The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-06
COMPLETE PLANS ARE
MADE To EN- 1ERTA|N
nth EN- G| \ EERS

Tentative arrangements for the wei
come and entertainment of Company +
and other companies of the nth regi-
ment engineers, who are expected to
reach Ardmore within Il few days, We're
made this morning at Il meeting of the
/ two committees appointed by Mayor
Freeman. 1t was decided unanimously
that there would be no speeches made.
Cntral park was selected as the assemb-
| " place. The plans outlined are to the
effect that the boys viii march from
the Santa Fe station to Central park
on Main street. where it is hoped they
will be permitted freedom during the
hour they are scheduled to remain in
Ardmore. Every effort will be made
to make the boys welcome, but no at
tempt will be made in the way of form
al talks upon this occasion.
The committee of which John
IT, Carlock is chairman, will have charge
of the decorations and finances, with
Il general committee comprising Mr.. Car
lock, Frank Ketch, William Hutchin-
son, Earl Gray, T.. w. GoldenHowes,
with Walter 5. Gilbert chairman, Mrs.
II. Is. Harts, Mrs. Mark Kirkpatrick,
and Mrs W. j. Cassidy. Commit.
tee from. the Rotary and Lions clubs
will form the financial committee. L.
l.. Evans was named transportation
committeeman, whose duty it will be TO
notify Mir. Carlock and Mrs Sayre,
chairman of the women's committee, up
on the definite hours of the arrival of
the train in Ardmore.
The Women'S committee will have
charge of the lunch drinks, ice cream
ana other things to be served. Mrs.
John Carlock chairman of the canteen
committee, was named chairman of this
committee. IT is planned that when the
boys reach Central park they will be
given cold drinks, ice cream, peaches
and possibly smokes. As they board
the train they will be given box lunches.
Every person in the city is asked to
contribute to the lunch. The boxes will
all be prepared by the Canteen com
mttee, who will solicit and receive vol
uutcer contributions. The menu will
he uniform and will consist of fried
chicken, sandwiches, devied eggs, pick
els ana cake. An donors are requested
TO phone contributions to Mrs. Car
lock- Mrs. Arthur Woods, Mrs. W. j.
Cassidy, Or Mrs j. T.. Gait. The drink
committee comprises Mrs. Mark Kirk
patrick Mrs. T. W. Golden-Iowes and
Mrs. Charles Won Weise. \ called meet
ing of the canteen committee will be
held at o'clock Saturday afternoon
at the Hut
Mrs. Kirkpatrick was also appointed
to arrange for the participation of high
school girls and boys in the welcom-
ing
All returned soldiers and sailors viii
tainment IL is planned that they will /.
be stationed at intervals on Main street /
and to join in the line Of march to Cen /.
tral park. This will be Ardmore's first /
opportunity to formally welcome her /
sons who have come back one at time. /
Because of the uncertainty of the /
hour of the engineers arrival. the com 1
mittee on welcome asks that every cit.
izen of Ardmore hold himself in readi-
ness to answer any call. on short no
tice.
The Ardmoreite viii make all an
nouncemcnts as received and will en-
deavor in every possible way to keep
been sent the Associated Press to wire I
u bulletin when information relative to
the arrival OF the troops is available.