Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-12
WELCOME FOR THURSTONS
idea Of Regimsntal Reception Abandoned
by the Committee.
EACH TOWN TO RECEIVE ITS OWN COMPANY
sentiment of People mt Large Thought
to BE Unfavornble to the Omaha
PIan-Locnl Movement
started.

The committee in charge OF the reception
to the First regiment decided at its meeting
Tuesday afternoon to abandon the plan OF
holding a demonstration in the name of
the state and for the entire regiment, and
to leave to each town the task of entertain
ing it's own company. This decision was
reached only after careful consideration of
all the facts at the command Of the COM
mittee and a full discussion OF the probable
course OF events. The committee drew up
brief statement of its action, which will
be sent to all those throughout the state
who have sgnifed their Willingness to as
sist in the movement The statement was
signed by a member from each city repre-
sented at the meeting. 1t read as follows:
The general committee in whose hands
was placed the reception on the part of
the state of Nebraska to the returning men,
bers OF the First Nebraska volunteers,
bringing the regiment direct to the city OF
Omaha by special train from San Francisco,
deems ii best, and has so decided, to aban-
don the project, feeling 1t to be the general
sentiment OF the people of the state that
each town or city would prefer to enter
tain its own company.
J. II. CULVER. Milford
CHARLES H. SLOCUM. Geneva,
JAMES ID. GAGE, Franklin.
T. S. CLARKSON, Omaha.
The main consideration leading the COM
| mittee to the above decision was the receipt
| of two letters indicating the light in which
many people OF the outside towns have re-
| garded the movement since its beginning.
| These letters stated that before any requests
| for funds would bear fruit in those sections
| OF the state the people would have to be in
| formed as to the intended place in Omaha
OF holding the reception and how many days
| the members of the regiment would be ex-
| ,tal t,,t hi ott nnth latte clfnI
| II it were true, as many people supposed,
| that the reception was to be held in the in
| terest Of the exposition.
The members of the committee deplored
the fact that the spirit of the undertaking
| had been so misunderstood. Captain Culver
| as member from outside the city Of Omaha
| stated that he was firmly convinced the
| scheme had been projected in pure, disin-
| terested regard for the regiment and in nc
| way from mercenary motives. The facts
that the regiment was to be held in Omaha
| only one day and that the stores were tc
be closed the entire day, he thought were
| enough to prove the truth of his opinion
| AS a member Of the committee he knew
| that every effort had been made to keep the
welcome and all plans for 1t entirely discon'
| nected from the exposition and it was unfor.
| tunate that an incorrect impression of the
intentions Of the committee in this regard
| prevailed.
Charles H. Sloane of Geneva held the same
opinion. He said the people OF his section
of the state had felt very friendly to thu
work of the Omaha committee and he re
gretted that the state welcome would hav,
to be abandoned.
| Local Demonstration.
The Omaha members of the COMMITTEES
concluded to hold together and form com
mittee to arrange for the focal demonstration
for Company l.. Plans for the entertainment
of the company, not only after it's arrival il
Omaha, but also en- route east from the coast
were informally discussed. 1t was decided
that an effort should be made to obtain from
the railroads reduced fare for the return
ing soldiers Cadet Taylor said the Thurstol
Rifles association had had some correspond
ence with the company in regard to its plan
after reaching San Francisco. At last &C
counts these included trip to Portland AM
visits to several points OF interest in tn
| west.
The following persons were appointed t
the new finance committee, of which w. w
Umsted was made chairman:
]. Z. Baum, Samuel Gamble, c. NJ Viii
| helm, J. H. Millard, z. It. Lindsay. c. F
Weller, E. c. Price and r. c. Howe of Sout
Omaha, G. S. Hayward, w. w. Bingham
Charles C. Belden, Thomas A. Fry Cade
Taylor, Major T. s. Clarkson, A. Hospe, jr
N. A. Kuhn, Emil Brandeis w. r. Bennett
E. Rosewater, Thomas Fitzpatrick, G. M
Hitchcock, Charles NJ. Pickens, Captain H
: A. Palmer, Euclid Martin, j. H. Dumont
Fred Paffenrath.
The committee is Of the opinion that tn
change in plans whereby only one compan
will have to be handled instead of an entir
regiment will greatly simplify the task o
securing subscriptions up to the desire
, amount and that the members of the financ
committee win have to give but few hour
each day for the first few days to the work
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