Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 26, 1888, Page 3

THE WEEK IN SOCIETY. Miss Poarl Hartman Gives a Do- lightful Party. THE METROPOLITAN CLUB BALL.' The Press Club Benefit at Boyd's To- morrow Night—Esmeralda Club Ball--Some Bits of Gonsip. For the first week of Lent it must be said that society people have been conscientiously jet and_but few parties have been given, record of the week’s doings will be found belows . ot Miss Prart HARTMAN entertained her friends at her beautiful home 2220 on Wed- mnesday evening last. Dancing was the order of the evening. Among the guests were the following: isses Saaie Nash, Kittie Bar- ker, e Detwiler, Lillian House, Carrie House,Gussie Price, Margaret Bodkin, Daisy Dosne, Emily Wakeley, Dollie Polack, Lila Alexander, Lulu Ballantine, Mary Stephcns, George Sharp, Alice Parker, Carrie Glacomini, Gundie_Coburn, Mabel Pratt, Nettie Johnson, May Williams, Anna Wi Margaret Brown, Gussie Tre- maine, 'Jennio Young, Blanch Hell- race Himebaugh, Florence O'Hanlon Jessle Parsell, Ella Armstrong, Margaret Cook May Yates, Puuline Goldshith, Linic Breokenrldge, Nettie Sherwood, Nettic Rtosc- ‘water, Stella_O'Hanlon, Addie Newman, Maud Polack, Maud Staley, Emma Kelley, Edith Crandall, Alice Chambers, Grace Hef. fley, Mabel Harris, Florence Lee, May Clarke, Stells Bullard, Nellic Bowman, Ce- celis Willis, Sadie Stone, Lettie Stone, Ma- rion Crandall, Flo Steeves, Nelsie Hughes, ellie Bauserman, Stella Mount, Mamie ilson, Minnie Roberts. Messrs. Fred Me- Cormick, Will Allen, Reed McBurney, Harry Sharp, l-iaFr Bishop, Bert Cook, Ed Me- Can, rank Ballantine, Drake O'Rellly, Charlie Ellis, Herbert Rogers, Harry Hicks, Walter Vaughan, Harry Sta- loy, Clark, Redick, Bobert Keliey, Harry [oores, John Kelley, William Marsh, Clar- ence Prico, Fred itustin, Frank Sifnpson, Charlie Stone, Ned Sfiger, George Pundt, Merrion Welsh, Charlic Recd, Allen Ko- mana, Ed Smith, Wilcox Stephens, Ed_Bow- man, Perry Badolet, Howard Clarke, Wood Allen, Bob Smith, 'Victor Rosewater, Wal- r Morris, Georpe Rounds, Burleigh Moore, arvey Smith, Walter Miner, Wallace Tay- lor, Bert Wheeler, George Miner, Ed Wilbur, Guy Smith, Charlie Merill, Ed' Sherwood, Hilton_Fonda, Ed_Mullen, Will Heller, Joo Aber, Maurice, McNair, Fred Breckenridge, Will Griffitts, Richard Hahn, Mark Rosen' stock, Joo Oberfelder. . _a% Tir EMERALDA CLUI gave its fifth party of the season at Germania hall last Monday evening. Among those present were the Misses Edwards, Shipman, Condon, Emma Brandt, Minnie Brandt, Bean, Wren, Whit- ney, Lizzie and Nellie Benson, Allenspaugh, Ryan, Drexcl, Stelling, Abrams, Burns, Fritcher, Scott, Leland, Blum, Karbach, Epenter, Mrs. Magrane, Mrs. Dale, Miss Koch of' St. Joe; Messrs. Grove und (eorge Benson, J. Schlank, James Balch, jr., Oscar Goodmin, Drexel,” Gramlich, Karbach, Un- r, Waltefield, B. C. Bell, J. H. Vaughan, arrett, Bachnian, Brandt,” Mullett, McCoy, Barker, Kendall, feries, 'Bower, T, Wheeler, McMullin, Chapin, Unger, J. Phile 1ips of St. Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Bebee, The lust party of the season, which was to have been givon March 12, his been postponed un- til after Easter. Begley, Ebeneter, o Tur MeTROPOLITAN CLup gave a formal opening and ball at the new und elegant quarters of the society on Saturday evening February 20, The rooms of the clubare situ- ated at Fourteenth and Dodge strects. The ladies room is the west of the suite and is not excelled by any club in Omaha us to furnish- ings and upholstery. 'The ladies room_opens into the billiard room, provided with two tables. The reception room_adjoins the billiard room and this opens into the card and dining room, well appointed and_finoly lighted. A hall runs through the centre of the suite into which all the rooms open. The entire interior decorations of the rooms are superb. Saturday night the rooms were ablaze with light and with the floral decora- tions which cost & nice sum, presented & pic- ture such as is rarely seen in the west. As a whole the formal opening was a brilliant success made so by those who were present as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Burmester, r. and Mrs. Mendelssohn, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Nedd, Mr. and Mrs. F. Adler, J. J. Eich- man and wife, Mr. and Mrs. A.’ Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cahn, J. Robinson and wife, 8. Katz and wife, Mr. and Mrs. M. Meyer, Mr. and Mrs M. Sloman, D. Kaufman and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cahn, H. Rosen- stork and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Benson, Mr. and Mrs. I New, Martin Cann_and 'wife, 8. Goctz and wife, A. Heller and wife, M. Hellmon and wife, 8.'A. Sloman and wife, Sol Bergman and wife, A. Huas and wife, H. Rehfeld and wife, Misscs Alpiner, Roths: child, Seligsohn, Bloom, Rosenfeld, Logans, L. Rosenberg_(Chicago), Schlesinger, Mrs. Aaron Cahn, Misses Wise, Newman, Sonne- hill, Mrs. Goldsmith, Misses Brandies, Rind- shopf, Haas, Messrs. Fisher, Seligman, Hoyn, Ohlman, Freyhan, Polach, Max Meyer, Julius Meyer, Silberstein, Seligsohn, Hyman, Lazarus, Elgutter, Seligsohn, Schles- inger, ‘essel (Lincoln), Bloom, Deiches, folder, Roedor, Roeder (Milwaukee), Smith, Drukker, Brandeis, Mandel, Stone- hill, Gladstone, 5 o THIE PRESS CLUD BENEFIT to-morrow night at Boyd's promises to be not only a financial success but a social one of the first magni- tude. The advance sale has been large and there is no doubt thut the house will be crowded with the wealth and fashion of Omaha. A programme of unusual excel- lence has been arranged, and is as follows PART 1. ‘3’.‘” nes. Bones, . R. Goodall, J. M. Tanner, W. S, Paynter, D. A. Doty. G. F. Gellenbeck, LA Charles Watson! Opening Overtare.... Boyd's Opera House Band. Opening Chorus, “O Hail Us Ye Free.” By the entire compan Song, ‘“The Yeoman's Wedding «..Howard riges. is'nt but it Looks Lu B. Cake M Song, ‘Only a Mi rs, Comic Scng, “Mayb That Way. Song, “Three Sailo) Mr. Thos. Song, “Genevieve' r. Wal .Marzials Overture by the band. “'Hibreas the Cretan"" Avrig from Quartette, “My Love is Like the Red, Red' Kose. Ganett ++..Elliott o g8 Recitation, “Fgliancora" Aria, “Ah’ non Avea'' Mr. B. B. Young. Recitation, “Nobil Soignr” ! Aris, “Nobil Donna" ({el Hugenots) Meyerbeer ell, ‘ol. Will Visscher +++.Michaelis Verdi ..Donizetti b. “Mserare Il Trovatore" ‘The Mandolin Club, PART 111, YTHE NEW ADONIS." Mr. Cotter. Mr. Endets. Mr, Gallenbeek, Mr, Wi Mr. Paynter Miss Eva Goodall Dennis, a Policeman Seats can be obtained at the opera bouse to-morrow. Ohit Chat. Mr. J. E. Markel is in California. Mr. Richard M. Genius 18 in New York. Mrs. R, C. McClure is visiting in New York. Mrs. P. H. Allen and daughter are visiting in Rochester, N. Y. The Unity club gave another delightful party at Masonic hall last night. Miss Huhnltbwl,ht. of Peoria, Il is visiting at the home of R. E. Pease, Mr. and Mrs: S. W, Rendskopf have re- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1888, ~TWELVE PAGES. KELLEY, STIGER & CO. SPRING DRESS GOODS. Our very marked success last week by placing on sale the first NEW DRESS GOODS, assures us that the trade is ready for FRESH and DESIR- ABLE DRESS GOODS. We have added many new and beautiful fabrics during the past week, making our stock the most complete and extensive in NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS of any in the city. ENGLISH BROADCLOTHS. A bealRiful quality, medium weight, suitablo for present season. Al desirable shades. 654 INCH--OUR PRIOE $1.65. Stefano Cloth--Henrietta Finish. A new and choice weave, all the beautiful spring tints—Bauve, Serpant Rosewood, Mousse, Gobelin, French Grey, Mahogany, Navy, Riseda, Royal, Oardinal, Veri Rose, Oream and White, with handsome trimmings to match and for combination. Frencn Satines and Imported Zephyr Cloths. ‘We lead in novel designs and colorings. STYLES EXCLUSIVELY OUR OWN. Paris Novelty Costumes. Our first special offering of choice patterns on Monday. ‘The very latest SIDE BAND OMBRA effects in silk and wool. Ask to see these elegant and stylish novelties. Only shown by us in this city. ‘The greatest bargain of all for Monday. ALL WOOL (summer weight) LADIES' OLOTH, 64-inch at 60c. SALBE LIMITED—ONE DRESS PATTERN TO EACH CUSTOMER. NEW ALL WOOL PLAIDS. NEW SHEPARD CHECOKS NEW SILK AND WOOL CHECKS AND STRIPES. Latest Novelties in DRESS TRIMMING, BUTTONS, &c. ‘We are showing all the latest French Novelties in Dress Trimmings, Ornaments, Passementerie, Cords, Tassels, Buttons, &c., &c., in Hand Crochet, Orochet and Jet Combination, Jet, Silk Cord, French Tinsel Wire, &o., &o., in all the latest shades and effects. HOSIERY. HOSIERY. ' HOSIERY. 76 dogen Ladies' Lisle Thread Hose, black, navy, seal and wine, at 20c; worth 30¢. 60 dozen Ladies' extra fine French Balbriggan Hose, full regular made, with heavy double heels, in black, cream, navy and seal, at 25¢; worth 40c. 80 dozen Ladies’' Real French Lisle Thread Hose, all full regular made and warranted fast colors, black, greys, and assorted tans. They are tegular 60c goods. Sale price, 38¢c. ‘We call Ladies' special attention to our new brand of Stainless Black Hose. “ONYX STAINLESS BLACK" at 50c, 60c and 76c. We are solo agents in this oity for this celebrated Hose, which we oonfidently(recom- mend and guarantee as absolutely stainless fast black; it will not stain the feet or garments in any way and withstands the effects of repeated washing with soap and soda as well as perspiration; it contains nothing which is likely to be injurious to the wearer or the fabric, and the stock- ing will remain as perfect fast black aslong as it lasts. OUR GUARANTEE. If these goods do not prove to be exactly as we represent them, we will cheerfully refund the money, even after they have been worn. Linens and Furnishing Goods. 