Omaha daily bee., 1882-09-27
THE BOYS IN BLUE.
Preparations Being Made for Their
Grand Rally Here This Week.

morrow is the first day of the
veterans reunion on the fair grounds
here, and the necessary preliminaries
are being perfected al rapidly az pos
sible, so shat there may be nothing
lacking to make the affair successful in
every respect, and to afford the utmost
showing Of hospitality to the worthy
heroes who have thus been invited to
pitch their tents here for O few days.
1t is to be hoped that the business
men Of the city will take an especial
pride in decorating their buildings in
q patriotic and attractive manner, so
that the main streets may present an
appearance in keeping with the i'm
portanco and the character of the
event.
The following orders have been
issued:
HEADQUARTERS s. w. Iowa AND N. w.
Mo. VETERAN ASSOCIATION, Council
BLUFFS, Iowa, September 25.-General
Order No. 2. -Colonel ID. b. Daley, Sixth
Wisconsin volunteers. ia hereby detniled
for duty rs chief of staff to the commander
OF the association, and I'D such will be re.
spected and obeyed. In connection with
that duty he will see that the camp for tn
reunion of 1882 is properly established, In
connection with the chief quarterp aster of
the association.
BY order of the commando.
JoHN IL. KEATLgY.
Il. j. ABBOTT, AdJu:ant.
HEADQUARTERS $, w, Iowa AND n. w,
Mo. VETERAN ASSOCIATION, CouNon
BLUFFS, lowe, September 25.-General
Order ~. S.-All officers of the associa-
top iosded to establish the camp for the
/ reunion of 1882 will report to Colonel ID.
Il. Daily, chief of staff, for detail, and will
obey him in that respect.
BY direction of the commander.
JOHN II. kEArLEY.
Il. j. ABBOTT, Adiutant.
There have not been many muster
rolls yet sent in, in comparison with
those which are to come, and yet those
already in are indicative of what a
rush there will be. Among those re-.
ported are Bedford, Iowa, GO men;
Mondamin 38, Lewis 20, Marysville,
Mo, 140, Blanchard 80, Carroll go,
Walnut 81, Macedonia GO, Glenwood
20, Elmo, Mo-, 40, Griswoid go, Mis-.
souri, Valley 80, Malvern 90, STAINS.
bury, Mo 60, and Skidmore, Mo, 80.
Leon sends word that it will send a
big company. Abe Lincoln post G.,
A. r., of this city, presents Its muster
roll with l02 names. These places
mentioned do not number a third of
those who are expected here, a"d yet
they foot up about 1000, 30 that
the number of veterans who will be
here will surely reach 5000. 1t will
take large supplies to provision these,
and while contributions are coming in
we'll, yet they must be largely in.
creased to meet the promise of ''free
rations to all companies" This prom
ise shall surely be met, and those who
can in any way help should respond
promptly.
This morning the work of pitching
tho tents on the fair grounds will com.
mence.
Special trains will be run out on all
the roads Saturday evening to accom-
modate the veterans and others de-
string to return home then.
General Dodge, whose regiment,
the Fourth Iowa, will have a reunion
here, in connection with the general
reunion, is making quite expensive
and elaborate preparations to illumi.
nate his large and elegant residence in
very appropriate and attractive
manner. Gas jets have been so
arranged as to produce the letters
"Pea Ridge" at which battle General
Dodge was 30 badly wounded that he
was supposed to DO dead, and at hich
conflict the regiment was holly en-
gagged. General Dodge aside from the
preparations he is making at his resi-.
dence Is taking q large and active part
In the general preparations.
The secret orders and benevolent
societies of the city have been invited
to join In the Veterans parade.