The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-02
MAXWELL (. DAVIS WILL TALK HERE
 ARMISTICE DAY
Famous Artillery Unit To Appear For Mon-
 ster Parade

George McCleery. chairman of the speakers committee for the celebration of Armistice Day, announces that At torney General Harwell G. Davis of Montgomery has accepted the commit tees invitation to make the principal address a the auditorium following the patriotic parade. Attorney General Davis is a World war veteran having served as major of infantry. with the S2nd division and was cited for bravery in action. He will address the meeting on the subject of Patriotism 2
 The auditorium will be saturated with the spirit of war days and all music used on the occasion will be selected from songs familiar to, soldiers. Mrs. w. J. Adams, one of Birming- hams most active civic workers and a leader in music, will have charge of the musical program She states that this will be feature of the meeting.
 Decorate Scouts
 The American Legion under the com mand of Post Commander Arthur Greenwood will conduct flag ceremonies in connection with the indoor meeting.
 A special feature of the patriotic celebration will be the decoration of 15 Eagle Scouts who have won this award in scouting since January, 1, 1924. In scouting the Eagle badge is similar to the congressional medal in the army. It is considered the most distinguished award a boy can receive from the organization and is difficult of attainment. Only 25 scouts have ever received the Eagle decoration in the Rirmin gham district
 Col. T. s. Moorman, chairman of the parade committee, states that or ganizations which have already reg istered for the parade indicates the success of this feature of the day, that it will be much larger than the one held in 1923 Full details with refer ence to the assembly of units for the parade is being sent to those who are to take part.
 The entire scout organization will parade as a unit on November Il. This is the only occasion in the year when the scout troops are permitted to par ade, President D. B. Dimick of the Birmingham Scout council, states that the Scoutmasters are exerting every ef- fort to have full attendance of their troop on this occasion. &
 
 tillery units a field artillery artillery Thompson from Luverne, Ala, is be- ing brought to Birmingham to take part: in this celebration and will fire three national salutes during the day. French 75mms. are being used for this pur- pose. The battery will also take part in the parade. All public schools will or
 .I-A af aL tN resent the schools in the parade. The high school band, and k. o. T. c. units will take part.
 The Kamram drum corps as well as two Boy Scout drum corps have been enlisted and all available bands of the city will participate.
 Line Of March
 The parade will follow the course of last year beginning at the First Methodist church. Down Nineteenth street to First avenue, along First ave- nue to Twenty-first street, counter march to Twentieth street, along Twen- tieth street to the new city auditorium where the exercises will be held.
 T. G. Brabston will have charge of policing the entire route of the parade and is laying plans to insure against along the line of march. The final meeting of the Armistice Day committee under Chairman D. B. Dimick will be held early this week at which time complete reports will be made from all committees having to do with the celebration. Early indica tions are that the day will be the most successful Armistice Day observ- ance held in Birmingham.