Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-08
WELCOME TO The VISITORS
Plans for Entertaining the People from
Hastings Next Tuesday,
DAY is TO BE ONE OF REAL ENJOYMENT
Excursionists Are 90 He Met mt the
Exposition Gates and from Then
Until Midnight Are 90 Be
Made to Feel at Home.

CdlS tnat next IueSlly not less tnan l,UUU
of the people OF that city and the surround
ing country will come to Omaha to spend
the day. They will come on a special train
over the Elkhorn road, reaching here at or
near noon. For their convenience the train
will stop at the north gate of the exposition
grounds, where the excursonists may dis
embark, or, IL they desire, continue their
journey down town.
Upon the arrival OF the Hastings excursion
train committees from the Commercial club
the knights OF Ak-Sar- Ben and ether organ
izations will meet the excurslonists and bid
them welcome. The women OF the party
will be taken In charge by a committee
made UP of Omaha women. The members
OF this committee will take their sisters
from Hastings in charge and will conduct
them to the Public Comfort building, for
merly known as the Illinois building, where
they will entertain them at lunch and with
music during the day and evening.
ALI parties visiting the exposition grounds
VIII be provided with checks, thai IL
they desire TO leave the grounds and return
later they may do so without expense. For
the purpose Of attending TO this matter an
exposition official will be at the Public
Comfort building during the entire day.
Should the visitors desire to remain over
until Wednesday arrangements have been
completed with the Burlington SO that by
paying $3.50 the tickets will be extended.
In order to make it pleasant for the vis-
itors 1t is important that the Omaha people
turn out in large numbers and assist in
entertaining the guests Of the day and look
ing to this end numerous procamations
have been issued, copies of which are
printed in connection with this article.
The Omaha women who will assist in
entertaining at the Public Comfort build
ing and who will meet the eXcur-
sionists at the train are Mesdames
E. p Peck, E. E. Bryson, Vance Lane, Fred
Metz, jr., R. S. Wilcox, A. H. Noyes, ]. G.
Martin, H. ]. Penfold, o. d. Kiplinger. N. A.
Kuhn, w. S. Wright, J. E. Utt, H. S.
Weller, j. H. Conrad, r. w. Bailey, M. G.
Perkins, Neely, Foster, George Kelly, Fred
Schneider. Frank Porter, f. C. Patton, G. F.
Bidwell, Palmetre, NJ. G. Peters, D. ].
oBrien, R. L. Huntley, Window, Hart, P. J.
Dunning, F. J. Hoel, c. H. Pickens wives
OF the members of the executive committee
of the exposition, Mesdames Holmes, Yetter,
Preston, Dudley Smith, George Fl. Lee, H. X.
Burkett, c. N. Hayward, F. E. Pearse, ]. 1.
Cook, Robert Purvis, Gardner, White. Sher-
man, Dickey, Strickler and the Misses But
terfield, Trott and Searles.
TO stir up the Omaha people to the i'm
portance of the occasion the following
proclamations have been issued:
Mayors Proclamation.
OFFICE OF MAYOR, Oct. ITO the Citi-
zens of Omaha: During the recent street
fair week at Hastings nearly 1000 of our
citizens visited that city and were most
string to reciprocate the courteseS received
upon that occasion our citizens have invited
the people of Hastings to visit Omaha next
Tuesday as the guests of our city.
have been requested by the commercial
organizations of the city to call the atten-
ton Of our citizens to the fact that this in
vitation has been accepted, and We have
been informed that our Hastings friends will
& Missouri Valley railway at noon next
We must not allow our friends from Hast
ings to outdo us in hospitality. l trust that
every citizen of Omaha will do his best to
contribute to the success Of this occasion SO
the 6ee Sonds Of gpHd
strengthened. FRANK E. MOORES.
Mayor.
Proclamation by Al-Sar-Ben v.
Sir knights of Ak,sar-Ben: Greeting from
your king, Ak-sar-B Ben v. BY our royal in.
Hastings will visit our exposition and enjoy
our hospitality next Tuesday, October TO-.
knights to their brothers in Hastings, and
the splendid hospitality with which you
were entertained, we nave caused the gates
of our city to be thrown open for their re-
ception and enjoyment. Music, fireworks
| games and other sports will be provided for
their amubement at the exposition grounds
and We bEspeak for them the warmest well
| come from our knights
Wherefore we command you, sir knights:
Attend in body to welcome our guests at
the fIondike gate of the exposition at II 80
| a. y. Tuesday. Take your ladies and friends
| WSh you and wear your Ak-Sar-Ben and
Hastings badges. Give our visitors the glad
| hand and merry heart, so they will always
| hold the occasion in fond remembrance.
The laws of hospitality sacred and we
bespeak for our friends every courtesy at
your hands.
Fail not in any of these respects and our
| royal commendation will be your reward.
AK-SAR-BEN V.
| Attest by
SAMSON, Lord High Chamberlain.
| From Committee on Arrangements.
The return excursion next Tuesday will
! bring two trainloads of Hastings people full
| of enthusiasm for Omaha. They arrive at
| IL o'clock We must meet them by thou
| sands. Be on the grounds to receive them
| and remain until they leave at II O. clock at
| night Your patriotism, enthusiasm and
pride Is appealed to a citizen of Omaha
Make Hastings day the banner day at the
| exposition. n. A. KUHN,
w. s. WRIGHT,
H. s. WELLER,
| r. f. HODGIN,
| WILL i. YETTER,
| j. T.. UTT,
| Committee on Arrangements
Program for the Day.