Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-09
GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT
Omaha Ready to Welcome Veterans and
Relief Corps.
ONE THOUSAND VISITORS ARE EXPECTED
Arrangements that Have Been Made
for Their Entcrtninmcnt-Som
Points on the Meeting of
the Old Soldiers.

corps In connection Herewith. These bodies
Will properly meet in session on Wednesday
morning although the majority of the dele
gates will arrive Tuesday evening.
full explanation Of the business mat
ters that are to come up for consideration
before the sessions were published two weeks
ago, and they need not consequently be re-
viewed now. The principal interest will, of
course, be centered about the election Of
officers, and especially regarding the choice
OF commander Of the department, for which
position there are number of candidates.
The matter OF recommending man for the
office Of national commander-i -in-chief will
also create interest, although II is almost a
foregone conclusion that T. s. Clarkson will
secure unanimous recommendation.
Another matter that will call for good
deal OF discussion will be the fixing of the
place for holding the reunion next summer.
There are two very active candidates for the
honor in the field, Hastings and Lincoln.
The former already has committee here
working up sentiment in favor of holding the
reunion In that city. delegation from Lin
coin Is expected tomorrow with the same
object in view.
The meetings will furnish one of the
events OF the year for the city, II for no
other reason than that there will be in the
neighborhood of 900 delegates OF this num-
gates to the Relief Corps sessions alone This
is very fair estimate, from the fact that the
camps and corps have an enrolment of
nearly 15OO, and when 1t is considered that
the members deem 1t almost religious duty
to attend the annual encampments reunions
and meetings.
In addition to the delegates other visitors
are expected. The railroads have made a
vote OF one fare for the round trip from any
point in the state. 1t Is not required that
the purchaser shall show that he is a dele
gate or that he shall carry a certificate in
order to obtain the rate. This will allow any
one who desires, whether delegate or not, to
take advantage of the rate, and 1t is ex-
city.
COMMITTEES PREPARATIONS.
Omaha is out for the encampment of next
year. Having that object in view the local
posts and corps are sparing no pains to
give the delegates as good a time as pos
sible. The meeting halls are to be draped
with the national colors and other adorn-
ments, while 1t is expected that many of the
stores and dwellings of the city will be
marked with the stars and stripes. 1t is
urged by the committee in charge that all
merchants see to it that they appropriately
decorate their places of business.
The Womans Relief corps is hustling hard
to give the delegates to its meetings good
entertainment. 1t has been the custom in
the past that delegates incur no expense in
being footed by the local corps in the city
where it Is held. This means the outlay
OF more money than the encampment re.
auires, because the delegates to this pay
their own expense. In consequence the
local members are asking the citizens to
assist in the entertainment by lodging dele
gates for a couple Of nights and furnishing
them with breakfast. Dinners and suppers
will be furnished down town. 1t is de-
sired that every citizen who can care for
dale npaf fnC with tprNr
the intention of doing away with the custom
at the present session. 1t is held that
women delegates can as well afford to pay
their expenses as the men and that they
would be more satisfied by so doing. They
could In that way stop at some hotel and
not be quartered at some place which they
do not find congenial. resolution will
be introduced along these lines.
The preliminary of the encampment will
occur Tuesday, when the council of ad-
the same day reception will be given TO
the delegates by the members of the local
relief corps at the Commercial club. The
sessions proper will be opened on Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock The Relief Corps
will meet in the hall in the Young Mems
Christian association and the encampment
in the Creighton hall The headquarters of
both are at the Millard hotel.
FEDERAL TROOPS FOR ESCORT.
The program provides that the delegates
to the encampment will be escorted from the
Mlllard hotel to- the meeting place on
Wednesday morning by company of troops
from Fort Omaha. The session will be
opened and work commenced at once In
the evening camp fire will be held in the
hall. Business will consume the following
day. and in the evening the officers will be
installed
The encampment has a good deal of bust
ness to transact, and so has the relief CORDS
The latter will hold sessions or Tuesday and
Wednesday, but its delegates will probably
join with the delegates to the encampment
in the evenings of the two days
The following committees have the entire
meetings in charge:
General Committee. W. Thompson,
chairman; G. G. Collins, secretary, and
Major r. S. Wilcox treasurer.
Reception, Grand Army of the Republic
7. S. Clarkson, J. II. Kyner, DR.. Spaulding,
w. L. Allison, Frank E. Moores, c. G. Col
Inns, T. l.. Hull, w. II. Mckay, Augustus
Lockner, d. A. Parmelee, ]. B. Furay, NJ ].
Feenan, Andrew Traynor w. S. Askwith,
Perry A. Lyons c. E. Burmester, ]. p. Hen
derson, B. r. Hall, II. E. Palmer, ]. A. Gil
lisple, w. II. Christie, j. w. Thompson, c.
F. Weller. Fred Etter, Omar Whitney.
Reception, Women's Relief Corps-Mrs.
sheeler, Mrs -Askwith. Mrs. Hull. Mrs.
Green Mrs. Lockner, Miss Mulhall. Mrs.
Jeffcoat, Mrs. Collins Mrs. Newton, Mrs.
Wilcox, Mrs. Eastman, Miss Wilcox. Mrs.
GnrIsLie, MIS-. Lyons, MIS- Arnold, Mrs.
Rhodes Mrs. Baxter, Mrs. Bugh, Mrs Hum
mel, Mrs. Pieffer, Miss Sawhll, Mrs. Whit
ney.
Finance-Kyner, Burmester, Gilmore, Will
,ox.
Printng-Stone, Hull, Whitney, Wilcox.
Halls-Jenkins, West, Mckay Toy
Music and Invitations-Clarkson Allison.
henderson.
observation-disclosures, Jenkins, Hull
West.
Guards-McKay, Allison, Hull, Toy.
modations-Allison, Kyner, Bur-
nester Gilmore.
Campfre-Kyner, Clarkson, Askwth.
Decoration-Hull, Parmelee, Kyner, ALI |
ION.
Red badges have been adopted for the use
II the comrades and blue for the sisters.
Mrs, A. Whitney has been chosen chief of
taff OF the Woman's Relief corps
Hog Thieves Caught In the Act.
STANTON, Neb,, Feb. S.-(Speclal Tele-
Hazard and Albert Must |
elt, residents Of Madison county, were
captured last night by officers Of that county |
'or stealing hogs from a farmer named Eddy |
residing in the southwestern part OF this |
county. The officers were informed of the in |
tended theft, were in hiding about the |
premises and waited until the hogs were
oaded before ssizing their men. Mustfelt |
lad once served a three years sentence in |
he pen from Rock county