The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
JEFFERSON COMMITTEE APPOINTED B. A. Pepperman Named General Secretary For
 Birmingham SPEAKERS TO TALK, ON DEFENSE PLANS Cooperation Will Be Urged Of All Civic
 Organizations WARTIME STRENGTH IS GOAL OF BOARD All Men Of Military Age Asked
 To Become One Day
 Volunteers
SPEAKERS TO TALK
 ON DEFENSE PLANS
WARTIME STRENGTH
 IS GOAL OF BOARD
(state Capital Bureau )

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 1O' Announcement was made today by Adjutant General Hartley A. Moon ot a suggested procedure for observance or National Defense Day, September IF, Mobilization committees have been named in every county in the state, ana a plan outlined whereby "One day vol unteers'' will join with the active milf tary organization in each community in a parade, followed by patriotic exercises and addresses.
 Under the plan outlined by Adjutant General Moon, for two or three days previous to the test, four minute speak CTS will appear before business, civic and fraternal organizations, and other explaining the intent and ob- ject of the Defense Test.
 Local military organization on De- fense Day will simulate recruiting to war strength, "The strength being made up of active men of the organization plus sufficient men tone day volunteers) between the ages of IS and 45, who are physically fit and who are young men who want to express their willingness to become volunteers in case their country should call for them, but who for busi- ness or other reasons cannot become actively connected with the National Guard.
 Urged To Volunteer.
 Young men of military age, both married and single, will be urged to become one-day volunteers, to show in the demonstration that local mili- tary organizations could be recruited within few days to war strength, from volunteers, in case a situation should arise demanding that this be done.
 Each step in the process of volunteer ing will be simulated, with demonstra- tion recruiting station established at which volunteers will report After going through the form of being taken into the military service as volunteers, the one-day volunteers will be marched to the rendezvous of the active organi- zation, in preparation for the parade which will immediately follow. It will take only few minutes to simulate the steps taken in volunteering, as the only thing actually done will be the taking of names and addresses of the one-day volunteers, as a matter of record, to be sent to headquarters at Montgom- cry, and later to be submitted to the Headquarters Corps Area. The plan will be to obtain enough One-day volun. teers to fill the active units of war strength for the test.
 The design of ribbon or brassard stamped with the word Volunteer The whole time, from the moment the volunteers present themselves at the recruiting station to the time of dis missal at the Speech-makiHg at some central point will be as brief as pos sible, perhaps not more than two hours
 A sponsor organization, composed of citizens, both men and women, is sug- gested to participate in the parade with the military organization, following i'm hediately behind the organization it represents Patriotic, civic, business and fraternal organizations will be urged to take part in the demonstra- tion, following the active parade com. posed of bands, active soldiers and one day volunteers, and sponsor composed of bands, active soldiers and one-daS volunteers, and sponsor organizations.
 Patriotic Exercises.
 Following the parade and review. there will be a gathering at some cen location, with patriotic exercises and addresses.
 The Mobilization Committee" which have been named for the Defense Test consist of members of the selective. service boards which served during the world war. In case any members Oi these are not available, it is suggested that the committee meet and appoint a new member or members.
 A conference between the mobiliza- ton committees, the National Guard units and the Officers Reserve in the various communities to arrange for the program was suggested by Adjutant General Moon. Where there are no military organizations, members of the officers reserve and the mobilization committee will work out an appropriate program.