The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-08-24
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
TO HAVE CHARGE OF
CELEBRATION HERE.
OBJECTS EXPLAINED
By The Chairman In Formal
Statement.-Every Phase OF
Big Celebration Taken
Care Of.

Completion of the personnel OF the
committees which will have charge
and direction of the various phases
of the big Homecoming celebration
in Columbus October II to 22, was ae-
complished the past week, and Chair
man R. E. Johnston, chairman OF the
committee has announced the ap-
pointments.
His announcement is accompanied
by a formal statement in which ne
outlines the purpose of the celebra-
ton and appeals to the committeeman
and to the publicity for close and
active cooperation.
Mr. Johnston's formal announce
ment follows together with the list OF
the committees:
To the Citizens of Columbus:
Someone has asked, "What is a
Home Coming and how does it bene-
fit the community The question
seems so absurd that an answer JUS
tifies but few words. The celebra-
tion is built up around the entertain
ment of former residents, the city
plaving the part of host. Everyone
should be anxious to serve and TO
have the "old place" show up well TO
Mr.. Returning Citizen, perhaps now
prominent man in big city. Be
sides this stock taking, this sweeping
and garnishing, there is the personal
side. of old acquaintances renewed, |
old friendships cemented. Interchange
of ideas between people living IN dif-
ferent environments, but having IN
common the foundations of youthful
friendship, always produce progress
i've results. Then too, the city gains
through the publicity, business is
stimulated by the influx of visitors
,nd sometimes former residents are
induced to return. Is not all TINS
worth while?
After, conferring with the various
chairmen, announcement is made OF
the committees named below for the
successful accomplishment OF TINS
big undertaking, and it is hoped that
all will serve to the limit OF thel'
ability and respond unselfishly to the
L. a,ga
calls made upon them by the chairman
of their committees. Other commit
4oos will he announced later. lndica-
tions point to the largest crowd in the
history of the city and it will tax US
+o the limit to see that every one OF /
our visitors is entertained and prop
erly provided for. Let's see to 1t that
all of them will have just cause to be
proud of the cold home town"
Respectfully
r. f. JOHNSTON,
Chairman Executive Committee I,
Finance Committee. P. Phillips,
chairman; S. B. Johnston, T. J. Locke
/ L. CASTOR, w. B Harrington, Parker
Reeves. S ]. Loeb, C. C Richardson,
John H. Beard.
Historical Cimmittee-Capt. +. l.
Sykes. chairman; Col. w. d. Humph-
ries. Prof. Dabney Lipscomb, Mrs.
Sarah Sheffield.
Publicity Committee-V. B. Ines
chairman; Geo. o. Senter.
Entertainment Committee-E. l..
Kuykendall, chairman; l. L. Gaston'
A. Y. Glover, V. B. lines, H. H. Nc
Clanahan, T. ]. Mcintyre, Arthur
Stansel, ]. 7. Senter, J. c. FAINT, Mrs.
VIM. Baldwin, Mrs R. r. Banks, Mrs.
w. B. Harrington, Mrs. ]. NJ. kauf-
man, Mrs. Louise A. Lsndrum, Mrs.
B. A. Lincoln, Mrs. F. P. Phillips,
Miss Emma Ody Pohl.
Decoration Committee-D. J. Ses-
sums. chairman; d. L. Bailey. Henry
Beard, C. w. Golden, Joe Harrison.
John NJ. Land, J. A. Loeb. Mrs. I. O.
Burris, Sr., Mrs. Emma D. Herring
Mrs J. T. Sanford.
Housing Committee /. kauf-
man. chairman; R. R. Banks. L. B.
niveIbiss, H. H. Gunter, J. l. Harri-
sen. B. G. Hazard. John A. Lipsey. +
Sr.. Leopold Loeb, Brooks MCGOWAN,
E. A. Stanley, Mrs. Geo. Y. Banks,
Mrs. S. L. Caine.
Automobile CommEtee-H NJ. Pratt
chairman; F. r Phillips, Reuben 4
Sesrcy. Allen Pickett, J. P. Wood .
ward, Mrs. G. NJ. Flynn, Mrs. J. A.
Loeb, Mrs. T. A. McGahey, Miss
Manic Sue SherrOd.