Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-20
MAYOR TODAY NAMED
COMMITTEE TO PLAN
TROOPS RECEPTION
Also TO Arrange for a Suitable
Memorial for Those VINO rave
Made Supreme Sacrihce.
TO HAVE EARLY MEETING

Navor John W Lawson today set IN
motion a project to give the returning
Delaware soldiers an appropriate well
come and also to provide Tor memorial
for those who lost their lives IN the scr
wee. He named a large and representa-
i've committee tn make the plans, and 1T
will be called together as soon rs pracii-
cable, the date being announced IN day
or So In announcing the project the
mavor Ssucd the following statement
The war having come 10 an end,
Wilmington is willing and ANXIOUS to
give the brave men who are now IN our
countrv's service a proper ami WorthY
reception on their return II our Guy.
With the idea that proper steps may ne
taken for their reception and also that
4 hitting memorial OF some character
he erected to the memory of those who
have lost their lives, both at home and
abroad. the following persons are asked
IN taLt. these matte in charge and devise
ways and means for the reception OF the
troops rs we'll as what in their Judgment
would be a proper memorial 10 those who
have given their lives in the great cause
1t Is desired that 4 meeting oi the
committee be held aS soon n possible
notice Of which will be gwen through
the press
John W. Lawson Mayor,
The personnel Of the committee follows.
DR. Julian Adair. Rev Henry \ Arnctt,
ID. D.. Joseph Bancroft, Thomas /
Ravard William 7 Bancroft, Charles
+ Rlckta. Hon L. IIeielrT Rali, Samuel
II Ravnard Joseph Roguchl, William q.
Flatz. Lewis 4 Kower. Hon Edward g.
bradford. Dr. Conwcll ifanton, Miss
Emily L Bisscll, Charles Curley,
Ezekiel Cooper, anthony Corleto has
&. Cannon. James J thlll, George ar
ter, Charles Colhurn, 4. " Cmnnnns,
william Coyne. = ; du Pont, John H.
DANNY. Mrs r. G. du Pont. Mrs W \
III Pont, Alfred l. du Pont, Carlninc
DlMare. George A. Elliott, Joseph r.
Emory. James l. Ford, Charles q For
wood. Martin +. Parry, jacob faher,
Peter ]. Ford. Hon George Gray, Harry
n Graham. Harry J Guthrie, Mrs
James y Ginns. John GovatoS, Thomas
Il Gormlcv. Peter A. Horty. Jacob
Hnatow Holm II Hickey. Edward \
Higgins. r. ]. Isaac, Nicholas Jones G. G..
Kurt, James Kane, G. G. klllcn, X. ID.
hemp. lit. Rev Frederick J kinsman,
Or Charles : Leone, Peter lowICkI
George 4. lyon, CharIcs II Llppincotl
Morris Levy. William B. Mcgear, John )
Mullin. Mrs Charlcs X Miller, Edmund
Mitchell, John J. McGmley, Townsend
". Miller, Joseph II Martin, N y
Murphy. fohn J. McGovern, Elmer I.
Mitchell. RI. Rev. John ]. Monaghan,
Charles X Miller, Josiah Marvel, Thomss
n Monaghan. Richard e. McMullen,
O,ho Nowland, Or Michael Ostro, James
Il. q, erlv, { ] O'kccfe, James F Price,
Mrs. q. l. Purdy, Robert Pennington.
John ]. Raskoh, James ". Robertson,
John :. Rosscll .,ullan B Rolnson. John
Richardson. Jr Rooert p. Robinson,
Hallcck :. Ray. Rooert II Richards,
Judge Herbert / Rice. Bishop benjamin
Rulev. +. X. Reynold William r Seward.
Samuel X. Smith. Willard 4 Speakman,
George W. Sparks, Harlan G. Scott. Fred
". stierlc. Fred r. Stone, DIR Willard
Springer. Hon willard Salisbury, Henry
p. Scott. David Snellcnh4rg, Henry 4.
Thompson. Charles II Ten Weeges, Chas.
Topkis. William G Taylor. c. ;. Tazewell,
Gen. James H Wilson, John L. Walker.
]. Harvey Nhiteman. James 2 NlncheS-
ter, Gen. |. 2 Nickersham Rev. Robert
Watt. George B. Ward, Charles Warner,
Joseph Wiggiesworth and J Writ Willis.