Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-07
COMMITTEES REPORT
ON HOME COMING PLAN

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men Of the supply company ambu-
lance corps. and the Red Cross nurses
are to be included IN the honor Of the
~ elcam Home ceremonies and 4es-
tivities.
In the all sence 81 Prof Toruysky,
chairman Of the music COMMITTEES. who
was unavoidably detained. be request
ia Mrs. Robert Moss 10 state 20 the
meeting he had composed . march and
dedicated Ii 10 the participants Of the
occasion. to be played on the
iay 81 the parade. The finance com
mittee. through it's chairman, A
Walton. made lis report announcing
progress. and plans await the budgets
10 te submitted BY the various sub
committees
Miss Eva Clark, chairman Of the
B utto,a committee reported $4,000 ~
tank as the result Of sale Of buttons
Is date. and the receipt of the buttons
Iog the seyenty-ninth Division Slie
expects to bring the receipts from Dat-
tons to $500 or more.
Allen Bowie Howard. chairman q
The Publicity Committee. reported
progress. and that posters are Icing
made to lie placed on the Eastern
shore ferry Loaf, and m windows q
stores on the other side Of the bay,
advertising the parade and celebration
here for the service men.
states Attorney N Hs Green, chair
man 81 lie Reception Committee, re-
ported progress along the line, and
made number Of good suggestions,
M. Colt, chairman of the medal
made report, submitting
from two firms for medals 20 be given
every man and woman in the service
participating In the homecoming cere-
monies. The question Of number q
medals narrowed down 10 1000 foE
first order to be increased later should
necessity require. AS It will take some
weeks 10 strike on the medals, the ad-
ditional ones could be ordered during
that time Two bids were submitted
one from d firm making q specially p
medals. and the other from Bailey
Banks and Biddle. The former was
accepted. owing to the cheaper price
Der medal or per 1000 medals
Mrs. Stralorn announced that sie
had obtained through the Ariutant
Generals office the exact number 81
men from Anne Arnndel county Who
had entered the service. and these were
some 756. not including eoloTed men
Of the service. who were given grand
welcome home BY their race yesterday
afternoon at Adams Park.
Chairman Jos. Nj Armstrong Of the
entertainment committee, submitted
his report. outlining plans for enter
tainmert. to include ice cream and
cake 1T the arnaory after the parade
and J. big supper in the state Arnaory
after both divisions are home. Be
cause Of ME uncertainty Of plans q
the Government who may order the
men back to Camp Meade immediate
~ after the parade. and because tht
men may desire 10 be home with theil
family on that first evening. the en-
arfainment committee suggested nc
set form BIZ entertainment for thai
night Mrs. Strahorn reported thai
Manager Miller. 81 the Republic, had
offered free enter ainment al The
movies for all men In uniform the
might Of their arrival and would pro
vide d special picture, II possible
~
Mr.. Armstrong. of the League 81
Government employees donated In the
name Of the League, s25 Mr. Leslie
Klakring, S5; Mr.. Eugene Griffin, So
Mayor Strange SO each for his tvs
brothers in the service across seas
Fire Marshal Basil also pledged s.
These donations brought about 4 dis
sassian Ly Alderman ShliIIl
who opposed taking subscriptions ane
accepting donations ait these meetings
MI. Smith said II would keep people
away and he predicted the next meet
ing would be sIimIy attended He
made d comparison between certain
church, where. when some one wosiie
give SIS the voice in the Amen cor
ner would cry out God Bless Brother
SO and So. but when some one els
gave j dollar the cry was Umph' pr !
groan. Mr.. Smith said there wers
plenty Of small donors whom big gifts
Iintimidated
There was diversity o. opinion
and the pledges were made, nOtwith
/ landing
The meeting adjourned at II
/ o'clock. many of the county represen
tatiyes present having been obliged 4
leave prior to its close.