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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1915)
G A THE OMAHA SUNDAY KEK: SKPTKMHKn 2fi, 1915. YETERANS AGAIN TAKE WASHINGTON Advance Hoits of Grand Army of. Republic Reach National Cap ital for Encampment. WILL REPEAT GRAHD REVIEW WASHINGTON D. C. Bept .-Ablase with patriotic color. WMWBIWI cm,, today th. a.vanc. r.rd of the f.Kt (.dins; nln ho1 clr, lo,p,r MP. in th. fortr-n.nth .noua n- ..mpnvnt of th. Orand Mond.y Hepubllo. whirr. be,ln. her. Moml.y. Thousands of veterans already have Brrtved and every tr.ln brlnss hundred, more who fifty yesrs sr marched under the eyes of Orant and in the wake M Bherroen In the areatest mllltery review the world had ever seen. Thirty thousand survivors of the hl to.lc march P Pennsylvania avenue from the capltol to the White houea. ahlch marked the rloae of the dvll war. are expelled to he here to commemorate on Wednesday that world-thrtlllnf spet tarle. In September. UMG. President Johnson he rod hi. head to luo.000 trt umphant hercs of the union army. President Wllaon net Wednesday will meet thoae who remain after half a century to make the march Main. II and red Tkraa4 Krfl4. Extraordinary preparations have bee made for the encampment, becauaa it probably will be the laat Orand Arm re union In the capital. To thla end plan, for antertalnlng 10,(M vl.ltor. have been perfected and tha event already gives promlae of rivaling Inauguration ceremonies in Interest and dl.play. Flaw ar flyln from a thou.and ataffa. The capltol. White Houiie and every government bulldln are urn with the national eolora. The afreet, ot tha city are radiant lanea of red, white and blue at tha thront. or uesis ana vlaltora arrive. David J. Palmer, com-mander-ln-chlef of tha Grand Army, and n.neral Nelson A. Mile., retired, who will a a aa Brand marshal of tha com memoretlve review, are among the early arrival. With them coma ecorea of men who took conspicuous part In the war. Although tha grand review will be tha moat spectacular feature of the reunion. many Interesting event, are on the pro ...m for tha celebration, which will ...ntlnue until October Th. War and Navy department have co-operated with th cltlsens' committee to aid In entertainment of the veteran.. Kxhlbl- tlon drill of regular troop ar to b held on th Washington monument grounds. Secretary Pamela ha arranged to have submarines, torpedo boata and other mall naval craft unknown In ciiM war day. her for In.pectlon. Thera will be l.ydroplana and aeroplane flight and other feature to llhutrate th ad vance In warfare during fifty year. Capital Takes Martial Air. The capital already ha. taken on th martial air that i t pervade It for ..the coming week. Tha etreeU ar en livened with veteran, and niembera of organisation allied with th Grand Army, which alao will bold reunion. Among them ar th Son of Veteran, the Ix1 Lg1on. th Medal of Honor llon, th Volunteer Officer' associa tion, tha Naval Veteran. e-Pr1soners of War, th Society of th Army of th rotomac, tha Society of tha Army of tha Cumberland, Society of tha Army of the Ohio, Women' Relief corp., Indies of tha Orand Army of th Re public and Daughter of Veteran, il'pon their arrival today tha veteran discovered that tha reunion thla year wa not to be a tented affair. Hereto fore headquarter, of tha rarioua Orand Army department at annual reunion have been established In tent, but head quarter, thla time have been provided In th old census bureau building, which ha been adequately adapted for th purpose. Th main floor ha been. divided Into