The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12
PLANS COMPLETE. FOR BIG PARADE
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honor, and his escort, detachment of the Birmingham, Sabers, city and coun- ty officials and various veterans or ganizations. This division will as- semble at Eighteenth street, with its head resting on Seventh avenue, fac ing south. The second division, which will include the membership of patriotic organizations, will assemble on Seventh avenue, head resting on Eighteenth street, facing west. The third division, comprised of fraternal organizations not marching in the military section will assemble on Seventh avenue, head resting on Eighteenth street, facing east. "PN
 School Children Fifth
 The fourth division, which will in clude the industrial floats, will as- semble on Eighteenth street, head rest ing on Sixth avenue, facing north. The school division, which will be fifth, will form on Seventeenth street, facing south, with head resting on Sixth ave- nue. There will be three sections of the military division made up, respec- tiyely, of the National guard, the c. M. T. C.. and R. O. T. c. and the Organ ized Reserves. The National guard will mobilize at Seventeenth street, head resting on Fifth avenue, facing north. The R. O. T. c. and c. M. T. c. will assemble at East park, march ing from there to take part in the parade. The Organized Reserves will assemble at West park. ...
 The Defense Day committee was ad- vised Thursday that the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company had not only declared half holiday so that its employees might take part in the parade, but would furnish transporta- ton for employees from outlying points.
 Whistles of all industrial plants and all railroads in the district will blow at noon Friday as a signal for Birming- ham to begin mobilization. Patriotic numbers will be played on the chimes of the Highlands Methodist church and the carillon of the First Presbyterian church at 12:30 p. rn.g r
 Exercises At Temple s;
 Following the parade there will be patriotic exercises at the Temple theater, with Congressman w. B. Oliver as the principal speaker, and at the Sixteenth Street Baptist church, where the rally for negroes will be held.
 Members of Kamram Grotto have re- ceived the following Defense Test Day order from Monarch Jesse l.. Hagy:
 "Officers and Members of Kamram Grotto: .n.>
 Permission having been granted by the grand monarch for this Organiza- tion to appear in Defense Day parade, wearing fez and for uniform bodies to appear in full uniform, you are directed to report to, Company A, Three Hun dred Forty fifth infantry, at West park at l 80 p. m., September 12. ....
 "In granting this order, the grand monarch conveys to all and to the cause his best wishes.
 "Fraternally,
 JESSE L. HAGY,
 Monarch. III. B. Kirby,
 'Secretary."
 The Cosmopolitan Bible class, the Bible class for thousand men," of the First Baptist church, will be in the line of march. The members will be in command of the class teacher, Capt. George Lewis Bailes.
 Cosmopolitans Homer, Wright, John Ingram and Fancher Adams, acting as the general staff for >the class, have is- sued orders for the Cosmopolitan sec tion to form at 80 D. m., in front of the Masonic temple. The color ser geant will be found there with the na- tional banner and the Cosmopolitan class banner, marking the place of as sembly. Young men. who are non-mem- bers will be welcomed.