Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-24
PREPARE A FINE RECEPTION
Council Bluffs Hard at Work Getting Ready
TO Welcome the Volunteers,
OCCASION TO BE UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS
Line of March of the Parade is Ar
ranged aud Numerous Details
Are Being worked Out
TO Perfection.


The good news received here Sunday an
nouncing the safe arrival of the Fifty first
Iowa volunteers at San Francisco has caused
the several committees in charge of the ar
rangements for the reception to the reg-
ment to work with renewed vigor and from
this on until the soldier boys reach Council
Bluffs the fat has gone forth from the ex-
/, ecuNve committee that nothing must be left
undone to make the great demonstration an
unqualified success. While the date of the
arrival of the soldiers in this city cannot
be known for some time the committee
realizes that 1t will take all the time at Its
disposal by the time the regiment is mus
tered out and started on its way home to Its
native state to get everything in shape for
the reception.
number of details in connection with
| the reception were decided upon at the
| meeting Of the executive committee yester-
| day morning According to the present plans
| the regiment is expected to reach Council
| Bluffs over the Rock Island road, arriving
| at the local depot at o'clock in the morn
| ing. An hour will be allowed for the forma-
tion of the parade, thus making 1t 10 o'clock
at which it will start. The line OF march as
| arranged by the committee on parade will
| be as follows:
| From the Rock Island depot north on Main
| street to Willow avenue, west on Willow
avenue to Seventh street, north on Seventh
| street to Broadway, east on Broadway to
| First street. countermarch by the south side
| of Broadway to Main street, south on Main
| to Willow avenue, west on Willow avenue
| to Bayliss park.
The reviewing stand will be placed near
| the electric light tower at the intersection
| of Broadway and Fourth street and will face
north. The parade will be reviewed as 1t
| passes the stand going east. The speakers
| stand will be erected about the center Of
Bayliss park, probably around the fountain.
| A sufficient space to accommodate the SOL
diers will be roped off and reserved. The
speaking and formal reception of the regi-
ment will take place Immediately after the
parade. At the close of these exercises the
banquet will be served.
Andrew Graham was appointed chairman
of the committee having in charge the erec-
tion of the reviewing and speakers stands
and he was notified to make arrangements
for their erection at once. The members of
this committee are: B. Grahl, w. S. Hoon,
f. Covalt, C. Straub, c. S. Hubbard, G. A.
Fox II. A. Quinn, j. H. Queal, J. ]. Hamil-
iton, ]. P. Wind V. Battin, G. Jensen, w.
Campbell, A. S. Scribner, f. Grass and G.
| Hafer.
An appropriation of $500 was voted for
decorations OF the four rooms in which the
banquet will be served and Chairman Cas-
per of the committee having this work In
charge was directed to have the headquarters
| of the executive committee and the bureau
of information in the Grand hotel suitably
decorated at once. He was also instructed
t to have the various company headquarters
suitably decorated, banners to be hung In
, front of each building designating each
company's headquarters.
, The committee will meet again this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, when every member is re-
quested to be present.
: Mayor jennings issued the following
. proclamation yesterday:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF
! coGNCIL BLuFFs, Oct. 28.-To the Citi.
! zens OF Council Bluffs: We have cause foi
rejoicing that the Fifty-hrst ged regamedht oS3 %,
r shores again and If ever there was a perioc
in the history Of this great state when NJ; nf
h enthuse to the limit 1t is now, when tnt
d city is preparing to receive our gallant boy:
their return to iewa sS the reTn
6 their volunteers and welcomed them witt
= patriotic demonstrations. IhereI9fe. sin TN
t. occasion of the arrival OF the F1tty-nrs
s regiment in our city should be made on
h befitting this great commonwealth OF ours
l. With this end in view personally reques
the citizens of our city to suitably decorate
= their homes and places OF business wiz
l. the national colors and in such otner Hah MAJ,
i ner as may be appropriate and esoeciail;
l. along the line of march as determined upol
: ~ VICTOR JENNINGS. Mayor.
J. Secretary Tinley of the executive commit
/ tee received letter yesterday from A. /
, Spencer of Oskaloosa in which he write
II that his city will send delegation OF 10
to the reception, accompanied by two bands
a. a. one Of thirty and the other of twenty piece
n, Des Moines, which is arranging for bi
ar reception to it's two companies, is not show
s. ing itself very enthusiastic over the bi
h. demonstration to be held in this city.
MS letter from there yesterday to the executiv
n committee says the city will be represente
be- "unoficially" only at the reception here
ne w. C. Estep was added yesterday to tn
or decoration committee, At meeting OF tn
~ ~ finance committee last night Chairman Hal
reported that subscriptions to the amour
&C of S73 had been received yesterday in add
of tion to the sum already published. 1t WI
IS - decided to reduce the price Of the II Hav
NJ Have You?" ribbons from 81 to 90 cent
of These ribbons were placed on sale yestel
We day and by evening many persons were
~ be seen ON the streets wearing them. 1t
ed believed that at the reduced price OF
mt cents a thousand or more OF them can
sSd disposed of without much difficulty. Chai
I'm man Hart desires that the members OF Il
* dlstict committees appointed to push the sa
of these ribbons call at his office this morl
Ia. ing and secure supply.
~. Fine Missouri Wood for sale by Gilbe