The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-11
Publicity Committee to
Advertise Homecoming
Celebration
Will Invite Folks from Neigh.
boring Communities to Spend
Glorious Day in Morgan City

The publicity committee Of the
Fourth of July Homecoming Gel
ebration is planning an extensive ad-
vertising campaign to bring outsiders
to Morgan City on the big day here
next month. Circulars will be is
sued and the entire country will be
posted inviting folks to spend the
day in this city. Not only will the
soldier boys be asked to come, but
everyone else will be assured good
time.
The program committee has been
at work completing plans for the cell
ebration. and has a committee at
work on sporting events and the like
as an entertainment for the visitors
There will be boat races, sack races,
fat mems races and all sorts Of fun
and mirth provoking doings. W. L.
Browne is chairman Of this sub-com-
mittee, and Mr.. Brown assures the
public that a big day is in store for
all lovers of sports and athletic
events. The committee on boat rae
ing is at work lining up contestants
for the big day, and this feature
promises to be some attraction. The
boats will race up and down Ber-
wick Bay, and there will be ample
room for all to witness the thrilling
dashes over the water
The committee on music will see
to it that there is ample melody and
harmony in the air, and it is planned
to have an additional jazz band at
work in the dance hall from an early
hour in the day to provide TIE neces-
sary jazz dope for those who love to
skip about or do the latest steps and
slides. -l
The refreshments committee will
see to it that all the soldier boys
are we'll cared for in This fine, and
there will be plenty besides for all
others who will care to wet up or
fill up.
Being chairman of the program
committee is some job" said Chair
man Sol Loeb yesterday to a Repre-
sentative of the Review, "and | am
often tempted to throw up my hands.
But it would not do to give up, as it
is all for the boys. and we are going
to do our darndest to show them
great time. There is so much that
want to do, that / often am at sea
at what to do first. hope that all
will come across with their contri- !
buttons in order that we may go
right ahead with the preparations for
the day. OF course, we are waiting
for the money to actually come in
before starting out with our work, /
but are going right ahead, because I |
know that all are gong to chip in !
their bits to make the celebration !
success"
A number of contributions have
been reported, but the list has not
been submitted for publication, and
the Review advises all that have not
as yet come to the front with their |
to do so in order that their /
names may go in the first to be pub
lished The list will be ready for
according to a statement
from the chairman of the executive
The Review will publish two lists.
one for the colored soldiers and sail
ors and one for the white boys. Con-
tributions are invited from the col
ored population for the program to
be staged for the colored boys, which
will be in charge Of committee to
be named by the executive commit
tee. The colored boys will march in
the parade headed by a brass banr.
and will shown a good time in
another part of the city. 1t is plan
ned to make their program as elabo-
rate as will be consistent with the
funds available for that purpose.