16 pleces Turkey Red Damask, warranted fast color, 66 inches wide, 26¢; reduced from 40c. 26 8-4 dinner-size Bleached Double Satin Damask Napkins. This is our ;%gu‘l)ar 8476 quality; for this sale .60. 1 case Marseilles Pattern Bed Spreads, extra large size and very heavy, $1.00; sold elsewhere for 100 6-4 Raw Silk Table Covers, beautiful patterns, to close, $1.60; ‘worth 82,60, 10 pieces Bleached German Table Linen, 64 inches wide; our price for thir sale, 76c; worth $1.00. TOW EL8---26¢---TOWELS. All our Huck and Damask plain and knotted fringe Towels which we have sold for 80c, 36¢ and 40c for Monday 26c. EMBROIDERIES. Great attractions at our Embroidery Counter all the week, the follow- ing are only a few of the many bargains that will be offered. 2500 yards FINE CAMBRIC EMBROIDERIES from 2 to 6 inches wide, perfect cloth and perfect needlework, beautiful designs, 8ic; worth from 12ic to 15c. 2500 yards FINE CAMBRIC EMBROIDERIES from 2 1-2 to 6 inches wide, perfect cloth, perfect needlework, beautiful designs, 12!c; worth from 20c to 23c. 2000 yards FINE CAMBRIC EMBROIDERIES from 3 1-2 to 8 inches wide, perfect cloth, perfect needlework, beautiful designs, 25¢; worth from 35¢c to 40c. Manufacturers’ Odd and Short Ends. In order the close out the balance of odd and short ends of Embroideries we have marked them at prices that will take them out with a rush. They ocome in11-2, 2 should see this lot. 1-4, 8 and 4 1-2 yard lengths. Parties in search of bargains 45-Inch Swiss Embroidered Skirtings. 25 pleces 46-inch Swiss Embroidered Skirting, 81 a yard; worth 81.40. 26 pieces 45-inch Swiss Embroidered Skirting, 81.20 a yard; worth $1.65. 26 pieces 46-inch Swiss Rmbroidered Skirting, $1.26 a yard; worth 81.76. 80 pleces 45-inch Swiss Embroidered Skirting, $1.35 a yard; worth $2.00. 80 pieces 45-inch Swiss Embroidered Skirting, 81.60 a yard; worth §2.26. 25 pleces 45-inch Swiss Embroidered Skirting, 82.00 a yard; worth 82.76. 22Y,-Inch Swiss Embroidered Flouncing We will open Monday morning an immense assortment of new Swiss and Nainsook Embroidered Flouncing; in pretty and dainty designs; just the right thing for Misses' Gretchen Dresses; at 450, 60c, 650, 75¢, 850, $1.00. 81.25, 81.60 a yard. These are perfect gems of art, and genuine bar- gains. HANDKERCHIEFS. 100 dozen Ladies’ White Hemstitched Sheer Linen Lawn Handkerchiefs in 1-2, 3-4 and 1 inch hems, 12 1-2¢; actual value 26c. 100 dozen LADIES LINEN OAPE COLLARS (correct style), 6 1-4c; ‘worth from 10c to 12 1-2c. CORNER DODGE AND 15TH STREETS. e — turned from their bridal tour, and are now at home at the Millard. Miss Mira Buchanan, of Des Moines, is in the city visiting Mrs, Mamie Regan. Mr. Harry Sackett, the most noted silhou- ittist in the United States, is in the city. Miss Rachel Franco has accepted the posi- tlon of teacher of music in the Bellevue col- lege. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woodworth are home from an extended tour of the coast states. Superintendent Smith, of the Omaha Horse railway company, has returned from Cali- fornia. Mrs. Gardner, mother of Mrs. I. Hodgson, returned to her home at Minneapolis on Wed- nesday. Miss Thrall, who made many friends in Omaha during her visit here, has returned to her home at Detroit, Mich, The ball given by the second regiment uni- form rank K. of P., at Masonic hall on Wednesday night, was a grand success. Mr. Davenport, chief clerk at the Millard, returned Thursday from a trip to Denver, His estimable wife will remain in Colorado for week or two. The re are forty-three log school houses in Towa. Twenty-eight women are now studying at ia college. Rov. Dr. Thomas S. Hastings, of New York, has been offered the presidency of Union Theological seminary. Ex-Minister John Bigelow, who has just completed his seventieth yoar, graduated fitty-three years ago from Union college. Herr Gruber, the famous astronomer, director of the Pesth Meteorological institute, has been placed in a private lunatic asylum, The other day three ladies in India re- ceived the degree of B, A.—two at_the Uni- versity of Calcutta,and one at the University of Bombay. Dr. Cyrus Adler, oneof the Johns Hopkins university, Baltimoro, is engaged in catalogu- ing all the'Assyrian and Babylonian antiqui- ties in this country. A teacher at Punxatawney gave a schoel girl a severe whipping and then said: *Now, if you think I did wrong in gunuhing you thus, you may take the rod and serve me in @ like manuer.” To his astonishment the girl took him at his word and gave him a reg- ular thrashing. A well known lady of high position in Lowell, Mass., called on the treasurer of the fund for the proposed F'rench protestant col- lege and said that she wished to contribute K500 for the fund if the promise was made that her name would never be revealed. The promise was given and the money was