The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-14
Elaborate Plans Completed
For Welcoming Tuscaloosa
Citizen to AIabama's Chief
Office lien Brass Bands to
Have Part in Monster Parade
LEGISLATURE AS BODY
TO WITNESS EXERCISES
Governor-eIect Will Take
Oath After Having Received
Largest Majority in History
of Commonwealth Known
Personally to Most Citizens
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
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Judge William w. Brandon of
Tuscaloosa will stand before the
people of Alabama at noon Monday
and will take the oath which will
make him the chief executive Of
ficer of the state. With this oath
a dream which has guided his foot
steps year in and year out through
the past decade will have come true.
Judge Brandon was selected as
governor of Alabama by the demo-
cratic voters in the primary August
8. He will go into office with the
most solid support ever accorded an
applicant for this position. For
two years it had been known that
he would be elected and for many
months it was thought he would go
into office without opposition, but
at the last moment one opponent
was entered. However, he received
the greatest majority in the states
history, his lead over his one OPP
ponent being about 10000.
Elaborate plars have been made
for the Inauguration of the new
governor. Every citizen of the
state has been invited to come to
the capital and to take part in the
ceremony The railroads have
granted round trip rates of a fare
and one-half, effective January IA
and until midnight of January 16.
Capital is Rendy
Citizens of Montgomery have been
devoting their hours in the day and
night for several weeks in preparing
for the event. The ceremony Will be-
gin with parade through the
streets Of Montgomery. In this parade
will be 10 brass bands. floats and
citizens OF all sections Of Alaban.
Col. William p. screws, who led the
famous 18th infantry, composed of
Alabama young men. into the battles
on the soil of France, will be grand
marshal and will lead the parade.
The new governor will be accom-
panied by the retiring governor.
Thomas q Kilby during the parade,
while Mrs Brandon will have the
company of Mrs. Kilby. first lady of
the state during the past. four
years.
The oath Of office viii be admin
istered 10 Governor Brandon at the
stroke of II. A grand stand will be
erected in front of the capitol for
this portion of the ceremony, while
the oath of office will be admins
tered by John c. Anderson, chief jus
tice of the supreme court of Ala
bama.
Legislature TO Participate
In order to do honor to the new
governor the legislature of Alabama
will assemble in the senate cham
Der and hall of the house of repre-
sentatives at 10 o'clock and will par
ticipate in the ceremony as body.
Tuscaloosa. the home city of Gov
ernor Brandon. will close the doors
of its business houses for the day and
its citizens will come to Montgomery
to see their leading citizen made the
leading citizen of Alabama. Tus-
caloosa marching club, composed OF
all Tuscaloosans. has been organ
lied and it will participate in the
parade as body.
Governor Brandon's bodyguard in
the parade will be the Tuscaloosa
company of the Alabama national
guard.
The inaugural ceremony will be
concluded in about one hour, Cover
nor Thomas e. Kilby will deliver Il
short farewell address to the citi-
zens Of Alabama just prior to the adj
ministratiCn OF the oath of office and
viii present Governor Brandon to
the audience. Governor Brandon then
will deliver his inaugural address
Montgomery TO Give Dinner
Citizens of Montgomery will tender
a dinner to Governor Brandon at 5
O'Clock Monday afternoon at which
they VIII formally welcome him to
| the executive office and to a tenn
porary citizenship in Montgomery.
Members If all committees who par
ticipated in the arrangements for the
Inauguration and officers and direc-
tors of the various civic organizs :
tons will be hosts to Governor
Brandon at the dinner
The Inaugural ball. which has been
an event of each inauguration for
many years, will be held Monday
| evening at the city auditorium. The
| auditorium will be decorated with
Alabama flowers and plants while a
( shield will give recognition to the
first governor of Alabama and the
last governor OF Alabama. 1t Is a
Surprising fact that the first COVER
nor and the new governor have the
game initials. w. W. b." The first
teopernor of the state was William
II watt Bib and the new governor is
| William W. Brandon.
| The inauguration of Governor
Brandon will be a triumphal re entry
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