Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-16
Grand Army Plans
for Encampment
Annual Gathering of Veterans Organ
izations to Be Held at Fairbury
in June.
CFrom a staff Correspondent


LINCOLN, May 15-(Special) programs
for the thirty-fourth annual encampment
OF the Department of Nebraska, Grand
Army of the Republic, to be held In Fair
bury, May II, IS and 10, are being sent-o
from the office Of the adjutant, Captain A.
NJ. Trimble.
The program is as follows:
TUESDAY, MAY II.
$50 a. m.-Revellle bugle and drum
corps civil war musicians.
1000 a. m.-Band concert at Court House
square
alton Civil War Musicians.
4;9O p. m.-Band concert at Court House
square
reception committees will meet all trains
during the day.)
7:90 D. m-General reception at the Chris
tian church to the national and department
officers, Mrs. Abbie A. Adams, chief of
staff Of department, president Woman's Re
lief Corps, presiding. Program: Music in
front of church by National Association
Civil War Musicians; music by Hebron
band; invocation by Rev. T. A. Maxwell;
fifty voices. Mrs. Baum, leader; address of
welcome by Mayor C. M. Hurlbert; re-
sponses by Department Commander L. ID.
Richards, chairman executive committee
Womans Relief Corps, and president La
dies OF the Grand Army of the Republic,
Mrs. Clara Lyons; duet, "Oh, Stern Old
Land" Misses Stoddard and Houck; ad-
dress by Governor shalleneerger: male
quartet, Until the Dawn Messrs. Crosby,
Lewis, Diller and Holiday.
WEDNESDAY, MAY IS.
$50 a. m.-Reveille, bugle and national
drum corps.
$3.50 a. m.-Band concert at Court House
square.
300 a. m.-Parade will form under the
direction OF Colonel g. 3. Jones, chief Of
manded by Colonel J. w. Mcdonnell Span
lsh war; with head of column corner of
Fifth and streets, extending east from
following order: Colonel Jones, mayor,
speakers and department officers; National
Association Civil War Musicians; Grand
Army Of the REPUBLIC; Woman's Relief
Republic; German soldiers. Second division,
Hon. +. l.. Rain commanding, on F street,
extending north to Fifth street; Hebron
band; city schools Third division, County
Superintendent r. c. Harris commanding,
on G street, extending north of Fifth;
country schools. Fourth and Fifth diyis-
Spanish WARP, on II street, north OF Fifth;
automobiles. vehicles and floats.
1000 g. m.-Parade will move promptly,
south on f street to Fourth, west on Fourth
west on Fifth to Auditorium In City park,
where a splendid silk flag win be presented
to the city schools by Department Presi-
dent Woman's Relief Corps. Also a silk
parade, by the executive committee
1l:3O a. Mall state organizations will
assemble at Grand Army hall, where the
presidents OF their respective associations
will Immediately call the comrades together
for the transaction of business.
(All business sessions OF the encampment
will be held in the opera house, commend
Ing at 1880 p. IN. Wednesday. the 18th, and
order of business will conform to depart
ment bylaws. All sessions of the oonven-
tion of the Woman's Relief Corps will be
held In the Methodist Episcopal church. COR
ner of Sixth and r streets. All sessions OF
the Ladies OF the Grand Army OF the Re
public will be held in the Christian church,
corner Of Fifth and @ streets.)
1880 p mL-Campfire at the City park
Program: Band concert; martial music, Ma
tlonal Association Civil War Musicians
male quartet, The Vacant Chair" invo-
lain; chorus, Columbia, the Queen of Ma.
TONS" fifty voices; address. Mrs. Mary r
Morgan; solo, The stars and Stripes" Mis-,
Lena Westling; address, w, e. Andrews
auditor Treasury department, Washington
ID. G.; duet, Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Max.
well.
THURSDAY, MAY 10.
$50 a. m.-Reveille.
$3.50 a. m.-Band concert
800 q. m.-Election department officer!
Grand Army OF the Republic
500 p. m.-Public installation of depart.
ment officers. Program: Song, America,
by audience; Invocation, department chap,
lain; solo, Mrs. Baum: installation: quartet
Good Night benediction; taps
o. L. SCHUMANN,
Chairman Program Committee.
o. II. DURAND.
Chairman Executive Committee.