Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-05-23
GEN. COX TOBE 18th
OF JULY SPEAKER
Barbecue Dinner, Parade, Fireworks
and Athletic Events Will Make
Day Memorable in History of
the Town and County

General Albert L. Cox, prominent
Raleigh attorney and an outstanding
figure in the World war, has accept
ed an invitation to deliver an ad-
dress at the Fourth of July celebra-
tion which is being sponsored by the
American Legion and cooperating
bodies, according to a letter received
by Messrs. Dean Swift, H. Grady
Farthing and John E. Brown, who
composed a committee appointed to
secure a speaker. General Cox will
be remembered as first having serv-
ed as colonel with the 18th field
artillery, later having been promot
ed to the post of brigadier general of
the Thirtieth division, to which unit
a large percentage of the local soil
diery was attached. He and his CO.
horts played a memorable part in
the history of Americas participa-
tion in the war, he is an able speak
er and will contribute full share to
the success of the celebration.
At a meeting of the Legion and
Auxiliary last Friday night seven
teen committees were appointed to
cover every phase of putting the
celebration over in approved style.
The personnel comes from the
American Legion the Legion Aux
iliary, the Boone Civitan Club and
also includes a number of citizens
who are members of neither organi-
zation. A call meeting of the COM
mittees is to be held Friday evening
of this week and it is hoped the full
membership will attend in order that
definite working plans may be
formulated. The appointments are
as follows:
| Committees
Finance-L. S. Isaacs, chairman;
G. P. Hagaman, W. H. Gragg, Chas.
L. Younce.
Parade-John E. Combs, chair
man; B. K Osborne, Tracy Councill.
Purchasing-R. F. McDade, chair
man; Mrs. j.. B. Taylor, c. M.
Yates.
Entertainment = S. F. Horton,
chairman; Leo B. Vaughn, Mrs. A.
E.. South, H. Grady Farthing.
lv Speaker---Dean Swift, chairman;
H. Grady Farthing, John E. Brown.
Band-L. S. Isaacs, Spencer Mil
Ter, C. M. Bingham.
Fireworks-Wilson Norris, chair
man; j. C. Mcconnell, J. B. Taylor.
Publicity-M. W. Beach, chair
man; A. E. Handy, w. E. Conner,
Charles Bingham, Mrs. R. D. Hodges.
Carnival-H. G. Farthing, chair
man; J. C. Mcconnell, Lionel Ward.
Airplane-E. NJ. Hodges, chair
man, R. C. Rivers, Jr., A. E. South.
Creased Pig-Roey l. Haynes,
chairman; C. H. Winkler, Fred
| Winkler.
Athletics-G. N. Cook, chairman;
Pat Mcclure, L. NJ. Bingham, Fred
Hodges.
Programme. S. Stevenson, chair
man, J. T. C. Wright, l. G. Greer, G.
X. Moose, Mrs. Tracy Council.
Float-MrS. L. S. lsaaCS, chair
man; R. c. Rivers, Sr.; Mrs. H. G.
! Farthing, J. A. Sproles.
Dinner-Mrs. Smith Hagaman,
! chairman; D. J. Cottrell, Mrs. S. F.
Horton, Mrs. Rupert Gillett.
Police-E. L. Payne, chairman; !;
W. l.. Cook, E. M. Hodges, NJ. G.
| Barnes, f. M. Hodges, Troy Norris,
Lionel Ward, jim Ragan.
Traffic-R. S. Swift, chairman;
J. D. Rankin, L. L. Bingham, H. B.
Perry.
In addition to the address of
General Cox, the tentative program
calls for barbecue dinner, parade,
music, fireworks, carnival, airplane,
creased pig contest and athletic
events and other events that will go
to make up full day of pleasure
and entertainment.