Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
TO
WELCOME
NEBRASKA
B0YSH0ME
Chamber of Commerce and
Other Civic Organizations,
Working With Mayor; Frame
Plans for Reception.

"By land and by sea-" as glor-
iously as when Paul Revere gal
loped from the old North church
in Boston in 1875, Omaha will well
come "Ncbraska's Own" returned
soldiers of the Three Hundred and
Sixty-hfth infantry and Three Hun
dred and Forty-hrst machine gun
battalion, Eighty-ninth division, on
the occasion of their visit to the
city sometime this week.
On suggestion of The Bee, Major
O'Brien, post adjutant and super
visor of balloon ascensions at Fort
Omaha, announced Saturday that at
least one balloon would take the
air" and sail over downtown sec
tions, and particularly the parade
route, while the parade is in pro-
gress.
An airplane from the Ashmusen
aeroplane plant of Omaha will fly
over the parade.
The river front will be decorated.
Such, in nutshell, are the
arrangements for the state celebra-
ton to be rendered Nebraska SOL
diers when they arrive at the Union
station for their three-hour stay.
The mayors committee and the
War Service committee of the
Chamber of Commerce spent busy
day Saturday preparing some of the
advance plans.
Asks an Explanation.
At the last minute Saturday. when
things began to look as though
Omaha would see its greatest day
ir soft sailing, Mayor Smith re-
oeived a telegram from General
Harris, adjutant of the United
States army at Washington to the
effect that the order to have Ne
braska contingents stop off here on
their way to Camp Funston had
been revoked. He at once wired
for an explanation.
Though no reply has been re-
ceived it is believed that the matter
will be arranged through Nebraska
officials in Washington. Senator
Norris of Nebraska first obtained
the grant from the war Office. which
was given without conditions. The
senator has been asked to look into
the matter.
That Omahas celebration will be
the official welcome of the state was
indicated Friday when Adjutant
General Paul of Nebraska accepted
the invitation of the Chamber of
Commerce to have Governor Nc
Kelvie and state officials at Lincoln
attend in a body and review the
parade.
Governor Is Invited.
A telegram was sent by Acting
Chairman Wachob of the Chamber
of Commerce committee to the gov
ernor, who is in New York greeting
the troops, inviting him and his
staff to be present and officially well
come the soldiers on the occasion
OF their parade here. No reply has
been received.
Robert Manley. commissioner of
the Chamber of Commerce. returns
today with the Omaha trade excur-
sionists from a weeks trip into the
northwest and will Immediately take
charge of arrangements.
The exact date of the soldiers
arrival is not known
That it will be Omaha's greatest
day" is undoubted. Committees Sat-
urday went ahead with planning.
Time and expense will not be spared
to make the welcome complete in
every detail. Mayor Smith has been
authorized by the city commission
to declare the day holiday and will
issue a proclamation to this effect.
The schools. city and county Offices
and business houses will close dur
ing the hour the soldiers are here.
Committee Is Selected.
Vice Chairman Wachob of the
Chamber of Commerce committee
announced that he had selected the
entire personnel of the present
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