Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 11, 1887, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY OCTOBEB. 11, 1887. NEBRASKA'S GRAND LODGE, The Pythians' Twenty-Third Sessiqn to Be Royally Opened To-day. THE GALLANT SIR KNIGHTS' of the Order—Presentas tion of the Colors. The Grand Lodge. At 10 o'clock this morning at the Expo- #ition hall the keys to every nook and cranny of this growing city of the west wili be formally delivered to the members of the order of Knights of Pythias. Gov- ernor Thayer will deliver an address welcoming the knights of other jurisdic- tious to the great state of Nebraska; Act- ing Mayor W. F. Bechel wil! welcome the visitors to the hospitalities of Omaha, and Cuionel John J. Monell will address the assemblage upon the great prineiples of Pythisnism. Upon behalf of the mem- bers of the order General J. E. Smith will respond to these greetings, These ceremonies will occupy an hour, after which the representatives of the subor- dinate lodges will repair to Central hall on Fourteenth street, between Dodge and Douglas, where the grand lodge of the state will be formally opened. The membership of this session will be about 120. The first vroceedings of the session, which of course will be e: cutive, will be the admission ot past- chancellors and the according of the grand lodge degree to those who have not received it. Among the first proceed- ings will be the report of the ofticers of the rand loage, of which the grand chancel- ors, and that of the K. of R, and 8. is said to be unusually interesting at this meeting, To-duy the lodge will probably hold a vart of the afternoon with a several-hour night session. On account of the president's visit an adjournment will likely be made to-night until Taurs- day morning. The work for the present session is unusually important and the probabilities are that the end will not be reached until Friday at the earliest. :The ofticers of the grand lodge are as follows: . James M. Irwin, past grand chancellor, Lincon; John Morrison, grand chan- cellor, Lincoln; John B, Chapman, grand vice chancellor, Arlington; William B. Lanius, grand prelate, Grand Islund; A. Yeazel, grand master of exchequer, Hastings; E. E. French, grand k per of records and seal, Omaha; (‘lmr‘us 0. Bates, grand master at arms, -Beatrice; icorge H. Kirkham, grand uner guard, Lincoln; Lew Weber, jr,, grand outer funrd‘ Holdrege; J. S. Shropshire, W. 4. Copeland, supreme representatives, Omaha, Of the above two will be unable to be present. G. M. of E., A. Yeazel, present 1n ngny health tour and GO, | written his regre from attending the se The scenes of this w be gratifying 1o the piol Nebraska. Eighteen yi frnnd lodge in Neb 4 was instituted n Omaha with a lodge membership of thirteen and about 100 members of the order in the state. To-day the membership of the grand lodge is 120 with 8,600 members of the order through- out the state, %00 of whom are residents of Omaha. A few of the members of Nebraska's first grand lodge live to-day to view with pride the progress and prosperity of the organization. And while the Youngcr members display a commendable pride in _the standing of their order, there are but few who can appreciate the feelings of gratification with which the Pythian gray beards wit- ness the im‘)osin scenes of to-day and listen to the glowing tributes paid the organization for which they haye so long and zealously labored. The Uniform Rank. At Indianapolis, August 80, 1877, the supreme lodge adopted the Uniform rank, At the outset there was no cen- tral organization, the local and state division officers being under the general control of the supreme chancellor. The tirst division instituted was at Columbus, Ohio, in September, 1878, As in all other ranks of the order the supreme lodge controls the Uniform rank and the su- preme chancellor is commander-n-chief, but the major-general practically rules the rank. The same principle which govaerns the regular troops of the United States, rules the knights. Where no rogi- ments or brigades exist each division is under the direct command of the major- general, but where regiments exist the divisions are under comnmnd of the colonel of the regiment and the general ot the brigade. ‘Ihe first uniform division organized in Nebraskas was at Lincoln in 1881, and it was not until a little over three years ago that the tirst division was tnstfiumd in Omaha. This is known as Myrtle di- vision No. 8. On August 27, the