forth- coming. The women of Russia are more ambitious for a liberal education than _their sex in any other European country. In 188 there were 779 female students at the universities, the majority being _daughters of noble political and military oficials. In addition to these are several hundred Russian ladies studying at_uon-Russian universities, principally in Switzerland aud in Paris. The majority study medicine. ‘The Cornell university register for 1887-88 records the most flattering success for that flourishing and ambitious young institution. ‘The list of oficers is increased to 109, exclu- sive of non-resident lecturers and university preachers. This is a larger number than were ever before connected with the univer- sity. The list of students shows a total at- tendance of 1,022, which lucks but_seven of being 200 more tnan were in attendance last year. Miss Alice Freeman, ex-president of Wel- lesley college, who was married to Prof, Palmer, of Harvard, on Friday, is thirty 0ld. She s a western girl by birth. and was raduated at the Ann Arbor. She isa bril- iant conversationalist, has large dark eyes, dark brown hair, .8 of medium height, and has a plump, well rounded figure. = Slio be- came president of Wellesley college seven years ago, having previously been a tutor there three of four years. ‘The New York Commercial Advertiser is dissatistied with the new president . for Princton college. It says: ‘‘The disconten of many warm friends, patrons and alumn! of Princeton college with the course of the trustees in selecting for the presidency of that institution & British subject who de- clines to me an American citizen, has not been allayed by the explanations of that matter which have been made in communica- tions printed in these columns. The fact re- mains that this man who has been chosen to be chief of a great American college which stands upon a revolutionary battletield, is not and will not become an American. citizen, and in the judgment of some of the best and wisest friends of Princeton that fact ought 0 disquality him, ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM Items of Interest to the Members of the Various Secret Orders. TROUBLE AMONG ODD FELLOWS. Masonic Reticence—Secret Orders in Omaha—A. O. U. W. Notes—The Pennsylvania Matters — General Gossip. Trouble Among the Odd Fellows, At the last session of the sovereign grand lodge, which was held in Denver, the next session, September, 1888, was voted to Los Angeles, Cal. There was considerable op- position to Los Angeles at the Denver ses- sion, but the opponents to the California town were not successful in downing the measure, Since the adjournment, however, considerable feeling has been aroused against. the session going to Los Angeles, particu- larly among Odd Fellows in the east. This feeling has manifested itself even to the point of prominent members of the order de- claring the selection of Los Angeles to have ‘been made solely for the reason that it will give a number of representatives whose terms expire with this session a chance to avail themselves of a free junketing trip; and not for the “good of the order,” but for indi- vidual pleasure and personal aggrandize-- ment. Not only have several representa- tatives been severely censured by official or- gansof the fraternity, but no littie abuse has been thrown upon the representatives from California, whereby it is imputed that they had carloads of wine and fruit shipped to Denver and along the route in order to curry favor with eastern representatives and thus gain their votes to meet this year in Califor- nia. These charges have aroused the fre of many members of the order in all sections of the country, who claim that the selection of Los Angelos was perfectly fair, and actuated by no personal motives whatever. In reply to the objections of the eastern brethren, the Odd Fellows of California have compiled some interesting facts and fii\ll‘i‘l. They stato that the sovereign grand lodge held a session at San Francisco in 1869, and that as a period of nineteen years has elapsed it is perfectly fair and just that the state should have the coming session. By way of argument the California members state that the session of 1860 was of vast beneflt to the order on the coast, and the present meeting will be farcmore 80. 