Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
THANKS TO ENTERTAINERS
Ladies' of the @. A. n. Find n
Warm welcome while In
Fremont.

OMAHA, May 16.-To the Editor of The
Bee: l wish l could express my feelings
toward our entertainer in particular and
Fremont in general There is no Circle"
OF Ladies Of the Grand Army there but
we were received like sisters by the
Woman's Relief corps, some of us being
housed and fed by them One of our own
sisters met us at the train and took us to
her sisters home, where we were bounti-
fully fed and housed. II we had made any
plans on what we would have liked to
have been provided for our satisfaction
we would have fallen short of the list of
blessings we received. We heard reports
OF like character from others, and we wish
to go on record as saying, we desire
choice blessings on Fremont, those who
provided us with headquarters for our
offices a place of business in those pleas
ant rooms, to the Woman's Relief corps
for kindly caring for some of our sisters
to Swihart's orchestra for its very fine
serenade. the Tribune and Herald We will
always remember Fremont with pleasure
and get 1t back on them II we ever have
the chance.
And now, sister. there is something I
want TO say to you'll mean you who
didn't attend the twelfth annual conven-
tion. 1 have no other way of talking to
| you. why do you stay at home on these
! occasions when every member of "the
| family" should be present? Do you say
| you are getting old? Some of us are So
| years young, which means married before
the war Most of you were married since.
| Getting old-ate not the old comrades get
! ting old? Stafdlng where one could see
those bald heads that were at the camp
FIRE at the opera house, we felt pang at
the thought Of the change in them.
The old comrades must go to the en-
| campment or there will not be an encamp-
ment DO you want 1t that way? Do you
want It to be thing of the past7 Are
| you anxious for such a state of affairs
! God forbid. We want them with us. Dc
| not dwell on the time when they will not
! be with us. And you old girls of forty
/ years ago, you ought not to give up youI
rightful place at the head of affairs in
convention. The daughters and grand.
daughters are ornamental and useful-both
of which we stand in need-and I know
they are willing to act such, and lei
those who knew of the war have the places
of honor while they may
So II was a great disappointment thai
those who could take those places did moi
come. But as you did not come. younger
ones are In those places and we will give
them all the laid and comfort" we can
for our support placed them there. There
is nothing at all against them except tina
they were not born earlier. Blessings OF
our beloved order. Long may 1t wave, anC
we our members, are the ones who will
wave 1t.
The Ladies of the Grand Army of thu
Republic have arranged the history of ou
flag with "aims and objects of our order,
which was placed upon the table for fret
distribution, and everyone who is interested
in their country should have a copy. I
tells to all the "aims and objects of ou
order" which is to assist the Grand Arm!
OF the Republic in its high duty and hol!
mission and encourage and sympathiz
with them in their high and holy mission
NINA E. RIPLEY, 22Ss Seward Street