Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-07-11
PLANS ALL SET
FOR CELEBRATION
Committee Has Completed Ar
engagements For Memorial
lay Festivities-All Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines
Urged To Be Here.

On the 19th of July Tazewell coun-
ty will welcome its returned soldiers
and sailors. Arrangements have been
completed for what is expected to be
ore of the Red Letter days in the
County's history
AS announced in last weeks issue,
Hon. Patrick Kelly, member of Con-
gress from tie State Of Michigan,
will make the address of the day.
Bascom Slcmp says he is tie best
speaker in Congress.
The Norton band, of twenty-five
pieces, said to be one CT the best
musical organizations i'm the State,
will furnish music for TIE occasion.
unveil memorial tablet in honor OF
Tazewell's soldiers and sailors who
made the supreme sacrifice.
Lunch will be served to tho sol
diers, sailors and Confederate Vet
Grams on the lawn Of A. H. LitZ by
the Red Cross.
Reports from various sections of
the couny are the effect that the
people of the county will turn out
in force, and an enormous throng is
expected Any person who doesn't
come will spend Il lonesome day in
his community.
The Red Cross Will provide lunch
for the soldiers, sailors, marines, and
Confederate Veterans, and other peo-
pie are expected to bring their own
lunches with them, as it will be 9TH
erwisc impossible for the crowd to
be fed. Bring lunch for your family
and join in the big picnic.
The war is over; the soldiers, sail
ors and home army of TaZewell coun-
ty have done their duty; you are en-
titled to day of celebration.
Come and see the parade, cheer
the boys, listen to the band, hear the
best speaker in Congress, join in the
picnic, and rub elbows with your old
neighbors.
THE PROGRAM.
IL a. m.--Parade forms behind the
band at North Tazewcll, under COM
man of Major John Mcclure:
II :45- n. m.-Unveiling of memo
Court house. (Speaker to be selected
House is as follows:
!. Bugle Call.
=. Presentation of memorial by
speaker to be selected
3. Music by band.
1. Roll Call. by Capt. Wittcm.
5. Prayer, Mr.. ArrOwood.
g. Acceptance of memorial, Sena-
tor J. p. Royal.
T. Laying tf Wreath.
g. Taps
1215-Parade to lunch grounds on
lawn of A. z. Litz.
2:30-Address by Hon. Patrick
Kelly, Congressman from Michigan
/ 80 y. m.-Lunch served by the
Red Cross to the soldiers, sailors,
marines. and confederate veterans.
3:30-Baseball game at West End
Park.
PARADE.
IT. is very iting that the parade
planned for the 10Th will be under
tie command of Major John Mcclure
the ranking officer Of thee ounty, who
won his promotion by valor under
firc in the battle of the Argonne for
est.
THE RED CROSS.
True to its traditions, the Red
Cross is still looking after the COM
fort of the fighting men. 1t went
with them from home through the
fighting, and now that the war is ov-
er, through the cooperation of all its
branches in the county it will fur
nish lunch to "raZewell's own" on
the 10th.
REST ROOM.
The hall and two or three rooms of
the TaZewell High School will be
fitted up for the convenience of the
women and children July 18th. 1t
will be open from nine to six with a
committee of ladies in charge. The
ladies will look after the comfort of
tho women and children.
ATTENTION!
TO the soldiers, sailors, marines, and
confederate veterans of Tazewell
County:
A special invitation is hereby Civ
On YOU to attend the celebration in
YOUR honor to be held at the Court
House of Tazewell county on Satur-
day, July 10, 1919.
A program for the occasion will be
found printed in his issue.
1t is very much hoped that each
of you viii! attend in uniform so you
may be properly recognized by the
people and in order that you may be
more easily served with lunch that
will be prepared for you. If you pre-
fer not to wear your uniform, then
come anyway. This will be. your day
and each of you is expected and urg-
cd to be present. Your uniform will
add much to the occasion. We hope
you will wear it.
You are all asked to meet the band
at North Tazewcll station at IL a. m.
Saturday.
On behalf of the people of the
county we again urge you to be with
us, and by your presence aid us in
making this a great day and de-
monstration.
j. w. CHAPMAN, Chm.
r. O. Crockett. w. b. Leslie, r.
C jackson, A. g Buchanan, Arrange
ment committee.
DEMOCRATIC MASS-MEETING.