Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-05
HISTORICAL FETE
FOR AK-SAR- BEN
0maha's Share in Celebrating Ne
braska's Admission Into Union
Here Next Fall.
COMMITTEE BUSY AT WORK


Plans for making the next Ak
Sar-Ben festivities OF a historic ma
ture, in connection with the celebra-
ton of the semi-centennial of Ne
/ Oraska's admission to the union, will
be presented and discussed at the
next meeting OF the general commit
tee OF 100, appointed by the State
Historical society TO handle the fiji
tieth anniversary affair. The meet
ing will be held in connection with
banquet of the committee wednes-
day evening, December 10, at Hotel
Fontenelle.
At that time the executive committee OF
| twenty-five will report for the oonsidera-
ton OF the general committee detailed
arrangements for conducting the semi
centennial celebration in Omaha, Lincoln
and throughout the state. The Ak-sar-
Ben festivities OF 1916 are contemplated
70 be arranged as Omahas part of the
statewide celebration.
President John Lee Webster has ar
ranged the dinner ns a complimentary
one for the 100 or more committeeman,
and has Just sent out invitations to them
If the executive committees plans are
accepted by the general committee" he
said, "and the Ak-Sar-Ben governors find
It feasible to cooperate with the Histori-
cal society. the Omaha fall festivities
next year win be in the nature Of his
torical celebration OF Nebraslka's half
century in the union.
Our executive committee plans that
the Lincoln part OF the semi-centennIal
shall take place in the spring Of 1917,
after the Omaha celebration. March l
is the exact anniversary. and about that
time the celebration at the state capital
will take place.
Then throughout the state, about the
same time. there will be reunions OF all
state civic societies and special meetings
and festivities In Observance of tho semi
centennial with state officers and insti-
tutions. including the University of Me-
braska, participating
I'm all the public schools also the ami
versaTy will be fittingly observed through
the cooperation of Superintendent A. o.
Thomas and other officials Of public in
struction.
THE celebrations will close with pub
lie meetings and addresses in every
county seat The whole series OF cele-
bration will be the grandest ever held In
the state and win indeed be historic occa-
sions In observance OF the great occasion
Of Nebraska being admitted to the
union"
At the oFntenelle banquet December Is,
the chief speakers will be Bishop ].
Henry Then OF Lincoln. Gurdon w. Wat
ties and President Webster. The semi
centennial plans that will be presented
at the banquet for consideration of the
genera lcommittee. are quite certain OF
being ratified In their entirety, Mr.. Web
ster says. and then both the general and
executive committees viii push them 20
a conslusion.
Following are the members of the ex-
ecutive committee:
Mr.. Gurden W. wattIes, Omaha.
Mr., w. III. Bucholz. Omaha
| Colonel 70 r. Sizer. Lincoln.
Mr.. Peter Jansen, Beatrice.
| Mr.. q. M. Hitchcock Omaha
Mr.. John ID, Haskell, Wakefield.
Mr.. Victor Rosewater, Omaha
DR. II; y. Lowry. lincoln.
Mr.. w. A. Fraser, Omaha.
MI MI Rose l. Hammond Fremont.
Mr.. w =: Miles. Sidney.
Mr.. II. M. Bushnell, Lincoln.
Mr.. A. ]. Sawyer. Lincoln
Mr.. Casper 10. Yost. Omaha.
Mr.. 2: H. Cornell, valentine;
Captain c. 10. Adams, Superior.
Mr. A. l.. Reed, Omaha
Mr. Augustus o. Thomas. Lincoln.
Mr.. Poul lessen, Nebraska City
CT Charles Il; Anderson. Crete.
Mr.. William II. Thompson, Grand Island
Mr.. Norris Brown, Omaha,