Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-04
NOW THE EAGLES ARE READY
Final Arrangements for the Big Con-
ventiOn Are Completed.
HOSPITAL STAFF IS PROVIDED
Care for the Sick one Of First Com
alterations on the Part of the
Committee I'm Charge Of the
Bis GatherinE
HOSPITAL STAFF IS PROVIDED

Final arrangement were made for the
Eagles convention at a meeting in the loca
lodge rooms OF committees from this
Omaha, South Omaha, Council Bluffs, Lin.
coin, Benson and Florence a%eries, and
Secretary Ryder Of the convention com.
mlttee says Omaha is now ready to re.
ceive the $500 or 5000 visitors who are
expected to come here during the week
OF September 1913.
At the meeting a hospital staff was or
gained for the convention week, and II
will be composed Of twelve physicians from
Omaha and surrounding towns. The
Omaha General hospital, because OF its
convenient location, will be used as an
emergency hospital during the week.
Bradley g. Dorrance have offered the
Eagles the free use Of their ambulance,
and it will be kept in readiness all week.
A committee on public safety was Sc
lected and 1t will make additional arrange
ments for handling the large crowds and
providing means for taking care Of any
one injured or in distress. The personnel
Of this committee and it's plans for work
will be ~nounc later.
information Bureau
An information bureau Is to be estab-
lished In the Auditorium near the Four
teenth street side. Here a special force
will be ready to give information about
Omaha, the Eagles, trains, etc, Here,
also, delegates will be permitted to store
their baggage. A list Of the available
rooms and eating places will be kept at
the information bureau and people who
have trouble in getting located in the city
will be helped out at this place.
1t has been arranged to have committees
meet all the incoming delegations at the
depots and escort them uptown with bands.
A schedule Of all the special trains and
cars that are to come to Omaha for the
convention is being made out and this
win be posted at the headquarters Of the
Eagles and published in the Omaha pa
pers so that all may know the exact time
of the arrival OF any and all delegations.
As now planned the committees will load
the baggage Of the visitors on dray wagons
and cart them up to the Auditorium, where
they may be called for by their owners
when wanted.
The competitive drill will be held on the
north side of the postoffice either in the
morning or afternoon Of Friday. The
street there will be fenced off and placed
under guard for the drill. The fire and
police board will provide firemen and
policemen to guard ~congested places and
protect the men taking part in the drills.
Forty Cars to
Forty street cars will be provided by the
packing houses Wednesday afternoon to
convey visitors to South Omaha for a tour
of inspection at the packing plants. While
in South Omaha all the visitors will be
given a lunch and the key to the city.
Some change is likely to be made in the
time set for the grand parade on Thursday.
1t had been planned to hold the pageant at
noon, but the South Omaha and Council
Bluffs Eagles said that hour would be too
early for them to get here. and the time
will probably be changed to 2 o'clock.
Some Of the business houses Of Omaha
have started to decorate for the conven-
ton. Hayden Bros. placed flags and bunt-
ing on their buildings early Friday morn
ing. The Henshaw hotel was decorated
later In the day. other business houses
are to follow with decorations within the
next few days.
The officers of the Eagles will begin
reaching Omaha early next week. Grand
Secretary Conrad H. Mann Of Kansas City
will arrive at the Paxton, where he has
engaged rooms, Monday. Several other Of
ficers and their stenographers will come
Tuesday. The first special train of dele
gates will reach Omaha Sunday, Septem-
Der II.