divis- lons in Omaha and those in the South Platte country met at Omaba and Lin- must certainly or Pythians of s ago the first voln, respectfully, and organized regiments, On August 28, the officers of the regiments met at Lincoln and organizing a brigade, elected W. L. Dayton, of Lincoln, as brigadier general. The number of di- visions in this state to-day is nineteen, of which number Omaha has ten, The programme of the sir knights is somplete and earefully arranged for an imposing display, and it is safe to say thut the proceedings of the galy clad fol- lowers of Damon and Pythias will be met with a hearty and cordial appreciation y all. ‘I'he reception of the knights, conyen- tion of the grand lodge, and drills, recep- tion of the muominf knights will mu{(e to-day a busy ons for the sir knights, For each visiting division an escort has been provided, which will meet the ar- riving company at the depot and escort them to the headquarters. To-morrow at 10 o’clock the grand street parade will take place; at 2 o'clock to-morrow after- noon there will be at the fair grounds a competitive drill of class A, free for all divisions and open to the world, the first prize for which is $1,000 and second $500, At 9 o'clock to-morrow night a grand ball will take place at Exposition hall. For Thursday the programme is exten- sive. At the fair grounds a competitive prize drill will take ll;lncu at 1:30 o’clock p. m. which will be open to all di- visions which do not enter class A, First prize $500, second prize $300. Fol- lowing this will be the competitive drill of divisions located in Nebraska which did not enter for class A or B, ‘The prizes to be given Nebraska divisions will be three and range as fol- lows: First prize, $300; second prize, $200; third prize, $100, Aside from the above, there will be given a number of special prizes which W'lll amount in the nggregate to at least At 8:30 o’clock p. m. a grand vprize band contest, free for all bands of this city and those bands which accompany and are in the service of visiting divisions will take place at the exposition build- ing. fillcompe(lng divisions must have 27 men in line, or 24 men and 3 officers, ex- cept divisions in Nebraska only, of which 16 men and 8 officers will bé required. All competing divisions 1n any class must articipate 1n the grand street purade on e 19th of October. Special prizes will be awarded tho successful bands that compete, the largest visiting division in the purade, the most soldierly captain and the division coming the longest dis- tance. The judges will composed of three army officers. Interspersed with the above programme will be a number of novel features of entertainment that will prove pleasant and please the tastes of all. General Carnahan, The general was born in Lafayette. Tippecanoe, Indiana, forty-five years ago, and has lived in the same state up to the present time. At the breaking out of the war he was in attendance at Wa. bash college, Crawfordsville, which he left at the first call for troops. He had been a membber of Lew Wal- lace's regiment before the call to arms by the nation and en- listed n it as a private of Companv 1. The regiment was known as the Eleventh Indiana, or Lew Wallace's Zouaves. He remained with it until 1862, when he was transferred to the Eighty-sixth, Later he was placed upon the staff of Sam Beatty and still later was with Gen- eral Tom I. Woods, commander of the division in the Fourth army corps, where he remained till the close of the war. He was 1n the command of his regiment when but nineteen years of age. He never missed a battle while in the Army of the Cumberland till the war closed. He was never wounded and never had even as much as his skin broken during the straggle. At Missionary Ridge, how- ever, he was knocked down in a charge while leading in the advance, and sus- tained some bruises, but was enabled to continue in the fight. He returiied to his native state at the close of the war, re- cntered Wabash - college in Sep- tember of 1865 anda graduated in 1866, He undertook the study of law, was admitted to the bar, and later elected prosecuting attorney for Tippecanoe county, in which capacity he served for three terms. He was then elected judge of the circuit court for that county, filling the position four years, and later relinquished iton ac- count of his dechning health. In order to recuperate, he accepted the vposition of attorney general of the state nnder Governor Albert . Por- tgr