The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-30
JOINT PARADE | WILL FEATURE
 MEMORIAL DAY Distinguished Orators To Pay Tribute To De- parted Dead METHODIST CHURCH
 CHOSEN FOR EVENT Half Holiday Declared
 Governor Among Speakers

Once more Birmingham is ready to pay its annual tribute to the dead of all wars, and once more long column of surviving veterans will move through the downtown streets in the Memorial day parade amid the cheers of thou sands. 3
 Distinguished orators will tell again the story of the gallantry and heroism of the departed, while tender hands lay fresh wreaths upon their resting places. E A .thin gray line of enfeebled Con- federate veterans will ride in the pa- rade. Also. there will be a scattering of veterans, who wore the union blue in the dark days of the sixties.
 Hundreds of husky heroes of the great sWorld war will march in the long line, while a number of their dis abled comrades will be carried in auto mobiles. Veterans of the Spanish American war also will take part, and the Magic Citys brave little army of Gold Star Mothers" will have an im- portant part in the ceremonies.
 Speakers Named
 Gov. W. W. Brandon and Sidney Bowie will he the principal speakers in a notable program that will begin at 8 o'clock Friday afternoon in the auditorium of the First Methodist church.
 The governor Nill speak on National Unity, Exemplified by a United Me moriai. Day" Mir. Bowie's subject will be Garry On."
 The whole city will pause for the days ceremonies, which promise this year to surpaaas any previous observance in this city.
 Almost every civic, fraternal and patriotic organization will participate in the parade, which forms at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.
 Half Holiday Declared
 D. E. McLendon, head of the city government, has proclaimed the day a half holiday. Employes in all public buildings will leave their work at noon. A number of mercantile establishments will close during the afternoon, while the railroad freight houses will be closed all day.
 Mrs. Joseph Estes heads the commit tee in charge of the exercises. Mrs. Watt T. Brown, Mrs. J. Hubert Scruggs and Capt. William M. Spencer, Jr., are her assistants. Mrs. W. J. Adams is in charge of the music.
 Veterans of the 167th Infantry will march in the parade, leading the first division as an escort of honor. Mem- bers of the Observation squadron, sta tioned at Roberts field, will ~fly over the line of march and drop flowers in the path of the parade.
 Confederate veterans who are to ride in the parade will assemble at the Y. M. c. A. at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon. Gold Star Mothers will meet at the Tutwiler hotel at the same hour.
 The Program a
 Here is the program for the church services:
 America" assembly.
 Invocation. the Rev. Oscar De Wolf Randolph, chaplain.
 Male Quartette, "Once More We Meet" (Tower).
 Honor Cal," (Metcalf). J. P. Ma guire, William Scholl, Leon Cole and H. J. Posner.
 United Memorial Patriotic associa- tion, Col, William Obear, president.
 Baritone Solo, There Is No Death, (Q'Haral, Lean Cole.
 Address, Garry On," Sidney Bowie.
 Selection, by Our Boys Industrial Band.
 Building of the Wreath, by all pa- triotic organizations.
 Organ Solo, selected, by Mrs. K. M. Morrison.
 Address, Gov. w. w. Brandon, "Na- tional Unity, Exemplified by a United Memorial Day"
 Male Quartette, Souls of the Right eous," (Salter).
 Star Spangled Banner" assembly.
 Master of ceremonies, Capt. William M. Spencer, Jr.