The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30

Everything Is in readiness for the big Memorial Day parade which will begin at o'clock this afternoon and end with exercises at Woodrow Will son park featured by the address of Senator J. Thomas Heflin.
 President, D. E. McLendon of the city commission yesterday issued proclamation declaring half holi- day on account of Memorial Day. As 1t Is national holiday the post office will be closed Local banks, however. will remain open. The courthouse will close at 1 o'clock and practically every store in the city is expected to declare a half holiday.
 All patriotic organizations of the city and veterans of three wars will take part In the parade which will form at Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street. Colonel Walter Bare, grand marshal requests that the units of the procession take position at 2:30 o'clock and be ready to move at 3 o'clock.
 Line of March
 The line of march will be south on Nineteenth street to First avenue. east on First avenue to Twentieth street and north on Twentieth street to Woodrow Wilson park,
 Music on the march will be fur nished by the Boys Industrial School band, the Sloss Sheffield band, and the municipal band Some of the organizations that will have conspic- uous places In the procession are the American Legion. Confederate veterans. United Spanish War veter- ans, Gold Star Mothers, Veterans of Foreign wars. Rainbow Division vet erans Daughters of the American Revolution. United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Birmingham Sabres cavalry.
 McLendon Welcome
 Exercises at the park will begin with the welcome address of Presi- dent D. E. McLendon of the city commission. who will greet the vet erans on behalf of the city. Three minute responses to the welcome address will be made by Capt. Frank s. White, Confederate veterans; Cen eral James Ashworth, c. A. R.; Judge W. T. Stokely, Spanish War veter- ans; George Lewis Bailes, American Legion; Thomas Dozier, Sons of Con- fcderate veterans; M. D. Friedman. Sons of Veterans. Mrs. E. L. Huey, United Daughters of the Confederacy; Mrs A. P. Hull. Women's Relief Corps of the c. A. R.. and Mrs. J. z, wordsn, women's Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
 Senator Heflin
 The address by Senator Heflin will then follow. He wired last night from Atlanta that he was on his way from Washington and that he would arrive here early this morning.
 Closing exercises will include the singing of patriotic songs, the firing of a salute and field music.
 A message was received last night from George Glenn. assistant adju- tant general, stating that General Henry c. Davidson, state commander of the United Confederate Veterans. is i'll and will be forced to cancel his engagement to attend the Memorial Day exercises.
 More Cars Needed
 Samuel c. Bowman, president of the Memorial Day organization, stat cd last night that more care. are needed for the accommodation of those of the junior ex-service men who are disable or convalescing Those wish ing to loan their cars for an hour should call main 5s8o and then send or bring the car to Sixth avenue and Eighteenth street and report to Dr. Hardin for service In the parade which beginssat o'clock.
 The following concerns have promised one or more new cars, with tops down, which will be assigned to the senior veterans and placed near the head of the line of vehicles behind the "president's carr" Motor Sales Corporation, Dreamer Motor Car com pany. Oldsmobile company. Pryor Motor company. Ewart-Brewer Motor company. Birmingham Motor conn pany. and the Floyd Whitman Motor rornpany