Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-29
MANY NEBRASKANS
AT ENCAMPMENT
Register Shows Cornhusker State
Well Represented at the Grand
Army Encampment.
STATE DELEGATION IS ON DECK

P1AAG OA1AGNAA1ON 10 YIN OLOh
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-"From Nebraska" ="
You could see them on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, in automobiles. in Ar
lington, at the tree planting exer-
cises, in Potomac park, on the
streets in the downtown section of
the national capital. You could see
From Nebraska" almost as often as
you could see veterans from the
older and more populous states of
New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The Nebraska delegation to the
Grand Army of the Republic, meet
ing for the forty-ninth time since its
creation. in the capital OF the ma
tion, which the "oBys in Blue" made
imperishable, arrived this morning
headed by Department Commander
George G. Humphrey of Grand Island.
Quarters were established at the Hotel
Sterling, banners and flags indicating
that Nebraska" was on the ground
made memorable by the march of Sher-
mans army fifty years ago through
Washington.
Commander Humphrey, upon his ar
rival at headquarters, directed his aides
to secure IL possible the name of every
Nebraskan living in the prairie state
and those who formerly lived there, at
tendant upon the present national en-
campment.
Tonight the register at the headquar-
ters indicated that the following veter-
ans from Nebraska were in the city,
some accompanied by their wlves:f
Commander George c. Humphrey
Springsi John Lett. Lincoln Artls r.
Thomdike, Hooper; George Grass. Fair
bury; James Honck, Tobias; j. E. Green,
A.. Parmale, Omaha; Alex Schlegel, Lin
coin; w, III. Reed. North 1oup; Wesley
Raser, Central City; +, $. purlsch, Ply
craft. North Loup; Sheldon Peck. Blair;
y. III. Johnston. Central City; George w.
Bearns, Geneva; Senior Vice Commander
Hooper; Alfred Brown, Palmer; j. e,
Knapp, Palmeri oJseph T.. Spencer.
Beemer; b. r. Smith, Jnniata; John
Grand Island Il. Merryman, I<earney; w.
j. Blystone and wife, Lincoln; John Fen
nell, University Place; w. II. Dovrey
Captain Phelps Paine Omaha; simon
Young, Lincoin; c. w. Fuller, Lincoln;
II, T. Brown. scott's Bluff; J. w Eiar-
Clay. Holdrege John Wallace. Omaha;
George f. Ryan. Grand Island; NJ B
Simonton, Falls City; @. l.. Smith Ulys-
ses; DR. S. X. spalding and wife omaha
ham, Cozad; Charles u. Wheeler Broken
Bow; Jonathan Edwards Omaha; Theo
seoiery; Ecker; QTd; H. j. Collins ord; n =
Crook Past Department Commander A.
NJ. Trimble, Lincoln, who is also assist
ant adjutant general and assistant quar-
Gand Army Of the Republic OF Nebraska; :;
DR.. G. a. Flippin and wife OF Grand
Island: ]. F. Jones and wife. Marquette.
Delegates In Attendance.
Representatives TO the forty-pinth ma.
tional encampment present:
w. ]. Blystone. post No. 25 Lincoln
John Fennell, post No. 31s. University
Place; Jonathan Edwards post No. Z
Omaha; John u. Heine, post No. 1873
BTo&sn sTSSs Bow y A. A'fPIss Parmee Re'' post So No
10. Omaha; Ben +. Smith. post No. 81
Juniata Jerome Forbes, post No. 2i6
Republican city, All Brown. post No
2S9. Palmer.
Alternates present:
p. c. Funk. post No. Ill Holdrege; II
r, Beachell, post No. 3s, WaYerly; J. u
Spencer, post No. 129. Wisner: John W
ElaTton. post No. a. Aurora; w. j. Mul-
| len, post No. IL, Grand Island; n. Burn
ham, post No. POO, Cozad; Daniel Stone
bligh, post No. 2S. Shelton.
Relief Corps Delegates.
| The following members OF the
Woman's Relief corps of Nebraska regis
tered today at Nebraska headquarters
( Josie c. Bennett department president
Harvard; Charlotte Allen, Osceola,
Mary j. BlystOne, Lincoln; Lou VI. My
ers Osceola Ada Heine, Hooper: Mary
II Fell, Chatterton, Va, holds member
ship in Nebraska: Julia Hoine, Hooper
Mrs. b. Sammenton, Falls city Mrs NJ
/ j. Hull. Edgar; Fidella NJ Ruplpor. de-
partment commander and past depart
ment president Harvard Jennie T..
johnson. delegRte-a t-large. Harvard
Jennie Martin, Central City.
BsrrOSvs at Veterans Meet.
p. A. Barrows, Lincoln representative
of The Omaha Bee. is a delegate TO the
| thirty-fourth annual cncampment OF the
Sons of Veterans now meeting In this
city. lie is past commander OF the Ne
braslSa division and after a week ir
Washington viii go to his old home In
Plymouth county, Massachusetts,. for q
short vacation.
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