two auditorium, in ona of which will be held buelnes aeaatona of th encamp ment and a general reception Tuesday night to ba attended by President Wll aon. The' other ha. been set aalda for camp flrea and nsral dog watchea. which will be continuous feature of th re. union. On the aecond floor of tha structure room have been provided for headquar ter of th various corps for tha mili tary and aerol-mllltary . organisation allied with It. Reat room, reataurant and a hospital alao ar provided. Wvarrra f Gray Will Come. With the veteran, from many etate. who wear tha blua have coma wearer of the gray, specially Invited for th occasion. Staff officer of th Confed erate Veteran.' union were extended In vltatlona and arrangement, for their en tertalnnunt have been made. This action waa taken at the suggestion of official of the Orand Army. (!. meeting of the blue and gray on the Oettyaburg battle field two yeara ago having given teetl. jnony of th amicable relationship exl.t- ng between the two organisations. In vltatlona alao hava been extended to governor, of all at.ta. and member, of their .taffa. aa well a to a large num ber of distinguished officer, of t". 1 nlted State. Including members of th with the president and member. f congress. The commemorative review cn Vedne1.y will .. from monument at tha .aat antr.nc. to th" capltol ground, and proceed up Pe! ta "rot 'oVT " ' in front of tha White House A k,i.. Pesida the veteran. In Una will b tin Son of Vtarana. a. e.ort of cHlse. corp.. ..Hot, from the fleet. caWanS Independent military bodies. Man Seventy-Three Years Old is to Wed Henry W. Davenport. TJ yri old -cured a license to marry MUa Nettle K. Martin, aged 44. Both ar of Delta. Ia Mr. Davenport U a widower. Both de clined to talk to newapapar men. DWIGHT M. SWOBE IS VISITING OLD FRIENDS assaasaaaassss) 1w1ht M. Bwobe, former Omaha boy w way up In railroad circle In Baa . rranoiaco. la atopptng off in Omaha for the day te rlalt hla parutta. Cotonal and Aire. Thoma Swob. "Juat looking in on you." aald tha younger Mr. Swob. "Thl I. tha rirat rain I have an la three months, and I am cnbntotng tb opportunity to get Oe. Bell'. Pl,Tr.Ma.ar. ut a 2bc bU today, keep it for your ugh r cold. Good for ohlldraa. adut A4 M4. Ail g1sta.-JLdrUa4neat. Samson Engages Fifteen Bands for Ak-Sar-Ben Parades fomwher between 400 and BOD mual clan. ar to play In the various hand in Omaha during the Ak-ftar-Ben festivities, notably during tha spectacular paradr.. These band, hava been gathered from varlotia part, of Nebraska and Iowa. Contract hava been signed and a total of eleven band, ar already enntrcted with. The committee expects to contract for three or four more bands, making a total of fourteen of fifteen bands. All th bands with which agreements hava been reached have aa many as twenty or more musicians and one of them runa aa high a thirty-three pieces. Following la th list with which con trsct hsvs been signed: Saronvllle Concert band. Samnvlll. Neb., twenty pieces; Clatonla, Neb., twenty pieces; Atkinson, Neb, twenty pieces; Oeneva Military band. Oeneva, Neb., twenty plerea; A re pn hoe, Neb., twenty pieces; Falrbury Municipal band. Fslrbury, Neb., twenty-four pieces; Wall Ike. la., twenty pieces; 1'nlveralty of Nebraska Cadet band. Lincoln, Neb., thirty pieces; Dan DesDune's First Regi ment, K. P., Omaha, thirty-three pieces; Fullerton Hussar band, Fuller! on. Neb., twenty pieces. UNION HOST WILL MARCH IN REYIEW (Continued from Tage One.) thl-f of the Ornnd Army of the Me publlc, hava arrived. Among other who ar her or expected by tomorrow