The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
SCHOOLS TO C[OSE AT NOON MONDAY
Exercises To Observe Armis- tice Day To Be Held
 Throughout System

 Saturday afternoon from the board of education administration building. One period Curing the morning ses- sion will be devoted to exercises and school will dismiss at noon, so the children may participate in the non ster parade during the afternoon.
 One entire division of the parade will be made up of school children Marching in companies of 32, ap- proximately 5000 children represent ing every school in the city, together with 1000 members Of the reserve of- ficers' training corps of the three high schools and the new band of so pieces. When the children's division reaches the Church of the Advent on Sixth avenue and Twentieth street, the band will take position opposite and play while the division passes III review of members of the board of education, who will be placed in front of the church.
 At II o'clock Monday morning Bir- mingham post, No. 1. American Le- zion, will present to the John Her
 
 portrait of General George Washing ton. which was bought through pop ular subscription. Maj. M. M. Ullman will be the principal speaker for the exercises, his subject being The Day We Commemorate" and Capt. Edgar Bowron will make the presentation of the picture. The program for the occasion will be as follows: Process sional Birmingham High school band. Song, America" Introduction of Speakers, Dr. c. B. Glenn, superin- tendent of schools. Address. Maj. M. M. Ullman. Vocal solo, The Amer jeans Come" Mrs. Walter Brower Presentation of portrait. Acceptance of portrait on behalf of school. Miss Margaret Lampkin. Recessional. band
 Presentation.
 Through the cooperation of the American Legion, steel flag poles and flags have been supplied to practI- cally all schools and a state flag will also be given to nearly all schools by the United Daughters of the Confed- eracy
 Many officers of the Birmingham zone, officers reserve corps, will at- tend the presentation of Washing toms portrait at the Phillips High school, according to Horace Wilkin- son, president of the organization.
 A typical program to be held In each of the elementary schools will be similar to that to be held In the I Lakevtew school during the morning of Armistice Day:
 Commencing at 1o:3O a. m.. Mon day, the 18th.
 Introduction, MT. J. c. Orr. princi- pal.
 Invocation, Dr. R. N. simpson.
 Song, America" audience.
 Introduction of the speaker by MT. J. C. Orr, principal.
 Presentation of the national flag to the LaNeview school by the Bir- ion, Capt. James J. Jackson.
 Reception of flag. John Tucker, Henry Journeygan and Winning Cur rie, Boy Scouts
 Acceptance of the Flag, MT. J. C. Orr, principal.
 Gratitude. President Reese, student body of the school.
 Hoisting of the flag, John Tucker. Henry Journeygan and Winning Currie, Boy Scouts.
 Patriotic Poems, Misses Bettie Bon han, Nancy Holcombe and Ann Her zog, Girl scouts.
 Salute to the fIas, audience.
 Song, Star spangled Banner" audience.
 Formation Of Division.
 This division will be formed on Sixth avenue head resting at Eight eenth street facing east. in the fol lowing order:
 Section "A--Eightcenth Street
 North side of avenue-Ensley Elementary K. o. T. c, unit. Paul Hayne Elemntary R. o. T. c, unit, Wodlawn Elementary k. o. T. c. unit
 South side of avenue-Band R. O. T. c. unit Ensley k. o T. c. unit, Phillips k. o. r. C. unit, Woodlawn R. o. T. c. unit
 section "B"-Sevcntcenth Street
 MT. Mann, Woodlawn High school, in charge of section.
 North side of avenue--Acipco, Av- ondale, Barker. Barrett, Bush.
 South side of avenue--Ensley High school. Phillips High school, Paul Hayne High. school, Woodlawn High school.
 Section "B" will assemble on Sixth avenue between Seventeenth and sixteenth streets. High schools in order named on south side of avenue. and grammar schools assigned to this section on the north side of the ave nue.
 section "C"--Sixtccnth Street
 MT. Davis, Enslcy High school in charge of section.
 North side of avenue-Gate City, Gibson Graymont. Hembill, Henley.
 South side of avenue-Central Park, Cunningham, East. Thomas, Elyton Fairview.
 Section "Dv-Fifteenth Street
 Mr Barker, Phillips High school, in charge of section.
 North side of avenue-Norwood and Seventeenth avenue, North Birming ham, Powell. Pratt.
 South side of avenue--Kennedy Lakeview, Martin. Minor, Moore.
 Section "D" will assemble on Sixth avenue between Fifteenth and Four 1 teenth streets in the ordor named above and on the side of Sixth ave- nue assigned.
 Section "E'-Fourtcenth Street
 MT. Orr. Paul Hayne High school in charge of section.
 South side of avenue-Robinson South Highland, Ullman, Woodlawn, Vivian.
 Section "E' will assemble on Sixth | avenue between Fourteenth and Thirteenth streets in the order named l above, and on the side of avenue as signed.
 REPUBLICAN LEAGUE MEETS
 The first of series of meetings to l study the constitution of the United l States was held by the Woman's Re