The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-16

A, Thirty-fifth machine squadron OF
| Greenville, which carried machine
| guns mounted on caisons; One Hun
dred and Fifty-third motor transport
company. Fort Deposit; Troop C
Fifty fifth machine gun squadron
Evergreen.
Then came the third band of the
parade. the band representing the
University of Alabama, which was
followed by military orders.
Battery D, 140th Field Artillery.
Lucerne; Battery r. 141st Field Artil-
lery, Troy; Detachment of the seth
Tank company of Ozark. The tank
company brought to Montgomery
/ one Of the camouflage tanks which
was used by the American forces in
the World war. Tins tank attracted
attention from the moment it arrived
| in Montgomery until it had COM
/ pleted its part in the parade. Sec
ton of the parade was under the
command of Csptain Marion Rushton
Of Montgomery with Lieutenant w.
NJ. Cherry, Gordon Hudson, Wilson
Battle and Edmund Leach as aides,
Tuscaloosa There
In this section was the Tuscaloosa
marching club, composed of a large
I
ioosa, who came to the capitol TO
see their fayorite son made the IA
yorite friend of the state.
| The Tuscaloosa club carried large
banners, which told the life history
Of the new governor. Among the in
scriptions on the banners were.
Making up for lost time" with n
fantastic picture of a street car NOV
ing at a. rapid pace and indicating
the progress of the governor from
street car conductor to governor.
Brandon Transit Company" an
Their illustration of his political sue
cess. -Four Years of Prosperity. .
showing the pledge of the new COVER
nor to the people of Alabama. Prom
Street Car Conductor to Governor. -
showing in plain words the succe IS
! of the governor. Tuscaloosa Is
Solid for Bill Brandon" showing the
esteem In which he is held by his
| friends of Tuscaloosa county. 1--WE
Did 1t This Time showing that de-
feat four years ago did not dampen
the ardor of his friends which could
prevent success four years later, and
This is Bill's Band" tribute to the
tuscaloosa band, which accompanied
tho marchers through the street.
Auburn Band Parades
! Then came the following units in
tho order named: Red Cross reserve
of Sidney Lanier High school, Ma
sonic Home band; Bond school stu
/ dents; Girl Scouts; male students
Sidney Lanier; Girls reserve of the
| y. w. c. A.; the Y. w. c. A; band
of The Alabama Polytechnic institute
and cadets of the Alabama Polytech-
mic institute.
| Section four was commanded by
| Captain J. Lister Hill of Montgomery
| whose aides were Ensign Ebert
Holt and Lieutenant Lamar Howe
| Confederate veterans took the lead
| in this section, going through the
streets in automobiles. They were
followed by members of the Ameri-
\ can Legion as the guard of honor
| Then came the Memorial association;
| Sophie Bibb chapter of the U. d. c.;
| the Session chapter, Cradle OF Con-
| federacy: Dixie chapter, Daughters
! OF the American Revolution; the
service star legion: Tisdale band of
Montgomery: Kiwanis club of Tusca-
! loosa on float; Kinda Grotto Wood
men of the World; Central labor
/ float, Lyons club float, women's
| college girls with four floats, Pilot
| club float, Exchange club float. band
| Of Alabama Boys Industrial school.