Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-01
THE SUGAR PALACE CITY.
Great Preparations for the G. A. R, Re-
union This Week.
NAVAL BATTLE SCENE TO BE PRESENTED.
Travelling Men, Business Men and
Knights of Pythias TO Have
Grand Paradc-Killcd by
the Cars.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., August 3l.- Special
to THE BEE. Camp George Cook will DO
formally turned over to Department Com
mander Clarkson tomorrow morning ut
o'clock.
The reunion committee have everything ar
ranged to make this, the twelfth annual re-
union of the Nebraska Grand Army Of the
Republic, the most interesting ever held In
tho state, The tents will accommodate
$4,000 people, and the water and fuel supply
Will be equal to any emergency. The police
and fire departments are under able manage
ment, and nothing has been left undone that
will add to the comfort and amusement of tho
veterans.
Battery +, Second United States artillery,
Colonel Carl A. Woodruff commanding, and
the Twenty y-first United States infantry are
camped on the grounds.
The naval scene on Thursday will be real
istic representation of the great battle bo-
tween the federal Monitor Montauk and tho
confederate war ship Nashville. This battle
will occur at 1880 p. M and the display Of
fireworks will be the grandest ever seen In
the state.
The meeting of the state organization Of
the Sons of Veterans will be held on Thurs
day On this day the travelling and business
mons paSlde will be given. They will be
Pythias of Grand Island and surrounding
cities. All travelling men and Kni ghts Of
Pythias are invited to participate
One of the plcasantest features of the re-
union will be the reception of all visitors by
the Army of the Northwest, organized by
Colonel Sweet. 1t consists of the business
men of this city, whether veter-
ans or not, and the object is to
receive visitors and secure quarters
There are 2G4 commissioned officers in this
army and one private, who will be executed
Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
The following programme will be carried
out during the week.
MONDAY.
Arrival and reception OF comrades
9 p. m.-Mounted drill by battery +, Second
UnitedStates artillery, Colonel Carl A, Wood
s p, m.-Drcss parade Twenty-Grst United
States infantry.
1880 p. m.-Camp fires
TUESDAY.
Sunrise guns, Breakfast.
"a. m.-Guard mount Twenty-frst United
10 Oa.m.-Meeting ofstatc organizations at their
respective headquarters.
10a m.-Drill, byTwcnty first United States
12m.-Dlnnor call,
2p m;-,Mounted drill, Second United States
3 p m.-Mecting of state organizations and
Sons OF Veterans. o
States infantry,
p m.-Suppcr.
| p m,-Iulnp HrtS
| WEDNESDAY.
| Sunrise guns. Breakfast.
| a. m.-Guard mount, Twenty-frst United
States infantry.
0;3O u. m.-Grand parade by United States
trOOps comrades. by state OrganiZatiOnsj
Sons Of Veterans, and other organizations.
4 p m. Mounted drill Second United States
artillery.
| = p. m.-Dress parade.
6p. m.-Supper. ~$a.--
| 130 u. m.-Camp fires
| THURSDAY.
| Sunrise guns. Breakfast.
"a. m-Guard mount, Twenty-frst United
| States I'm fantry.
10 a. m,--Neeting of state organizations and
1890 "A. m.-Drill, Twonty-Grst United States
| infantry.
II 12m.-Diuner.
Up. m,-Mounted drill, Second United States
artillery.
2!3O u. m.-Electon OF officers OF state organi-
cations.
| 5p m.-Drcss parade @ and review of regimental
troops; Grand Army of the Repu bile by state
6p m,-Supper.
| 1880 p. m.-Great naval scene, with grand dis
| play of fire works.
$50 p. m.-Uamp fires.
| FRIDAY.
| Sunrise guns. Breakfast.
o a. m.-Guard mount, Twenty-frst United
10 Gsaass a. m.pr ipant Of rwentyarst United State.
infantry.
Il 9. m.anMceting of state organizations.
| II IN, Dinner
tions. Il %.-o'0S'"s meeting OF state 0rsA"'za'
4p: m.-Great sham battle participated in by
| Twenty-frst United States infantry. battery
| II. Second United States artillery, and the
old soldiers.
| SATURDAY.