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A Surrey . . . "without the fringe on top" was delivered Wednesday to the Historic General Dodge House. Volunteer workers at the house examining the carriage of an earlier vintage are Miss Melodee Hielen and Bob Winebarger.

Old Carriage House . . . at residence of the late Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, looked like this in 1910. The picture was taken from Fairview Avenue.

The Lavish Beauty . . . of a past era dresses the table for the membership tea at the Historic General Dodge House. Mrs. Marvin King is publicity chairman. Mrs. Robert Collins and Mrs. Noran Davis, sustaining members, will pour.

In Newly Restored Room . . . at the General Dodge House are Mrs. John Whittaker, chairman of the Dodge House Board of Trustees, and J. Frederic Schlott, chairman of the City Park Board.

Ready For A Stroll . . . with dolls of another era, and the lavish wicker buggy with taffeta sunshade, are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Peters and their children, Denise, 7, Brian, 9, and Stephanie, 5. Special guests at the tea will be Mr. and Mrs. Donald K.…

The general's desk, right . . . is shown in the room he used as an upstairs study. It adjoins his bedroom. The glass doorways lead to a sleeping porch on the south side of the home.

Portions of the twin parlors . . . in the Dodge home. Much of the furniture and pictures are just as they were in the general's lifetime. Antique beauty is apparent in every section of the spacious home.

One view of the library . . . where on of the nation's greatest railroad builders kept hundreds of books on history, government, railroading and war.

The Gen. Grenville M. Dodge Mansion Is Only The Highlight . . . of the many monuments and historical sites revealing the history of the railroad's western push, and the building of the city of Council Bluffs. A journey around the city and through the…