are tba following noted veterans: Oeneral James 11. Wilson of Wilming ton, Del., and Oeneral Orenvlllo M. Ddg of Council Uluffs. la., the only two living corps commanders of the union army: division commanders, Oen eral Adcllert Ames of Mlsxlsslppl, Oen eral O. McM. Uregg of 1'ennaylvanla, Oeneral lwls A. Urent of Minnesota, Oeneral 3. Warren Kelfer of Ohio and Rrlgndler Oeneral John T. Wilder of Knoxvlll. Tcnn. Nearly all th vet erans who marched with Hhcrman and Grant who are enrolled for tha line ot march Wedneaday hava passed 70 year of age, and It la probable that an other commemoration of the event never will be held. Th line of march for th parade will be from Pean monument at th east en trance of th capltol ground., up Pennsyl vania avenue and through a court of honor erected In front of tha White House. With the president when he reviews the procession will he member of the cabinet, other distinguished officers of th United Ptatea, Justices of the su preme court and members of oongress. Besides tha veteran. In line there will ba Hons ot Veteran., various cltlsena' military organisation., troops of the regular army, marine corps and sailors from th fleet. Parade Tbre Hra Leas;. Tha parade. It I estimated, will roqulre about three hours In passing. Oeneral Miles, aa honorary grand marshal of the parade, will hava army and navy officers aa hla aidea. Colonel Holaey, chluf-of-staft to tha coraroandsr-ln-rhtet ot tha Orand Army or tha Hepubllo, will be th active marshal. Aa special guard to Commander-in-Chief Palmer will be the U, g. Grant poet of Brooklyn. N. y. Veterana will inarch In their raspcotrve Orand Army departments, the line being headed by th Department ot Illinois, which waa th first to b organised after tha war. On Thursday and Friday business meetings ot the encampment, with sea slons of allied organisations, will be held. After th election of grand officers Fri day th veterana will proceed to Arling ton National cemetery, where President Wilson will lay the cornerstone ot a new national amphitheater. Another feature will ba a publlo reception In th capltol Thursday evening under th auspices of tha Women'a Hellef corps. Thla organ isation, co-operating with the women of th Orand Army ot tha Republic, will Plant two trees, on on eafh side of the boulevard leading to tha Lincoln mem orial In Potomao park. Tha first spade ful of earth In planting tha first tree will be turned by Coromander-ln-Chlef David J. Palmar, whlla Mra. fa rah E. Fulton, president of the Women' Relief corps, will liar that honor In planting th econd tra. Will Wll-Wf Mrsaac. On ot th events tor tomorrow will tie th wlg-wagglug of a, message of greet ing and good will to visiting veterans from President Wilson. Th message will be signalled by man familiar with th old Mm coda, which waa sent from station to station about Washington by survivors of th signal corpa of fifty years axo. Signalling features ot tha noampment will continue throughout tha week under rharge of Lieutenant Oeorge Carr Round, president of the United fcUalee Veteran Signal Corpa association. Tha main sta tion of tha veteran signal corps will be on th heights of Georgetown In the ex tram western section ot Washington and upon tha spot where th government bad Its signal Instruction camp during lha war. Mount Tabor Methodist church, wliloh aland tbere, will b headquar ters. From that point welcome will b wig-wagged and meaaagea ot peace and good will to tha world are to be aeut. Other atatlona are established at Fori tUevens, Fort De Russy. the National Soldiers' home. Fort