Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-29
MONSTER BARBECUE FEATURE FOR LABOR
 DAYS CELEBRATION
Committee Now Working on Plans for Big Monday Af-
 fair-Other Committees on Days Events Are Working
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 The drafted men who are going to be the guests of honor at the Labor Day celebration are going to carry away with them something more sub stantial than pleasant memories Of the occasion, for the big features will be an immense barbecue held in War reu. And it will be a mighty good bar becue, for nine men with the ability to put it over" in big league" style have been selected to stage it. They are Miles Merrill, Tom Hargis, Bob Northington. A. J. Busby, J. B. Kim brough, J. G. Cowan, Jesse Yoakum. Bert Smith and Jimmy Nichols. Miles Merrill. chairman of the committee, has engaged the best talent in the state to barbecue the beef, arrange ments for which will begin next Sat urday night. Both the cooking and serving will take place under a huge tent and the serving will commence about Il o'clock Monday morning. The secretary is providing for moving pie ture men to take pictures of the en- tire affair for exhibition all over the country.
 The whole celebration has been planned on so large a scale that it re- quires an impressive organization to handle it. Miles Merrill is also the chairman of the executive committee, which includes George Meiyr, Bassett Watkins, Dr. N. c. Bledsoe, George Ludwig, J. J. Bowen, J. J. Dougal, Jesse Yoakum. H. Poppen, and T. A. Egan, the general secretary.
 The parade committee is composed of F. E. Bennett, its chairman; George Ludwig, Gus Haigler, J. J. Dougal, S. T. Moss, George Cobb, w. H. Gala gher, Tom Copperwaite, Harry Seeley and Joe Belendes. The parade is go- ing to leave Bisbee about o'clock. The men will march all the way to Warren, but the women and children will ride after they reach Lowell.
 A. B. Richardson, the chairman of the field committee, which numbers as it's members Bronc Willard, J. B. Potter, P. B. Shotwell, A. Brown, F. A. Kofp, W. O'Malley, Giffe Williams. Roy Benton, A. T. Spickard, E. J. Lauren son and G. L. Mcconnell, has arranged an excellent program of athletic con tests which will take place in tho ball park-a program which should fur uish both interest and amusement to everyone.
 Food for the hungry and drink for them who thirst" will be furnished during the afternoon and evening by tue ladies' refreshment committee, of which Mrs. c. H. Hunt is the chair man. Mrs. George Cobb, Mrs. N. C.. Bledsoe, Mrs. Kyle, Mrs. Cain, Mrs. E. Finnety, Mrs. J. Blair, Mrs. Wasach, Airs. Rich, Mrs. High, Mrs. Dural, Mrs. Mcdonald, Mrs. Ritter, Mrs. J. F Sul- ljvan, Mrs Duggen and Mrs. William son make up the remainder of the committee.
 The literary committee is composed of J. J. Dougal, the chairman, Joe Cur " and Arthur Notman. Miles Merrill aud J. R. Henderson form the souve- mir committee.
 A band and orchestra will furnish the music for dancing, and there will be twelve hours of it, commencing an bour before noon. Jesse Yoakum is chairman of the committee in charge of this feature, while Billie Torkin and F. L. Wheeler are its members.
 Each drafted man will wear ribbon of honor to identify them, and they will be given the position of honor in the parade. Bassett Watkins will mar shal the first division and George B. Willcox the second. George Meiyr and w. J. White will be the aides of the former, and w. D. Woods and Tom uargis the aides of the latter. It will ee an impressive parade, an impress sive celebration and an impressive event in the history of the district.
 A committee composed of Jesse Yoakum, chairman; J. J. Bowen, Bas- sett Watkins. Dr. N. c. Bledsoe and George Ludwig are going to see that the men drafted from Cochise county. wLo mobilize here on the 5th of Sep tember, are royalty entertained. Every one of the soldiers-to-be will be pre- sented with a souvenir by the people DscAo1