and held the position for four years, retaining it for some time after the change of the administration. For two terms, he was department commanded of the Grand Army of the Republic for Indiana, for two terms in 1883 and 1883, He was also judge advocate general of the same organization for two- terms: for two terms also he acted as in- spector general in_the national body of same society. Hejoined the Knights of Pythias in 1874, becoming & member at Lafayette. He was elected to the grand lodge of Indiana, in 18i8, and then grand vice chancellor for two years, ater to the position of grand chancellor and next to supreme representative. In 1881 he was elected major of all the Pythians in the country, the first man upon whom this honor was conferred. When he assumed the dutics of the position there were 3,000 knights of the order in the world." Lo-day there are 19,000 kunights on the roll, with the following states containing brigu«lrs. each containing the accompanying number of regiments: Ohio 7, Indiana 5, Illinois 8, Michig Pennsylvania 3, lowa 3, K fornia 2, Missouri 2, Nebraska 2 and New York 2. There are regiments in followin, states: New Jer- sey; Massachusetts, with thir- teen divisions, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Colorado, Kentucky. the last. mentioned contafning fourteen divisions. In every other state and territory.in the union thereis also a_smaller nuwber of divisions, while Canada has three divisions and the finndwiuh Islands one division. Arr: ments are now being made 0 establish the order in England, France. Gen- cral Carnahan is also a member of the Blue Lodge of Masons, and the Loyal legion of the department of In- diana. He visited Nebraska a yeuar ago l1ast February, hunting for a man who was trying to defraud the insurance branch of the order and found him, thus saving the fund a handsome amount, He is now an. attorney, representing the Penn Life insurance of Philadelphia, Mrs. Carnahan, who accompanies the Qt-n , is the guest of Mrs. John J. Monell, 2025 Dodge street. Committee and Delegates. - The following are the committees for the grand lodge entertainment: Executive—E. E. French, chairman; H. J. Wells, secretary; C. P. Needham, treasurer; Harry Merriam, J. Donnelly, ff M. E. Kerr, H, C. Cole, W. W. Wells, . D. Cook, A. I, Borden, Thomas Bur- rell, Julius Meyer, Dave Kaufmun, J. k., Smith, John Hayward, George H. Cra- f"' J. H. Gibson, Charles Ulrich, C. S. Higeins. Ball and Supper—Julius Meyer, A. F. Barden, Dave Kaufman, Harry Merriam, J;)lm Hayward, John Jeukins, C. S. Hig- gins, Finance—J. E. Smith, A. F. Borden, Dave Kaufman, C. P. Needham, C. S, Higgins. Transportation and Hotels—A. F. Bor- den, H. J. Wells, J. Donnelly, Jr. Prize drill and parade—George H. Crager, Thomas Burrell, ¥. Donunelly, jr., Julius Meyer. Music—dJulius Meyer, Dave Kaufman, J. H. son., Printing—Harry Merriam, N. D. Cook, W. F. Thomas. Invitations—J. T. McMannis, Harry Merriam, J. E. Smith, W. S, Spencer, John Hayward, James A. Brown, Halls and grounds—dulius Meyer, Andy Bord Harry Merriam. Decorations—Charles Ulbrich .S, lllgfiins. J. Donnelly, jr.,, Julius Meyer, W. F. Thomas, Single tickets—dJulius Meyer,J. H. Gib- John Jenkins. Fair ground privileges—Dave man, Kauf- sentatives from the subordin- to the grand lodge which meets 1n th ity to-day are as follows: Nebraska, No. 1, Omah . W. Loun- ry. M. Toft T. Withrow; Myrtle 2. Omaha—W. W. Wells, George W. Sabine, Andy Borden; Bellevue No. 3, Papillion—C. D. Borger; Planet No. 4, Omaha—F. H, Wagner,Julius I'reitschxe Garfield No. ¢, B Allber, Eurcka No. . P som; iStar deth; Antioc| Edwards; " TH The repr ate lodges 0 % H Clay Center, Lincoln No. 16, W. ie, W. L. Dayton; Tecumseh, No, 17. e, C. L. Wilson: Falls City No. dfernon: Fairbury No. 19, Geo.” H, Turner; Morning No. 20, Nor- folk, Dr. A. L. Macumber; khorn No. 22, West Point, George Korb; Schiller . 23, Nebraska City, Fred Fass; West Point No. 24, West Point, L. Bley; Humboldt No, 25, Morris Friend; Omaha No. 26, H. Hornberger, C. Grote. Hastings, No. 28, John F. Ballinger, Joseph C. Williams; Calantha, No. 2 Red Cloud, A. C. Mosmer; Sterling, No. 31, Lester Roberts, mph, No. 82, Fremont, J. E. Frick; Superior, No. 33, L. B. Adams; Pine, No. 81, Long Pine, E. W, Hoyt; Auburn, No. 35, Herbert Wilson; Appolo, 86, Lincoln, Richard O'Neill, W.'S. Hamilton; Ivanhoe, No. 37, Johnson, D, D, Adams; Magic City, 0. 