Richardson and the dome of the capltol. Secretary Oarr)aoa and iSeoretary Daniels have co-operated with tb com mittees to entertain tha veterans. Regu lar troop, from Fort Myer are to give dally drill exhibitions on th Washing ton monument grounds, whlla subma rines, torpedo boats and other email naval craft unknown to civil war tlmea ar to ba on exhibition In Washington harbor In th Potomac Mingling In tha throngs of wearers of tha blue who hav reached ber are wearers of th confederate gray, who were especially Invited to attend th en campment. Tha Invitation war ax tended aa a result of the union of th blue and tba gray at Oettyaburg two ear ago. 1 CORONER'S INQUEST FINDS ' NYSTROM NOT A SUICIDE An Inquest held Saturday morning to determine th eaue of Nele Systran's death res u lied In Jury returning a ver dlot of heart disease. It wa at first thought that Nystrom waa a auk-Ida. He died laat Wednesday. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at I from Hula eV Riepen' chapel, with In terment la Foreet Ljtwn cemetery. A verdict ot aulclde waa returned fol lowing aa Inaueet over tha death ot John Baroall, tOM South Eleventh, street, who wa found dead In aa outhouse In the rar of hla home Friday morning with a bullet wound In his head. Demonstration of H. & W. Corset Waists for Girls Be-flnnlng Monday, and continuing; for two weekg, we will hav Mr. LflajxJ from Nrw Tor In our eort department, on th ootid floor, who specially In fitting girl. Eh will anslst mothers la making th right election and fit ywir danghter to th corset w.tt adapted for her. Exclusive Models in New Dress Blouses Fifty Original French Alodels; also copies of high priced Paris blouses. You can find New materials Qeorgette Satin Blouses Chiffon blouses Panne Velvet Blouses Charmeuse Blouses """Sa"""""S""a-s"sesseeB4 1 11 Qeorgette Crepe Blouses Lace Blouses Net Blouses All the new fall colorings. Prices $5 to $45 at aa s The Blouse Shop wtll Special Sale Monday of New Fall Laces S6-lnch Silk Shadow AJlorrg, whit, cream and black 18 to 27-lnoh Shadow Flouncing, whlt and crjn 40-ln. Black Silk Chantllly Dragg Net. 40-ln. Novelty Flow seed Silk Chirfooa. lt-tnch Heavy Venla Alhrrara, whit and cream 72-Inch Foundation Net, whlt. cram, flesh, ecru and blaok Gold, SUrer Lac Edgea, collar width. About 55,000 Worth Fur Trimmings Just RUSSIAN ITTOH OTTER GRAY TOT SKUNK OPOSSUM MINK BEAVXB For Movneg Davj Special Values Here are a few of th wonderful day In our Drapery Department ea 400 Pair of Bungalow Curtains, val ue to $3.00, apeolal- aa ly priced, pair l.UU 1.000 Pair of Lace Curtains, value to $8.60 pair, apeoially nn- prlcd. each 0"C 16 gross of Lac Curtain Rods, regular price 10c., m special, each !)C 12 Pattern of Heavy Mreriad Marqulatt Curtains. mn $2.60 values, speo., pr ?ld7 Couch Covara. 60 Inch wide, reg ular $3.00 valu, e-t special, ach ?ledU Window Sbadea, sis nt 866-. each ZyC Swiss Curtains, 2 H yards long, regular $1.00 value, sp- 7C clal. pair ...,dC Duchsa Curtalne, IS very M no special patterns. Pair. ... e?)