The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-21

ilioIC du~tOiltDiltS. ENCIy tdt III tho
parade was streaming with flags and
bunting. Sons of the American revolu.
ton were represented by two mounted
men in colonial costumes.
A dozen negroes marched In the line
with the banner Were not slackers;
we're Americans"
Twenty-Five automobiles ended the
procession. which was over a mile
long, and took half an hour to pass q
given point.
THE sEMLcENTENNIAL
Visitors from All over the State Gather
to Celebrate II.
Nebraska's semi-centennial celebra.
ton drew an immense crowd from all
over the state. The historical exhibit
at the city auditorium was filled with
interested visitors and alumni day at
the state farm drew many former uni.
versity people. A pioneers meeting
at st. Paul church was a niece for
many who like to live for a few hours
each year In the past. Auto races
were pulled of at the fair grounds.
Tuesday evening the Pageant OF Ne
braska" was put on at the fair grounds
coliseum.
For the period of the semi-centennial
celebration the auditorium was filed
with relics of pioneer days in Ne
braska, which were inspected with in
terest by the pioneers, their children
and grandchildren-not only pictures,
letters and possessions left by early
statesmen who were prominent in Me-
braska's early beginning but articles
common to the daily life of every early
settler in the state. Time has con-
verted the utterly commonplace Of
fifty years ago into the treasured Of
today. When the silver anniversary
was celebrated twenty-five years ago
there was no exhibit of relics. The
celebration Of the golden anniversary
Of the state, together with impending
changes and the rapid passing Of the
pioneers definitely divides the past
from the future.
The larger part of the pioneer
hibit is owned by the state histori-
cal society which has been receiving
donations and making collections for
years. A large exhibit brought in by
Cedar county will be turned over to
the society. The woman's relief
corps, the Daughters and Sons of the
American Revolution have exhibits
and there are large numbers of small
individual collections. During the In
spection of the curios Tuesday morn
ing a line Of pioneers stood waiting
to register and the state historical
society will keep a list Of all those
visiting the exhibit for comparison
fifty years from now.
Patriotism because of fifty years OF
successful statehood now mingles with
a patriotism, concern for the
future. Acknowledgment Of things
done well by a state during its fifty
| years. existence, is paired with the
acknowledgment Of greater things to
be done. The celebration of Ne
braska's semi-centennial is also a leave
taking for Nebraska's IONS leaving for
the front. Nebraska is proud of her
standing among states, and proud OF
the response by her sons to the call to
colors. While bands were playing
about the city recruiting was active
at army and navy c~enters.
The old flag pole originally fifty feet
high, set up at the establishment OF
Fort Kearney in 1848 and which was
rescued from the mud and water
where II was rotting ter years ago, IL
an interesting part of the exhibit. II
Is now broken off near the ground.
A collection donated to the society
by A. M. Bowling Of Hastings Include
a cache of fiints plowed up at Repub
lican City and the only wool cards
preserved from the early settlers. Thii
collection contains innumerable IndiaI
arrowheads and other curios.
For Support Of Soldiers Homes.
Governor Neville has received 80,
626 from the federal government, tn,
amount being the quarterly paymen
to the state for the support of stat,
homes for soldiers. The government
pays the state at the rate of 500
year for each member of the stat,
homes. The payment is divided a
follows: For the home at Gran,
Island, $6,525, based on a membership
of Eel; for the home at Milford, $2,S7t
based on a membership OF IFS. TIL,
money does not 60 direct to the sur
port of the homes.