The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-26
INAUGURATION IF
 GOY. BRANDON |S TO BE BIG EVENT
Event Expected 10 Attract Record Throng to Capital, Including 700 or 800
 GuardSmen
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 lery, Luverne, four officers and 50 men. Battery r, Hist field artillery. Troy, four officers and so men; Company L, 167th infantry, Birming- ham, three officers and 50 men; band section, service company 167th in fantry. Gadsden, one warrant officer and 40 men.
 Harvey Gregory. bandmaster and warrant officer, will accompany the band section of the service company and the band will furnish portion of the music for the parade which will precede the Inauguration.
 The inauguration of Judge Brandcn n as governor and the conN ening of the Alabama legislature in regular ses- sion January 9, are the leading events on Montgomery calendar for the new year. An inaugural committee headed by Clarence B. Brown as gem eral chairman, has completed plans for the inaugural day. Invitations have been rendered to every citizen of Alabama to come to Montgomery for the making of another governor and the city Is preparing to greet an immense throng Of visitors.
 "The inauguration will take place at noon January 15 at the front DOT tico of the capitol. While definite plans for this part of the days ex- ercises have not been completed it Is probable that John c. Anderson. chief justice of the Alabama supreme court, will administer the oath which will mark the entry of Judge Bran don into the position of the states chief executive.
 Following the inauguration the city of Montgomery will entertain all visitors at tht auadrennial inaugural ball at the city auditorium. This Is always great event in Alabama and the patronesses for the inaugural ball, already appointed. include the women of Montgomery who have been most active in the eitys many activities.
 Immediately after the Inauguration Governor Thomas k. Kilby will re- turn to his home at Anniston and to his, manufacturing business, from which he has been separated during the past four years. Governor Kilby has informed his friends that his po- litical ambitions have been satisfied and in Washington recently he de- clared that q am through"
 In Montgomery and throughout Alabama the comment is that Cover
 
 most popular governor who ever sur rendered the supreme duties of the executive office to- another.
 Quiet Day At Capital.
 Official Montgomery quit business Monday and in quiet way. ceIe- brated Christ's birthday. All offices in the Alabama capitol. the federal building. court house and city hall were closed throughout the day. Business was suspended at noon Sat urday and will not be resumed until Tuesday morning.
 Special services were held in the churches Monday. while the Big Brothers Bible class of the First Presbyterian church held q Christ mas celebration for the poor children of Montgomery. Every child who re- ported at the Grand theatre was pre- scented with presents.
 Newspapermnn Dies.
 News came to Montgomery Monday of the death at Davenport. Iowa, of Troy Watts, former newspaperman of this city. MT. Watts was employed by Montgomery's newspapers until the beginning of the war when he entered the service and on his re- tirement from the army MT. Watts became connected with a New York publishing company and was as- signed to Iowa as district manager. The body will be brought to Mont gomery for burial. MT. Watts was a relative of Daniel w. Troy, at- tcrney of Montgomery.