Evening journal., 1918-11-20
RECEPTION FOR
RETURNING TROOPS
Mayor Lawson Names Com
mittee to Take Matter
in Charge
ALSO TO ARRANGE
FOR MEMORIAL

Mayor John w. Lawson has appoint
ed large committee TO plan recep,
tlOn for Wilmington soldiers on their
return and also memorial for those
Killed. Mayor Lawson today issued
the following:
"The war having come 20 an end,
Wilmington is willing and anxious to
give the brave men who are now In our
oountry's service. a proper and worthy
reception on their return to our city.
With the Idea that proper steps may
be taken for their reception and also
that a fitting memorial OF some charac-
, ter be erected 10 the memory OF those
who have lost their lives. both at
home and abroad, the following per-
sons are asked 10 take these matters In
charge and devise ways and means for
the reception Of the troops as well as
what in their judgment would be a
proper memorial to those who have
given their lives In the great cause:
DR.. Julian Adair. the Rev. Henry Y.
Arnett, ID. d., Joseph Bancroft, Thomas
+. Bayard. William p. Bancroft Chas.
+. Bickta, Hon. L. Heisler Ball. Sam
uel II. Baynard. Joseph Boguckl, WI
liam c. Blatz, Lewis A. Bower Hon.
Edward q. Bradford, Dr. Conwell Ban
ton, Miss Emily p. Bissell, Charles +.
Curley, Ezekiel Cooper, Anthony Cor
letto, Charles C. Cannon, James ]. Ca
hill, George Carter. Charles C0lbun.
A. w. Cummlns. William Coyne.
p. S. dupont. John II. Dandy. Mrs. T.
C. dupont, Mrs W. X. dupont, Alfred
I. dupont, Carmine DiMare, George A.
Elliott, Joseph Emory. James I. Ford,
Charles C. ForwoOd, Martin +. Fairy,
Jacob Faber, Peter ]. Ford. Hon. George
Gray, Harry T. Graham, Harry J. Guth-
rie. Mrs. James N. Ginns. John Govatos'
Thomas F. Gormley. Peter A. Horty,
Jacob Hatow, John II. Hickey. Edward
A. Higgins, p. ]. Isaacs, Nicholas Jones.
C. C. Kurtz, James Kane, c. c. killen,
r. ID. Kemp, RI Rev. Frederick Kins-
man.
DR.. Charles s. Leone, Peter Lewicki,
George T. Lyon. Charles II. Lippincott
Morris Levy. William b. Megear, John
s. Mullln, Mrs. Charles r. Miller. Ed
mund Mitchell, John ]. Mckinley. Town
send w. Miller, Joseph II. Martin, NJ. ID.
Murphy, John ]. McGoyern, Elmer E.
Mitchell, ri. Rev. John ]. Monaghan.
Charles r. Miller, Josiah Marvel.
Thomas NJ. Monaghan. Richard C. Nc
Mullen, Otho Nowland, DIT. Michael
Ostro, James B. Oberly. c. ]. O'Keefe,
James F. Price. Mrs. o. c. Purdy, Rob
ert Pennington, John ]. Raskob. James
w. Robertson. John 6. Rossell, Julian
b. Robinson, John Richardson SIR. Rob-
ert p. Robinson, Halleck s. Ray, Robert
II. Richards, Judge Herbert L. Rice,
Bishop Benjamin Ruley, F. w. Reybold
William r. Seward. Samuel X. Smith,
Willard A. Speakman, George w
Sparks. Harlan G. Scott, Fred W
Stierle, Fred +. Stone, Or. Willard
Springer, Hon. Willard Salisbury,
Henry p. Scott. David Snellenburg,
Henry B. Thompson. Charles II. Ten
Weeges, Charles TOpkls. William c.
Taylor, c. {. Tazewell, Gen. James II.
Wilson. John +. Walker, ]. Harvey
Whiteman. James p Winchester, Gen.
!. p. Wickersham, the Rev. Robert
Watt George B. Ward, Charles Warner.
Joseph Wigglesworth. J. Writ Willis.
II is desired that a meeting OF the
committee be held as soon as possible.
notice Of which Will be given through
the press.
JOHN w. LAWSON. Mayor.