Arizona republican., 1919-03-26
b|G DAY n
 GREET MEN WH0
 CON|E FROM WAR
General Committee Names Special Ones to Arrange Demonstration to Include Parade, Barbecue, Ball

An all-day celebration, as a home coming demonstration for the return ing soldiers and sailors of Arizona, is to be held in Phoenix on the occasion of the arrival of the boys from demobi- lization camp.
 Plans further made at a meeting of the general committee yesterday at the chamber of commerce provide for a welcome home publication on a scale exceeding all the previous fare well demonstrations and with features that will give it a deep significance worthy of the occasion.
 Met at the state border by a re- ception committee, the returning vet erans are to take part in a parade in the morning. There is to be a barbe- cue at noon at the state fair grounds, with sports and other features in the afternoon, the whole to conclude with a great ball in the evening.
 With this as a bare outline of the program, the day is to be filled with events which will make this celebra- tion worthy of the great occasion, those at the head of the committees on arrangements announced.
 Committees Named
 At the invitation of the original committee named Saturday and con- posed of A. A. Betts, Donald Dun bar, W. W. Lawhon and Colonel E. Power Conway, representing Governor Thomas E. Campbell, the following met with them yesterday afternoon at the chamber of commerce: Colonel James H. McClintock, representing the county council of defense; H. R Tritle, representing the state council of defense Harold Bargman. repre- senting Maricopa county; Captain c D. Jones and Lieutenant Claude Down. ing, representing the Great War Vet erans Association.
 Permanent organization was effected A. A. Betts being selected as chair man and w. W. Lawhon as secretary l This general committee named the 1 following special committees l Committee on parade: Colonel E | Power Conway, Colonel James H. Me ! Clintock.
 Committee on decorations and polio ing: V. A. Thompson, city manager l Colonel c. V. Gulley, commanding of ficer of the Pboenix Police Reserves
 Governor to Accompany Them
 Committee on rail transportation c. M. Scott, J. M. Aitllen, W. s. Colds worthy,
 Committee from the local board Martin NJ. Weyant, W. II. Wllky, A. E Nichols.
 Committee from the district board A. L. Moore, Captain J. L. B. Alex ander. L. S. Gates. Lin E. Orme.
 A general committed on reception to be composed of the former gov ernors of Arizona, assisted by numer ous appointees.
 Committee on automobiles to b composed of ten members each, fror the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.
 Other committees are to be name as the plans for the demonstrate develop so that no feature of the cele bration will be neglected.
 Governor Campbell, it was stated a the meeting yesterday, will go t Camp Kearny and be present at tn final day of demobilization. 1e wi accompany the Arizona boys home.
 To Meet Soldiers
 A special committee on receptio will meet the returning soldiers an sailors at the state border and ac company them to Phoenix. The ger eral committee and the committee c UeCOTdIlO1S VIII urge lldI lHe Clly Q blaze of flags and bunting.
 The committee on music, yet to named, will provide all the band mus that can be secured for the occasio including many organizations fro outside towns.
 Not only is the demonstration to l : in honor of the soldiers ard sailo who will return on the day of u celebration, but it is to include z those already discharged from the SC vice and all others from this state.
 Beyond the statement of the con mittee after the meeting yesterday tn there will be a parade in the mornin a barbecue at the state fair groun at noon, a program of sports in the a ternoon and a big ball in the evenin no further features of the celebrati have been decided upon, but there a to be many others, the committee d clares.