38, Holdredge, J. B, Edgar; Mystic, No, 39, Aurora, L. W. Shuman; ierce 40, W. Z. Andrews; Marshall 41, Lincoln, E.T. Roberts, F. H. Bohanan; Willow Girove 42, McCook, J. W. Camp- bell; Helmet 48, O'Neill, W. D, Mathews; Cypress. 44, Tuble Rock, E, A, Peck; = == s Jamon 45, Dayid Ci Nysian No, 46, Grand Gauntlet 47, Plattsmouth, Harmonin 48, W]ymnn. b, ¥, Theissen: Hector 49, Stella, H.'W. ; Ever: ireen 50, Waepinz Water, 8. W. Orton; delphia 51, Albion, §. H. Bollman; Blue Valley 62, Hebron, J. M. Bennett; Damascus 53, Chadron, F. R. House; Triangle 64, Omaha, R. H. Lucas, H, J. Wells, B. E. Rogers; Teutonia 53, Hast ings, S. Schwaibold; Vigil 56, Niobrara, J. C. Santee; Montgomery 57, Creighton, W. L. Henderson; Red Cross 58, Blue Hill, F. C. Buschow; Pythagoras 59, Omaha, J. T. McMannis; Dam- ocles 60, Hickman, Solomon Grimm; Custer 61, Broken Bow, W.J. Woods; vy 62, A-hlnnd, A. H, Gould; Kenil- worth 63, Ainsworth, C. . Alton; Sherif dan 64, Rushville, M. J. Tully: Lotus 65, Wayne, R. M. Goshorn; Silver 66, 8. T. James; Aramantha 67, Grafton, B. T. LaShell; Capital City 68, Lincoln, O. P, J. Dennis; Parke 69, Omuha, W. W, Bingham; Chevalier . A. Snow; d, R.R.Horth; B W. Cook; 2 v, J. W. Lewis; Mt. Shasta 7I, Omaha, H. C. Cole, W, H. Hanchett; Antlers 72, Elkhorn, 8. 8. Beebe; Geneya 78, Geo. R, Green; Minerva 74, Tecum- sch, W, E. Sandifer; Sutton 75, R. S. Silver; Oriole 76, Omaha, Harry Merri- am, W. L. Scism; Beaver City 77, J. 8. Phebus; Seward 78, J. W. Dupin; Enter- prise 79, Omaha, A. J. Baldwin; Viola80, Omabha, C. . Ulbrich; Ewing 81, D, L. ‘ramer; Marathon 82, Omaha, J, C. wlor;'Forest 84, Omaha. C. A.'Oleson. 1e Beatrice lodge has not as yet res turned the credentials of 1ts representa- tives. All lodges organized since July are not vllki!luh to grand lodge repre- s this session. The basis of representation to the grand lodge is one representative for every fifty members or fraction thereof and an additional repre- sentatiye for the major fraction of hfty in addition, Bestowing the Colors. Yesterday evening, despite the chilly air, there was an excellent attendance of Knights of Pythias at the base ball park for the regimental drill. Major General Carnahan with his wife and Cotonel and Mrs. John J. Monell were present in a barouche, together with Colonel Burrell and all the staft oflicers. There was also present a goodly nnmber of spectators. After the line had been formed the open carriage of Colonel C. 8. Higgins, regi- mental quartermaster, drawn by four beautitul bays, were driven to the en- trance. In it were Colonel George H. Crager, of Major General Curnahan's staff, Colonel Hanchett, surgeon general of Nebraska, Colonel Higgins and Mrs. Colonel G. H. Crager, Mrs. C. S. Higgins and Mrs. Captmin Hay- ward. A moment later the beautiful red flag of the regiment unfurled, and as the carriage rolled into the enclosure, the banner was recognized by the band and immediately accorded the regulation salute. As the carringe was driven aronnd the enclosure to the front of the and ornate wdmiration. 1t took up a vosition near Colonel Bur- rell. Adjutant Dounelly stood a the regulation distance, Regiments geon Dinsmoor a few paces nearer the carriage, while the color guard with Color-sergeant Sprague stood a little to- ward the r of the last-mentioned ofticial. The picture comprehending several hundred expectant hnights, a large number of sympathetic friends, and the highest active ofticial of the rank in the world, was particularly interesting. When everybody was prepared for the event, Surgeon Hanchett arose in the barouche, and in strong and resonant tones, every one of which was heard and every word it bore understood at a dis- tance of 200 feet, addressed the assembled Kni‘fihls ag follows: Officers and Gentlemen of the Omaha Reg- iment: A quarter of & century ago, when our country was filled with the mutterings of war, the wives, mothers and sweethearts throughout this brave land brought these colors to the vutgoing soldiers, and the old Spartan charge, **‘Come not back save with shields or on them.” came from these ines of America, ‘l'o-day. in peaceful times, these colors, attended by the guirdons of our order, are brought to you by the in- terested ladies of Omaha. Take them and, to-day, remember that these ladies demand from vou the same bravery as did the women of old and that the attributes of your daily lives in your dealings, man with" man, be friendship, charity and benevolence, The flag and guidons were then accent- ed by Colonell Burrell, and as they de- scended