Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-12-03
Our Soldier Boys
Will Be Our Guests

Thanks to the ingenious thought OF
Hon. E. V. Carter, Ashland is in pos-
session Of, and has adopted, thoro-
ly worked out and practical plan fof
one of the greatest celebrations The
coming summer that has ever heen
staged on the Pacific Coast. Thc'plan
Is for full weeks entertainment OF
our returned soldiers, and for mon
ument bearing on its base in Eronze
relief the name of every soldier en-
listed from Ashland. 1t will je Of
native polished granite in the iorm
of a shaft which will be completed
and erected on suitable site in
Lithia park before the big week so
that one of the great days will be the
unveiling of the monument II Is
planned to erect great soldiers
camp, with tents and equipment COM
plete including a large commiscrat
for the feeding of the soldiers who
will be the guests of the city for the
entire week. Two marine bands with
others composed of local men will
supply the music. Every imaginable
entertainment will be given the SOL
diers from fireworks to roundup ab-
solutely free Of charge. The khal,i
suit will be pass to every entertain
ment of every description. Arrange
ments are in process to make this the
greatest military week ever held in
civil life and great military chief
tains as we'll as governors, senators
and congressman will be the guests
OF the city.
The matter has already taken defi-
mite form. An executive committee
has been organized, composed of L.
V. Carter, chairman, Prof. G. A. Brls.
coe, vice chairman; Rev. P. X. Ham
mond, secretary; V. o. n. Smith,
treasurer; and Mayor c. B. Lamkin,
E. E. Kinney w. A. Turner, A. L.
Nlninger, w. II. McNair and Bert r
Greer as members who will at once
begin on the definite arrangements
for the celebration (for II will le a
celebration of the victory for democ-
racy as we'll as an entertainment of
returned soldlers). Auxiliary COM
mittees from the womans war and
civic societies are now being arrang-
ed The date will likely be fixed for
the week of July 4th. A fund Of not
less than fifteen thousand dollars
will be raised to defray expenses
And one of the remarkable features
of its inauguration is that fifteen
hundred dollars of the fund was vol
UNFAIRLY subscribed by enthusiastic
citizens before the executive commit
tee was formed and 1t is certain that
more than half of the sum will be
raised before arrangements are com
pleted for opening the subscription
lists. Citizens are voluntarily call
ing at the banks every day and offer
ing liberal amounts toward the en-
terprise.
There is no ifs or and about 1t, the
celebration is now assured and It
will be the biggest thing staged in
these parts.
W. A. Turner and Mayor Lamkin
were appointed to negotiate for the
memorial shaft to be made of Ash
land granite and to be a credit to
the city and fitting and glorious
monument to every Ashland boy who
has offered himself for democracy
as we'll as those who have made the
last and greatest sacrifice that the
world be made free for democracy
If every citizen feels about it as
those who formed the executive COM
mittee not one of them will allow
this splendid monument to be raised
until he has contributed his share to
its purchase. Nor do they expect to
be cheap in this acknowledgment of
gratitude to our soldier boys. The
monument will be a great one, as it
should be. All cities in Jackson,
Josephine, klamath and Siskiyou
counties will likely be asked to par
ticipate in the festivities.
The celebration will be known as
VICTORY WEEK"