Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-24
PLANS FOR SHERTFFS' MEET
National and State Associations Here
at the Same Time.
WILL BE FEAST FOR CANN1BALs
other Forms of Entertainment WIN
he Provided for the visitors Dur
ing Their stay In This
CITY.

Preparations for the annual convention
Of the National Sheriffs' association, which
is to be held here on August = and g.
and for the Nebraska Sheriffs' association.
which holds its session on August I. In
this city. are being made By Sheriff
Bradley Of Douglas county. and E. V. Par
\ rlsh. manager of the Omaha Commercial
club, upon whom the task OF planning the
entertainment Of the visitors falls.
| When the sheriffs meet here they Will
know they are In live town." said Sheriff
Bradley. I'VE are making elaborate prep
arations for their entertainment and l
am going to see to It that the plans we
make won't fail US when they are tried
out"
| The officers OF the National Sheriffs'
association are Charles w. Peters, presi-
dent, OF Chicago; J. X. O'Rourke, vice
president of Butte, Mont, and William
A. Gerber. secretary and treasurer, OF st.
Paul, MINI.
OF the state association the officers
are James Dunkel. president, OF Grand
Island and j. Churnsdes OF Fairbury,
secretary and treasurer.
1t Is estimated that there will be about
500 visitors in Omaha on the opening day
Of the convention. about seventy-five OF
mainder from every state in the union,
many Of these bringing their wives.
The headquarters of both associations
will be made at the Paxton hotel and q
bureau of information will probably be
opened there for the benefit Of the visitors
The convention meetings will all be held
in court room No. in the Douglas county
court house and will be presided over by
lC W. Peters, president of the national
association.
A dummy program has been arranged
by L. V. Parrish. Sheriff Bradley and
President Peters, showing a general out
line of the various meetings and recep
tions of the visitors. This program is only
tentative and will In all probability b'
changed considerably by the time of thu
opening day of the convention.
Mayor James c. Dahlman will open thu
meeting with an address Of welcome, anC
the response will be made by Preslden
Peters. Other speeches by prominent mem
bers Of the association, and Omaha citi
zens will follow, and in all probability
speakers of national prominence will b.
brought here. She second morning will Sc
a business session. and the third the cleo
ton of officers and the fight for the ma
tional convention for 1919 will be on be
tween the cities wishing next years ses
sion.
The visitors will be taken out to the Del
Monday night and will be shown the Ak
Sar-Ben "doings," and on Tuesday the
will be entertained by the Storz brewery
the place of reception not being fixed a
yet. On the last night Of the convention
} the Midland Chemical company of Du
buque, Ia, will provide entertainment o
some kind for the sheriffs, and Throughout
the convention the various local booster
will see that there is something doing a
the time for the visitors
The worrel Manufacturing company o
! st. Louis has written Mr.. Parrish, offer
: ing to furnish musical entertainment 70
the sheriffs while here, and this offer wi
In all probability be accepted. The WORE
company is st. Louis drug firm, an
/ has always shown great interest in tn
! National Sheriffs' association.
, The session of the state association wi
take up only one day, but the majorit
, of sheriffs of this state who come here
! attend will remain through the nations
{ convention. The two conventions are 70
: sheriffs only, their deputies not coming
under the title Of sheriff"