Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-31

hither and thither. winding their was
through the buildings and examining the
various displays and exhibits. They were
immensely pleased and in rare good humor.
Goodwill and fellowship beamed from the
face of each, and as they grasped the hands
Of friend and stranger the almost universal
salutation from each of them was, "Ain't
this fne?"
Down the Midway ell of them directed
their steps before they had been on the
grounds a great while, and they found
everything in readiness for their reception.
Nearly every show building was decorated
and words of welcome were emblazoned
forth from canvas decorated in several
different kinds OF artistic examples. They
were treated with the greatest of courtesy
and in several of the concessions they we're
invited without cost of admission. Others
had lowerd their prices for the soldiers, and
the trip along the Midway didn't cost any
of them very much.
At noon came the browning event
OF the day. 1t was the dinner
served by the women of Omaha and
it proved most effectively the truth CT that
old adage, 1.-THE way to reach a mans heart
is through his stomach" The dinner was
given in the Markell cafe. in which were
spread tables sufficient to accommodate all
the visitors. A view of the dining hall be-
fore the soldiers were turned loose upon the
tempting viands disclosed a most appetizing
scene. There were salads in abundance,
chicken until one would almost think there
wasn't another fowl left in this part OF the
state, cold meats OF all kinds, sandwich OF
every description, great dishes filled with
bananas, pears, peaches, grapes and other
fruits, which added an air Of beauty to the
tables; cake and coffee and doughnuts with
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somely with cut flowers. When the doors
were thrown open and the soldier boys be-
gan to file in they were greeted so cordially
that none felt the least bit bashful and
didn't curb his appetite in the least. Sweet
faced young women showed their
anxiety to serve them and their
mammas entered into the spirit Of the
thing quite as heartily, so that when the
boys finally arose from the tables they ex-
pressed themselves as never HAVING enjoyed
a better meal. Governor Poynter and
his staff, accompanied by d. E. Thompson,
Jack Cudahy, President George l.. Miller,
Executive Director Penfold and Others occu-
pied one of the tables.
The ladies who were in charge of the va
rious tables were: Mesdames Frank Colpet-
ger, Charles Offutt, Edward Rosewater, ].
Z. Baum, A.. p. Turkey, R. c. Moore, John
A. McShane, Charles MARBLE, G. E. Squires,
Gurdon w. Wattles, Allen Koch, William j.
Broatch. They were assisted by the follow
ing ladies, who served as walters:
Mesdames Harry wilkins. Bert Wheeler,
A. ]. Love, Carrier, Morton, Thompson,
Sarson, Dickey, Bailey, Stebbins, Weller.
Hoobler, Martin, Gates, Sears; Misses Tay-
lor, Elizabeth Allen, Grace Allen, Kelley,
Brown, Lindsey, Wilson, Lowrie. Allen,
Wood, Baldwin, Baum, Georgia Sharp.
Beulah Sharp, Mary Doyle, Isabel Doyle,
Alexander, Turkey, Towne. Moore, Higgin-
son, Mills, Burke, McShane, Wyman, Reed.
Stone, Mae Hamilton, Stella Hamilton,
Squires, Gilbert, Clark, Gown, Mercer, Jen-
son, Creighton, Wattles, Axtell, Stone. Sum
mers, Stone, Martin, MACPHERSON, DeWolf.
Mrs. 2. T. Lindsey was in charge or the
tables and the walters.
Mrs. Draper Smith was the general su-
perintendent of the ladies' committees and
the corps of assistants by whom she was
aided proved themselves most competent.
Mrs. Tilden was in charge of the culinary
work and kitchen. Her assistants were
Mesdames Skinner, Crane, Patch. Cooper.
Mrs. George Hoagland had charge Of the
sanitary aid department and it was her
committee which furnished the beautiful
lowers. She was assisted by Mrs. H.. T.
Clark, Mrs. w. j. Kennedy and Miss Knight.
The different committees which furnished
some of the good things that loaded down
the dining tables were: Bread and butter
Mrs. Belden, of the Omaha Woman's club.
assisted by Mrs. Sackette, Mrs. Ward and
Mrs. Gilbert. Coffee-Mrs. Troup. of the
Daughters American Revolution, assisted by
Misses Ida and Harriet Johnson. Meat
Mrs. Pieronnet, of the Custer Woman's Re-
rief corps, assisted by Mesdames Archie,
Rhodes and Metcalf. Potatoes-Mrs Hull,
| pP tho Gaprpa Crook WOmaD's Relief pOrDS
assisted by Mrs. Adamsky and Mrs. Drake.
Fruits-Mrs. Rhodes. OF the George Crook
Woman's Relief corps. assisted by Mrs.
! Askwith, Mrs. Bugh, Mrs. Gels and Miss
Fummel. Ice water-Mesdamcs H. S.
Jaynes and p. e. Jackson. Cream and sugar
Miss Gallagher, OF the White Cross society,
I assisted by Mrs. Creighton, the national
president of the society, Misses Creighton,
Axtell, Jensen and Gown. Doughnuts-
Mrs. Cross, of the Thurston Rifles auxiliary.
The committee of ladies which had charge
Of the decorations at the depot was conn
posed Of Mrs. McKelvy, Miss Isabel McKelvy
and Mrs. Fl. II. Salisbury.
The distribution of the badges at the depot
which admitted the soldier boys TO the
exposition grounds was in charge of Mrs.
Hartford, who was assisted by Mrs. H.. J.
Penfold, Mrs. Huber. Miss Blessing, Miss
Hartford, and Mrs. Emily West and Miss
Elizabeth Towel OF Lockport, N. Y.
who are the guests of their cousin, Hr. H..
]. Penfold.
Listen 10 Speeches and Music.
Tho general expectation was that there
would be an interesting program at the
Auditorium Wednesday afternoon. and at
2:30 the building was pretty we'll filed. The
Bellstedt band occupied the stage, room be-
ing left for q row of chairs in front, which
were taken by Governor Poynter and his
Official staff. The intention was to have some
speechmaking, commemorative OF the return
of the First Nebraska regiment, but the boys
seemed to have become tired Of speeches
and only twenty-five of them came into the
auditorium. These were Invited to take
seats in the center of the hall just In front
of the stage.
The opening number on the program was
Cotton Blossoms" by the Bellstedt band,
the piece drifting off into the Star Span
gled Banner" before is closed. This brought
the audience to its feet and there was a long
round of applause. President Miller then
in a few words apologized for the disorder
into which the committee had been thrown
by the failure of the railroads to get the
troops home in time. In introducing Gov