
Recitation, "The Blue and the Gray"
Mrs Asa p. Hull. Selections, Boys In
dustrial School band. Address, r. g.
Hewitt. Chorus, America" zoo pupils
OF the Henley school Address, the
Rev. j. M. Broadly. Firing three
volley salute to the dead. firing squad,
Taps. Buglers I. J. Brown, Hubert
Knight and Odell Garrison. Singing
Nearer, My God To Thee entire audi
ence. Retreat. Star Spangled Ban
ner." combined bands.
PARADE FORMATION
The following will be the formation
of the parade Police, marshal and
staff, Municipal band color guard, ma
tional guard, city commissioners Gold
Star mothers.
First division: r. \ Cooper. in com
mand A. B. Hartley and Lieut.. Charles
Siegal, aides; Reserve Officers Train
ing corps band; Grand Army OF the
Renublic and Confederate veterans
ladies' auxiliaries. Spanish American
war veterans, veterans of foreign
wars.
second division. Capt. James J. Jack
son in command. George L. Bales ans
g. e. Yost, aides; Alabama Boys In
dustrial School band; wounded vetcr..
ans in autos. Mrs. Bessie Phillips and
Mrs. c. E. Yost in charge; overseas and
Red Cross nurses. vocational students,
American Legion auxiliary American
Legion, United States navy and Naval
reserves, Marines. Sixth division. Bir-
mingham Flying club.
Third division: Capt. Charles H.
Mandy in command, v. A. Copdns and
A. G.. Comoley.N aides; band, sons of
veterans, Salvation Army. Knights 81
Columbus, Young Woman's Christian
association, Young Mems Christian as.
sociation. Greek American society.
float of IA nations from Henley school,
Sergt George D. Kitzinger in charge
italian society, Civic Association,
Chamber of Commerce and Junior
chamber of Commerce.
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