The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-08-31
SELECTED MEN WILL BE ENTERTAINED
 IN CLIFTON

IN Cl|FION
 Each Contingent Leaving the Dis
 trict Will Receive a Housing Send
 Off on the Eve of Their Departure
 Big Event on September 18th.
 September 18th gives promise of be- ing a Red Letter Day in the affairs Of Clifton when the citizens turn out to bid bon voyage" to the ''Sammies'' from Greenlee county who have been selected as the first quota to go into training camp at Fort Riley, Kansas.
 Several committees are now at work making preparations for the big event and at a meeting held at the Y. M. c. A. on Thursday even ing Chairman Frank Springer, of the Finance Committee, reported sub- scriptions so far totaled $500 %. It is the expectation of the committee that this figure will be swelled to at least $700 before the campaign is ended. The following committees have the event in charge:
 Finance-F. H. Springer and Richard Stephens.
 Decorations-M. W. JueIg, F. H. Springer and A. W. Liddel1. Dance-E. c. Fitzgerald, W. H. Neon and P. Riley.
 Banquet-R. H. Pringle. w. J. Riley. Mrs. W. B. Foote, W. E. Mitchell.
 Literary-w. B. Kelly, F. W. Whit
 
 Burtch, and Mrs. Wm. Shirk. Music-J. l.. Adams. Duncan Me Neil.
 Mayor o. J. Cotey will leave Sun day morning for Hachita and Colum- bus where he will interview the Commanding Officer in an effort to secure the Twelfth Cavalry band for this occasion and one of the features of the evening will be a street pa rade of the selected men, fraternal orders. and citizens just prior to the banquet and literary exercises which will be held in the auditorium in Hills Addition.
 ! The banquet. tables will be .arrang. ed in the center of the main audi torium and seats for spectators pro vided around the sides and 'in the galleries. The selected men will be the guests of the evening. Al! other citizens desiring seats at the banquet table will be required to purchase tickets. and no banquet table tickets will he sold after Sep 1 tember 12th Those who do not de 1 sire to partake of the banquet will l find seats for spectators provided without charge during the musical and literary program. : It had been hoped that the patrio tic demonstration could be held be i fore the first contingent of five per cent was ordered to leave but the i committee found it impossible to make arrangements before the date set. September 18th.
 On Thursday Sheriff Arthur Slaugh ter, Chairman of the Local Board, re ceived the following telegram iron the Governors office in Phoenix:
 Phoenix. Ariz., Aug. go, 1917. A. H. Slaughter, Sheriff.
 Clifton.
 1 Request men reporting mOblllza tion camp to take extra pair comfort able shoes to afford change from tht new regulation marching shoes Troops go to Ft. Riley. Kansas. Fiv' per cent will go first, Exact dat between 5th and 9th will be givel you soon.
 | (Signed) BREEN.
 Upon receipt of the above informa tion a meeting of the Committee o
 Arrangements was held at the Y. M |, C. A. on Thursday evening and I addition to the demonstrations to b held in Clifton on September 18th was unanimously decided to give a impromptu dance and serve refresf
 ments in honor of the first contingen
 of approximately eight men, who wi leave Clifton between the 9th an 9th of September. This affair wi
 be given at the Auditorium on tn
 evening of September 9th.
 Copper plated souvenirs have bee ordered for each of the selected men
 These souvenirs will be enclosed , a leather case and will serve as . mem ento of the occasion. Th souvenirs. will be in the shape of , card and engraved with the individ1 als' name.
 Among the citizens who will a' dress the citizen soldiers on the ev
 of their departure will be Joh
 Chr1sty, H. A Elliott, A. R. Lyme
 and Norman Carmichael. A citize escort will also accompany the S , , 1ected men to the train on the SC | eral mornings the different detacl . ments depart.
 The program for the big event o Q September 18th will be printed tf | next issue of the Copper Era.
 First Troops to Leave the 7th : Just as we go to press a telegra ? was received at the Sheriff's office 8 ? nouncing the first Greenlet count ? men selected in the draft. would lea1 1 here on September 7th.
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