Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-20
ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM


MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Aug. Ito the
Editor of rho B"c' IN company with Miss
Josepine Carroll Of South Omaha 1 Joined
Mondya evening, tor the fortleth encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army OF tho ii ~ ic
at Minneapolis. We were met at the
union depot by a large ueicgat.Un u =
reception committee and escorted to tho
West hotel where national, as well AZ
Nebraska headquarters were located On
the route we were amazed by the immense
wheat fields. surely 1t looks as tnO4sh
Minnesota could feed the world. After
registering and receiving our badges we
were assigned to the lovely home the
chairman OF the hostess committee. Miss
49,. ..ctand.r in Southwest Minneapolis
After resting the Nebraska delega don
took in beautiful Minnehaha falls. then
tramped two miles through the glen to the
Soldiers home: where we were most cour-
Oracle Mower" for Fort Smelling and at 3
p. m. took a street car for st. Paul and
Minneapolis. barely arriving in time for
automobile ride which was provided by our
charming hostess to the Nebraska delsga-
ton. After making a detour of the city
we were taken out to Charming lake, Har-
riet and Calhoun arriving home at 10 p m.
the grand reviewing stand for what seemed
to be the longest parade we have witnessed
in this, our fifth national encampment. For
five long hours the gallant remnant Of that
mighty host surged past, led by George
Cooks famous band of Denver. There
were nearly 2O,o00 dear old comrades in line
who were refreshed by pure water by the
Board OF fOucAtlOn ana lemons ny the Ken
Cross society. Two Of the pleasing features
were the living cross formed by forty-eight
zouave girls OF Denver. Their drill on the
long line OF march was grand, as they kept
perfect step and rhythm with the band that
played Onward Christian Soldiers" Two
other features, The living flag, by 500 girls
from the different school grades and one
from as many high school cadets One old
comrade, 80 years old marched side by side
with 10-year-old son of veteran, each
playing the fife.
At p. m. the woinsn's Relief corps gave
a reception to Commander-in-Chief Tanner
and here the Department of Nebraska pre-
scented our loved national president, Abbie
A Adams of Superior, Neb., two sets of
solid silver, pearl-handled knives and forks
and two sets of silver spoons to her national
secretary, Mary r. Morgan of Alma. Neb
The twenty-third national convention OF
the Woman's Relief corps convened at Wes-
ley Methodist Episcopal church at 10 a. IN.
was gotten through with by 80. when the
women of Minneapolis served a three-course
dinner in the basement of the churSh to
over 500 delegates, and here we were oil
presented with a pressed silver badge of
Minnehaha falls, a perfumed sachet OF
flour and O silver souvenir spoon, which we
all prize most highly
Never has any city been more profusely
decorated even to the smallest abode in the
building was the most grand, especially at
night when thousands of electric lights
shone from every space and the flag in red
white and blue electric lights was immense
And as for hospitality, / can only voice
the sentiments Of Commander-in-Chie
Brown when he said 1t had never been
equalled.