Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-21
VETERANS HONOR MENUS
Commander n-C Chief Of the @. A. r.
rendered a Reception.
IOWA AND NEBRASKA VISITORS
No Formal Exercises, but short
Speeches Are Delivered by Nevius
and m of His Party, as
weu as Local Men.

The members of the Grand Army of
the Republic, woman's Relief corps and
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie last evening rendered a public recep-
ton to Henry M. Nevius. commander-in-
chief Of the Grand Army of the Kepub-
lie. and his party. The reception was
held in the Masonic temple and brought
together a large number not only from
the city but throughout Nebraska and
Iowa.
A broken truck on the train caused a
delay of an hour in the arrival of the
party, which was met at the Union sta
tion by the local committee Of arrange-
ments at Z o'clock and escorted to the
Hotel Loyal, where a late luncheon was
served.
In the meanwhile a large crowd had
assembled at the banquet hall of Mansonic
temple awaiting the arrival of the party.
These were largely Grand Army men
from all quarters of this state and Iowa
and also members of the Woman's Relief
corps and Ladies of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
The hall was prettily decorated with
flags and over the platform were sus-
pended large pictures Of Grant. Lincoln,
Washington and Sherman, appropriately
draped with flags.
Personnel of the Party.
At $3.50 the Nevius party arrived at the
hall, escorted by the reception commit
tee. The commander-in-chief,s party con-
sisted of General and Mrs. Henry NJ.
Nevius of Red Bank, N. j.; General and
Mrs. Frank c. Cole of Jersey City; Colo
mel William II. Armstrong Of Indianapo-
lis; General and Mrs. Thomas w. Scott
of Springfield, Ill; Colonel and Mrs.
Philip Cheek of Baraboo, Wis; Colonel ].
Cory Winans and Mrs. Winans of Toledo,
o.; Captain j. l.. Bennett of Chicago
Mrs. Mary l.. Gilman of Boston, national
president Of the Woman's Relief corps;
Mrs. Genevive Langfield Lane Of Chicago,
national president of the Ladies of the
Grand Army, and Mrs. Maria w. Going
of Summerville, Mass, national secretary
of the Woman's Relief corps.
Among the notable Nebraska Grand
Army men were: Commander Eli Barnes
of Grand Island, Adjutant General A. NJ.
Trimble of Lincoln, Past Commanders c
e.. Adams of Superior, ]. A. Culver of
Milford, T. J Majors of Peru, T. A.
Creigh, II. Il. Palmer, r. S. Wilcox OF
Omaha and c f Steele of Fairbury.
Those occupying places on the platform
were: General Nevius. Department Com.
anu odIISS, captain Henry Il. Gdlmer
chairman of the evening; Colonel PhiliI
Cheek. Brigadier General Charles Morton
United States army; Colonel T. A. Creigh
National Presidents Mrs. Gilman Of tn,
Woman's Relief corps and Mrs. Lane Of tht
Ladies of the Grand Army Of the Repub.
lie.
What Nebraska Did.
The proceedings were opened with a shor-
address by Colonel T.. A. Creigh, chairman
of the local COMMITTEES of arrangements
who introduced Captain Henry e. Palmer
as the chairman of the evening. Captain
Palmer's opening address was brief, ant
he introduced as the first speaker Depart
ment Commander Eli Barnes of Crane
Island. Commander Barnes delivered
short address, giving a brief history of tn,
work of Nebraska during the civil war, a.
q territory which furnished more men 70.
the union army in proportion to its popu
lation than any state in the union. He toll,
that both colonies of the Nebraska regi
ments furnished during the civil war after
wards became governors of the state, ant
that one, General Thayer, served with dis
~tinction as a United States senator.
General Nevius was the mex speaker. H,
paid a hish tribute to the magnificent de
velopment of the west, and particularly L
the splendid evidences of prosperity in Ne
braska, which were a revelation to him
nowhere we have BEEN" said he, "ha
our welcome been so cordial as this on
here In Omaha. While our reception
throughout your glorious west has been a.
ovation to us. yet here in Omaha 1t is NOR
than an ovation and one that we mos
deeply appreciate" He spoke Of the growt
of the Grand Army and urged that tn
spirit of fraternity, charity and Ioyalt
should not be permitted to languish. bu
that every honorably discharged soldier q