The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-04
DAVIS SPENDS VERY.
 BUSY DAY, BUT II. GIVES HIM DELIGHT.
Taken To Many Interesting Spots, He Greets Friends
 Of Former Days

Uf Former DayS
 As the sun rose Monday morning, four Birmingham men. one native son, and the other three all born on foreign soil. entered the Terminal station as a reception committee to meet Secretary James J. Davis. Of the United States department of labor
 Dr. H. A. Elkourie, born In Syria; John H. Adams, born in Wales; Steve Allsop, born in Wales, and Roderick Beddow, born in Birmingham, consti- tuted the committee.
 There was much uneasiness among the committeeman when they stood al the sideo the train from Atlanta and saw passenger after passenger pass. with no sign of the distin- guished visitor. They boarded the Pullmans and made inquiry of the porters, to no avail. Then they started a search of the cars for them selves. A diversion came from the doctor.
 "Oh, excuse me, madam. please, I'm doctor, it's all right, perfectly all right. I'm a doctor, you know, ha, ha, yes, do excuse me-"
 Finally when the actual last com partment was peeped into MT. Davis was found. His first words were a warning not to disturb the other passengers. The committee retired while the cabinet member robed him self The first real view had of the distinguished visitor was when he appeared in flannel trousers, dark blue coat and white shoes.
 He has striking personality, set o11 Dy a fourSquare, sturdy build, Iron gray hair, deep brown eyes, the nose of leader and chin of a fight CT, and with a mouth as finely chis- eled as 1t was when he was a boy.
 MT. Davis was whisked away to the Tutwiler hotel, where he was met by large number of members or the Order of Moose and many cit lzens who do not yet belong, but are gong to- Breakfact over, he was taken for tour of the city and views ot the scenes of his early labors in birmingham and the residence sec lion. view From Mountain Top,
 AS the cars, for there was sew eral Of them, passed over Red Noun tam, Secretary Davis was taken to me nome of Robert Jemison, Jr., and ,,t ioil tne portico saw the wondrous nlew or the district, Birmingham and US valley on one side, bristling with industry, plants, tall stacks. plumes op smoke and steam, and crawling. a4road lines;, and by merely turn thse ntS R neaa, Secretary Davis saw in the other direction the peaceful vala 0I shades valley, green hills stretcb- HE away in seemingly unendfnr HneS, rank on rank to the blue haze OA lHO instance.
 From Viewing the city and its en- arons secretary Davis and those ac- Gompany1ng- him were taken 10 tba Spaclous home of John H. Adams. in
 VI ay mont, where the visitor was greeted by a group of men with w Wnom he worked here years ago. watts, John McFadden, Richard Tim mons, John Hoskins, James Lyons. ana David Williams. He was shown the small cannon made of the first ingot steel made in the Birmingham uistrlet' mounted on the wheels of the car MT. Davis used in his former work here.
 There were hunoreds of people to meet him, nearly all former resi- dents of Wales, Secretary Davis land or nativity. They gathered about the piano in the Davis home .and sane. hymns and songs in Wefch and short talks were made by MT. Adams and Captain Jack Phillips, himself also formerSsW SsWelshmany Most of those present We're memberseof the Amer ican "Gorsett," the Welch society of America. Had Secretary Davis been the prince of fe Wales his reception could not have been more warm or apprecative.
 MT. Adams welcomed him in be- half of his former workers and the Secretary responded with a short talk about old times in Birmingham captain Phillips welcomed him in be- half of his Welch friends. Secretary Davis told of the many pioneer Welchmen of the older days here and how they had set their mark in mak- Ing Birmingham steel producing center
 Europe has It's knighthood for men who achieve" Secretary Davis said, but here in America We see the mark we have attained by our homes, for our homes show our standing and achievement, the badges of heraldry of the United States"
 From the Adams home the visitor was taken for a trip through EnsIey and Fairfield, was shown the great hospital of the Tennessee company, and later through several of the party met for luncheon in the Tut wiler hotel later going to Woodrow Wilson park where Secretary Davis spoke to a great assemblage.
 After the gathering in the park Secretary Davis was communicated by the Order of Moose, meeting the members In business session and ! later in the ballroom of the Tut | wiler hotel he presided at the cere- monies of taking a great class Into the order. named the Davis class in his honor.
 At s:SO o'clock Monday evening the doors of the ball room were thrown open and many citizens who had at tended events elsewhere during the day were introduced to him.
 Secretary Davis spent Monday night in Birmingham. He was scheduled to leave for Montgomery invited to address a joint session of fhe Alabama legislature.