Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-05-07
GREAT WELCOME PLANNED
To Returned Soldiers and Sailors on
June

Plans ara practically conplete for
the old fashioned welcome that Car
diner IS 70 extend 20 her returned
soldiers and sailors on the fourth
day OF June. The committees have
all been appointed ana all are work
ing hard 20 make the Ca the big
gest N the history Of the old city,
AS Mayor Bragdon has expressed Il
The boys have done more taal The
world believed was possible for 4 n
er,cans to 90 ana they have done
the job well. II IS the least that
the CITY Of Gardiner can 20 20 give
those boys a rouslng testimonial OF
the affection and honor that the clti-
zens feel toward them. Ley -et 20
gether and make IL d day that ne
boys VIII cherish in their memories
And the citizens are doing their
part we'll. Here IS The program taat
has been mapped out: There VIII
be a big parade n the morning With
everybody n line and II particular
you viii see me boys Of 81 march
ing IN line with The boys Of 1918. II
nat does not give sou taT:l ard
make you a better American. then
E!u dIS it1tEtO tlopcttSS |tLSr
the afternoon the new park VIII De
dedicated 70 the men who took part
n the great war, ana there VIII ne
sports Of various kinds. In the eve
ming viii occur a grand ba.l al the
Coliseum with music ny the best or
chestra n Maine VIII ne boys 90
hungry They viii not. Al noon.
On t4uln?by held. -.leTr Will be 4 mon
sJe- clam bake with all he dI.n 5
Some feed No speeches.
The following i!st Of committees IS
a guarantee of The success # the Gay.
Citizens committee tappointed by he
City Council. ". c. Atkins. r. P.
Hazard. 2. II. Gardiner, T. z. Bos
ton. "a = Pierce F. \. Boston. 4.
J Burns. Q 3. Clason. p r Little
field. r. E. McCausland. G. ", Hes
elton. J :. Maxcy. Henry Richards.
E W Ellis. l. {. Ballard. ", A. :.
Blagden. z. L Bussell. j. ". Berrv,
Z. H Maxcy. A B. Goliath. {. A.
Knight. E. l. Coodspeed. W. l. Guild.
A q Robinson. G. v. Brown. ". 9.
Conb. r. D. Simons. J. X. Robinson.
Mrs. c. II. Cray.
Committee from Red Cross-M-s. c.
H Gray. Mrs. Henry Richards. Mrs J,
W Robinson. Mrs c. z swift. Ms.
T. y. Boston Mrs. Arthur Strout. Mss
Annie T Bailey
Executive comnltree-W e Atkins.
E L. Russell. 2. ?. Hazard. c. J.
Bragdon. Mrs. c. Il Cray. Mrs. J. II.
Robinson. Miss A. T. Bailey. J. II.
Robinson IS treasurer ana z. Il. Maxcy
secretary The following sub-comnlt-
tees have been appointed bv the execu-
tive committee
Reception commit.ee-Maror and N-s
- J. Eragdon. Hon. and Mrs. .. 3.
Clason. NJ and Mrs c. " Brown. Mr
and Mrs. r. 4 Gardiner M. and Mrs.
". E. Maxcy. NJ. ana Mrs. Henry
Richards. NJ. and Mrs. A. B. Goliath.
NJ. and Ms. J T. Desmond. Nj and
Mrs. Ari Wolman. z. W Mor-eil. Mrs.
Z. < Mor-ell. Mr. and Mrs a. .. Pur-
dy. NJ. and Mrs. J. H. Gilson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Mcdonald. Mr and MIS-
c ". Hartman. Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Fleming, Frank Cusick. Paul Dulac. M
and Mrs. J. F. Holt. Irving Coombs. I
c. Ballard. M. and Mrs. Charles Good
win, JOnn AeHuaSl. SAI1ei -. " AiiAS.
Invitation committee-C. J. Bragdon,
Ms. c. 4 Gray, z. 4 Maxcy.
Finance committee-F. y. Boston. :.
A. Gagner. c. A. Knight. Il. M Law
tn. u. c. Atkins.
Parade committee-E. H. Maxcy. :.
D. souIe. Frank Harrington. G. .. LIB
BY, c. ". Brown.
Dinner committee-R. z. Lttlefield.
" E. Brown. J. II. Thompson. aa!pfl
stone, J. T. Holt.
Entertainment conmitlee-A- :. Burns
Canteen cummittee-Mrs. 2. y Bos-
-on. Mrs r. 2. Simors. Mrs. E. Il.
Maxcv. Mrs. c. p Swift. Mrs A z
Strout. Mrs. Guy Lawrence. Mrs Mae
lawrence.
Publicity committee-Z- a. Leighton.
Comm t>ea IN 6e~ orations-F :. Sm n.
: n Souie. E. A. Leighton. Z. 9
e combs. " B. Lehman.
Ball comrnittee-F X Boston. z.
W T Pierce.