August 27, 1898

The Plantation was closed... due to failure to pay his account to the Expo.

To help poor children of Lincoln & other cities-free admission.

The New York Building is a very hospitable building...

The German Village has a trapeze act and a horizontal bar performer.

Mrs. Wakefield is keeping a scrapbook.. only one known to be doing so.
Omaha stamps... third special issue... first with American designs...1876 issue... by Mekeels of St. Louis.

Bohemian Day was celebrated by a parade on the Exposition Grounds along theWest Midway to Twentieth Street and thence to the Administration Arch, andthence through the Grand Court to the Auditorium. The exercises in theAuditorium were interesting and consisted of an address of welcome by ManagerRosewater of the Exposition. In his address he spoke feelingly of the changesthat had taken place since he came to Omaha as a boy. He expressed great prideat the celebration of the day and declared he was never prouder in his lifethan to see the magnificent audience present.

Music . . . By the Bohemian Chorus
Address
By Prof. B. Sinek, of the Iowa State University
Address
By Mrs. Joseph Humpal-Zeman of Chicago, Editress of
the Bohemian Journal.
Music . . . By the Bohemian Chorus
Address
By Hon. Cenek Duras, of Wilbur, Nebraska.

One of the most interesting features of the celebration was the drills of theBohemian Turner Societies on the Grand Plaza in the afternoon. The societiesparticipating were those of Omaha, St. Louis and Cedar Rapids. These drillswere witnessed with much interest by thousands of visitors._______________________