Omaha daily bee., 1897-07-15
COMMERCIAL CLUB A. HOST
Reception il Given in Honor of the
Nisirprs


The delegates 20 the institute and the pe7-
pie Of Omaha had the most favorable opro7-
.urlty for social intercourse last evening.
when a reception and public meeting was
held in honor Of the visitors in the rooms
Of the Commercial club. The first part Of
the evening was devoted to a cord al vel
come Of the guests. Messrs Lindsey Tukev.
Cady. Utc. Pearse Lumbard Eospe uu-
mont. Hayward. Hicks. Harder Heller and
other prominent citizens acting as the rec
-epJion committee. As soon as the visitors
We're made TO feel al home they were all
presented with yellow badges. marked
sweet music from one Of The parlors ami
all the rooms were we'll decorated. During
the evening a mild punch was served.
Il was somewhat after o'clock when J.
Z. Dumont called the asSemblage. then
numbering upwards OF 300, 10 order and
bade the guests welcome. he stated thar
the Commercial club had done Nha. il
could TO secure this meeting for Omaha, and
il felt proud 70 entertain the visitors in lls
own home He mentioned the public
library the smelling works. the stock yards
the parks and other points of interest about
the city that The delegates should see be-
fore leaving here. He also extended an
invitation. on behalf Of George " L4ulrger
20 visit rhe art gallery Of that gentleman any
tine during the stay Of the teachers here
He spoke briefly Of me new Omaha depot and
doomed the coming exposition.
The address of welcome was responded rc
by J. H DAVIS. VINO started 0ut Win sev
erz- good stories. The mention # Theodore
RoCsevelts = name drew forth considerable aa,
Piause from the Indian teachers. The
speaker emphasized the fact that commerce
was something more than q matter Of dol
lars and cents. He believed that TOO uaug
laborsrs took an opposite view. He con-
tended that the most glorious. though .u
direct mission Of commerce was 20 break
down the wall Of separation -la- is keen
.ng fam ly from family and race from race
throughout the world De esteemed the pro.
motion If the best fellowship 0f man tee
-o5lest resu., OF commerce He bel eve.
that The local commercial body had by eE
tending lrs hospitality 10 the Indian teach
ers. done something more
jules Lumbard sang I Fear NJ Foe" ami
rs an encore rendered Maggie II IS usua.
1ra.ssw oTthv malne~.
A P Tukey was called to-. and responded
wlta a most feliC.tJus address. 5e said b.
lad known something of Indians ever since
le had been a boy up IN the pile-t-ee srsta
ana he had always taken q lively interest
n educational matters. He had heretofore
thought tha; he knew considerable about tn
sChoo. syEteLs Of tie country bu; " n Ia
the past few days be had learned of maug
new questions rha, had never before pre-
sented themselves. E- had learned Of ualg
interesting facts In connection with 'ha
struCtluu OF Indians. He commended fLr
teachers 10 Their noble work. and sEpr IS.
the hope that they would meet here agar
next year.
NJ B Harris. an Indian as well as
teacher Of Indians spoke next IN 0a-- hs
said. "Were ! an indian ehsef 7 should zas
taat the Great Spirit mad favored YOU. tsa
white people I should say i had auw-
rs favor 20 you by E-autlg You may NOR
advantages nan IL gave The Ted ne1 bu'