The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-10
PERSHING ASKED
To EXTEND STAY
General Has Every Min
ute Engaged While in
Oil Capital.
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE
American Legion, Missouri
Society and War Veterans
to Turn Out in Force.

Gen John j Perh.uR VIII no.
huyr % spuIn W0mon' during hW stay
iu Tulsa tomorrow, 70 plans being
worked uuf 100 minute dcthu nF var
ious organizations of tho Dliy afo
carried OUT
Women ~ 'ho Missouri roul"ty
mot .o8t,rIa. ana fuiWu.ai'u
h,Ir plans Tho Elks lodge h'H
asked thu. fnn general h' 'h'n
puolt from 1. 30 to- p o'clock. l'D'.
mIawl ~ the schools was announced
hy Superintendent H.. r.. Oucr huIiz
e. Tho American legion m'Wn'tN
arc urged t1 come 90 he meeting
tonight at whlom final plans of iha'
organization Will be made, ana me
United Spanish war veterans an
uounco that their organization VIII
meet at . o'clock tomorrow morning
at the Main street crossing near
the Frisco depot
Tulsa has ON hor gala dress and
ls standing in front VI the mirror
puuur ON tho finishing touches.
" Tate brady has t"r"Nod no.
tl,c from the pcrshing general ar
rangemout committee OF oklahoma
Clfy that hC hig boon appointed "a
monbcr OF the reception commit
tee I'm thai place. p.rshlng Will h"
ia oklahoma city today arriving
uh,rc early thiB morning from rorl
sil. and viii leave the capitol to.
night Tor Tulsa In his special train.
A requos, from Mayor Hubbard
was telcgruphCd, tu mo general Sca
fordny 10 remain in Tulsa until
1910 o'clock instead OF lcav.ng
here at $50 O'Clock In tho evening
80 originally planned. The AUcrl.
can committee FOR devastated
Francr gives dance In convention
hall "wednesday evening and II ~
the desire of The committee to have
the general remain for tina, event
Mrs H. Roger Kemp is chairman
OF the women giving tho dance ana
the event is expected a. he the
crowning achievement Of TulA1up
in the reception Of me commanding
officer Of The American expedition
airy forces
10 give Him Chnplct.
During General ,perrhing's stay
here, he viii be presented with a
gold chaplet on which will be in
scrlbcd rho name OF tho local Mis-
souri society and It's officers. The
presentation viii be by Foster ",
Burns, the president, and doubtless
Will DO presented either at conven.
ton hal or at the Country club
during luncheon.
tain their badgca from Mr.. Burnt
this evening between 81 and
O'Clock or tomorrow morning up tt
o'clock when the members OF th'
society will join In the parade
Much enthusiasm was shown by tn
women members of the Missouri no
ciety yesterday over the part the
are to play In the reception OF thci
states own" The women mot |
the office OF Foster n. Burns, low
building, and Mrs. Woodson Norvo
was chairman. Mrs. Norveli, Mr.
Grant II. Mccullough. Mrs. Curt
II. Adams. Mrs. Earl Tiffany an
Miss Carhemcl stevenson, all fror
p Lynn county, Mo. the general
birthplace, will head the limo OF IN
reception committee nt Hotel Tuls
after the parade. The Missouri sc
clety will form In tho hotel lobh
at 9:45 o'clock, according to IA
final plans.
Members OF Joe Carson pos
American legion, will escort n
general and hts niuo staff officer
throughout the reception. A grou
of the American legion men wi
form Gordon around the hotel