Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-18
PREPARING FOR The
GREAT RECEPTION TO
COMPANY N BOYS
Actively at Work
On Banquet and Dance
Next Saturday

There doesn t seem to be any doubt
as to the statement that Company NJ
will be in the trenches in France with
in a few months. Nor is there any
doubt as to the probabilities Of the
boys being on their way south within
a few days, not to return to Salem
until the end of the war.
With the boys of Company M now en-
camped at Clackamas, there has been
a general feeling that now was the
time to give them the appreciation of
Salem by rendering la banquet and
dance Saturday afternoon and evea-
ing. -qa
With this in view, at the last meet
ing of the city council the sum of 5000
was voted for the entertainment and n
committee of James McClelland, chair
man, Roy Melton and Lloyd Rigdon
was appointed to confer with the pa
~triotic organizations of the city to ar
range for a suitable program.
At the meeting called yesterday af-
lternoon with the council committee
and representatives, Of the patriotic
bodies, a program was prepared which
will include the serving of a banquet
Saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock to the,
boys at the armory, and if possible to.
arrange for the use of the armory Sat
urday evening whereby the citizens in
q grand mass meeting and dance ear
all bid the boys a farewell good bye.
The program for Saturday is as fol-
lows:
Company M to leave camp at Clack-
amas and to arrive in the city about
IL O'Clock. a
With Company M will come company
l. of Dallas and these two companies
will drill on the streets or Willamette
campus about noon. Is
Following the drill will be a parade
of the down town district. o97
Banquet at the armory to be served
by the patriotic organizations of the
city at 2 o'clock p. M.
Dance Saturday evening at the ar
mory.
The man with the khaki uniform
will be the honored guest from the
time of his arrival. Everything will
be free at the armory and at all NOV
ing picture shows.
Besides the 5000 donated for enter
tainment by the city council, dona-
tions will be raised by Mrs. Curtis B.
Cross, who was elected secretary of
the meeting of patriotic bodies yester-
day afternoon, and such donations are
to be delivered at the armory early
Saturday morning. 1t was also suggest
ed that women living in the country
who would like to do their bit towards
the final entertaining of the boys,
night contribute something for the
banquet. Cash contributions will also
be received, to go into a mess fund
for the company.
At the meeting Yesterday afternoon,
committees were appointed to handle
the entertaining Saturday as follows:
rarade committeeman G. Martin,
Mrs. G. E. Terwilliger and W. C. Faux
ner.
Banquet committe4-Bev. Jas. Ell
vim, chairman, Mrs. Chauncey Bishop,
Mrs. F. B. Southwick, Mrs. Clifford
Brown, Mrs. Frank Durbin, Mrs. Ru-
ben Boise and Mrs. Curtis Cross.
Social committee-Rev. R. N. Avi-
son, Mrs. J. A. Carson and Earl Race.
The menu arranged for the banquet
of Company M to be held at the ar
mory is as follows:
Fried chicken, cold meats, mashed
potatoes; Corn custard; salad; sliced
tomatoes; cucumbers; lettuce; Mayor
.naise; hot rolls, jelly, pickles, ice
cream, cake, coffee.