1n 1860 the rmem- bership in California was 12,517. To-day it is fully 25,000, and the order is ina very flour- ishing condition. Since 1858 to January 1, 1877, the jurisdiction has expended $3.344,- 76180 for relief. oThey have now 835 sub- lodges, 107 Rebekah dégree lodges, and many encampments. The invested funds are about $2,000,000, thus larger than any jurisdiction except Pennsylvania. In membership Cali- fornia is fifth, Last year they expended for charity more than any jurisdiction except Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. California’s proportion of member- ship according to population is_greater than any jurisdiction except Pennsylvania. ly way of comparison the Californians makehe following showing: “The expense of the S. G. L. at Baltimore in 1885 was $31,136.50; at Boston in 1836, $32,824.41. The mileage at Denver was #27,- 916.90. All got 10 cents per wile, more than was ever given generally before or will be given again, Add to this printing journal, reports of officers, pos bound volumes and expressage and the total will not be more than the #32824.41 at Boston. California paid into the 8. G. L. in 1887, #2118, and drew for her four representatives $006. Illi- nois, Indiana, New York, Ohio and Pennsyl- vania all paid inavery little more each, while a large part of all the other jurisdic: tions drew out much more than each of them paid in. Say the representatives will only vote themselves 6 cents mileage and per diem instead of 10, there would be at once such a reduction that a vast saving would be made and every one have enough to pay their necessary expenses and have some left for contingencies. If the members will be satisfied to take only so much as will reim- burlle them for their expenses the session at Los Angeles will cost no more than the one at Denver. The rute from Chicago to Los Angeles and return wouid not be over $50— perhaps less.” It is not probable that the effortsof the . iscontented will result in_any change being made in the place of holding the session, yet 1tis true that in the grand bodies of several jurisdictions steps will be taken to bring about that end and on the whole the contest will assume interesting proportions in o few wecks. In the event of the session going elsowhere than Los Angeles, the Odd Fellows and_citi- ens of Nebraska ' will tender_the Sovereign srand Lodge L O, O. F.,a cordial welcome to deliberate in the great and growing metropolis of Omaha. Masonic Reticence. A gentleman from Philadelphia, who spent Thursday in Omaha, gave to a BEE repre- sentative some interesting information. The observations of the Pennsylvanian will not be news to journalists, and as the speaker is an old-time journalist himself, he speaks, very likely, from personal experience. +Of all the secret orders,* said the Phila- delphian, *‘the masons perhaps care the least for publicity of their affairs. It is a notice- able fact that in all the journals of tho coun- try which devote especial space to the publi- cation of news pertaining to the secret soci- eties, the reference to the doings of the A. F', and A. M. is the smallest in the matter of news given. This is not for the reason that the movements of the lodges of this great order are not as interestingas they arc im- portanty but is due to the fact that thero are ut few in position to accord informa- tion, while perhaps not really averse to giving news, who are inclined to furnish to the pross items concerning their order. 1t is of course not difficult for the industri- ous newsgatherer to furnish interesting reading concerning any important Masonic doings, yet he obtains his information by the greatest exertion. The reporter who is de- tailed todo Masonic work must rustle for the results he desires to attain. Met on all hands by the most cordial treatment the news gatherer ls, however, furnished only such items as his strict catechisms draw out, There are few of the officials in this great order who will volunteer any information for publication. No one, of course, can find any fault with this reticence, however, as no one outside of the order is entitled to know anything of the movements within, Itaf- fords, however, an opmrzuni‘% to remark the strong locks and bolts which are placed at Masonic portals, and serves to illustrate the completeness of this order's organization. While in other orders new mem- bers are solicited and recruits hunted up, in the Masouic code, 1t is an imperative rule that no member shall solicit an appli- cation card. ~Many have perhaps listened to the urging by members of some secret or- ders to some valued friend to become “one of them. The rules of their order permits it, and knowing the good qualities of their {riends they naturally desire his association inthe strongestties. But it is very rare that @ mason has been heard to solicit a new member. It is perhaps true that if one should approach his best friend, who is a mason, and should suggest that he would like to be one of them, that the greatest en- couragement, if any he would receive would be “It's a good order.’ And while that same friend might be willing, even anxious for you to be *'one of them,” you would be decidedly lucky should you succeed in getting encouragement from him. Perhaps this is because masons have learned to regard the lnkinr up of Masonic duties as a very sacred privelege; and’'that he who enters there should do'so of his own volition, and for the reason that he really desires the privilege of being a momber of the order. “‘While of course to be successful in theap- plication for membership one must be endors- ed yet it is equally true that if you wait for encouragement to cbecome an A, F. & A. M.. you will wait a long while, ‘‘All these things illustrate to the observant and uninitiasted how firm a foundation Masonry is built upon, and with what ex- cellent skill every portion of its architecture has been erected.” Omaha's Societies. There is perhaps no city in the world where greater interest 18 manifested in the affairs of secret and benevolent societies than in Omaha. It is equally true that no city has in proportion to its population as large a representation of the different secret organizations as may be found in this city. It is interesting, too, to notice the deep and continued interest taken in the progress of these societies.. ~ While in older cities the enjoyments and privilege of the lodge- room are indulged in by but a small percentage of the membership, in Omaha there are few who may be glassed a8 drones in their faithfulness to their order’s interest. There are, it is true, some who fall by the wayside, but their places are speedily filled by new and zealous recruits whose ac- tivity and zeal arouses anew the interest of the indolents who are ngt completely. deaf to the call of duty. In Omaha, aside from the various unions of laboring men, and others associated for mutual protection, there are more than thirty different secret orders rep- resented, by large and growing lodges. The prosperity of each of these is perceptible, Among these organizations may be mentioned the [nhuwlm(. Masons,Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor, Legion of Honor, Elks, 0. Forresters, '{\, . U. Order Chosen Friends, I. O, G. T., 0. H., A. O. Druids, I. O. 3 A. Mechanics, R. S. B., S. P, C. A., Modern Workmen, Re canum, . E., B.of L.F., B. of R.R. B., O. K K. The Pennsylvania Matter. John 1. Colton, G. C., of the Knights of Pythias, in Pennsylvania, in one of his many communications to S. C. Howard Douglus, said: “From the beginning the grand lodge of Pennsylvania has _always claimed, as it cluims now, the cxclusive right to form its own_constitution, und that for the govern- mentof its subordinate lodges.” Pythian history fully sustains this state- ment. Tue question arises, however, whether this claim, on the part of the grand body is warranted by the supreme law of the order. S. C. Douglas has declared that the jurisdic- tion of Pennsylyania is as much subservient to the rules of the supreme lodge as that of Nebraska or any other state; and the su- preme official hus emphasized his_views very completely. The majority of Pythians seem leased that this question has come up, hop- ng the next supreme lodge will fully express itself on the peculiar position the Keystono knights have assumed for these many years. It must not be supposed, however, that G. C. Colton is without supporters in his position. As an illustration it may be stated that in. Omaha, where the order is very strong, and where may be found some of the ablest definers of Pythian law in the order universal, there is a remarkable differ- ence of opinion'on _the subject. This differ- ence has not, and of course will not, assume the form of public controversy and discus. sion, yet it is not & difiicult task to find among the leading knights of this city sev- eral whoare well versed in the laws of the order and who in reality consider the cause of Pennsylvania's grand lodge a just one, however much they might discountenance the rebellious attitudo of that jurisdiction. The Pythian Knight, a journal that may be said to be the official organ of the order, has this to say: “Upon the question at issuc the Pythian Knight does not presume to puss in advance; but we all know that to defy the supreme lodge and say it has no power over grand lodges because the latter are incorpo- rated, is to_promulgate & doctrine which, if generally put into force, would mean the dis- memberment and_destruction of one of the grandest orders ever instituted.” A REMARKABLE ADD Under date of February 6, G. C. John H. Colton addressed & lengthy communication “To all Knights of Pythias aud lodges of the orderin Pennsylvanin.”” This address deals with the history of the suspension and the causes which led o it, and is replete with the G. C.'s reasons why the suspension was unjust and illegal. One of the leading points made by Mr. Colton is that amoug all the commu- nications and edicts 18sued by the supreme chancellor none bears the attest of the 8. K. of R. & S., an omission which Colton claims makes every notice and edict absolutely void. The G. C. says that the jurisdiction of Penn- sylvania and the powers and privileges en- joyed by it did not emanate from tire supreme odge, but that the grand lodge of the Key- stone state “was one of tae grand lodges which