The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-04-22
NEXT THURSDAY
DECORATION DAY
COLUMBUS CITIZENS WILL
PAY TRIBUTE TO DEAD
CONFEDERATES.
COMMITTEES.
APPOINTED
Veterans and u. D. c. Will
Participate in Celebration
Banks Will Be Closed.


of Confederate Memorial Day, which
occurs next Thursday, are being
made by the Stephen ID. Lee chapter
u. d. G. The banks of the city vii
be closed during the day. The beau
tiful custom of paying annual tribute
to the gallant men who lost their
lives in the defense of the Confed-
eracy, by placing flowers upon their
graves originated in Columbus.
The local camp Of Confederate
Veterans will participate in the cele-
bration. The city hall will be the
place of amalgamation, and the pro-
cession will leave there at 1890
o'clock Thursday morning, proceed
ing to Friendship cemetery, where the
memorial service will take place Rev.
W. L. Duren will officiate as chap
lain, Mrs. B. K. Sessums will be in
charge of the music, and the follow
ing gentlemen will serve as marshals
Capt. 7. Fl. Sharp, Messrs. w. G.
Evans, G. W. Evans, G. H. Cooke, H.
Gunter, T. B. Hardy and w. B. Har-
rington.
The following committees have
been appointed:
To Decorate Monument on Court
House Square--Mrs. Arthur Stansel,
chairman; Miss Sue Mae Lincoln,
Mrs. Dan CASTOR, Mrs. G. R. Neu-
mann.
To Have Grounds Cleaned Up
Mrs. E. I. Sykes, chairman; Mrs. r.
G. Belts, AIRS. 10. Banks, MR.. sarah
Sheffield.
To See that Soldiers Graves in
Cemetery are in Order-Mrs. j. |.
Sturdivant, chairman; Mrs. A. C. Hal
bert, Mrs. R. R. Banks, Mrs. G.
Dempster, Miss Ida Fleming, Mrs. 2.
P. Landrum, Mrs. R. j. Gunter.
Music-Mrs. B. K. Sessums, chair
man; Mrs. j. T. Searcy, Mrs. George
Sherman, Mrs. E. N. Hutchinson.
Mrs. w. B. Hamilton, Mrs. Sarah
Sheffield, Mrs. Joe Peacher, Miss
Augusta Sykes, Miss Bette Whit
field, Mrs. W. D. Sanders.
To Decorate the Gate-Mrs. D. F.
Robertson, chairman; Mrs. Leopold
Loeb, Mrs F. C. Owen, Mrs. C. M.
Ottley, Mrs. F. NJ Leigh, Mrs. Fam
ME Loeb, Mrs. Will Ottley, Mrs. D.
L'pscomb, Mrs. Frank Resler.
To Decorate Monument in South
ern Section-Mrs. Archie Breast,
chairman; Mrs. G. Boyd, Mrs. Bev-
erly Matthews, Mrs. T. A. Stinson,
Mrs. Robert Mann, Mrs. E. P. Viii
kinson, Mrs. L. A. Vaughn, Mrs. w.
D. Sanders, Mrs. W. Weaver, Mrs.
Ed Franks, Miss Jennie Vaughn, Miss
Cornelia Hudson.
To Place Flags on Graves-Mrs
L. Fl. Hatchett, chairman in south
ern section; Mrs. R. L. Banks, Mrs.
]. |. Sturdivant, Mrs. viii Pope, Mrs.
A. B. Funderburk, Mrs. Charlie
Evans; End section, Mrs. j. T. Locke,
Sr., chairman; Miss Lille Gregory,
Mrs. Lutte Breland, Mrs. M. C. Cott-
ner, Miss Elease Moore; 3rd section,
Mrs. W. H. Brooks, chairman; Mrs.
Willis Banks, Mrs. Eliza Peters, Mrs.
j. M. Morgan, Mrs. S. D. Harris;
northern section, Mrs. J. T. Sanford,
chairman; Mrs: Ida w. Sykes, Mrs.
John Childers,. Mrs. T. o. Burris,
Mrs. Will Evans.
To Make Bouquets for Veterans
Mrs. j. 0. Banks, chairman; Mrs. J.
M. Billups, Mrs. E, c. Chapman, Mrs.
W Ills Garth, Mrs. Willis Harris,
Mrs. Lee Caine, Mrs. B. A. Lincoln,
Mrs. Ed Buder, Mrs. F. NJ. Leigh,
Mrs. Willis Banks, Mrs. T. o. Bur-
ris, Mrs. J. R. Maxwell, Mrs j. T.
Harrison, Mrs. J. w. Garth, Mrs. S.
3. Hudson, Mrs NJ. B. Patterson,
Mrs. H, F. Simrall, Mrs. C. L. Lin
coin Mrs, W. C. Richards, Mrs. K.
2. Johnston, Mrs. Jessie Walker, Mrs,
Eurenia Moore, Mrs. M C. vandi-
yer, Miss Mary Stokes, Miss Mary
Garth Mrs. Laura Patterson, Mrs.
B. L. Owen.
These ladies are requested to make
three bouquets each, and send those
on the north side of Main street to
Miss Fannie Harrison, and those on
the south side to Miss Emily Slack,
on Wednesday afternoon.
Bouquets will be presented to the
veterans by the Callie Harrison
Sykes chapter of the Children of the
Confederacv: Fannie Harrison, Will
letta Gardner, Elizabeth Love, Julia