Salt Lake Times | 1892-05-25 | Page 1 | Her Silver Jubilee

HER SILVER JUBILEE. Xebraska CeW'bratiiij; Her ".th Anniversary Anniver-sary ns a State. Li.vroi.x, Neb., May 25. The celebration in houor of the silver anuiversary of the admission ad-mission of Nebraska to the union as one of its states opens here this evening, and the city is crowded with visitors from all over the state, including many old pioneers. The exercises tonight will include mass meetings it Funk's opera house, and at the Lansing theater, at w hich patriotic addresses will be delivered. While these gatherings are in progress the native sons and daughters of Xebrnska will assemble in representatives hall with Prof. W. F. Taylor presiding, and an oration will be, delivered by George M. Hitchcock of Omaha, after which a state organization or-ganization of sous and daughters of Ne-brki Ne-brki will I c brought into existence. Concurrent Con-current with the other gatherings there will be u reunion in the senate chamber of survivors sur-vivors of the territorial legislature of lSti", avid of the Erst state officers. Ex-Governor John M. Thayer, George M. Crawford and T. P. Kenuard will deliver addresses. Tomorrow To-morrow will be the great i ay of the celebration. celebra-tion. m