created the supreme lodge and it is one of the grand lodgesupon whose assent and support the authority of the supreme lodge now rests.” . Mr. Colton claims that the grand lodge of Pennsylvania was instituted by authority of the grand lodge K. of P.of the district of Columbia acting as the provisional supreme lodge of the United States December 13, 1867, and that its charter came from that source. ““This charter,” adds the Pennsyl- vania, “is the only charter ever accepted by the grand lodge of Ponnsylvania from any authority of the order, save & charter of in- corporation granted under the laws of Penn- sylvania on May 24, 18717 Mr. Colton states that the Pennsylvania jurisdiction has repeatedly refused to surrender its charter, and accept one from the supreme lodge of the world. Mr. Colton claims that in the or- anization of the supreme lodge, the plan of ts organization and the powers and author- ity uccorded werg indefinite and vague; that no powers whatever have been expressly vested in the supreme- lodge, and that. few could be imphed. The provision made in_the organization of the supreme body was simply ‘"the said bod after organizing, as_above, shall be hailed, known and recognized a8 the supreme au- thority of the Knights of Pythias of the world.” This provision the grand chancellor of Ponnsylvania ingeniously analyzes as ‘‘meaning nothing more extensive than that it should be the highest tribunal of the order in respect to whatever it might be author- ized to do.” The G. C. says “'the plan thus adopted did not confer upon the supreme lodge the priv- ilege of determining its own powers nor was it possible for such a privilcge to be con- ferred, for the convention was called to pro- pose a definite plan of forming the supreme lodge, and the delegates of whom it was com- posed would have exceeded their authority did they attempt to assign their powers and duties to any other bodies. They left the task of completing the plan to the grand lodges themselves, The convention brought forth a form into which the grnn& lodges were to breathe the breath of life. “All pow- ers, therefore, possessed by the supreme lodgze depend for their validity upon the rati- fication thereof, or acquiescence therein, by the grand or ' subordinate lodges or the membership of the order, according to the requirements of the case.”’ The grand sloses his very re- markable cireu arning and an ap- peal to Pennsylyania knights to be loyal to the grand lodge of their ju tion. He refers to the constitution of Pennsylvania subordinate lodges which provides thit these lodgzes shall exist “'so long as they comply with the laws of the order, as promulgated Dby the grand lodge” and adds “‘this consti- tution und this charter, neither you nor any ofticer of your lodge, nor any member of the grand lodge, can persistently and consci- ously violate without the dumning sin of perjury.” An earnest appeal to the Pennsyl- vania knights to prove worthy of their num by allegiance to the grand lodge of thei state closes the lengthy epistle. Since the beginning of his controversy with the supreme chancellor Mr. Colton has written several very interesting communications, Each one of these has been marked for the thoroughness with which it dealt with the subject matter—from Mr. Colton’s standpoint. ~ Of them all, how- ever, this latest effort is the most remark- able, by reason of the position taken upon the power of the supreme lodge. There was, perhaps, & necessity for a strong address, from the fact that many of the subordinate lodges of Pennsylvania were \lisJ)Inylng many sy m&m]mu of loyull{ 10 the order uni- versal, and the purpose of the address was, perhaps, to bring back those thus inclined, It is said by prominent Pythians here that the warning of Mr. Colton to the Pennsy vania knights to “*beware of the damuing si of perjury” by adhering faithfully to the sut pended grand lodge will be r ing interest by all who have passed fr initiatory rank of page to the chivalric rank of knight and remembered the in- structions they have reccived and the obligations they have accepted. Altogether the question is one which will perhaps result in some interesting rhetoric in Cincinnatl next June, Tne LonGe of A. O. U. W. at St. Edward, Neb,, has been established but a few months yetit has a mmberuhit) of fifty. A 10DGEOf the U. O. T. 1. has been insti- tuted at Plattsmouth and will_ba known as Plattsmouth lodge No. 52, It has a member- ship of thirty-one, with the following officers : President, William Voss; vice president, William Wohlfarth; correspondi % George Tams; financial s 5 IKoehnke: treasurer, Claus Speck; overseer, Peter Madsen . Hans Frahm; inside outside guanl, Hans 's were nstalled Mon- Gran Louis and Secretary Schierbach of Omaha lodge 48. The nume of the order is Unab- hangiger Orden des Treu Bundes. I tHE the first quarter the Catholic Knights of America