Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-06
PROGRAM FOR THE REUNION
Three Days Gathering Of Veterans Taken
Up With Interesting ExercissL
SHAM BATTLE EVENING or SECOND DAY
"wednesday Oecnpied with Reception
TO the visitors ana Addresses By
Prominent Military and
civic Personages.


The ofnciai program for the three days
reunion Of the National Society Of the
Army Of the Philippines in this city
wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of next
week was completed yesterday BY the ez-
ecutive committee. II Is as follows:
Wednesday Forenoon. august is-Reoep,,
ton Of delegates at headquarters; general
meeting OF the society.
Afternoon-General meeting OF the so
Evening-citizens' reception at the Ca
Eino. Lake Manava.
Short Prayer. ................. Rev. a,
a wsibqEn Chaplain Ftfty-nrst lowe
State OF Iowa.---Gov a b. Cumming
Music. -. .....Y. .~F1fty-lrst Iowa Band
Address Of welcome on Behalf Of the
Hon. John n. baldwin
Male Chorus.....W. L.. Thickstun, Director
Wheaton, saSrt so RIS sm az s fSnston h and othsrs..
Address. Gov. q. p. ssvaes Of NsOrssks
Address-The Army Of the PhilIppines
Music. go. ..F1fty-hrst Iowa Band
Thursday forenoon, August lTcrand MI
Governors Of Iowa and Nebraska with
Staffs. b
Fifty-hrBt Iowa Band.
Major Crittenden. with Battalion Of Tween
ty-second United States Infantry.
Nebraska National Guards
tional Guards.
Troop A, First Nebraska Cavalry.
High School Cadets. Council Biuffs and
Omaha
Artillery.
McFadoen'B Drum Corps.
Abe Linceln Post No 2, @. A. r.
Other Veterans OF the Civil and Mexican
General Hale and Btaf.
Veterans Of the Philippine War.
Afternoon-Genera1 meeting.
E~vening-Grand military demonstration
and q battle at Lake Manawa. begin
Ming ~ 8 o'clock. In which the following
United States infantry, Nebraska and lows
artillery section, cavalry and High school
Exact reproductions viii be given Of the
States infantry, the world famous water
cure, construction and capture Of pontoon
bridge, entrenchment OF landing party.
storming OF Filipino village and blockhouse.
cuiminettns IN grand general assault BY
ant cavalry and artillery.
Friday Morning, August 1S-Genersi nest
.Afternoon-Gensral meeting OF ths a.
eiety: election Of officers and ia business
President Macrae OF the Iowa society re-
ceived word from Governor Cummins yes
terday that he had instructed Adjutant
General Byers to make the necessary ar
Tanssmsnts for transportation Tor the fifty
nrst regiment band from centeFviIie I'd
Council Bluns 50 that Il viii b here on
the hrst day Of the i~reunioa.
Governor Cummlus has also written, DR..
hacrse that he expects to be IN Council
hluns with bis stan on the first day Of
the reunion. He also issued the necessary
VHn - So 49, 49, -
lows National guard from Red Oak, Glen
wood and Shenandoah reach Council Bluffs
AZ early as possible on the morning OF the
second day Of the reunion IN order to take
part In the military parade.
Word wa received yesterday from Judxe
J. p. Conner. member Of congress from
the Tenth lows district, that he would be
present and take part In the meeting at
Lake ManaWa on the nrst evening Of the
reunion,
Ask to Use osurtrosm.
Tas executive committee has evpiisd fer
permission to use the courtroom In The
federal building for the business meetings
Of the society. Postmaster EaSaitva. Is
custodian of the building. has referred the
matter TO tho department ct washington,
and hopes to get a favorable answer. For
several years the Medical Society OF the
Missouri Valley has held It's meetings IN
the courtroom and the COMMITTEES expects
the government viii sss no pbiection 70.
tho soldiers being granted the same priv
fieee.
While Mayor Morgan viii not Issue any
ofaciai proclamation On the subject he is
anxious that the city be made as present.
able az possible for the visitors next week.
He suggests that the business houses be
suitably decorated and that as far as pos
sible there be q general cleaning up. es-
peciaily as far a. weeds are concerned.
A number Of citizens have offered their
horses for the use OF the Visiting generals
and members Of the STATS Of Governor
CumminE and Savage. Governor shaw on
the day Of the return Of the Fifty-nrst
Iowa volunteers rode City Treasurer True's
handsome saddle horse and he has again
placed it vt the disposal OF the committee.
City Ticket Agent Labbee Of the Illinois
Central has also offered the use Of his sad
die horse. The committee figures that II
VIII need between thirty ~ forty saddle
horses.
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