Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-28
WARM WELCOME Is BREWING
Hot Time in Store for the Iowa Volunteers
on Their Return Home.
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING AT cREsToN
Representatives OF the Towns Inter-
estcd Meet and Plan for n Mag
nifcent Reception at Coun-
Gil Bluffs.

from this city who attended the meeting at
Creston yesterday reported on their return
last evening that not only was the meeting
a representative one, but also enthusiastic
and harmonious. With the exception of Des
Moines and Centerville every town having
companies in the regiment was represented.
The representatives from the capital city,
unfortunately, did not reach Creston until
after the meeting was closed. The senti-
ment freely expressed was that Council
Bluffs was the place where the reception
should be rendered the Fifty-frst low on
its return to this state. This was the key
note of the meeting and the delegates from
this city were assured Of the hearty sup
port and cooperation of all the towns hav-
ing companies in the regiment.
The meeting was held in the court house
and was called to order by Hon. Scott Skin
ner, mayor of Creston. After extending
greeting to the visiting representatives,
Mayor Skinner called upon Senate ]. B..
Harsh OF Creston to act as temporary pre-
siding officer, and Mayor Moore of Corning
was selected to act as secretary. Roll call
showed the following delegates present:
Council ~Bluffs-Mayor Victor Jennings,
George F. Wright, 1. NJ. Treynor. Emmett
FINLEY, secretary of the local executive COM
mittee, was also in attendance.
Glenwood-D. L. Heinsheimer, DR.. F. M.
Shriver, w. l.. Tubbs.
Creston-Mayor Scott Skinner, Hon ]. B.
Harsh, c.. A. Niemeyer.
Corning-Mayor H. P. Moore. A. M. Bey-
mer, W.. c.. Chubb.
oskaloosa-Robert Kissick, DR.. G.. H.
Hare.
Shenandoah-Mayor C. M. Conway, T. H.
Read.
Villisca-Mayor ]. M. Rowland, J.. M. Pat
ton, ". S. Alger.
Red Oak-Mayor Sanborn, W. w. Merritt,
G.. Dennis.
Knoxville-Mayor I. H. Garretson, w. r.
Meyers.
Bedford-R. Vickery.
Mayor Jennings, at the close of roll call,
was called upon to explain the purpose for
which the meeting had been summoned. He
explained that 1t was the desire of the peo-
pie Of Council Bluffs that the reception Of
the returning Fifty first should be a state
and not a local demonstration only, and it
was on this account that, acting under the
directions Of the people of this city, he had
called the meeting of representatives from
every city and owl having companies in
the regiment. The people of Council Bluffs,
he said, did not wish to make any arrange
ments until the wishes of the meeting were
known. At this point all the delegates pres
ent expressed themselves as being satisfied
that Council Bluffs was the only proper
place at which the state reception to the
soldiers could and should be held. The
meeting then got down to business and ap-
pointed the following committees:
Executive Committee-Shenandoah, G..
M. Conway; Red Oak, Isaac Sanborn.
Jr.; Knoxville, 1. H. Garrettson; Corn
ing, H.. P. Moore; Creston. c. A. Me
meyer; Oskaloosa, Robert Kissick; Des
Moines, John MacVicar; Bedford, ]. B, Flick;
Villtsca, ]. M. Rowland; Glenwood, d. l..
Heinsheimer; Centerville, General H. H.
Wright; Council Bluffs, George F.. Wright,
Victor Jennings, 1. H. Treynor.
Finance-Shenandoah, George Bogart, Red
Oak, C. F. Clark; Knoxville, W.. R. Meyers;
Corning, Colonel Pierce Metz; Creston.
George A. Ide; oskaloosa, w. H. Wray;
Bedford, DR.. G. M. Paschal; Villisca, Gen.
eral W.. w. Ellis; Council Bluffs, Ernest #.
Hart; Glenwood, DIR. r. NJ. Shriver; Center
Vile, ]. G. Mabry.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., T. H. Read; Red
Oak, Joe Markley; Knoxville, J.>S. Bellamy;
Corning, A. M. Beymer; Creston. ]. B.
Harsh; Oskaloosa, DR.. c. H. Hare; Bedford,
II. P. Jaqua; Villisca, w. S. Alger; Council
Bluffs, Judge j. r. Reed, chairman; Glen
wood, Seth Dean; Centerville, F. S. Payne.
Observation-Disclosures, Thomas H. Read;
Red Oak, w. w. Merritt; Knoxville, I. H.
Garrettson; Corning, Captain H.. G. Ankeny;
Creston, Scott Skinner; oskaloosa, H. l..
Spencer; Villisca, j. M. Patton; Bedford,
Frank Dell; Council Bluffs, Victor Jennings;
Glenwood, T. Q. Record; Centerville. the
mayor.
In order to facilitate the work OF the ex-
ecutive committee Council Bluffs was given
three members on it and it was decided
that any three members OF the committee
would form a quorum. The committee on
invitations is expected to cooperate with the
local like committee in securing the attend
ance here of prominent citizens of the state
and country.
The matter of bands was referred to the
finance committee. 1T Is expected that each
town will bring uniformed bands along with
their delegations and an effort will be made
to secure free transportation for them from
the railroads.
The members of the reception committee
are to act as chairmen for their respective
communities with power to add to the list
without limit. The members of the reception
committee from each town will act with
the local committee.
The local executive committee held an
other meeting last night in the office of At
torney FINLEY and commenced the work of
selecting the members of the different sub
committees. AS there are sixteen commit
tees to fill, the work will take several days.
Report from Creston.
CRESTON, Ia, Sept. 27,-(Special Tele-
gram.)-A meeting Of the representatives OF
Iowa towns having companies in the Forty
first Iowa was held here this morning and
representatives from Council Bluffs, Glen
wood, Shenandoah, Red Oak, Villisca, Corn
ing, Creston. Bedford, Knoxville, oskaloosa
and Des Moines were present, Centervills
alone not being represented. 1t was unani-
mously decided to give the regiment a rous-
ing state reception at Council Bluffs when
they arrive on Iowa soil and executive,
finance, invitation and reception committees.
one from each town, were appointed.
The matter OF bands was referred to the
finance committee, it being expected that
uniformed bands will be transported free,
Transportation was referred to the executive
committee to confer with the Council Bluffs
local committee. Three members OF each
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