Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-17
TRAIL ORGANIZATION FORMED
Memorial Commission Will Ask for
Cooperation of All.
ASK SCHOOL CHILDREN TO HELP
COUnty Comm issioners, Teachers and
General Public TO Assist In
Erecting Markers on
Oregon Trail.

House Roll No. 3Oi of the thirty second
session Of the Nebraska state legislature
appropriated t2OOO for the purpose Of as
slsting in procuring suitable monuments
to mark the oregon trail in Nebraska,
and provided that this work should be car
ried on under the supervision of the state
surveyor, who is vice president OF the
Nebraska State Historical society; the
state regent OF the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution and the secretary Of the
Nebraska state Historical society.
Recently the commissioners named under
this act. Robert Harvey Mrs. Oresl S.
Ward and Clarence S. Paine. held their
first meeting and organized the oregon
Trail Memorial commission. Rules of gov
eminent were adopted and the following
resolutions were spread upon the records:
Whereas, House Roll No. SOl of the
thirty-second session of the Nebraska state
legislature. approved April 8. 1911, sppro-
PIRATES the sum OF g.. 900 for the purpose
Of assisting in the procuring OF suitable
monuments to mark the Oregon trail in
the state of Nebraska" and
Whereas, said act contemplates the rails
ing of additional funds for this purpose in
the state and especially along the route
traversed by said trail therefore, be It
Resolved, As the sense Of the commits
sioners for the purpose Of marking the
oregon trail in the state of Nebraska that
there be organized the oregon Trail Memo
rial association. Membership in such asso-
citation to be open to all residents OF Ne
braska upon the payment OF N.O0; a suit
able certificate of membership to be issued
therefor, and be IL
Resolved THAT all boards of county com
missioners in counties traversed by the
route of such Oregon trail be urged to
make appropriations either to the general
fund or for the specific purpose Of erect
ing or setting markers in their respective
counties, and be IL
Resolved. That the public school teachers
of the state be requested to observe one
day during the coming year as Nebraska
day. to provide appropriate historical and
patriotic programs for such day and re-
ceive voluntary contributions from the
school children of Nebraska to aid in this
work and be II
Resolved, That all local chapters OF the
Daughters OF the American Revolution in
Nebraska, all commercial clubs, or bust
ness mems associations and all other sim
liar organizations be invited TO make sub
scriptions to this fund and be II
Resolved, That there be provided a suit
able badge or emblem to be sold for the
benefit of this fund, and that the receipts
from such sales. and from all other sources
be placed in the general fund to supple
ment the appropriation made by the state
for the marking OF the Oregon trail. and
be II
Resolved That the railroad companies of
Nebraska be requested TO transport mark
ers over their lines to destination free
of charge, and be II further
Resolved, That the Daughters of the
American Revolution in the states Of Kan
sas and Wyoming and the State Historical
societies of said states be invited to CO.
operate with this commission in placing
suitable markers on the boundary lines
between Nebraska and Kansas and Ne
braska and wyoming at the points where
the Oregon trail crossed such boundary
lines
Robert Harvey was named as president,
Mrs. oreal s. Ward as vice president and
Clarence s. Paine as OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Regular meetings Of the commission are to
be held on the first Tuesday of each month
in the city of Lincoln. An advisory board
is to be selected by the commission and the
work Of locating the trail and erecting
markers will be inaugurated at once