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Omaha's Parks' Welcome the 89th. Memorial Day
THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MAY SO, 1919.
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WAR VETERANS
TO ATTEND KRUG
PARK PROGRAM
A Special Commemoration
Program Has Been Ar
ranged at Popular
Resort.
Veterans of the civil, Spanish and
i lie world war art Invited to Krug
park Memorial day their uniform
to be their passport at the gate. Prep
arations have been made for a com
plete commemoration program on
this day.
Judge Lee Estelle will be the
speaker of the afternoon and F. C
Lee will be the Reader. In addition
10 the regular musical program an
old soldier quartet will be on hand
men whose combined civil war serv
ice was more than 14 years and
whose combined ages today is 298
years. It is composed of D. M.
Ilaverly, 75 years old; E. W. John
son, 74; W. H. Russell, 75, and
George F. Bancroft, 74. They will
sing a number of patriotic airs. All
will be in-uniform. "
"Swanee River," the newest at
traction at the park will be opened
to the public on Memorial Day. It
is an old mill sort of attraction with
boati for all to ride and the whole
going through various tunnels and
underground passages.
Another feature just installed at
the park is the new baby play
ground a part of the park for the
children exclusively. There is in-
eluded in it's equipment a big sand
pile, a merry-go-round that the chil
dren can operate themselves, slides,
seesaws and other, play ground at
tractions. An attendant will be in
charge of it.
We Have Moved
Thousands
Why Not You.
We have moved thou
sands of families and we
aie more than satisfied
that they were pleased in
every instance with the
quick and efficient way
in which we moved them.
omaha van &
stora'geco.
Phone Douglas 4163.
806 South 16th Street.
Plans for Celebration of
Memorial Day Completed
Graves of War Veterans to Be Decorated in the Morn
ingBig Parade, Headed by Police, to Start at 1 :30
P. M. From Twenty-fourth and Farnam Streets.
A Memorial Day such as Omaha
has never seen before -will be cele
brated today. The return of the
men of the 89th division from
France will in no way interfere
with the regular program of pa
rades, Memorial meeting and decor
ating of the graves of the civil war
veterans.
Grand Marshal F. W. Simpson
has completed plans for the parade
which will form at Twenty-fourth
and Farnam streets and move at
1:30 o'clock in the afternoon, east
on Farnam street to Fifteenth street
and thence south to the Auditorium
where the memorial exercises' will
be held.
The Grand. Army veterans and
women of the Relief Corps will join
the parade at Nineteenth and Far
nam streets, under command of
Capt. Joseph Mallison, assistant
marshal.
Police to Head Parade.
The parade will be headed by a
platoon of police and Grand Mar
shal Simpson. Then will come a
band, soldiers from Fort Omaha
and Fort Crook, the Elks, real
estate men, students of Creighton
university, Knights of Columbus,
High school cadets, returned sol
diers, Spanish-American war veter
ans and Sons of Veterans.
The Grand Army men will enter
the parade at this point and be fol
lowed by Rev. L. D. Young of Lin
coln, speaker of the day, and W. S.
Asquith, chairman, in an automo
bile, and city and county officials
in automobiles.
The Auditorium meeting will be
gin at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. L. D.
Young of Lincoln, a Spanish-American
war veteran, will deliver the
principal address. V. S. Asquith
will preside. There will be music
by a band and singing by the Grand
Army quartet.
Yesterday flags were being placed
on the graves of dead soldiers in
all the cemeteries. F.arly today
the women of the Relief Corps and
some of the men will visit all the
cemeteries and decorate the graves
with flowers.
Decoration Plans Perfected.
The women of the Grand Army
of the Republic have completed
plans for decorating the graves of
the unknown dead. Garfield circle,
No. 11 will go to Forest Lawn
cemetery at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing for this ceremony. "Assem
bly" will be blown by the buglers
and Rev. Ward L. Austin will pro
nounce the invocation. The Misses
Philpott will sing a duet. Lee Pix1
ley will deliver the address.
Mrs. Camelia Elliott will give a
reading and Miss Daisy Higgins
and Mrs. Holtman will sing solos.
The decorating of the graves will
be by sailqrs. Boy Scouts and mem
bers of the Omaha drum corps. John
Berger is marshal of the day.
Ceremony In Hanscom Park.
In the afternoon at 5 o'clock a
special ceremony for the boys who
died at sea will be. held in Hanscom
park.
A. F. Churchill will deliver the ad-"
dress. The singing will be led by
Charles W. Campbell of the Y. M.
C A.
A boat laden with floners will be
launched on the lake by sailors,
escorted by eight little girls. The
ritualistic service will be in charge
of the women of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
Phil Kearney, Post No. 2, is ar
ranging the Memorial day services
for the South Side, assisted by
Women's Relief corps, No. 143, Sons
of Veterans, Spanish-American war
veterans and World War veterans.
Visits to the four cemeteries of the
South Side have been arranged by
members of these bodies for the pur
pose of decorating the graves. Head
quarters are at the home of Jj W.
Cress, 4427 South Twenty-third
street.
More Than 200 Men at
Fort Crook Discharged
In the Last Two Days
More than 200 men have been dis
charged from Fort Crook in the last
two days. One hundred Omaha
boys were discharged from that post
yesterday morning. The other hun
dred or more were discharged Wed
nesday. But few men now remain
at the fort.
Officers at the post stated yes
terday that all men stationed at Fort
Crook would be discharged bv June
16. '
The men are taken to Fort Omaha,
where they are officially discharged
and where their pay is given them.
