The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-31

Birmingham yesterday henored the memory of her war heroes in an impressive Memorial Day parade through the main streets of the city so Woodrow Wilson park, where the spirit of the marchers was expressed in an address by Senator J. Thomas Heflin.
 Every patriotic organization in the city and veterans of three wars took part in the grand parade which was led by Colonel Walter E. Bare as grand marshal. The line of march was down Nineteenth street to Fifst avenue, on First avenue to Twentieth street and up Twentieth street to the park
 Large crowds lined the sidewalks as one by one the various units If the procession passed by, A corps of motorcycle men cleared the way while Boy Scouts held back traffic at the intersections. The Boys In- dustrial school band. the municipal band, the American Steel and Wire band and the Sloss- Sheffield band furnished the march music.
 Further impressiveness was given to the exercises by the flight of air planes from Roberts field over the park. Instead of dropping bombs, as on the field of battle, they let fall dead heroes do not sleep in yain."
 Veterans In Line
 In their places in the parade caiae the Confederate veterans. the United Spanish war veterans, the veterans ct Foreign wars, the American LeRon the Gold Star Mothers. United Daughters of the Confederacy the Rainbow division veterans, the Grand army of the Republic. Sons of Con- federatc veterans and other organi- zations,
 The military aspect of the parade was presented by delegation of national guardsmen, a troop of eav- alrymen from the Brminghg.n uniform.
 In division three Sanator Heflin himself marched escorted by Captain Hewitt, of the United Confederate veterans, and Captain Quinn of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mem bers of the city commission and city officials including policemen. firemen and Chief Fred II. McDuff himself took part in the procession.
 
 Holiday Declared
 Stores and public buildings closed in order that employees might join the marchers in their tribute to the memories of the boys who died at Antietam. at San Juan. at St. Mihiel, and in the Argonne. Those wno lir ed the streets showed by tn. ir demeanor that 1t was not time for celebration but for commemoration and that Birmingham does not forg |.
 Hundreds gathered at Woodrow Wilson park where the defenders of our liberty from the wearers of the blue and the gray in the Civil war to the wearers of the khaki in the great World war were praised for their gallantry under the fire of battle.
 Samuel C. Bowman. as president 1s the Memorial Day organization. pre- sided and after the prelminaries m troduced President D. E. McLendon. cf the city commission, who on behalf of the city welcofed the veterans. So then, valorous men, our soldier veterans Birmingham opens her gates to you. and it's people do thee honor.' he stated in conclusion.
 Three Minute speeches
 Three minute speeches in response to the address of welcome were made pS &dpl&iil TI6Hh .. W nlAt, NOn- ffederate veterans; Captain E. F. Quinn, Grand Army of the Republ;c; Colonel l.. F. Higdon. Spanish -Amerl- can War veterans; George Lewis Bailes, American Legion, Thomas Dozier, Sons of Confederate veterans. M D. Friedman, Sons of veterans. U s. A.; Mrs. E. l.. Huey. of Besse- mer, United Daughters of the Con federacy. Mrs. A. P. Hull. Womens Relief Corps of the G. A. R.; and Miss Lora Albert. Women's Auxiliary Of the veterans of Foreign wars who recited Tn Flanders Field"
 Senator Heflin was introduced by Samuel C. Bowman and in his match less oratory spiced with jokes first spoke of Birmingham as the indus trial queen of the south and of Ala bama as historic ground. He praised the exploits of the American soldier as q brave man because he sprang from an Anglo -Saxon people who have brave blood in their veins.
 Produced Great Men
 He declared that the south had al- ways produced great men from Pat rick Henry. Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington on down to the War of 1872 when Andrew Jackson fought the British. Later he de- clared that southern men led by such men as Joe Wheeler, and others