The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-06
In PERSHING PLAN
Complete Arrangements for
Visit of General to City.
Program at Auditorium Sunday
Morning 8 O'Clock.

Final plans for the reception of
Gen. John J. Pershing were consid-
cred by a committee of more than
thirty persons this noon at the Cham
Der of Commerce.
Under arrangements so far COM
pleted, General Pershing will be taken
to the city auditorium shortly after 8
o'clock, Sunday morning. The public
reception will last until 1915 o'clock.
General Pershing will make a short
talk. Every effort will be made to
confine the efforts of local orators ac-
cording to the plans of the commit
tee.
] At 1915 o'clock the general will be
turned over to the American Legion.
1t is their plan to take General PERISH
irg to their club rooms on Sixth street.
It is hoped that the soldier will make
| a talk to ex-service men only. The
meeting will not be for members of
the American Legion alone. Every
! ex-service man regardless of branch
of service or membership in the Le-
gion is invited TO the meeting.
In behalf of the Ministerial union,
/ Rev. s. B. Anderson made the request
! that General Pershing be asked to
| change the hour of his visit so as not
| to interfere with church services 1t
was the unanimous opinion of all men
present who had been in the service
| that to make this request would be to
| lose the visit of the general. 1t was
! felt that General Pershing would sim
1 ply wire back that in order to relieve
) any embarrassment he would pass up
/ his visit altogether.
A special meeting of the Minister
! ial union will be held Friday morning
! at the Y M. C. A, in which local
ministers will plan, if possible. to ad-
vance the time of their. services SO as
| to make it possible for every one to
attend, including the ministers them
selves. The committee today moved
| that an invitation be extended to the
| Ministerial union to attend the recep-
ton for Pershing.
| The Committees in Charge.
! AS a committee at the head of all
plans the following men were chosen;
\ Gen. c. I. Martin, chairman; Earl
J Cummings, secretary; C. L. Mitchell
vice chairman. Organization commit
tees are as follows: John Bergen,
American Legion; Ralph Baer, Cham
Der of Commerce; the Rev. S. B. Al
derson, Ministerial union; Mrs, Rees;
Military Sisterhood; Horace Hall, Red
/ Cross; Gen. Charles s. HUFFMAN,
state; Robert McGiffert, city commits
sion. The finance committee chosen
follows: W. A! Biby, c. L. Mitchell
and Carroll Merriam.
| The following persons atteIueu lne
meeting this noon: Capt Luther TIL
! Iotson, Lieut.. George W. Hamilton,
! Dave MuIvane. Adj. Gen. c. 1. Martin,
Robert McGiffert, Geo. T. McDermott,
! E. T.. Cummings, John Bergen,
! Charles z. Edwards, Rev. S. B. Alder
son, j. D. NJ. Hamilton, Tom Lee,
Frank Samuel, Howard Searle. W. A.
Biby. H A. Smith. w. W. Reid, F. T.
Longenecker. c. A. Partridge, Ralph
Baer, Mrs. G. F. Rees, Chas. L. Nit
/ chell, Mrs. A. NJ. Petro. Carroll Mer-
riam, Clyde Reed, Horace Hall. Capt
! w. p MacLain. Captain Masseck-
w. w. Reid was made official pho
4 tographer. He will take moving pic
lures of the occasion. The pictures
will be sent to the Pathe company.