The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-02-05
Big RECEPTION
PLANNED FOR 3OTH.
Probably Be Mustered Out
at Columbia
COUNTIES ASKED
TO corr TRIBUTE

Plans Call for Il Cccbration on Main
street OF Columbia with OBOths from
Each County and a Barbecue Con-
trihutcd by the People Throughout
the State. "Old Hickory" Proper
Name.
Columbia, Feb 4.-!The reception to
be given the Thirticth division upon
their arrival at Columbia promises to
surpasS anything of like nature ever
seen in the state, according to plans
recently formed in the capitol city
The reception will continue for three
days and three states, South Carolina
and Tennessee, will join in giving the
youthful veterans a welcome home
such as they will not soon forget
According to the tentative plans as
outlined yesterday at mass meeting
Of citizens in Columbia the festivi-
ties OF the gala days will be held on
MAIN street which on the third day
or the celebration will be closed to
traflic. Booths, representing each
county in the State will be erected
OH Main street and from these booths
will be distributed by attractive girls
such dclacacics as will appeal to the
returning heroes.
In addition to these booths will be
great tables groaning with the bur
den Of gifts from the people of the
counties to be distributed to the re-
turning soldiers. OF course, the rcsti-
yiticS would not be complete without
barbecue and the barbecue experts
from York and other counties have
been invited to assist in the prepara-
tion Of the great feed. The committees
on arrangements have asked for do
nations Of live stock that there might
be enough for all Of the men OF the
division including the North Carolina
and Tennessee as well as the men
from this State.
1T Is the purpose Of the committee
on arrangements to have the four
Minute Men Of the state to explain in
detail the plans Of this committee TO
the people in their respective com
munitics, and in this way close CO.
operation Of the entire state will be
secured, it is hoped by the committee
Major Peterson. representing Briga-
dicr General w. T.. Cole, commander
of Camp Jackson, who was unable to
be present at this meeting, said that
the military authorities at Camp Jack
10 ,Y;,,o
assistance in making the welcoming
OF the returning Thirtieth a huge sue
cess.
Senator Christie Bcnct was one Of
the principal speakers Of the meeting
and he caused the enthusiasm OF tho
large crowd present to reach fever
heat with the cloQucncc of his appeal
for great demonstration upon the
return of the Thirticth. Senator
Bcnot pictured to Ms hearers the
manner in which the boys OF the
Thirtcth have been looking forward
to their return homc-how they have
discussed among themselves their re-
turn to Goods country" and dreamed
OF the hospitality and warm heart
edness that awaited them at home
He asked his audience IL they were
going to let these boys come home
and have their ardor chilled with a
lnkc-warm reception and then an
swcrcd his question by declaring that
he know the people OF his state too
well to think for moment that they
would let their heroes come home
without a welcome such as they richly
deserve.
The tentative plans for the recep-
ton Of tire Thirticth division was told
by Charles II. Barron, who presided at
the meeting. Mr. Barron after an
nouncing the plans for the reception
said that cordial reception was not
all that was necessary for the return.
ing men. He then told OF the need for
securing positions for the returning
men and said that a state-widc move
ment would be started for this purpose
for the men from South Carolina.
strenuous denial that the Thir-
ticth division has over been known by
any other name than "Old Hickory
WAS made by Lieutenant Colone
Thomas b. Spratt of the 118th nfan
try, formerly the First regiment OF tn