Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-18
PREPARING FOR VETERANS
Work of Arranging for Philippine War
Reunion Now Under Way.
TEN THOUSAND VISITORS ARE EXPECTED
G. A. r. and Members of Spanish War
. Societies TO BE Interested
In the Coming
Reunion.

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citizens committee appointed by Mayor
Morgan at the direction Of the city council
began yesterday active preparations for
the entertainment Of the National Society,
Army Of the Philippines, which will meet
in Council Bluffs August 10, IL and Is.
Plans for the entertainment Of the society
we're outlined and a number OF subcommit-
tees appointed at a meeting Of the general
committee, Of which Mayor Morgan Is
chairman, yesterday afternoon.
These are the subcommittees appointed:
Committed Appointed.
E. Fl. Walters, A. Blersheim. c. e. Price,
John Bennett, T. g. Turner, Freeman
H + to5 J; p : ar %r sGafre. T wiii Ii Da Xirn 3,
c. w. Mcdonald, George s. Wright DR..
'Transportation-w. J. Davenport, chair
man; j. c. Mitchell, 4. 7. Elwell. M. Q.
Henderson, o. 8. Blanchard. John F.
iHnTVSftations-General G. NJ. Dodge. chair
% 9adF;e George J. I. R s; wright e. B., vice sau Gnslrma6 e;
N. Harl, s. b. .wadsworth, Dr., =.
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o5 PTsss aP q = Pq i RFgo%' H. E =. B ssnasT.
george aP Garter, +. E. Morrison. F. N.
| LOOMS, William Larsen, c.. Campbell.
m aailS G. ana a. HSfs5sC 6sptafie T. y. M hhP { Gha Ed
Mcconnell. III. C.. Atkins, g. F. Hamilton,
q2S SanEer Gs1n'r' Ralph ,ED Gs %fiila 8, DAYS. X. f. e.
MUSIC. B. Aitehison. chairman; W. s.
Rigdon, w. /. Thickstun, Ned Mitchell,
c. W. Cocker, Claude Lewis. c. s. Haver-
stock.
Military aRd PsraSs-Pr. P 2GnfI Maaorass,
Rohrer, Colonel John, Lindt, DR.. d, Mac
rae, sr, DR.; J. H; Cleayer, Hon. Thomas
R HGS%apmi N. NW2 u. Fleming SriTGE NJ SeG H. finley Snt caps
tain L. B. Cousins, Colonel w. E. Baker.
m sReaf s Il Toux Islte John 1; S oI..h.' E fhai +,
Hill, ]. j. Shea, ". S. Baird, H. F. Pierce,
H; J. Chambers. L, M. shubert;.
a. Whitelaw,, Paul DeVol, r. c; Peregoy,
"; I. Douglas 81 wT John F + paws sib,i 4; 4.
B.. Underwood, George Judson, Paul Ior-
enzen. E. J; Gilbert, Louie zurmuehlen,
Campdre-Goionel John Lindt, chairmani
Captain L.. B.. Cousins, Colonel E. J. Alb
bolt, George Miller, Wal McFadden. DR..
DeSSoTStions7L E A Casper chairman; 4
SSrssn; GuE e II II sOsS, HqTTy E. Nc.
Flammant, Charles Joseph, Ernest Kirk,
cts e. Mll Miialssr w Efnssn' C. E Wilson, vi Mnl'apD' R
Printing-H A. Quinn. chairman; B. o
RFusIpgctO Onns Fred NJ ad LGSmis' j. j. Hes;
Carriages and HorsesLcoionel c. B
Ware, Fred johnson, Henry spSetman. G
p. Waters, L. T. shugart, r. V. lines
Badges-sumner Knox, chairman; r.. d
rutherford, Karl Mayne. ]. ]. Hess, Harr,
N; Brown w L. Douglas, John Gretzer
Mcclellan. Herbert Pardy, William Moore
Program0G.. W. Mcdonald. chairman
W. II, Down, F.. R, Davis, Dell j. Clark
Howard Culver, Thomas G. Metcalf, j
q, Wadsworth. Js,P Hess, 7. r. Ruther
! ford. L. T.. Van Slyke. w. A. johnson, E
G. Hardness.
Expect Ten Thousand Visitors.
1t is expected that the meeting OF tn,
National Society, Army of the Philippines
will bring about 10000 visitors to Council
Bluffs and among the number will be man.
r prominent men. 1t is believed that PresI
dent Roosevelt can be induced to attend a
5 well as Admiral Dewey, Admiral Schley
l General Macarthur, General Funston an,
others.
Camp John L. Moore, Iowa Society, Arm
OF the Philippines, is making arrangement
for q meeting in this city on Decoration
day OF the various camps in the state 4
order to discuss plans for the meeting o
the National society. This meeting will b
held in the forenoon OF Decoration day 4
the Grand hotel and 1t is expected that tn
, visitors will take part in the Memorial da
exercises in the afternoon.
3 The members of Camp John L. Moore vii
4 also send a committee to Des Moines o
May 21 to attend a campfire of the SPANS
war veterans, which will be held there 1
connection with the state Grand Army G
. the Republic encampment. The committe
Q will go to Des Moines with two objects 1
D view. The first will be to organize a locS
T camp In that city Of the low Societ!
9 Army Of the Philippines. and the other wi
o be to induce the camp Of the Spanish wa
b veterans to send a large and Representative
. delegation to Council Bluffs during tn
: meeting Of the National Society. Army
: the Philippines.
General Grenville NJ. Dodge has write
. Camp John l. Moore that he will do all
his power to help the camp in arrangin
for the Entertainment OF the National sc
ciety and requesting the members to ca
: upon him at any time that they need h!
assistance.
A general reception committee will /
/. named later by the citizens committee.
. Davis sells paint.