The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-29
Preliminary Arrangements Com
plete and Finances are Forth
coming; Full List Of Com.
mittees Announced
0. c. W. DORMlTORY
OPEN TO GUESTS
Evening Reception Feature Of Pro.
gram; Gen. Kimberlin to Arrive
Early in Week; Meet
at City Hall

All preliminary plans of entertain.
ment for the visiting veterans who
will be In Chickasha August and 6
have been completed and the commit
tees are now preparing for the arrival
OF the guests OF Chickasha the last of
next week. The finance committee re-
ports gratifying progress in raising
funds.
Nothing is being left undone to give
the visitors welcome worthy of the
city OF Chickasha The dormitory Of
the Oklahoma College for Women.
Nellie Sparks hall, has been turned
over to the entertainment committee
for use during the reunion and the
auditorium of the main hall is TO be at
the disposal OF the veterans for their
night meetings. Day meetings will be
held at the city hall. Ladies OF the
Lee-Jackson chapter will be hostesses
at Nellie Sparks hall, where they will
serve two meals each day. one in the
morning and one in the evening.
Gen. r. S. Kimberlin of Clarendon,
Tex. is expected to arrive next Tues
day, when a definite program can be
announced.
Up to this time. Gen. Kimberlin has
furnished entertainment at the re-
unions at his own expense. At Claren-
don last year there was an attendance
OF 200 OF the Joe Shelby brigade and
at Sherman. in 1914, there were 15e..
The following committees have been
selected and are making all prepara-
tlons necessary TO give the veterans a
royal welcome when they visit the
Queen OF the Washita.'
Finance: O. G Buchanan. Jack
Hale. WIN Hopkins. Judge X. e. Day.
export. A. b. Thompson, J. T. Elder.
Mrs. viii Drlggers, AIRS. L. A. saun-
ders. Mrs. Frank Plato, Mrs. J. T..
Elder.
Transportation: J. D. Vance, Ben
johnson. Ben Phillips. G. G. Buchanan.
Tom Philips, DR.. Harmed. J, A.
Thompson. Alger Melton, Geo. Dash
ner, j. r. owsley, T. II. Dwyer, w. B.
Hudgins.
Invitation: II. L. Grigsby, Mrs. s.
f. Ellis, Mrs. r. NJ. Gazette, J. Q.
Nash.
Reception: Joe Shelby camp. Y. G..
", Lee-Jackson chapter T. d. G., as
sisted by the following ladies' and gen.
tlemen Mrs, Morgan Hamilton, Mes
rs. and Mesdames ]. A. Thompson.
Geo. Barefoot, Reford Bond. Alger
Melton, +. f. Riddle. Geo. Dashner, J..
y. Sparks. T. II. Bettis. Ben Johnson
n. n. Dwyer VIII Dwyer. Roy Smith,
WIN owsley. Ed Johns. Claud Sigmon,
G. L. Stone, Geo. Evans.
Program: Mrs. r. M. Cavett, NJ. p.
May. H. N. Smith. F. E. Riddle.
Refreshments: Mrs. J. G. Mayes,
l.. H. Neville. Mrs. r. L. Richards,
Mrs. w. G. Armstrong, Mrs. Lizzie
Gotham. Mrs. ~ B. Hudgins, assisted
by the following young ladies, Misses
Nell Dashner. Lucille Dashner, Hazel
Owsley, Alberta Smith. Amy Ellen
Horn, Rebecca Armstrong. Fay Hol'
lingsworth.
Entertainment; At Nellie Sparks
hall. Mrs. J. A. Savage, Mrs. Wililford,
Mrs. NJ. e. May. Mrs. Frank Plato,
Mrs. s. E. Ellis. assisted by the follow
ing young ladies', Allie and LYDIA Rich
ards, Edna Fitch. Mollie May Phil
lips. Margaret Plato, Jennie Bell Baze
Beatrice Luginbyhl, Ada Hudgins
Mary Blanche Harness. Elline Rouse
Irene Buie, Jettie Driggers, Ira
Hughes.
Puhllcation: Mrs. II. L. Grigsby, J
W. Kayser, Geo. Evans