Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01
Plans for 0maha's
Welcome to President
Practically Complete
Confined From Page One,

arrangement OF the automobiles 70,
the escorting party is in the hand:
OF Mr.. Wattles. All the autos are tc
be seven-passenger cars OF the mos
luxurious kind, which Omaha PEG.
pie have offered for the purpose. Be
sides the twenty cars there is to BE-
an emergency car, just for good
measure, and for any emergency that
might arise.
The first car is to be occupied by
the President and Mrs. Wilson. .
secret service man. Mr.. Wattles and
Mr.. Webster. The extra seat in the
car occupied by the president will be
used by various people during the
day in the several trips II will be
necessary to take.
Cars to Be Numbered.
Each car will have large legible
number in white oil cloth attached
to the hood. and the escort party
will all know their respective cars
by numbers.
The men in the secort party at the
depot will wear silk hats and cut
away frock coats,
The party and escort will proceed
directly to the Commercial club where
the president Is to be the guest OF that
club for luncheon. J. "A. Sunderland,
president OF the club. will preside,
The president will make brieg talk
there.
For Newspaper Men.
The newspaper correspondents In
the presidents party are to be enter
tanned BY Manager Parrish Of the Blu
reau OF Publicity. There are In the
presidents party besides President
and Mrs. Wilson, Secretary Tumulty
two stenographers, six newspaper
correspondents and six secret service
men.
From the Commercial club the
party will take the autos again and
proceed to Sixteenth and Cunning
streets, where they take up the line
OF march soon to be taken BY the his
torical parade. and follow it down
Sixteenth to Douglas. east to Tenth,
south to Farnam, west to reviewing
stand opposite the court house on
Farnam street. where they will take
their places in the reviewing stand and
the presidential section.
There are to be 500 seats IN the
presidential section of the grandstand,
This section has been specially
designed by an architect. with parti-
cular reference to safety and stability
The box in the center is designed and
decorated for the president and his
immediate party. This will accom-
modate some thirty peorie.
To Stsrt on Time.
The historical PAGEANT is to start
promptly at Sixteenth and Cunning
and is to reach the reviewing stand
about 2:45 o'clock as nearly as this
can be estimated at this time. II is
1 estimated il will tate one and one
half hours for 1t to pass the reviewing
stand.
Tickets for the presidential section
OF the grandstard for the parade. and
tickets for the STAGE seats at the eve
ming meeting at the Auditorium, are
to 20 to the members OF the semi
centennial committee, and the invited
guests. including the members and
wives of the COMMITTEE and their
wives. the Ak-Sar- Rem governors and
their wives. the elected federal and
state officials. and such governors of
adjoiniro states. as will he here.
Governors to Be Here.
Besides Governor Morehead, the
governors Of the adjoining states have
been invited. Governor Morehead OF
Nebraska and Governor Major OF Mis-
souri, have accepted the invitation.
while Governor Gamer OF Kansas
Governor Clarke of Iowa, Kendrick
OF WvominU. Governor Carlson OF
Colorado, and Governor Byrne Of