The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-11-30
GEN. FOCR STOPS
IN GREENWOOD ONLY
10 be Guest of State There
Dec. 9 !.
AMERICAN LEGION
TO HAVE CHARGE

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Greenwood in this State in His Swing
Around the Nation. Plans Being
Mapped Out There for His Enter
tninmcnt.
| announcement was made from Wash
ingtOn last week that General Foch,
now making tour of the United
States, who had been previously sched-
uled to make stops in Greenyile and
SDartanburg, had been forced to change
MS itinerary and that the only stop
made In this tsate would be at Green
wood on the afternoon OF Friday, De-
cember .. The train will arrive in
lGrcenwood at five o'clock in the af-
ternoon and remain for half an hour.
Governor Cooper and his staff besides
other notables, will be present to ex-
tend a welcome and a large number OF
people from all over the state arc also
expected to be present.
! The IndeX-Journal carried the fol-
lowing news story as to preparations
for the visit Monday:
Marshal Foch is touring the United
States as the guest Of the American
Legion. He came to America as the
invited guest Of the Legion and he is
now travelling on special train
furnished by the American Legion and
the head Of the American Legion is
making the trip with him as the Of
fetal host Of the Legion.
When the great Marshal comes to
Greenwood, as it seems certain now
he will, he will be first the guest of the
local Post Of the American Legion, and
the local Post will be responsible to
the State Post as the State. Post is to
the National organization for the pro-
per reception of the Generalissimo of
the Allied forces in the World War.
The officers Of the Post and mem
bers ask the aid and assistance of all
good citizens in the great task of show
ing the proper respect and welcome
to the Marshal but it must be under.
stood that officially he is the guest Of
the American Legion
Post Commander Ernest Rosenberg,
the executive committee of the local
Post, Mayor Hartzog, President r. B.
Curry, of the Chamber Of Commerce,
and others held preliminary confer
ence this morning to agree upon a re-
port to tht meeting to be held tonight
at half past seven o'clock in the Com
munity Hall.
Much work was done in the way Of
clearing the ground at this prelimi-
nary conference this morning and the
meeting tonight will have something
tangible up before it.
Ut was decided this morning that to-
nights meeting would not DO limited
to the names published Sunday morn
ing as atentative central committte but
that all members Of the American Le-
gion here, city officials, heads OF diff
Iferent organizations in town and all
patriotic citizens are invited to come
to the meeting tonight at the Commun-
ity Hall.
State Legion officials are already in
touch with the local Legion officials
and there will be an observance here
that day entirely worthy Of the occa-
sion and the Legionaires in charge.
} AT the preliminary. conference 1t was
J agreed that the day should be one
} whole day of entertainment and not
confine it to the brief half hour OF the
J Marshal's stay. a college football
match was suggested. Merchants
should offer special inducements that
day, 1t was said, and there will be
J martial music all the day long.
The matter OF selling lunches, it was
} agreed. should be turned over to the
} Red Cross. The ladies Of the Red
} Cross viii lbe asked to take charge
J and place booths in strategic points
} and be prepared to serve food and
} drink, Of the tea, coffee, milk, and
} chocolate variety, to the throng which
} is certain to be the perdominatlng fea-
B ture until the Marshal arrives.
D OF course the town will be decorat-
D ed. The Star Spangled Banner and the
0 French tri-color will be used lavishly
and 1t is intended to make Greenwood
0 that day a pleasing sight and one lone
0 to be remembered.
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