." O Household Golden Rod Washing Powder 3 packages for Borax, apecial Monday, 1-1 b. package for 7e) Wirard Polish Mop, $1.00 aiie, for 44 Wizard Oil, special, $1.00 size, for 49 Liquid Veneer, special, 50o eiie, for 29 Cedar Oil Polish, 50c siie, Johnson's Floor Wax, 1-lb. can, for 29? Old Dutch Cleanser, each 9j; or 8 for 25 Peroxide Soap, eake 5 On Bale on the Tungsten Electric Lamp Sale , A special demonstrator will be on hand to explain the superior qualities of this rugged drawn wire lamp. A 25-watt Tungsten will burn 40 hours at a cost of 8c; a 40-watt Tungsten will burn 25 hours at a cost of 8c Choice Monday for 25c blouses here for every occasion I make every minute of your visit unusually interesting and pleasantly profitable Popular In patent skin, cloth Worth to SIN Monday 59c Yd. of New Arrived in Fall Draperies bargains wa ar offering for Mon ,th third floor. Quaker Curtalna. In our big lac cunsua si, pair $3.50 Lac Edge Curtalna, IS patterns, In Ivory and ecru. Sal rvo Prioe, pair $L,,yO Duchess Curtains, regular c i f0 $6vJu. Pair Jp4."o Couch Covers, 60 Inches wide; orteAUl pattarna. Rgu- Qi r n Ur $2 valu. aoh ?i.3U Tapoatry Portlaraa, nlc assort ment of colors. Extra p- CA. pUl. Pair 40.dU Portler. xtr havr. with wlda tapeatry borders. 8p- try border. So- n i no dal, pair 74.VO Imported French Flax Valour Por tierea, Just 9 pr. regulars 77 price $40, Monday, pair. ? .OU Requirements Ammonia, specially priced, per quart 10 Sani-Flush 15 Brooms, four-tl 15s? Liberty CUansr 2t t)4 wnlt Borax Nap Soap, 10 rak for crs7 Oil Tan Chamola, $1 value, for ftO Oil Tan Chamois. 60c value for 21 Peroxide of Hydrogen, 1-lb. bottle ?r Iflt Pearl White Soap. 10 cake for 29 Crep Tissue Toilet Paper, S roils .r 33s mop sucks, special, each... Feather Dusters, two sixes, and .15 Ivory Soap. 6 bars for 10 Third Floor. J 'vk T -. I Stage Last Shoes leather and dull, soft kid or kid tops; button or lace. Short foreparts and vainps, Louis heels, nicely finished and trim med. Every size nr and width. Pair.W."u-34.VO Bronze Pumps for evening wear, per fect fitting, French heels, hand turood soles. Every qj cfi size P4.t)U Satin Slippers, with rosebud pom pons, stage last. Black or ay a q white, all sizes. Pair PX.40 Note We tint aJI Slippers to match your gown: 30c extra. y Fine RugsatLow Prices For moving day we offer in our rug department three excep tionally good values in.Axminster, Velvet and Scotch Body Brussels Rugs. This is "real" merchandise at "real" values Royal Axminster Rugs. Se Reg. priCe sBie pj.- 12 $22.50 $17.98 S-3il0-6 $20.00 $18798 I 69 $11.75 $9T8 36 $ 3.50 t 2.98 27x54 $ 2.25 $ToS 1836 $ 1,25 7Po ! Seamless Velvet Ruga. This quality is usually sold for $25.00. Size Reg. Price Sale Price 912 $20.00 $16.98 8-3x10-6 $i8.00 $1198 Scotch Body Brussels Rugs. This rug is a great value. The patterns are all small allovers and orientals just the rug for living rooms and dining rooms Si 9x12 ......$12.98 Site 8-3x10-6 $10.98 Sise 6-9x9 $688 gize 22-2x9 $1.98 Size 22-2x12 !...$2.98 Wool 18-inch mottled. 24-inoh mottled. , Higrade Saxony Rugs, size 36x72, worth $9.00, spe cially priced at $4.50 Wilton Rugs, size 27x54, regular price $4.50. . .$3.25 Art Needlework Hand-Embroidered Sofa Pillows, in floral and conventional designs, embroidered in silk; values from $5.00 to $10.00, choice QQ Hand-Embroidered Scarfs and Cen ters, some cross-stitch, French em broidery and hand-crocheted laces; values to I15.00. choice for $6.50 Dresser Scarfs, trimmed with lace, some with filet medallions, torchon lace edge with eye lets ,35c Silk Tapestry Pillow Slips, In con ventional designs, all fl made, ready tor pillow. ... Pl.UU Genuine Mahogany Bud Vaaea 50c Boudoir Basket, mad with folding frame, with basket of cretonne. In blu and pin; cholc .