Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-12
co To WELCOME VOLUNTEERS
Delegation Of Iowans Starts on the Journey
10 San Francisco,
WILL GIVE THE SOLDIERS THE GLAD HAND
All the Towns which Have Compn-
nies I'm the Regiment VIII CO.
Operate to Make Their
Return n joyful One.
WILL GIVE THE SOLDIERS THE GLAD HAND

The special car attached to the Rock Island
train having on board Adjutant General NJ.
H. Byers and party, who go to San Fran
cisco to meet and welcome the Fifty first
Iowa, passed through Council Bluffs about
l o'clock yesterday afternoon. A number of
the relatives and friends OF the boys of
Company l. were at the transfer when the
train pulled in. All OF them had messages
for the boys and many had packages contain
ing clothing, underwear and other articles
which loving hands had put up and which
were taken in charge by the party on board
with promises that all would be safely de-
livered as directed.
The party was Joined here by Mrs. Frank
Compton, wife OF Battalion Adjutant Comp
ton; Mrs. ]. c. Pryor, mother OF Captain
Pryor OF Company l., and Miss Clara NJ.
Flammant OF Mineola, sister of Private A.
NJ. Flammant of Company L. The others
in the party were: General NJ H. Byers
Des Moines; Mrs. NJ. H. Byers, Des Moines;
G. l.. Dobson. secretary OF state; Frank
Merriam. auditor of state; Mrs. Edith M
Dull, wife Of Lieutenant II. B. Dull, Com
pany C; Mrs. j. B. Findley, mother of Park
and John, Company Al Mrs. j. d. Cady
wife OF quartermaster of Fifty-frst; S. w.
Baker, father Of Lieutenant Baker, Company
H; ]. D. McGarraugh, Des Moines; Mrs.
Nettie p. Fox, Des Moines; Rosco E. Byers
| son Of adiutant general; A. A. Mason, Abba,
father of r. T., Company A; Mrs. William
L. Tubbs, Glenwood; Mrs. Mary Sleepy,
Glenwood, wife Captain Sleepy, Company
c; e. G.. Mouton, Red Oak F. NJ. Hiatt,
Red Oak; Mrs. C. V. Mount. Shenandoah,
wife of Captain Mount Company E; Miss
June Mount daughter OF Captain Mount,
Company e; Robert Kissick, Oskaloosa.
nal
Arthur Lane of this city, an ex-member Of
Company L, will leave for San Francisco
| Saturday. He will represent the Woman s
Sanitary Relief commission and take with
him the balance OF the hospital fund that
| the women have on hand DR.. Fairchild
| and wife OF Clinton, parents OF Surgeon
Fairchild of the Fiftyfrst, will also go to
San Francisco, leaving Omaha on Sunday
| morning.
Adjutant General Byers, when seen at the
| depot, stated that the party expected to
reach San Francisco Saturday night He
| was of the opinion that the regiment would
| reach there not later than October 20. II
| the boys had been mustered out on board,
which he believed was the case he hoped
to bring tho regiment to Council Bluffs by
the morning of November 6. II the muster
out had not taken place on board the trans
l
likely that the troops wuld leave San Fran
| cisco.
Secretary Of State Dobson and Auditor
of State Merriam accompany the party, rep
| resenting the state and Governor Shaw
who owing to other engagements, was un-
able to go.
! Other Towns Cooperate.
Advices received by Emmet Tinley, secre-
| tary Of the local executive committee, indi-
cate that all the towns having companies
| in the Fifty first Iowa volunteers are pre-
pairing to do their part toward making the
reception to the regiment at Council Bluffs
| a great one.
Hon. w. II. Day, MAYOR of Oskaloosa
writes in letter received yesterday morn
ing that the people of his town will hold
meeting Friday night, when the several
committees will be appointed. He adds
"Oskaloosa will do her part and any duty
that may be assigned to her."
Mayor Conway of Shenandoah writes thai
committee of fifteen has been appointed
to attend TO all arrangements and to re.
ceive Company z when the regiment ar.
rives at Council Bluffs. The names of the
committee are: C. M. Conway, mayor
T. H. Read, George Bogart, C. P. Coloneus
4 ]. w. Simmons, w. P. Ferguson, ]. H. Nc
Cloy, r w. Morris, A. S. Lake, F. C. Wood
ford, Richard Gwynn, ]. W. Alden, ]. NJ
Hussey, C. +. Crosse II. I. Foskett. Th,
member of the parade committee is G. H
Castle.
Hon. Scott Skinner, mayor OF Creston
writes that the appointment Of a local re
ception and parade committee has been re
I ferred to the local executive committee ant
that soon made he will send the name
to Secretary Tnley.
Mayor l. Sanborn, jr., of Red Oak write
asking information as to what arrangement
have been made for transportation for tn
several companies 10 their respective home
, from Council Bluffs. 1t has not yet bee
definitely settled whether the troops will
be transported further than this city at stat
expense. In any case a rate of / cent pc
mile has been secured from the railroad
, for the troops from Council Bluffs to tn
homo towns of the different companies
, Mayor Sanborn in his letter says that
the state does not pay the freight Red Ga
will put up the money for the fare OF Com
pany M from this city to it's home. II
gives the name Of w. II. Evans as the mem
Der from Red Oak on the parade committe
and says the appointment of members {
act on the reception committee has bee
referred to w. w. Merritt. chairman of tn
local executive committee.