The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-31
HOME COMING FOR
SOLDIERS SPLANNEDTO
BOOST VICTORY LOAN
Arrangements Being Made FOR Gath.
ering Of All Mason County Soldiers
In MaysyllIe-Tanks, AlrshIps,
Military Band, Etc.

recently returned from France having
received his honorable discharge, has
been elected by the Victory Loan Com
mittee Of the Lexington district to
have charge Of the great home COM
ing being planned for several of the
large towns and cities in the district
for sometime during the approaching
Victory Loan campaign.
Captain Morrison was in Maysville
Saturday in conference with local
Loan workers and announced while
here that Maysville had been chosen
one Of the several larger cities in the
state where these great gatherings of
soldiers will be held. His visit here
Saturday, in fact, was to arrange for
the first details in working out this
great plan and among other things
done while here, he appointed Mr..
Calvert Early, prominent young Mays
william, as chairman of the committee
on soldiers. 1t will be Mr.. Early's du-
ties to see that every Mason county
man in the service during the
great war and who is now at home
knows all about the arrangements and
is on hand on the big day, which will
be selected at later date
This great celebration will be in the
form Of home coming for the SOL
diers and will also be used to boost
the sale of Victory Bonds. Captain
Morrison said that the War Depart.
ment would place at his disposal O
couple of large army tanks which had
been used in France by the allies and
couple Of army airships. These tanks
will be shipped to Maysville by train
but the airships manned by army ex-
perts will make the trip here from
Lexington under their own power
The tanks will be unloaded here and
II the city's streets will permit of 1t
they will be used in the great paAade
of Mason county soldiers but il the
city officials think the tanks are toe
heavy for the paved streets and will
do the paving harm, they will be left
at the railroad station for display.
Captain Morrison also said that the
War Department would furnish him
with military band to furnish music
for the day and some of the states
greatest and best known orators will
deliver short addresses during the
day.
1t Is expected that this day will be
made one of the greatest in the his.
tory Of Maysville or Mason county anc
as these home comings cannot be held
except in the larger cities of the state
1t Is thought that many people from
adjoining towns and counties in this
district will attend the Maysvillt
meeting. Soldiers from all over the
Maysville territory will be asked tc
attend in uniform and take part in the
monster parade.
The announcement that army tanks
and airships are going to be brought
to Maysville for demonstration will bt
greeted with applause by the people
of this section for while the folks here
have seen many things they have yet
to see their first army tank or army
airship in operation. The men man
ming the airships will be experts ant
will do many interesting and THRILLING
stunts over Maysville.
Just as soon as the exact date of thu
Maysville celebration is fixed, which
will be within very short time, there
will be an extensive advertising cam
paign started which, it is expected
will draw hundreds and thousands o
people to Maysville for the celebra
tion.
Such a demonstration should in It
self draw hundreds here but the ex
ira attraction that the soldier boys o
this district will march in parad,
through Maysville's streets will draw
even more. or course every person IL
Maysville and Mason county wants t.
see our own men In their full uni
forms on parade. The military bant
will be Of the best at the disposition o.
the War department and in all tn,
celebration will be by far the bigges
thing Maysville and Mason county hal
had an opportunity to. witness fol
many years.
At a meeting Of the governing com
mittee to be held In Lexington within
the next few days. dates for the hom'
comings to be held in all parts OF tn,
state will be fixed and then folks will
know Just when they can get ready I,
come to Maysville for every one will
be here and the city folks can look 70
a larger crowd than that attracte,
here by Barnum a Bailey's circus.
Walt for the date and make all plan
90 that you cannot forget this grea
war demonstration.
This meeting will not have any af
feet upon the plans Of the Maysvill
business men 10 hold a great hom
coming for the MaysviIls and Maso
eousiy soIdIsu II Bsschwood park o.
July ~. This celebration viii b
hsl1 - scheduled end . great sims
snpeets1 thes.