Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-10

A tentative program for the i'm
perial Belgian commission. which is to
spend the day in Tulsa Saturday. July
2l. was outlined yesterday by Mayor
John II. Simmons and the Chamber
OF Commerce committee having
charge of the reception and entertain
mcnt.
Members of the citizens reception
committee ana the Rotary club will
meet the distinguished visitors at $50
n. IN. when they arrive in special
train from Topeka. They will take
breakfast at Hotel Tulsa At $50 they
will meet the local Belgian relief com
mittec and native Belgians from var
ious parts of the state. At 9:45 a
public reception will be held ON the
mezzanine floor of the hotel, in charge
of the Belgian relief committee OF
Tulsa.
At 1890 o'clock there will be an
automobile tour of the city TO include
the big refinery section In West Tulsa
and a brief glimpse Of nearby oil
fields.
Governor 10 Speak.
At noon they will be rendered n
formal luncheon at the Country club.
At O'Clock "A public meeting will be
held In Convention hall. Governor
Williams Will appear on behalf of the
state. Mayor John II. simmons will
preside. State Representative II. II.
Rogers will extend a formal welcome
on behalf of the city. Three or more
members of the mission will deliver
addresses. Miss Mary Jane Bennett
will give n brief report Of the work
done by the Belgian relief committee
IN Tulsa. W. r. Gulberson. In charge
of music. will not employ band hut
will arrange for pipe organ recital
Of patriotic airs preceding the speak
ing.
A Country club committee of ten
has been named to take charge of tho
automobile tour In the forenoon and
the noon luncheon. Each OF these
men will be assigned one member OF
the visiting party as his special guest
for the day. He will be expected to
stay with him all day, convey him
from point to point and meet him At
the train In the morning. This as
segment of special guests will be made
today according to Clarence u. Doug
las, general secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce. The committee con-
sists of II. Rogers Kemp, chairman;
Cyrus Avery, NJ. C.. Hale, A. l.. Farm
er, II. Y Arnold, Dana II Kelsey.
Eugene Lorton. II. NJ. McFarlin. T.. w.
Sinclair and Il. r. Perry.
Glenn Condor and Vernon Smith
constitute special committee to look
after the special entertainment Of
newspapermen with the mission.
Capt. Alva J. Niles. Capt II. G. Ia
Reau and Captain Moon have charge
az tho autart "a in ~ Tfuitpd States
military aides accompanying the
party.
Indians to BE Here.
w. A. Vandever has arranged for
party OF ten full-blooded Usage In
dans to come down from Pawhuska
and greet the Belgians. They will he
attired IN their full regalia and prob
ably will exchange greetings with the
foreigners.
Glenn Condor. chairman OF the
committee on decorations. will today
request A. ID, Walker. commissioner
OF streets, TO use the municipal street
decorations for this occasion. All
down town merchants will be re
quested TO decorate their store fronts
Belgian flags are being made by local
women. A professional decorator
will also supply flags for buldinp
decorations. II Is desired that the
Belgian colors be displayed from
every vantage point The other mem
bers of the committee are T.. S
Worthington. william Stryker, Walter
Allen. c. j. Friedman. Lee Kunsman
I. f.. Blazer, c. l.. Buchner and A. D.
Walker.
Secretary Douglas yesterday wired
Hugh Gibson. special representative
of the state department at San Fran
cisco, an outline of the tentative pro-