Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-24
SONS ANDDAUCHTERS IODINE
Arrangements Complete for Celebra-
ton Of Yorktown Anniversary.
SOCIETIES TO MEET TOGETHER
Mrs. DraytoB Bushnell, Vice Presi-
dent General Daughters of Amer
lean RevOIutioS, smong Those
to Respond 20 Tonsts.
SOCIETIES TO MEET TOGETHER

Arrangements for the dinner to be given
at the Rome hotel Tuesday evening, No
vcmber 30, in celebration Of the 127th an
niversary Of the recognition Of Great
Britain Of American independence, have
been practically completed.
Several hundred invitations have been
sent out to the Sons Of the American Revo-
luton and De lighters Of the American
Revolution Throughout the state and many
acceptances have been received. The COM
mittee in charge urges that those expect
ing to attend the dinner send In their
acceptances as early as practicable to John
F. Flack, president OF the City National
Bank. Omaha.
A telegram was received from Mrs. Gen
eral Frank Wheaton at Denver this morn
ing announcing her intention to be present.
The program of toasts so far as arranged,
includes;
The Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton" Mrs. Drayton Bushnell, vice-presi-
dent general, Daughters Of the American
'The President OF the United States
General Charles +. Henderson.
yorktown and the United states OF To-
day" John L., Webster. ro,
Loveland.
The dinner is given under the joint
auspices Of the state organizations of the
Sons and the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, and promises to be the most
elaborate event Of its kind ever held In the
state.
Yorktown Clock to BE Feature.
A notable feature will be the presence of
the old colonial clock which has been in
the possession of the Peters family since
ITO, and which was at st. Petersburg, Va,
during negotiations relating to the disposi-
ton Of the captured British forces at York
town. An authenticated tradition about
this clock is that It was keeping good time
in the room where these negotiations were
pending, there being present at the
time General Washington, De Rochambeau,
De Crosse, Acting Secretary of War Rich
ard Peters and Lord Corvallis and other
British officers. The final details Of he
disposition Of the captured British troops
were contaminated at Petersburg, Va, a
few days after the surrender.
The following committees have charge OF
the affair:
General Committee-Mrs Oreal S. Ward
Lincoln, state regent, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Mrs. John r. Web.
BtsF, Omaha Mrs. ]. L. Kellogg. Lincoln.
Mrs. w. ID. Fitzgerald, Lincoln; Mrs. Con
rad Hollenbeck. Fremont; Ralph w. Brock
enridge, Omaha, president Nebraska so
ciety Sons of the American Revolution
Paul w Kuhns, Omaha; John f. Flack
Omaha William II. McCord, Omaha
Pressly j. Barr, Omaha.
Reception Committee-Mrs. G. B. Letton
Lincoln; Mrs. A. X. Gault, omaha; Mrs
Charles O. Norton, Kearney; Mrs. J.. Q
Doup, Omaha; Mrs. Warren f. Perry
Fairbury; Mrs. f. G. Drake, Beatrice; Mrs
J, b. Adam, Blair; John r. Webster
Omaha; Edmund r.. Quincy, Fremont
Herbert M. Bushnell. Lincoln; Paul Colson
Fremont; John 3. Dinsmore, sutton
George II. Thummel, Omaha; Nelson b
Updike. Omaha.
Invitation Committee-Mrs. Clara Hall
Lincoln; Mrs. Amy McKillip, Seward; Mrs
Princess Oleson, Ord: Pressly j. Barr
Omaha; James Richardson, Omaha; james
II. Adams, Omaha.