Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-13
IOWA PLANS AT VICKSBURC
Commission Prepares fer Selection
Designs fer Monuments.
MEETING or IOWA RAILWAY SURGEONS
Selection of Postomce site in Der
MoInes was n Surprise 10 N
People - U~nitnrfans Begin
Anniversary Meeting.
From ! stan ccrrespondent.l

DEs MONIES, Oct. 12.-Cspecihl)-Csp-
tain J. H. Dean. local member Of the Iowa
vicksburg Monument commission, has just
returned from attendance at the national
encampment in washington and the meet
Ing Of the commission at that place. Some
OF the other members OF the commission
have also returned to the state but others
have remained to visit elsewhere in the
east. The vicksburg commission held q
meeting in Washington and visited Airing
ton cemetery and other places Of interest
and another meeting at Gettysburg where
the monuments and memorials were care
fully inspected. The purpose Of the CON-
mission in making this journey was TO get
ideas for the proposed Iowa monuments at
vicksburg. For this purpose the state APP
propriated $3.50, 900 and provided that there
should be one general monumen and one
for each of the thirty-eight organizations
from Iowa that we're before Vicksburg.
The commission will meet again in q few
weeks and make a trip to Vicksburg park.
AT Gettysburg IL became evident TO the
commission that the work should be sub
divided and so a number Of committees
we're authorized, and the president. Cap
tain Merry, appointed the following:
On State Monument-Messrs. Blanchard,
Rood and Merry.
On Regimental ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Cummins and Messrs- Bealer. Fitzpatrick
and HRggard.
On Brigade Monuments-Messrs. Mitch
ell. Jacques and Dean.
None OF the contracts will be let this
year but during the coming winter the
commission plans to have completed the
designs for all the monument About
500, 900 will 20 into the one monument for
Iowa soldiers and the commission hopes
to have erected one Of the hRndsomest
monuments Of the country.
Railway Surgeons to Meet.
The annual meeting Of the Iowa Associ-
alton Of Railway Surgeons is to be held
in Des Moines commencing October p.
A. L. Wright Of Carroll, lie president Of
the association and Ira K Gardner Of
! Hampton. is secretary. Among the inter
esting addresses to be made at the con-
vention will be one on "Soulless Corpora
tions" by w. F.. Cobb OF Lyle. MINI; one
on "Malignering" by r. z. Lucas Of Mar
Gus: one on Experiences OF q Frontier
Surgeon by e. c.. Plumbe OF Rock Valley;
another on "Is First Aid Instruction to
Railway Employees valuableY" by HRldor
Sneve, chief surgeon Of the Great Western
railroad, Of st. Paul; one on "The Expert
Witness" by N. T. Guernsey, the attorney.
OF Des Moines. and one by Walter Nc
Henry. the attorney. Of Dies Moines. on
Ethical Obligation of the Railway Sur
geon."
Des MOines Postomce site.
The early settlement Of the site for the
new Des Moines postofnce came as q sur
prise to the people here. The supervising
architest. who personally made the exam
i~nation Of sites. Indicated his desire while
here that other sites be optioned and
offered to the government in addition to
those proposed. There were in fact but
two sites offered, both on the river front,
and since the return Of the architect to
Washington one OF these offers has been
withdrawn. There was. therefore. nothing
to do but FIX the site as it has been fixed
or ask for new offers and delay the mat
ter. Rather than risk more trouble over
the site Secretary Shaw, who is quite
familiar with the situation here, made the
location. The ground offered is ample. A
part Of It will have 10 be condemned but
most OF the ground has been offered out
right at reasonable prices. An alley will
have TO be closed and another will have to
be widened to make a full street. The
postofhce will be just across the street
from the city's new $500, 900 library not yet
completed and both face the river front
where the park commission is engaged in
making a city park. The location of the
postafhce at that place takes IT six blocks
away from the court house and on the
street car lines.
U~nitarians Hold O~OnventiOn
The annua meeting Of the Unitarians Of
Iowa commenced today with a sermon By
Rev. ]. D.. o. Powers Of Sioux City. This
is the ~twenty-hfth anniversary of tbs
founding Of the association in low and al
extended program is provided. including
addresses by many men and women emf.
nent in Unitarianism.
Secretary Moody Arrives.
Secretary Of the Navy Moody arrived II
Des Moines today. from Clinton where b,
spoke to a large republican meeting las.
evening. He speaks In Des Moines Mon.
day evening, then goes on to Omaha. Mr.
Moody reports that he finds the republi
cans everywhere united and harmonious
and the outlook for success most excellent
Iowa State News Notes.