Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-11
REHEARSBC FOR BATTLE
Dodgs Light Guards and Cadets PraCticing
on the Parts They Are to Play.
DEcONTIONs FOR REUNION CONG UP
Captured Spanish Cannon and Flag
fre@ maniIa Porsion Of the Dis-
play At Headquarters In
Grand Hotel.

The Dodge Light Guards and the High
school cadets were at Lake Manawa yes
terday and for three hours rehearsed the
parts they are to take In the big sham
battle on Thursday night. the second day
Of the reunion of the National Society Army
Of the Philippines. The details Of the bat
tie. which promises to be one Of the great
est military spectacles ever offered to the
people Of Council Bluffs and Omaha. have
been practically completed By Lieutenant
Gray, who has had charge Of the necessary
arrangements.
The battle win be fought on the forty
acre tract Of ground northwest Of the Ice
houses which has been fenced In and pre-
pared By the motor company for golf links,
and on the island in the neck Of the lake
near what IL known as Wray's landing.
From the mainland to THE island a bridge
has been partially built and II will be COM
pIeted by the soldiers during the battle.
The Filipinos viii be entrenched in the
forty-acre Tract and when nrst attacked
By the American soldiers will repulse them.
The Americans will fall back and secure
reinforcements when another attack will be
made upon the entrepched enemy. This
time the Fflipinos win be driven back and
they Will take refuge In the island across
the neck OF water, on which will be a
typical Filipino village OF nipa huts. The
American soldiers viii pursue the snemy
across the bridge. the artillery will be
brought into play and then will ensue the
grand finale. the blowing up OF the village
and the ~hlockhouee. NJ
Preceding the battle the spectators viii
be given q presentation Of camp life as IL
was In the Philippines. One feature will
be the arrest OF a spy who will be given
fhn wrak~~ ot~n o Nl- n-HAZ va-La r.--a.
viii present the ''shoo-ny'' drill and there
Will be several other Interesting features.
Decorations Going Up,
The work Of decorating the headquarters
In the Grand hotel 10 progressing rapidly
under the direction OF Alderman Casper and
the entire building win be deliberately dec
GRATED both inside and out. Conspicuous
among the bunting and nags are the Eighth
Army corps emblems. The old piece OF
Spanish artillery made IN 1860, which was
ean4mseA nv n y uasnali NJ rzamnanv +.
First Nebraska volunteers, draped with the
%colorH, has been placed in the rotunda Of
the hotel and will probably be used for mr.
ing salutes on the arrival Of the dis
tinguished generals. A Spanish nag pulled
down from the arsenal at Manila when the
city was captured. Is another relic Of the
recent war which has been loaned by the
First Nebraska and II has been hung in
the headquarters room at the Grand hotel.
General Irving Hale, president OF the Ma
tionait Society," Army Of me Philippines.
win be the guest during his stay In Coun-
Gil Bl,fIs OF Ernest 4. Hart. at his home
on Park avenue.
The officers Of the National Society Army
Of the Philippines, all OF whom are ex-
pected 20 attend the reunion. are as fol-
lows:
Brisadier General Irving Hale. president.
Denver; Brevet Brigadier General Wilder
s. Metcalf. arst vice president. Lawrence.
Kan; Captain John r. Critchlow. second
vice president. Salt Lake City; Colonel J.
W. Pope. third vice president, Denver;
Colonel Henry Lippincott fourth vice pres
ident. Governors Island. New York: BreveO
Brigadier General Owen Summers. nfth
vice president. Portland. Ore; Major Frank
N. Foote, sixth vice president. Evanston.
Wyo.; III. Meyers. recording. secretary,
Salt Lake City; George n. Post. correspond
ing secretary, Denver; Captain P. J. Cos
grave. treasurer, Lincoln.
81. Paul. and 81. Louis have written, re-
serving rooms At the Grand hotel for their
delegations. to the reunion, II is understood
that both cities are In the field for next
years meeting Of the society.
N. Z. Plumbing Co.. ssisDhons $50.