The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-08
Oh x GAL NOTICE
Ok, HOME COMING
Announcement Of Centennial and
Home Coming Has Been Mailed
To Former Columbians.

That the Centennial Commission
on the iob nd getting Tins a snap
even az .is cage Of in fame !
eyide thl last -nat o,-. tw
cio' announcements o
ton are boine msilel
tc Au au all ton!
of Tie nas'o- anu IA foreign cOun
tries.
Mr.. r. f. Johnston, chairman Of
the commission, is awake to the pos
sibilities Of the celebration and be DO
lieves it is going to be the big
thing Columbus has ever attempt
From all indications there will be
thousands Of visitors here for the
event, and Il win be sa occasion long
to be remembered ir the history Of
this city.
Following is the text of the official
announcement:
This year Columbus, Lowndes
County, Mississippi, celebrates her
One Hndredth Anniversary. In her
behalf. as represented by the action
of mass meeting of Ter citizens
h,d under the auspicea the Colum-
b ma Lowndes County Chamber
of Con ace, and in discharge of the
pleasant duty to which we are called
as the Executive Committee then pro-
vided to control the undertaking, the
undersigned give formal notice of a
Centennial and Homecoming Week
commencing on Monday, October H.
al former residents Of this
.nlr.u. are now dweliels be-
meath ar skies.
Three days beginning on Tuesday
October 18th-wili be devoted to an
appropriate celebration, such as pa
rades featuring historical events in
the life of the city of Columbus, ad-
dreFses by famous nonresident sons
Of he city and other distinguished |
guests, a Commonly sing composed
al 80 voices, ed various other al
3ns too numerous to point out
in tan at this time The eelebra-
tiol one of thes9 days win be held
On grounds of our great Missis-
sippi St7te College for Women, whore
1000 stude is of this institution will
participate ip the progrs and DIN
in the welcome that will extea led
TO all our guests.
We cordially invite all VINO are ma
tives a. ave been citizens Of this
city N absent now, yet remem-
Der affection There will be
q It. elcome for all Of those who
care to come back for a little season /,
to t cain countrie," grasp the
hands Of old friends, some Of whom
have been wanderers like themselves
and will be here to meet them, and
together touch the chords Of "auld
lang syne."
A great number of those who are
absent have relatives in the city OF
county who viii be glad u lare their
homes with them dufiIs We Centen
mia. and Hcne Coming weel and sr-
rangema75g 1v- a. such may b safe
lv r. The adjustments which ,
f. ~ Election viii natural
ly private cha1hels.
Bu, o.. ..-.~veu. lere sholld be
any far-cw~nrg Columbus people
who now have 10 kindred living with
in the borders Of the county and for
whom no such reception shall be priv
ately arranged, they are invited 20
notify the Chairman Of the HOUSING
Committee (Mr. l. |. Kaufman), +,
will undertake to secure quarters tyr =
them at a nominal rate. We do not (
wish it ssil that any tire child Of {
Columbus las been barred nom her S
lap in this festival cf remembrance 9
and Hospitality. h
We viii be interested to know if I
there is a possibility Of your coming, 4
SO that you may receive additional +
literature that may be issued h
You win confer a favor on US b. q