The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-15
TUESDAY DATE
OF HOMECOMING
FOR FIGHTERS
Dinner and Dance to Be Given at
Masonic Temple in Honor
of Yanks
GUEST FOR EACH SOLDIER
Every Scrapper Entitled to Ask
His Best Girl or Some
,> body Else's

Tuesday was definitely selected al
meeting of the executive commit
tee this morning for Bismarcks big
homecoming fete to the Yanks Of Bis
marck and Burleigh county.
The Masonic temple is the place
The hour is 4 p. III.
The doings are, first u big dinner
then a big dance, with two orchest ras
brimful OF pep, and the best floor in
Bismarck to dance on. ..-<
The dinner will consist of turkey
and things, including stuffing and
sweet potatoes and pumpkin and
mince pie and ice cream and smokes
and everything. -.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Co.'s A and
and the Red Cross Canteen girls will
serve the eats.
The password will be: "Won't you
have some more of the white meat
or a drum stick?" the cOuntersign
"Yes, MIAMI"
O'Connor's and Hurley's orchestras
Will furnish music.
One will accompany the eating and
the other the dancing.
There will be something doing ev
cry minute, and it will be entirely for
the Yanks and their friends.
The only way in which a civilian
can get in is through an invitation
from Yank friend. O..
Each Yank is entitled to invite one
guest.
That guest, in most cases, will be
that Yanks best girl, be she sweet
heart, wife, mother or sister
Provisions are being made for the
reception of at least l25 lighters anu
as many fighters guests.
That will mean 250 folks to be fed
and the committee urges that every
one line up for mess at the Masonic
temple promptly at 6.
EOugas Bros. will do the catering
Steve Panas, a real war chef, will
cook the chow, just as he cooked dur
ing the Balkan wars and again during
the recent unpleasantness, only more
so.
There will be no formal features
The executive committee, headed by
B. G. Marks, and the dinner commit
tee, Of which F. l.. Conklin Is chair
man. feel that the boys will enjoy ar
informal good time at this juncture
much more than<any speechmaking
Cards are being mailed out to al
the men who have registered with
Harris & Co. Everyone Is expected tc
turn out. Should any Yank have failed
to register, or should he not receive q
card, he is urged to come anyway. A
uniform is the only passport required
.I# .m Band to Play.
The Bismarck Elks' band will be
very much on the job for this occa
sion. Harry Wloodmansee, manager
of the organization, asks the bands
men to assemble at ) o'clock Tuesday
evening at the Commercial club
rooms, prepared to play an !.our or
the street corners for the divertise
ment of the Yanks while they are as
sembling. At 6 o'clock the band will
move to the Masonic temple, where
it will play, while the boys are fill
ing in.
Later on there is to be more form
al reunion of all the Yanks Of Bis
marck and vicinity, and still later next
summer, it is planned to have a grand
state reunion of the United European
War veterans for the organization Of
u permanent association. An effort
will he made to arrange for q weeks
encampment at, Fort Lincoln, where
all of the North Dakota men wlc
played part in thh great war in one
way or another will have an opportun
ity to get together and talk things
over. @'4