Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-31
RECEPTION TO OLD.TIMERS
Omaha Club to Be Taken BY Old Settlers
New Years Afternoon.
PIONEERS TO HAVE POSSESSION 3 TO 6
Managers Of First Event of It's Kind
In History Of the Club Are Looking
for Big Crowd Of oId-Timers
and Descendants.

For the first time in its history the
doors Of the Omaha club will be thrown
open on New Years day to what will be
one Of the most interesting gatherings ever
held in the city OF in the state. From
TO 6 o'clock on Monday a reception will
be given by the club TO the old settlers
Of Omaha and Douglas county and their
descendants. II is expected that more
people than would constitute a full regi-
ment OF troops will pass through the club
rooms during the three hours.
No speeches will be made and there will
not he a banquet. Those things are en-
tirey too formal and consume too much
time that can be put In by the guests
to better advantage in Just visiting"
Light refreshments will be- served, though
in the nature of a Snack" as It was
called In the good old days. These will
he served in the north end OF the north
dining room on the second floor Old &C
auaintance that has been almost forgot
can be renewed while lunchins lightly
here as well as in every other corner Of
the club rooms.
Arrangements for the comfort Of the
guests no matter how numerous they may
he, have been looked after with great
care. Forming part Of the general re-
ception committee will be several of the
younger element, and their particular duty
will be to that the visitors to tho rooms,
especially the older ones, have due attcn-
ton and consideration shown them A
room where men can deposit their wraps
is provided adjoining the Office and there
will be n similar place for women to lay
of their outer wraps in the ladies' cafe.
Three Reception Groups.
The reception committee proper will be
met in the front room on the second floor
and will consist OF the following: Presi-
dent E p. Peck and wife, c. w Hull and
wife, Mr.. Hull being chairman of the house
committee OF the club: Director and Mrs
Myron Learned. General Henderson and
wife, Henry T. Yates and wife, Dr. George
L. Miller and wife.
On the first floor will be Charles Deuel.,
secretary of the club, and Mrs. Deuel.,
Clement Chase, secretary or the Old Set
tiers association. and Mrs. Chase, Art
Guiou and Mrs. Guiou, DR.. and Mrs. Sum-
mers
At the head Of the landing on the second
floor will be stationed Victor b Caldwell
and wife, Luther Kountze and wife. Ward
Burgess and wife and G. NJ. Hitchcock and
wife.
At every stage OF their progress after
and women and their children will b.
heartily welcomed and made to feel en-.
tirely at home and among friends. They
will be in the hands OF their own kind
OF people, i'm every sense, and their pleas
uro will be the common aim all along tn,
line.
Acccptnnces Significant of Success.
From the letters OF acceptance received
those having 40 ma ,e,t nj
the New Years reception in charge ex
press an enthusiastic confidence that 1
will be in many respects a remarkable
affair among all tho successful functions
Of the kind standing to the credit of Omaha
People who have been concerned in tn
earlier welfare and in the active life o
young Omaha will meet for the first tint
In many years, some for the first time II
quarter of n century. Many will be seer
mingling with the glad throng who hav,
practically passed from the memory ever
of the middle aged among Omaha's citizens
Major John n. Croft, now 30 years old
will leave his retreat at 1920 Ames avenue
10 recall to other old timers how it tool
him six weeks to cross the state of Iowi
in 1856 on his way to Nebraska. TIT
streams were swollen and the roads wer
practically nil, the season being at tn
breakup OF winter.
Madam Powell. mother of Clarke Powe
and Mrs. Eloise b. Nichols, will attend Sh
is now 81 years old and has resided here 10
forty-three years.
Mrs. William Lehman, mother of JOSEF
Lehman, who has seen the city grow from
mere hamlet, will also be present.
Tom Swift will shake hands with OF
friends and make new ones. He will rete
the story of his trip to, Omaha from s.
Louis in 1856 on the steamer Keyston,
which brought up the iron castings used
the old territorial capitol that was hui
where the high school building now stand
Mr., Swift is a Kentuckian of the good oil
vintage, who was undaunted by the trouble
naet In the seventeen days they spent
0esung there from the Missouri metropolis
o. r. Evans OF Benson has written to "a
he will come In to tell how Lorin Miller
father of Dr. George l. Miller. married hi,
In Omaha in 1862. Lorin Miller was the
mayor OF the town and had the authority
unite folks In holy matrimony.
Uncle Joseph Redman is coming in fror
his reservation on the north and is going {
bring with him crowd of other old settle,