Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-14
ECHOES OF TIVE mIt-HOOu.
Grand Army Of the Republic.

Grand Army Of the Republic.
The meeting Of the department encamp-
ment. which will take place at lincoln,
May 1918 promises to be one OF the most
largely attended ever held In the state.
There IL a lively contest for department
commander, there being number Of can
didates in the field. They are J u. Gage Of
Lincoln, II. w. George Of Broken Bow,
former Junior Vice Commander J. \.
MuNon OF Minden. Judge Hoagland Of
North Platte. the present senior vice com
mander; Rev. =. &. johnson OF TeCumseh,
Andy J. Trainor Of Omaha with several
counties yet to hear from.
II IS expected between 500 and SO dele
gates will be present, which with $50 dole
gates from the Womans Relief Corps and
a like number Of delegates from the Ladies
Of the Grand Army, will hold their depart
ment conventions there at the same time
The railroads have given a rate OF one
fare plus - cents for the round trip from
all parts Of the state.
The principal attractions Of the encamp-
ment will be the presence Of COMMANDMENT
Chief James Tanner, National President
Mrs. Abbie A Adams Of the Womans Re
lief Corps and National President Mrs.
Fuote of the Ladies Of tho Grand Army.
Corporal Tanner Is now at Denver. lie
will he met at oxford. Neb., by delegR-
ton Of Grand Army men and Past Depart
ment Commander G. r. Adams, with Ma
tional President Mrs. Abbie A. Adams. De
partment President Mrs. Harriet Wilcox of
the Woman's Relief Corps and Department
Commander John Lett have made suitable
details from their respective departments
to meet the national official party at Hast
ings and escort them to Lincoln, where
they will arrive Wednesday afternoon.
The program includes a reception to the
national officers at the Lincoln auditorium
Wednesday evening. Thursday morning the
veterans will parade from their headquar-
ters al the I.indell hotel through the princl-
pal streets Of the city and hack TO the audi
forum, where at $50 a. m. a presentation
OF a handsome American flag will be made
to the Lincoln high school, which will be
in hfNdNr ~
The business sessions of the several or
ganlzstions will he held Thursday and in
will be given at the auditorium, partici-
pated in by all the organizations
The program for the auditorium meeting
on Wednesday follows;
Chairman-Minnie d. Bell
Assembly (bugle calD-O. c. Bell.
Address of Welcome-F. w. Brown
The Sound of the Drum (Jude)-Prof. C.
Movius.
RespQpse-Gov. ]. II. Mickey.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES James Tan
Address--National President woman's Re
lief Corps Abbie A. Adams
Address-Department Commander John
Address-Departmen President Harriet
Wilcox
Selection-Mrs NJ o. Hoover.
General reception.
Thursdays proceedings will be as fol-
lows
d.
$3.50 a. REPRESENTATION of flag to Lincoln
high school by department patriotic in
structor Woman's Relief Corps, Mrs. Jen-
ME Bryant
Program by Lincoln high school.
1880 p. m.-Concert at the auditorium.
s. p. m.-Camp fire called to order by
Army of the Republic, Gov. John H.
Marching Through Georgia" comrades
Invocation-Rev. F. c. Johnson.
Selecton-"The Flag Arion quartet.
Address-Abbie A. Adams, national presi-
dent Woman's Relief Corps.
Baritone solo-"Brave Sentinel" H. T.
Folsom.
Address-Corporal James Tanner, com
mander-in-chief
Recitation-Letha Watson.
our Department Harmon Bross, past
department commander.
Seectiou-Farragut Woman's Relief
Corps quartet.
Address-Mayme Cleaver. past department
president Woman's Relief Corps.
Address-Ruth f. Foot, national presi-
dent Ladies Of the Grand Army of the Re
public.
America"
Lights out''-Bugle
The Omaha delegation to the department
encampment and department conventions
will generally leave on Wednesday morning,
though some of the Ladies' of the Grand
Army, with Department President Mrs.
Camilla Elliott, will leave Tuesday after
noon or evening. The headquarters OF all
the departments will be at the Lindeh no.
tel.
Some state veterans associations will hold
their annual meetings during the encarnp-
ment The PennsylVanians will meet May
II at Grand Army hall. Twelfth and n
streets. The locations Of the state head.
quarters have not yet been announced, but
will be by Monday.
The Nebraska veterans intend taking a
conspicuous part during the encampment.
OF Veterans and Sons of Veterans will be
held at Lincoln during the encampment.