Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-19
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The new Omaha District Logrolling assoc
citation OF the Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea, which was formed within the last
six months. will hold its first annual pic
mic at Blair on next Wednesday. All the
arrangements of the affair have been COM
pleted and to judge from the present state
Of affairs it is bound to be a big success
in every way, and especially in point of
attendance.
The association includes in its member
ship all the camps that exist in the vicinity
OF the city. This section has heretofore
been represented In an association which
comprised several counties. 1t was felt
that the territory covered was altogether
too big and this feeling developed into the
organization of the new association.
The program that has been arranged for
the day at Blair is as follows:
1880 a. m.-Grand street parade.
1880 a. m.-Address of welcome by Mayor
Nj. ID. Bedal; response on behalf of asso-
citation.
- m.-Dinner in the North park for those
with baskets.
1870 p, m.-Men's bicycle race, one mile
dash.
LAS p. m.-women's bicycle race. quar-
ter mile dash.
2 p. m.-Competitive drill. First prize,
fine silver water set; second prize, fine sill
yer cup.
3 p. m.-Speaking in the West park.
4 p. m.-Spoon and egg race for women.
Ais p. m.-Log rolling race.
4:30 p. m.-Log chopping race.
Appropriate first and second prizes will
be given to all winners.
3 p. m.-Meeting of delegates of asso-
citation for the election of officers and the
transaction of such other business as NAV
properly come before them.
$50 to $50 ID, m,-ODpn air concert I'm
West park by Omaha band of twenty-four
pieces.
The orchestra which will be taken along
viii also furnish dancing music all the day
so that those who enjoy the terpsichorean art
can have plenty of it.
The local camps in Omaha are requested
to meet at their halls at 8 o'clock promptly.
vt that time Maple and Beach camps, and
also South Omaha camp, will march from
their halls to the Continental block, where
Omaha camD will fall into line. Headed
by a band a procession will be formed and
the march will be taken to the Webster
street depot. The line is along Fifteenth
to Howard, from the Continental block, west
on Howard to Sixteenth and north on Six
teenth street to Webster and then to the
depot.
A special excursion train will be on hand
for the picnickers.. 1t will leave at 8
O'Clock sharp. The return will be made
somewhere about 9 o'clock. The excursion
AShNl VIII hoNSNtls We dtttlltu Ou all
scheduled trains so that the picnickers can
board any train, either for the grounds OF
return that they can find.
The speaking in the park will be one OF
the features of the affair. The list Of
speakers could not be obtained in time for
publication. An effort is to be made TO
get w. j. Bryan and a committee with that
purpose in view will visit him in Lincoln
before the day of the picnic.
One of the events on the program hat
is being looked forward to with considerable,
interest is the competitive drill. 1t prom
ises to develop into a hot fight, especially
between the teams OF the camps of this city.
Every one Of them has been working hard
to get in shape to carry of the honors. II
is reported that between a dozen and fiji
teen teams are already entered.
The officers that have the affair in charge
are: DR.. B. F. Monroe. marshal of the
day; w. G. Harrison, Blair, assistant mar
shall; C. II. 7. Riepen, Omaha, assistant mar
shall; Clark O'Hanlon. president; George y
Riker, secretary.