American Legion Plans
Memorial Services for
Dead War Heroes
The executive committee of the
American Legion held a sesion yes
terday to discuss the matter of hold
ing a memorial service in honor of I
the soldiers of the great war buried
in Forest Lawn cemetery. The pro
gram will be given at the spot des
ignated for a monument which is in
the center of a large plot donated
by the cemetery association to the
veterans of the war who have been
or may be buried in the cemetery.
The association has provided Mags
for decorating the graves, the flags
bearing suitable insignia. j
Omaha's Amusement
.Resorts Prepare for
Big Opening Crowds
Omaha's three amusement parks
are planning to celebrate Memorial
day and welcome back the boys of
the 89th all at one time. Patriotic
programs will be given in each of
the three parks, with music, speech
es and patriotic exercises, and ef
forts will be made by the manage
ment at each place to make the boys
feel at home.
Opening day having been set ear
lier this year by all three of Oma
ha's outdoor amusement places, the
parks are better prepared to handle
crowds this year on this holiday
than at any season for a number of
years. Attractions have been put
in running order and everything at
all three parks is ready to furnish
amusement 'to big crowds.
Junk Dealer Pays 10 Cents
For An Expensive Rug
A junk dealer came to the home of
A. M. Milhome, 1616 North Thirty
fourth street, Wednesday afternoon.
The dealer saw an expensive rug in
the yard. He took it. In payment
he gave Milhome's young son, who
was the only one of the family home
at the time, 10 cents in payment.
"Tell your mother it isn't worth
more," the dealer said.
Milhome has informed the police
of his loss.
Enlarged Facilities
At Lakeview Park to
Increase Pleasures
Lakeview park will bend its every
effort to welcome the boys who have
come back and are to celebrate
Memorial day with those who like
fun, all at once, on Friday.
Preparations have, been made to ac
commodate a larger crowd than has
ever been in Lakeview before. Spe
cial Memorial day exercises wilf be
observed here as at many other
places in the city.
In the way of pure fun. Lakeview
is ready for all comers. The dance
floor has proven to be a most pop
ular attraction this season, the ad
ditional space on the floor making
it capable of accommodating many
more couples. Al Wright's orches
tra tempts the unwilling into the
steps of a waltz or a one-step.
Preparations at the beach to make
the boating and water attractions
more popular include the new sand
shore constructed this spring, and
a new fleet of steel rowboats.
$1 for Striking1 Policeman
Mrs. H. L. McCoy, 2322 South
Thirty-first street, was fined $1 and
costs in police court for reckless
driving. She bumped into Motor
cycle Policeman Trapp at Twenty
fourth and Cuming streets, Tuesday,
throwing him to the street and
bruising his knee.
"ASK ANYONE; EVERBODY GOES"
L A E U I E a PARK
"THE JOY SPOT OF OMAHA"
Welcomes Home the Boys ?' 89th
Decoration
Day Matinee
at 3 P. M.
DANCING
Al Wright's Harmony Jazz Band
Tonight
at 7:45
DEAR READER: .
Al Wright' Lakeview-Henshaw Harmony
Jazz Band and the largest dance floor in three
states you can measure it have completely
captivated the dancers of Omaha. If you are a
Missourian come out and see.
THE MANAGEMENT.
Thrtt Ssssion
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Roller Skating
Afternoon end
Evening
Jack Rabbit Coaster Wonderland
Ferris Wheel Carry-Us-All
Auto Races Penny Arcade
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You Ought
to Try
BOATING
On Beautiful
Carter Lake
Free Garage Ladies' Rest Rooms
An Alluring Array of Other Attractions
To ihe Boys of
ike QSib
WELCOME HOME
To the Men Who Chased the Huns to the Rhine.
We Are. Mighty Proud ot You. You Have Done a Wonderful Work
SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
Address by
JUDGE LEE S. ESTELLE
, OLD SOLDIERS' QUARTETTE
D. M. HAVERLY, E. W. JOHNSON, W. H. RUSSELL, GEO. F. BANCROFT
WITHCOMBINED AGE OF 298 YEARS
F. C. LEE READER
PAN CONG
In Big Ball Room Largest and Best Floor in
Middle West.
GIANT COASTER
AEROPLANE RIDE
CARROUSEL
BABYIAND
OPENING TODAY
OUR NEW $50,000 WATER RIDE.
"SWANEE RIVER"
TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK
n n "ins of All High Wire
I1!!1 Bit
Bicycle Riders With
r'REE FIREWORKS
To the Veterans of the Civil War, Spanish-American War and World's War
Your Uniform Admits You Today FRE
Park Opens 10 A. M. on Decoration Day. Come Early and Stay Late.
A SAFE PLACE FOR MOTHER AND THE KIDDIES
m
1 IS Q& AME MANAWA 1
fi m3y KLr ' Most Beautitil Amusemenl Park II h
ihrnil v - - I
y?e Most Beautiful Amusemenl Park
In The Middle West
COME to MANAWA PARK to aid happy thousands to fittingly
commemorate and celebrate MEMORIAL DAY this year of 1919.
We, and every other organization in Nebraska and Iowa are certain
ly glad to extend the hand of welcome to the boys of the 89th,
who are returning to us. 1
Fine Band Concert
Wholesome and Thrilling Attractions
Nature's Own Resort
Come In
The
Water
Is Fine
The Boating Is Ideal
The Best Dance Floor Near Omaha
.
Popular Priced Dining Room
Shade Treesf Blue Grass and Swings and Tables lor the Kiddies
ADMISSION TO PARK IS FREE
