Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12
wENCAMpNENT OF GRAND ARMY
Twonty-sevenih Annual Session Begins at
Fremont Wednesday.
AsPISANrs FOR DEPARTMENT COMMANDER
Lee EsteIIe and w. T.. Green Are
Omaha Men Being Pushed by
Their Comrades for Head
Place.

The twenty-seventh annual encampment
Of the Department of Nebraska, Grand
Army of the Republic. will convene at
Fremont May 10 at 2 o'clock D. M. and
continue in session from day to day until
all business is completed.
The encampment promises to be one OF
the most largely attended yet held in the
state. Department headquarters will be
established at the Emo hotel, rooms 4 and
s. and will be open on May u at noon.
The council OF administration will meet at
1890 a. m. Wednesday at department head
quarters.
A reception will be rendered the Grand
Army of the Republic and woman's Relief
corps and their friends by the citizens of
Fremont at the opera house this evening,
to which all are cordially invited.
A campfire will be held at the opera
house Wednesday evening and will be ad-
dressed by General John c. Black. ex-
commissioner of pensions Of Chicago; and
by Mrs. Taylor, national president of the
Woman's Relief corps. Governor Mickey
has also signihed his acceptance Of an in
vitation to be present.
A rate of one fare for the round trip
Will prevail over all railway lines in Ne
braska and tickets will be on sale from
May IL to IA inclusive, good to return leav-
ing Fremont until and including May 1G.
reduced rates are given by all of the Ere
mont hotels and there is an ample NUM-
Der OF restaurants that agree to furnish
meals at a low cost.
Omaha Delegation Goes Today.
TIL Omaha delegation to the encamn-
ment will leave for Fremont this evening.
debated ones following tomorrow morning.
Accompanying the delegation will be a
committee of citizens to invite the Grand
Army OF the Republic reunion of the state
10 be held In Omaha for the ensuing three
years. This is the annual reunion of tho
veterans OF the state and should not be
confused with the department encampment
which latter is the annual meeting OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic organization
exclusively, and is the regular business
meeting. The reunion is another affair
entirely and includes the ann taI gathering
of all old soldiers OF the state without re-
gard to whether they belong to the Grand
Army of the Republic.
The annual election OF the department
officers will be held at Fremont tomorrow
or Thursday, and Omaha presents two
candidates for department commander in
the persons of Judge Lee Estelle and w.
H. Green. There will also be a spirited
contest for the choice Of delegates to the
national encampment Of the Grand Army
of the Republic, which meets at San Fran
cisco, August II.
At the same time will be held the de-
partment convention of the Woman's Re-
lief corps Of the state of Nebraska and
the annual convention of the Ladies of thu
Grand Army of the Republic. Spirited
contests are likely to ensue in both of
these conventions for the state office hon
ors. These organizations will also elect
delegates to the national conventions of
their respective orders. which meet at San
Francisco the same time Of the national
encampment of the Grad Army of the Re
public. u1 4si