from the carriage were thrice saluted by the band, Sir Knight Lounsberry was then called forward to reply to the speech of presen- tation and accept the standard in the name of the regiment, which he did in tha following terms: In behalf of the Omaha reziment of the Knights ot Pythias, it gives me great pleas- ure to accept this beautiful gift, ana in doing 80 1 must give expre: n to the feeling a‘? gratitude by which we are actuated, and we now return our most heart-felt gratitude to the esteemed donors. We accept them in the same spirit of the Spartans of old, But, while doing so, it may truthfully be said that the Spartan spirit o1 to-dav is not what it was of old, ‘The Spartan of these times does not imbue his hands in the blood of his fel- low man. The Spartan spirit is exercised in deads of goodwill and beuevolence,and seeks honor in other fields than those of war. It is this spirit which animates our knights and it is this spirit with which we accept these beautiful colors. 1 do not know that I have much more to say except to the ladies who have givev themn to us, that we will carry them for them, and 4n carrying will remem- ber the generougdonors. The color Phard and right and left Funrds then advanced, and into their hands were delivered the flagons, Knight Sprague, perhaps the most stal- wart knight in the batalion receiving the regimental flag. ‘I'he colors were then borne to the ranks and the drill was con~ tinued. The regimental flag is rich wine ored silk, trimmed with yellow frin, Onone side is beautifully painted the braska coat of arms with the words * i3 ond regiment, uniform rank, nights of Pythias.” On the reverse is the emblem of the order, a beautiful hily, surrounded by a wreath'of laurel beautifully painted and lettered, The top of the statl1s sur- mounted by a gold-washed corslet and helmet with a raised visor, in miniature, such as were worn in the daysof chivalry The guirons are of blue and of the regu- lation pattern, being emblazoned with the lily and the words “Scecond Regiment K. of P. of Nebraska.” A standard regi- mental flag of the national colors remains to be presented, and this will arrive on Wednesday next and be borne in the arade on that day. The money w were purch Colonel C, n which these colors d was raised by Mesdames 8. Higgins, Mrs. Colonel George H. Crager and Mrs. Captain Hayward, It was quite a considerable amount and in consequence of their de- votion, the names of these ladies, in the order mentioned, will be engraved on a brass plate on the sta The flags were made under the auspices of Lily division, K. of . in Columbus, O., and are among the most beautiful of any flags in this city. Sketch of the Order. In the winter of 1860-61 Justus Hull Rathbone, now of the war department at Washington, then a young school school teacher at Eagle Harbor, N. Y., prepared @ rough draft of a ritual of an order to be known as the Kmghts of Pythias. For three years circumstances prevented him from making known his plans, and it was not until February 15, 1864, in Washington City, that he un- folded his plans, On that day several gentlemen, members of & musical society known as the “'Orion Glee Club,” met and all being sclemnly obligated listened to the reading of the ritual. So pleased were they with the principles of the pro- posed order that they rmined to or- ganize. On February 19, 1864, the first lodge of the order of Knights of Pythias was instituted and known as Washimgton lodge No. 1. J. H. Rathbone was appointed to draft & ritual and he at once roported with the one already prepared by him which was |do=md‘ At that time thers were but two de- grees of the order; the first and second which would w-dq be known as the second and third, er Esquire and Knight— the rank of page having been added Iater on. On April 8, 1864, the first grand Yodge was instituted and atonce the work of organizing subordinate lodges took place. Several lodges were organized but on June 13, 1865 the Grand lodge held its Jast meeting and assed away. In the same month Washington, the maiden lodge, ceased mecting, and jts members joined, August 1, 1805, with those of other lodges, Franklin lodge, it being the only lodge of the order in ex- istence, This sarviving lodge prospered somewhat, and at the close of the year had a membership of sixty and $200 in the treasury. In the beginning of the year 1866 the members of Franklin lodge all yet enthusiastic with the objects and purposes of their order, determined