The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-31
THOUSANDS VIE VI
STREET PARADE IN
HONOR Of HEROES
Birmingham Observes Me-
mortal Day On Elaborate
And Fitting Scale
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members Of the city commission
speakers for the Memorial Day exer-
c!ses and county officials. The Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railway COM
pany band came next.
The next division, Lieut.. Col. W. L.
Pritchard, commander comprised au-
tomobiles bearing members of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, Veterans Of the Civil war, G. A.
R. veterans afoot, marching eight
abreast, and automobiles bearing
members of the American Red Cross,
The automobiles all were driven two
abreast and presented an impressive
appearance under rows of American
flags attached to wires overhead.
Following Immediately behind came
the third division, Major Lucien C.
Brown, commander. comprising the
Boys Industrial School band, United
Spanish War Veterans, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, Women's auxiliary,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Gold Star
mothers and disable veterans of the
World war afoot and in automobiles.
In the fourth division, commanded by
Major NJ NJ. Ullman, were the Avon
dale Mills band dressed in white uni
forms with black ties, officers Re
serve corps, Veterans of the World
war. comprising American Legion.
Rainbow division, Sixth division, vo-
cational students, cavalry, infantry,
artillery, auxiliary arms and staff
department.
In the fifth division, Tom Dozier,
commander, were school children,
members of labor organizations of
Birmingham. all wearing red, white
and blue bands about their hats, AM
- To- mo
lean Hellenic Educational and Pro,
gressive association. The Sixth d.
vision comprised five motor outfits
from the Birmingham fire department
fully manned.
Colonel SewelI Speaks.
At the park, where the parade dis
banded, the crowds gathered around
the band stand John A. Holmes, Jr.,
master of ceremonies, presided and
introduced the speakers. The principal
speaker was Col John s. Sewell, who
emphasized the need for the support
of the war program of the govern
ment In time of peace. He also paid
considerable attention to the various
phases of the Civil war, and declared
that the sons of the south in the two
wars since the Civil war, not to speak
of service in the Philippines, and in
China, had shown their courage and
devotion to their united country.
IN contemplating their sacrifice,
we should lose all bitterness on both
sides and pay undiseriminating hon.
age to the dead of the Civil war,
Colonel Sewell declared. In the last
World war, where human liberty the
world over was a stake, the sons of
united under one flag, shed
their blood freely that the right might
prevail. Let the cynic say if he will
that it was a commercial war. Had it
been that and nothing more the people
of this land never would have sent
their sons to die on the field of bat
tie. nor would they have poured out
their treasure without counting the
cost g they so freely did,
Continuing, Colonel Sewell pointed
out that to suppose that there would
be no more war was an idle dream.
There is something for which every
man will fight, he sad. and it is not
likely that future Americans will fail
to respond, even as their fathers have
done, when such a case arises. In
closing Colonel Sewell explained the
provisions of the national defense act,
passed by Congress in 1921, and urged
every citizen of the land to support
il. and uphold 1t to the end that il
there should be a future war the
United States of America would not
have to hide behind the defense of