The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
Memorial Day Parade With Thousands In Line City's Tribute Of Respect For Those Who Gave Lives To Their Country In Hour Of Need
SPEAKERS AT CAPITOL PARK WILL SOUND PRAISE
Boy Scouts Will Raise City FIaq With Solemn Ceremony In Early Morning Hours. Veterans Of Various Wars Participate In Ceremonies

In honor of the memory of those who gave their last full measure of devotion in defense of the land they called their own-as token of rev. srence for the men who faced shot and shell, and the hell of the battle. and who never lived to tell their story-in brief, to do honor to the memory of all those who have died. pr have been killed in past wars in which the United States of America aas participated, it is for this purpose that citizens of Birming gham will pause in their restless activities Weduesday afternoon and gather for the mammoth parade which is to be held through the downtown section of the city, ending at Woodrow Will son park, where Memorial Day eXer- cises are to be held. The exercises will be held under the auspices of the United Memorial Day association, with Col. T. $. Moorman as marshal of the day.
 Observance of the day will be held in the United States post office with no deliveries of mail at all in the residential districts of Birmingham, and only one delivery in the down. town business section of the city, ac
 
 Postmaster Smyer added that the main office window at the post office would be open from to 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. while all sub stations will be closed for the entire day.
 Business Houses Observe Day.
 All Birmingham banks are to be closed all day Wednesday, and the same will apply to railway freight stations. while retail merchants of he city to close their places of business at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. In according with an official procla- nation by D. E. McLendon. president of the city commission, Memorial Day has been made half holiday in Sirmin gham, and it is expected that practically every business, industrial nd commercial organization in the ity will take cognizance of President hcLendon's proclamation.
 Official observance of the day is to start at 2:30 o'clock in the after noon with the assembling of the va rious organizations which are to take part in the Memorial Day parade Wednesday afternoon. Organiza- tions which will take a place in the Memorial Day exercises follow: Bir- ningham police department, head quarters troop Third cavalry divi- sion; Birmingham Sabres; 167th in ,antry. A. N. G. The parade will form on Nineteenth street, facing south and promptly at 3 o'clock in the aft ernoon it will start. Moving south on Nineteenth street, the parade will turn into First avenue east to Twentieth street, turning north, and proceeding north to the Capitol park where the Memorial Day exercises are to be held.
 Automobiles parading are to run two abreast while those on foot will march three, five and eight abreast Four bands already have been ob- tained for the parade, and it is thought that fifth will be enlisted before time for the parade Wednes- day afternoon. In an automobile to- ward the head of the parade will be the women who are officers of the United Memorial Day association Those who will be in the car will be Mrs. Asa P. Hull, Mrs. Chappell Corey Mrs. Herbert Reynolds, Mrs. H Swope, rMs. Sep Smith and Miss Alma Rititenberry.
 Program At Park.
 In case there should be heavy rains at the time the parade is scheduled to be held the exercises will be held
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