Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-03
GRAND HUSTLE ON WIND-UP
Finishing Touches on Plans for Reception tt
Fifty-First Iowa.
PREPARATIONS ARE NEARLY COMPLETED
Refreshment Committee Puts In Time
Gathering Up Supplies that Have
Been Donated for Banquet
for the Men.

for the Men.
Preparations for the reception to the
Fifty first Iowa are being rapidly pushed
to completion and there is now no doubt
but everything will be in readiness by the
time the soldiers reach here Monday morn
ing. The busiest people probably in the
city yesterday were the members Of the
refreshment committee, upon whose should
ers rests the task OF securing all the sup
plies for the big banquet. The work of
decorating the banquet hall is practically
finished and work has been commenced on
erecting the tables and making other prep
arations for the dinner at which from 1900
to 1000 soldiers and guests are expected to
be present The work of the refreshment
committee mainly consisted of gathering
the supplies which had been donated and
this in itself was no light task.
The executive committee has decided that
the big hall in the Masonic temple and the
two floors Of the Eiseman building will af-
ford ample space for the banquet and the
Odd Fellows hall will not be utilized for
that purpose, but instead will be used as
headquarters for the regiment.
At the meeting of the executive commit
tee Thursday morning the program of the
| outlined, although not definitely settled on
as to some minor details. The order Of the
exercises will be practically as follows:
Music by regimental band, short address by
| the president OF the day, prayer by Chap
lain Williams of the Fifty-fir regiment,
| address of welcome on behalf Of the state
| of Iowa by Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw four
| five minute addresses by speakers yet to
! be named address OF welcome on behalf OF
| the city of Council Bluffs by Mayor Jen-
nings. The exercises will then be brought
! to close with the pronouncing Of the ben
ediction by Rev. George Edward Walk rec
tor of st. Paul's Episcopal church.
| Food for visitors.
The matter OF providing meals for the thou
! sands of visitors expected to be in the city
| the day OF the reception is a question that
| is still giving the executive committee con
| siderable concern. 1t is conceded that the
restaurants and hotels will not be able to
provide meals for all and that the citizens,
| church societies and other organizations
! will have to turn in and do their share in
| this respect. The following call in connec-
ton with this matter was issued by Mayor
Jennings yesterday: ,'.
| "AlI societies and individuals intending
to furnish meals on November 6, the day
OF Fifty-first Iowa reception. are requested
to notify Emmet Tinley, secretary of the
executive committee, at once as to the place
Of serving and the price per meal.
~ VICTOR JENNINGS, (
chairman Executive Committee" =
This information is required for the "bu
reau of information which will be estab
ished in the Grand hotel and which will
be in charge of one or more members Of thu
executive committee Hero will be fount
the record of all hotels and restaurants, thu
number Of people they can feed and prices
charged, also all other information as t.
headquarters of the different companies ant
other matters in connection with the day
proceedings
The following we're added to the commit
tee which will go to Lincoln to meet thu
returning soldiers Sunday night: c. H
Coffeen, George d. Haworth and c. B. Leach
ex-members of Company L. and Mrs. Kirk
! land, secretary Of the Woman's Sanitar.
,, Relief commission.
| Advices are to the effect that four band
} will arrive here Sunday evening. They ar
!. Creston, Anita, Washington and knights
Tempar band of Newton. 1t has been sug
gested that at the close Of the parade al
} the bands assemble in Baylss park AM
! join in playing as one immense organization
a number of the old familiar tunes. Thi
!, suggestion has been made by the regimenta
,, bandmaster and il possible will be carrie
! ! out. The effect of a band Of between 40
t and 450 pieces playing at one time would b
g immense
!, More Buttons Wanted.
The badge committee received word fror
! Bedford yesterday that it had disposed O
all the official buttons supplied 1t and of
fered to divide the proceeds from the sal
G with the committee. 1t also asked for
, further supply. The committee has bee
. obliged, owing to the demand for these but
i tons, to place another order for 10000. 80
Colonel ]. j. Steadman, acting chief mar
q shal of the parade, has appointed the fol
Il lowing assistants: W. F. Sapp, Lyma
$ Shugert, j. c. Lange, John Lindt, Major
q A. Consgney, William S. Rgdon, Georg
S Keeine, jr.; W. II. Ware, George N
a Parker c. B. Randlett, Divide Vien job
OKeefe, j. H. Eldrdge Captain D. I
Maltby, John Gretzer jr.; Frank p. Wrigh
George Crane, w. C. Estep, r. N. Ellis, i
). II. odell, NJ. F. Rohrer. Theodore Guitta
Captain L, b. Cousins, L. NJ. Shubert, B.. n
Sargent. Frank r, Hoagland Clyde B. Aitcl
e ison and Charles Stickelberg. These assis
i ant marshals are requested to report MOI
h day morning with their mounts at o'coc
+ at the executive committee headquarters
e the Grand hotel. They are also called
y meet Sunday evening at the same place
a, 1880 o'clock to receive instructions.
: Cadets as Guards.
>, The High school cadets under Majt
u Lacey will be called upon to form a cordo
~ or guard around the speakers stand In Bay
ie liss park during the exercises. Mayor JeI
'e nings has arranged to appoint forty spec
oi policemen for the day and the parade wi
be headed by a platoon OF nine mountt
officers in uniform.
. The committee in charge has secure
eighteen horses for Governor Shaw and h
staff. also mounts for the regimental rficer
The eX-members of Company l. and a
;, s. soldiers who served in the Spanish and Phi
~ ippipe wars will be assigned a position
the trade and will be guests at the banqu
with the regiment.
- Peregoy G. Moore have notified the exec
90 tive committee that they will furnish su
fieient cigars for the banquet. The Count
'0 Bluffs Ice and Coal company and Gilbe
100 Brothers have sgnifed their willingness
:. provide all ice required and the CounC
oo Bluffs Gas and Electric comnanv is mr.