Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-12
VETERANS AT CORNERSTONE
Pioneers Plan Part in Ceremony at
Court House.
SOME SAW OLD STONES LAID
Association Has MemBers who Took
Part I'm Program Of Year 1858,
as Wen as of Twenty
Six Years Ago.

The Douglas County association Of Ne
braska Pioneers voted yesterday to begin
its mld-winter social at 1 p. m. February
%, in order to permit members to take
part in and to witness the laying Of the
corner stone Of the new Douglas county
court house, which is scheduled for that
same afternoon at $3.50 or $3.50.
w. 1. Kierstead was unanimously chosen
grand marshal to arrange for the march
Of the pioneers from Masonic hall to the
court house square. Mr.. Kierstead an
nounced that he would endeavor to have a
suitable number Of seats provided for the
old pioneers at the ceremonies. Sveral of
these are living who witnessed and took
part in the laying of the corner stone OF
the old court house twenty-six years ago
and three or four are also living who wit
messed the laying Of the corner stone of
the first court house OF Douglas county in
1858.
Arrange Program for Social.
The greater part Of yesterday afternoons
meeting was devoted to completing the
final arrangement for the midwInter So
cial OF the Pioneers which will be held In
Masonic hall the afternoon Of Washing
toms birthday.
The program will be:
Harp solo by Miss Swanson.
Invocation, Rev. 4. J. Mackay.
Song, America" led by John A. Demp-
Address Of welcome, General Charles F.
Henderson.
Response, A. n. Yost.
Solo, Holy City" by George Johnston.
Address, washington the Man" by Gem
eral John G. Gown.
Vocal solo. selected. by Miss Blanche
Five minute talks by pioneers.
Plano solo by Miss Tibbets.
Recess for laying corner stone of court
house.
Social greetings.
Chairman Joseph Redman announced the
following as members of the reception
committee for the social:
W. 1. Kierstead, Dan Shull, John Drexel,
Mrs. A. l.. Root, Miss Ella Bracken, Henry
T.. Clarke, Lou Grebe, Miss Mary Swift,
Mrs. James H. McArdle, Mrs. David And
Tor, Miss Maggie Conner, Miss Mabel STUNT,
Jack Haskell, Mrs. Frazett, Ed Walker,
Miss Alice Redman.
Mrs. r. H. Walker named the following
committee on refreshments
Mira. r. H. Walker. Mrs. Carroll, Mrs.
McGinn, Mrs. Lafferty, Mrs. Phelps, Mrs.
Elliott, Mrs. John Harte, Mrs. Mcbride,
Mrs. Ed Walker, Mrs. Ida Knight and
Mrs. Sayer.
Deaths of -Four Announced.
The memorial ommitt announced the
deaths Of Jacob King, w. A. Paxton. jr.,
F. G.. Urlau and E.. L.. Eemery. members
of the association, since the last regular
meeting OF the association.
Chairman Thomas Swift, who is now
visiting in Phoenix, Ariz., sent a letter,
which was read by M. ]. Feenan, express
ing his appreciation of being honored by
election to the presidency Of the assocla-
ton. and announcing the following as the
permanent committees of the association
for the year:
Executive Committee-M J.. Feenan,
Aaron Hoel, Louis Grebe, Martin Dunbar
Josephine Carroll.
Memorable. A. Gibson, Charles G. Hunt,
Jacob Counsman, Ella Bracken, Mrs. Cath
crime Furay. '
slck-Mrs. r. H. Walker. Mrs. Caroline
Lockner.
Secretary Jonathan Edward reported
that the membership Of the association
now reached 69S.
A motion prevailed that the secretary
should prepare an engrossed copy Of the
proceedings of this meeting and a complete
list Of all the members Of the association
admitted up to and including February 20
1910, and have the same placed In the box
to be put in the cornerstone Of the new
court house, with copies Of the constitution
and bylaws of the Douglas County Asso.
citation of Nebraska Pioneers.