The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-19
GULF CITY PLANS
 ENTERTAINMENT
Dwindling Heroes Will Be Taken For Ride On
 Mobile Bay
WILL VISIT. TOMB OF RAPHAEL SEMMES
Pilgrimage Will Also Be Made To Burial Place Of Father
 Abram RyaE
iSnecial Leased Wirel

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 18.-Plans for the twenty fourth annual reunion of the Alabama division of khe United Con federate Veterans which takes place here Oct. p and g have been com pleted.
 The first event of the reunion will be a reception by the Sons of Confed- crate Veterans to members of the U. c. V. and their families, Tuesday night, Oct. 21, at the Elks, home. A bivouac has been established in a spacious building on Royal street for the vet erans to meet informally at all hours, and more than hundred Mobile homes have been listed where veterans will be made to feel at home during their stay in Mobile and where they will be provided with room and breakfast- the other meals being served by hotels and restaurants on tickets furnished by the reunion committee.
 To Visit Semmes' Tomb
 Automobiles will be provided for those veterans who desire to make a pilgrim age to the tomb of Father Abram Ryan, the poet-priest; Admiral Raphael Semmes, naval hero, and other illus trious Confederate dead.
 From 6 p. m. to p. m., on Tuesday, Oct. 21, there will be an informal recep- tion at the Battle house for the com manding generals. brigad. commanders and their personal and sponsorial stair.
 The morning session on Wednesday will be held at the Lyric theater, F. Taylor Peck, general chairman, pre- siding. R. V. Taylor will deliver the address of welcome on behalf of the city, and Commander T. E. Spottswood will deliver the welcome address on behalf of the local veterans, Raphael Semmes Camp. The greeting to the local camp will be delivered by Commander J. J. Powers. Mrs. R. l.. Huestis, president of the Ladies Memorial association, will deliver the greeting on behalf Of that association, and Mrs. R. l.. Pad gett, president of the Electra Semmes Colston chapter will deliver the greet ing for the local chapters. U. D. c.
 General HOughton To Speak
 There will also be addresses by J. F. Johnston, c. M. A. Rogers, Jr., and General NJ. F. Houghton, adjutant gen eral. Alabama division, and others Col onel Paul Sanguinetti will call the roll of the camps.
 There will be an interesting musical program including patriotic selections. Mrs. Martin Nestor, Miss Mabel Heus- tis. Don Barbour and J. G. Cassidy will sing a quartette and Miss Bertha Dale will, sing "Let Me Turn to Dust In Dixie," by Mrs. Kate A. Robert.
 The invocation will be by Rev. W. B. Crumpton, chaplain general, and the benediction by Rev. A. +. Lofquist, chaplain of the Legion post.
 The Wednesday afternoon session will he held at the Elks' home. There will be addresses by Mrs. c. s. Mcdowell, president Alabama division, U. D. c. {; Dr. W. E. Quinn, state commander, and by J. Fred Johnson, state commander American Legion. The invocation will be given by Rev. Father E. J. Hackett, and the benediction by Rabbi Alfred Moses.
 On Wednesday evening the United Confederate Veterans ball will be held at the Battle house auditorium. On Thursday morning there will be the grand parade of the veterans, followed by an oyster feast. In the afternoon the veterans and their families will be entertained in a boat ride on Mobile hay. and will be shown the site ot the nronosed S1OOOO.O GOO state docks.