to make streneous efforts toward resusci- tating the old lodges or establishing new ones. ‘I'wo hundred copies of the con- stitution, after revision, were distributed, and, as a resuit, new interest was awuk- ened in the order, On April 21, 1864, Mr. Rathbone, for ons later fully und satisfactorily ex- ned, had resigned from membership of the order, but on April 80, 1866, ho was readmitted to full membership, and trom t! time on the order prospered. On y 1, 1866, the grand lml;(n was reor- ganized at Washington, D. C., with Mr. Rathbone as nd chancellor, and at this meeting tl ritual and all secret work was thoroughly revised. The lodge regalia at this time was of the apron order, 7 On June 4, 1866, the grand lodge had 1 its exchequer §61, 60 of which it had borrowed from subordinate lodges. A RAPID RISE. On Jannary 1, 1867 the total member- ship in the order was but 379, but from this on the order prospered, and on June 80 of that year haa a total enrollment of 694, In February, 1807, the order se- cured a foothold in Pennsylvania by the institution of a lodge in the city of delphia. In November of the same 1t began work in Maryland. In 1 ber lodges were instituted in New Jersey. In Delaware 1t secured representation carly in 1868, In April of that year the order was introduced in the state of Louisiana. In May, 808, Rathbone lodge was instituted ew York, thus introducing the order its originator’s native state, Next came ite advent into Califorma, then West Virginia, then followed in quick sion Massachusetts, New Hamp- shire, Connecticut and the other New England states, Obio, Indiana, Illinoi Towa, Kentucky, Missour: and Kan: and following these it took its way to the far west, until it has secured a footing in all the states and nearly all the territories of the union. In August, 1868, the supreme lodge of the world was organized, and Sumuel Reed elected supreme chancellor. After this the order spread rapidly, passing to the British provinees of North America and the islands of the s invading further the kingdom of Great Britain and the domain of foreign powers, and to-day it has a membership of over three hundred thousiand. It was in 1874 that the titles of officers were changed, and their oflicial titles designated us they are known to-day. The network of this order rests upon the beautiful andfamiliar story of Damon and Pythias, which, be it fact or fiction, 18 worthy of emulation by the busy men of to-day. Beneath this 1s the covenant vid and Jonathan, no iess touching ' stration of pure friendship, and to the christiun mind, beyond the possibility of tiction, Three pillars grace its splen- did architecture, the one friendskip, the second charity, the last benevolence. In the subordinate lodge are three degrees; the hirst the initiatory rank of page, the second the armorial rank of esquire, the tiird the chivalric rank of kmght. The uniform rank is a distinctive feat~ ure. 1t is a rank of itself and while no higher in Pythian knighthood than the third degree, it is a distinguishing degree to which many aspire, und which has added much to the interest in the order. The next 1s the grand lodge degree, to which none bgt P, C.'s are eligible or those who have passed the chair of the subordinate lodge; then the supreme loage degree to which only those who have been through the grand lodge are entitled. The ¢endowment rank is an adjunct to the subordinate lodge and is a separate degree in itself. This degree 1s not com- pulsory on a knight and he can take it or not, as he sees fit. Its plan of insurance, however, is very popular, and the rankis growing in numbers every year. It was adopted at the session of the supreme lodge held in Cleyeland August 14, 1877, The supreme lodge was organized in 1868, Somuel Reed, of New Jersey, being the first supreme chanceilor. hon. How- ard Douglas, of Cincinnati, is the present supreme chancellor, and R. L. C. White, of Nashville, S. K. of R. and 8. SBIRASKA'S FIRST GRAND LOD On October 13, 1869, the first session of the Nebraska Grand Lodge K. of P. was held m Omaha, At that time thirteen P. C.’s met at a hail in the third story of the J. J. Brown building on "the southeast corner of Fourteenth and Douglas streets, pursuant to uotice. Hon. Samuel R supreme chan- was present and nstalled the rs. This session, beginning on Wednesday, closed on T'hursday evening after a session . which considerable enthusinsm was manifested by the small number of members. The ™ following oflicers were at this meeting elected: Crager; rter; vice ,'John Q. Goss; grand 3. French; granda bunker, . C. Bruner; grand guide, Willia Venerable patriareh, George H. grand chancellor, David € Absolutely Pure. This powder never varivs. A marvel of pur ty,strength and wholesomeness. Mare econ omical than the ordinary kinds, atd cannot be ia competition with the miititude of iow cost short weight alum or phosphnie powders, nl‘ only in cans. Kovat Bakisg Powpks Ce, Wali-st,, N. Y. Be disappointed, it you look to us for thoroughly good, new and fashe ionable clothing, hats and furnishings, for men and boys. 