The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-17
PARADE BEGINS
AT 10 O'CLOCK
WEDNESDAY,, Y
VETERANS or WORLD WAR AND
confederate SOLDIERS
w LINE.
The RED CROSS WOMEN ALSO
Plans Are Completed For the Great
Demonstration for the County's He
roes on C. M. A. Grounds-Biq Din
ner to Be Served.

ner to Be Served.
Plans are rapidly being completed
for the great reception to the soldiers
and sailors of Maury county to be Civ
en- by the people on next Wednesday
and all of the subcommittee reported
progress.
The program as finally agreed upor
follows:
Parade of the soldiers, sailors ant
marines of Maury county in uniform
at 10 o'clock, under the command Of
Major Horace Frierson, together with
the old Confederate soldiers of the
county in uniform if they have one
but without uniform II they have none
and the Red Cross workers.
The parade will be formed down
town and will cover the streets around
the square and from there the soldiers
will march to the Columbia Military
Academy. The Confederate veterans
will not be expected to march to the
c. NJ. A. but will be conveyed there
in automobiles, The parade will be
preceded by Tony Rose Band, of Nash
vile.
Upon arriving at the Academy
grounds the soldiers will be drawn up
in front of the speakers stand where
the formal exercises will take place
After musical selections by children
of the Columbia schools and the band
the assemblage will be called to or
der by J. l. Finney. chairman of the
general committee. At the meeting of
the committee on arrangements We'd
nesday, Mr.. Finney was unanimously
selected to deliver the address of vel
come on the part of the people or the
county to the soldiers and sailors.
After the speech of Mr. Finney there
will be selection by the band and
Col. Luke Lea who will make response
on behalf of the guests of honor will
be presented. Col. Lea will deliver
the principal address of the occasion.
Following the address of Col. Lea
dinner will be served After dinner
an hour will be sepnt in reuion of the
soldiers and going over events of field
and camp.
At about 80 o'clock dance will
be given on West Seventh street, be-
tween court square and Garden street.
The entire block will be roped off from
traffic and the street surface thorough
ly washed off and the band will be
placed in the center and the dance will
begin. Every soldier and sailor and
his best girl or wife and all Of the
young folks of both sexes who care
to do so will be expected to join in
the dance, which will last for couple
of hours. le
Every business house, store, shop,
bank, etc, in the city of Columbia will
close at II o'clock in the morning and
will remain closed until 80 O'Clock
in the afternoon. This will be token
of appreciation of the sacrifices made
by the men of Maury county.
Chairman Cunningham, Of the bas-
ket dinner committee reported that Of
the 200 women in the county that he
had appointed to solicit basket din
ners in their communities only one
had declined to act. All the Others
had entered enthusiastically upon
their tasks.
Chairman Dedman, of the barbecue
committee, reported that the necessa-
ry sheep had been purchased and that
John w. Jackson, always ready to
serve the public, would direct the bar
becuing of the meats at his place.
Chairman c. A. Parker Of the fl
nance committee, reported that the
people had generously responded to
the requests of the committee and the
necessary funds had been subscribed.
Sergt. Clarence Watson was ap-
pointed to look after all the arrange
ments of the deatils for the dance.
Col John L. Jones has kindly con-
sented to notify all Of the Confeder-
ates of the county that they are ex-
pected to take part in the exercises.