The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-05-01
dlBSLAND WELCOMES HOME
HER RETURNING SOLDIERS

Gibsland. April 2S-Frilar Anri,
3d. Will always stand as a red letter
oay IN the annals of GibSIand by Ron.
son or two outstanding events in ,rr
history, the first being the formal GO.
|cupancy OF her splendid new b'rh
SCHOOL building, which took place in
the afternoon, and the second h,'n,
lne homecoming welcome and cele ~.
tloh extended the soldier boys of thn
community that night. The ho,s.-
coming celebration was under the aus.
piceS or the Merchants and CHI ous
cooperative League of Gibsland If
Walch postmaster J. Fl. Houck is p,r,i.
oeht and {. A. Berry secretary and
was the outcome of a resolution nro::
mulsated by the president and mani.
m'isly adopted by the league some
weeks ago that the citizens of ihc
community should unite in n mblic
celebration in honor of the returned
heroes OF this section. as we'll rs those
sun on the other side, and espe .ialIr
III" heroic dead who sleep beneath tho
Soll OF France. The celebration 1oot
Plhcc az the high school auditorium
whlch was packed to the doors md a.
lhe boys filed into their places ~
'he stage the audience rose to IFS foot
aprlauulns Justify. A section e tbo
au1l'orlnm was reserved for yiSjtin,
So'''iefS OF whom there we're quite q
humber present. After intrulrrt,rw
remarks by President J. RI. Hone, md
the singing of America by the biyh
Sellooi chorus. with Miss Lois Cook ~
the piano Rev. W. A. Mccain pastor
OF the Baptist church pronounced tho
i,Nocatloh' after which Mayor 8
GOWN gave the home welcome "a,
uress to the returned soldiers IN his
", usual II, happy style. A violin solo n.y.
t w, W. Todd was followed by the in.
of DR.. r. NJ. Dodd. nostnr
oa, the F.. First Baptist church of shrevr.
port the principal speaker Of tho
tns VINO held the audience on.
L ,,nr with his mastery aIJross
Inc Men on the Firing Line" his p,,.
lue,iee and heartfelt tributes TO the
lualltles Of the American f,htin,
nan NJ bringing forth frequent yoIleys
u applause. An appropriate wool
olo by Miss Gladys Patterson. nra'
a Ones frequently termed the "sjlver.
VI, U,lsueu orator of North Louisiana
NOSE memorial to the boys Of this
who gave their lives ' f"r
. aer,y was " beautiful and inspired
'l ID OF lofty thought After a brief
Tx by Principal L. NJ. Phillips the an.
renee united in singing the "star
l l'1, Banner" the program belny
with prayer by Rev. F, =
arsl,l' pastor of the Met.,mlist
lurcl' A group of little girls thpn
lned recognition badges on hama
'ys ana visiting soldiers, who wrre
It'll taken In charge by the Gil,sl,nd
'ne scouts and conducted to tic ,lo.
eStlce science department where pa.
OF cream and cake vera
rye, by the girls of this department
, the direction of the teucbrr
ISIS Ruth Mcbride. The rooms worm
proprlately decorated in the M.
.nal colors, which color scheme was
50 followed out in the refreshments
Ell u devoted lie to inpromptu specc Iss
u talks by the soldiers. The liz ~
use IN whose honor the celebr ,t;on
Is arranged is as follows:
H. d b. Stall, y, Broadwell, P. Harri.
H. Tom Willis, John Crow. y. y
' ',' Vardeman Walker, K,r,in
alker' Glen Kidd, o. l.. Dawson Wv
4 protbro. Button Williams, E@rl
rn N, Louis Martin. Waller Nelson
w., w, Co 81 Willard Palmer, B.yvn
i n f. I. Crews, +. Il. Reed, r
Brown, Herman Webb, John rrjcn
Inn johnson, Allison Jones o1ck
,nn' Garland Edwards. Robert E,l.
rus Hustler Whitlow, Blanc,mr,
Inflow; 49,, Le ca Lamkin. wylie Reno
,hur Whitley. Henry Mays, Ciyl"
e x Robert Francis, Carol Carter
~, T.. carter Foster Taylor, DR.. T. n
f y Albert Allen, Robert Gown.
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