The Brunswick news., 1916-03-19
LARGE NUMBER CARS WILL
MEET COMMISSIONERS
EN- ROUTE HERE.
THE PROGRAM is ANNOUNCED
Dinner at the OgIethorpe, to Be
Followed by a Dance for Ben
eft of Ladies-Committees to
Meet 7 Tomorrow.
Meet Tomorrow.

Completed plans for an elaborate
and most enjoyable program of enter
tainment for the Dixie highway com
committee, and will be reported to the
joint committee ON arrangements, ap-
pointed by the Board of Trade. Mayor
and merchants association at meet
ing chat has been called by Chairman
]. Hunter Hopkins to assemble at the
Board of Trade rooms at o'clock
Monday afternoon. At that time the
joint committee will attend to any
final matters necessary to make the
plans complete.
The committee on entertainment,
consisting OF j. Il. Abrams, chairman;
A. l.. Church, George II. Cook and
A. de Sola Mendes, met Friday after
noon and decided on the various fea-
lures TO be provided for the comfort
and pleasure Of the commissioners,
their wives, and the tourists accom-
panying them. On the arrival Of the
party in Brunswick, about five or six
o'clock next Wednesday afternoon, the
reception committee will turn them
over to the entertainment committee
at the Oglethorpe hotel, where they
will spend the night A banquet will
be served at o'clock, and music will
be rendered, ii is likely by the First
Regiment band. Speeches Of welcome
will be made and responded to, and ad-
dresses will be made by local speakers
and those from Savannah on the SUI
periority Of the seacoast route for the
Dixie highway. George II. Smith has
been appointed chairman of a commit
tee to arrange n dance, for which Il
local orchestra will furnish the music,
and for which the parlors of the hotel
will be thrown open by Manager
Jaeckel.
A. de Sola Mendes, of the entertain
mcnt committee, has arranged for
unique souvenir menus for the dinner,
in the shape Of the elegant Brunswick
booklet issued by the Board Of Trade.
which contains many beautiful views
Of Brunswick, ST. Simon and Jekyl,
with road scenes in Glynn county, and
on the back of the cover Of which the
menu will be printed with appropriate
arguments favoring the seacoast route.
Immediately on The arrival Of the
tourists light refreshments will be
served at the Elks club.
The finance committee, consisting
Of NJ. b. McKinnon chairman; w. H..
Wood and j. Sidney Roberts, has ar
ranged to sell tickets TO the public to
cover the cost of the dinner and enter
tainment, and the public generally Is
invited to cooperate in entertaining
the visitors.
There will be large number Of the
leading ladies of Brunswick on the
trip to meet the tourists and at the
dinner and dance at the Oglctbope
hotel Chairman J. Hunter Hopkins Of
the joint commiltc on arrangements
has appointed Mrs. A. l.. Church chair
man of a ladies auxiliary committee
which will have charge Of the reccp-
ton and entertainment Of the ladies
in the highway party.
The reception committee, DR. J. w
Simmons, chairman; A. de Sola Men
des. r. b. Mccullough f. E. Twitty
IT, II. Mason. +. d. Aiken and l.. 4
McKinnon, is making plans to have
every autoiBt in Brunswick to go out
to meet the tourists, with cars dec
GRATED 10 advertise Brunswick ant
lGlynn county.
Through the courtesy Of Mr.. Nc
ICullouGh. Of the Glynn Ice company
one Of the large auto trucks has beer
offered to carry the entire Boy Scout
drum and bugle corps, which VIII heat
the procession on the return trip am
enliycn the entrance to the city, CIV
! ing the commissioners resoundin
welcome. The committee will Drobabl
, be called together early Monday morn
, ing by the chairman, Or. Simmons, an
plans will be adopted, including prot