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All goods marked in vlain ficures and at strictly one price at Nebraska Clothing Company Cor. Douglas and 14th sts., Omaha. Wells; grand inner steward, grand outer steward, John Taylo It will be noticed that the title cers differed ut that time from those of At this session there were but After the ad- Diamond Mcrchum, ‘/D/" DR ORNE'S Electro-Magnetic Belts ! The Grandest ‘ITliv-nnlm_ol_Eleclric Science— Scientifically Made and Practically Applied. DISEASES CURED WITHOUT MEDICINES. to-day. five lodges i the state. journment of the grand lodge a banquet was tendered to the members at Tivoll garden on the southwest corner of Ninth and Farnam streets, The nistory of is known to organization it has prospered and to- day there are throughout eighty-nine lodges of the order and total membership of 3,600, lodge is out of debt and has in its treas- ury $4,000 cash and #1,000 loaned out. of Nebraska Pythians are har- braska The ra monious and the enthusiasm of the many younger members coupled with the cau- tion and experience will tend to make the future one of per- fect progress for this young and excel- lent order. Eprigs of Myrtle. morning Colonel Thomas Burrell with the regimental staff and line oflicers of the Omaha regiment (Second) headed by the regimental band, marched to the depot to receive Major General James R. Carnahan, of Indianapohs, commander of the uniform rank, K. of P. procession made Gentlemen's Belt. of the older ones, with Electric — WHEN ALL The tractive showy uniforms of the knights being par- ticularly noticenble. arrived Colonels J. J. Monell and Geo.H. Crager, of General boarded the car and received the general The band played a wel- has accomplished What ‘min, 160 K. 39th 8t., N GNETIC BELT ew York—and thouzands of 18 superior to all others- Ly wre strong or mild 1t of $4) throughos ulation of the lije When the 9:45 train ‘produces o continm Carnahan’s staff, and his wite. coming officers Colonel ! Colonel J.T. McManis, Major Andrew Borden,Major D geon; Li tant;Lieutenant C. 8. quarter-mas Needham, DI, W J. B orand Manufacturer, DR. HORNE’S ELECTRO-MAGNET IC_BELT-TRUSS.§ DEWEY & STONE, L R ] "FURNITURE | AR RGP EDOO D S EC P FFFE S EHEH N EEOE SN FID Bl R NS cgimental sur- Doneily, adjn- and Captains Whinnery. Cole, Cone, Lang, Hayward, Hornberger, Anderson, Spen- cer, up were taken to a carriage drawn by four horses, whence, escorted by the Omaha roceeded up Tenth street thence to the Millard. The hendgnarters of the Knights have been established in exposition hall.whi has been profusely decorated with fes- toons comprising the colors of the order, and flags of all shapes and colors, em- blazoned with the symbols of the society. The place will remain open during the session of the lodge. The representatives are coming in on every train, and their numbers will be augmented by the arrival of some of the most distinguished Pythians ot the coun- try. The membership of the present sion of the grand lodge will be about 120, but the presence of the various Uniform divisions and other inter swell the Pythian host to many thou- The welcome of the members of this prosperous order to Omaha will be hearty from every quarter, and the re- ciprocal greetings be and the citizen will be e bered by all. have and Pythians, they to_Farnam an A magnificant disrbla‘\_: of everything useful and ornamental in the furniture maker’s art, at reasonable prices. PRIVATE DISEASES d people wili WIO 18 TNACQUAINTED WITH TR GFEOG) COUNTRY WILL SKE BY BXAMINING TH1S sands. n the wisitor to be remen- arrangements ception to the Knights are complete, Brigadier General W. L. Dayton and d trom Lincola last evening. They are at the Millard. Colonel M, C. Wyo., arrived last wife arri Barkell of Cheyenne, Cash Always Balanced. 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