$1.00 1111,1111111 ,mmm-rm--mm-mmi.i i li mmmmrir-immmmm mmmmm I i in., A Commanding Exhi and Velvets Offered From leading foreign and domestic looms hav Milady's Autumn Gowns and Suits. Fabrics have n( so rich and yet so subdued. The largest variety and most complete assor novelty silks, satins, chiffons and velvets shojvn wes ators are now on sale. 42-lnch All-Silk French Cbarnue, In tb new soft aoda finish on of the most popular llka for your new fall gown; a good range of colorings to elect from. Regular $2.00 ralue, Monday, at Juat half price, yard - $1.00 Georgette Crepe for evening wear la the popular fabric. We are showing this beautiful material In the new gold and silver embroidered effect, stripes, floral and embossed com imbosaed com- - Yard, $1.95 to. . ipO.ViJ blnatlons. 40-inch Poult de Sole, beautiful, aoft. velvety finish. Just the right textura for new styles. Regular $3.00 value, special, yd.. $1.95 Just received a shipment of th new Peau de Casslmere Satins, 42 inches wide, a truly beautiful and practical fabric. All the newest colorings shown. Regular $2.60 kind, yard $1.95 36-inch Satin Radiant, a beautiful, soft, shimmery dress silk, In all tha newest street and evening aq. hades. Reg. $1.60 qual., yd VOC 42-lnch Silk and Wool Poplins, an ex ceptionally aoft and fine quality, some thing different from the ordinary pop lins, in a good range of colorings. $1.60 quality, special, yard 98c A Big Bmyrnas. .59o ,.79c Copies of the 1 l .j JW. i . The most popular fonn of reproduced art on t Roman gold frame made of powder gold antiqued with on the back of each frame. AU h?,e reProduf'tions are in the colors of ihe I most acceptable gifts. Each in a clean white box.J ft sT2 'VLiQ 3,000 yards of tha newest atrip, Hch Taffetaa, Satin, Messallne ?oult da Solea, eto., to.; alao Drendi Sating and Taffetaa, in all the waati olorlngs. Eyery yard thla aeason iwMt allk; positively not a ye: worth leea than 11.60; Mod s r J7. yard Oy Velvets Reign And w are showing tots beaut variety ot qualltlea and color ir 42-lnch Imported Chiffon Velve blue, subterranean green, field night blue and La France roe 27-inoh Imported Boulevard Vt tical pile fabrlca sold; good w th wanted shades. Regular $1. 42-lnch All-Silk Chiffon Velvet, black only. Regular $6.00 qi Trd . ....... 33-lnch Boulevard Velveteem S guaranteed fast pile and color, yard .....U-. 22-Inch Genuine Imporuy Ei every new fall shade sbWaV , priced, yard Do not fail to ask to see thti, and looks better than velvet, 1j and Russian green. Yard..... 26-lnch Chantllly Satins, In the street or evening wear, shown orlngs. Regular $2.00 quality, 42-lnch Crystal Faille Satins, li tint. Regular $2.60 kind, yard Blankets ani North Star Fine Wool Plaid Blanket acknowledged to be tha best wo blankets made. They coma in al over checks and plaids, in delicat blue, pink, laven- " ' der, gray and tan, full 72x84 lnchea. weight to pair 5 pounds, made 1 of fine selected wool. An excep tional blanket bargain, pair L $7.50 aii-wooI and Wool-Filled Blanket full 11-4 alze, weight i to 5 pound to pair. Plaids and check la tad gray and white, many hava wlda sil) bindings. Good $6.00 valuea, i n( Wool mixed and Wool Nap Blankets Sic 72x84 Inches. Plaids and plaii colors. Very heavy weight Made te sell at $1.00 and mora, sp- C? iC dally prloed. pair Cotton Blankets, extra heavy, twlltei double 12-4 alxe Cotton Blanket, ii tan. gray and white, tha kind that feel Ilk fin wool. Sold everywhere from $2.00 to $2.26, Monday, J J Jj(j Extra Fine All-Wool Blankets, beau tiful plaids and checks; white, gray and fawn colors; extra large sliea Som of the finest wool blanket! made: it Is doubtful If we will evei be able to offer again blankets of tbli high quality at such a low price; regular o.uu value, at, pair $i-T ... n, World's Grei Saleql tr-D w I Convex JV5 If :Nn.'V': - Hundreds have be'n y $1.00, $1.50 and to niyf eacn