puid out of its relicf fund There is now over £0,000 in the sinking fund. Since its institution its wid- ows and orphans’ fund hus paid out §2,113,- 410.25. » o £ 15 & feeling that there should bb a fund created by the Knights of Honor. A reserve fund is favored to some extent, but not one that can be controlled by the supreme or grand lodges, but have it so founded as to have it restricted to the subordinate bodies. Tx At A meeting of St Louis Lodge of Per- fection, A. and A. Scottish Rite, held on Tuesday last, a very lurge number of peti- tions were rece! and unusual interest was manifested in this branch of masonry. The order was conferred upon o large class, and arrangements were made to attend the re- union of the reunion of Scottish I of Ohio, which will be held in Cincinnati on the 24st, 224 and 23d inst. G " Rowa onge 147 Kot P. in Californis works in_the Italian I-mmlr. There arg two other lodges working in that lany one in New York City, another in "’E leans. The conferring of the rank of ovqu :-rld to be particularly interesting in these odges. . a* T FOLLOWING gain 0f membership in the several jurisdictions of ~the Knights of Honor named_is reported by Supreme Re- worter B. F. Nelson, for the week endin 4lust, a8 follo Aricanans % a 6, Connecticut 2, Colorado 8, 3, Georgia 9, Illinois’s, Indians 6y 0, Louisiania 7, Massachusetts & Minnesota 1, Mississippi 5, Mise crsey 5, New York 22, North Carolina 3, 9, Pennaylvania 5, Tennes- see 10, Texus 21, Vermont 2, Virginia 1, West Virginia 2. Total, 165. o THE QUESTION i8 froquen Freemason's Journal, “\Wh shall we find designs to sclect marks from!" 1t will save us time to answer in print. Our ancient brethren used simple lines, such as could be quickly engraved with @ chisel and mallet, and their marks look something like short hand characters. Such marks would, of courso, bo cutirely proper now. Any Mas sonic emblem is also suitable, -lmou.fi it is preferable to confine oneself to degrees ready received, Emblems of one's profe sion or calling are also proper, and frequenf used. If the mark master seeks something else, let him choose a_sentiment and repres sent it by a fitting emblem. Thus, secrecy may be reprosented by a rose, fidelity by .-m.red hands, constancy by @ watch do vigilance by a'cock, truth by u fountain, eto It is not easy to find books giving these eme blems, and a better way is to make a memos randum of the device and send it to the chaps ter draughtsman to desien. Several marks at a time can be sent to the artist, who can sketch them out and submit them for inspec- tion. If approved, he can draw them into the markbook. v asked us, says . Joxn W. Sroxes, of Philadelphia, Pa,, who was grand sire, §. O. O. F\, in 18570-58 dled a8 his home on Tuesday, the 7th iust., and was buried under the auspices of the order Feb ruary 11. Mr. Stokes visited the west in company with the sovercign grand lodgd party last October. “ e A NEw Youx_lodge “owns the bible_on which George Washington took the oath of office and the book will play a prominent part at the coming celebration of Washings ton' auguration. THERE ARE L. O. San Francisco twenty-eight lodge 5,410, Dy . F. with o membership os i lnst, yoar $73,503. {4 for relief and eharity in that city. assets of the lodges amounts to' &39,365.70. Tug rinst lodge of the order of Knights of Pythias was instituted at Washington, D, C., February 19, 1563, and " consequently tha 10th of February 18%, was the twenty-fAfth anniversary of the order. The excrcises of the Omaha regiment on Wednesday werd commenerative of the twenty fifth anniver- sary of their order. The uniform rank was adopted at a session of the supreme lodge of the order held in Indiunapolis August 30, 1877, and as a consequence is now in its eleventh yeur. i . SATURDAY EVENING February 18, a lodge of Elks was placed in preliminary organization at Lincoln by the election of the following officers: Exalted ruler, Mr. F. C. Zerungj esteemed leading knight, Mr. R H. Townley§ esteemed royal knight, Mr. M. McKibbon§ esteemed lecturing knight, Mr. Chas. Mas goon; tyler, Mr. W. P. Heiskell; treasurer, Mr. A.'E. Hurgreaves; secretary, Mr. A. B, Smith’ trustees, Messrs. J. H. Harley, F. L. Sheldon fnd C. C. Burr. The lodge will ba instituted early in March. " A DETERMINED effort will be made by the ofticials of the A. O. U. W. to greatly increase the membership in the order throughout the country. Tn Pennsylvania the first move in this dircction has been made und attractive phamplets have been issued tending to arousa a great interest in the order. It is said that the attention of the supreme officials has been directed to Nebraska and those officials have determined to move on this state in @ very short time with a view to awaken new interest in the order here aud increase the membership, THE WORKMEN guarantee fund is mm,muul entirely of members of the A. 0. U. W. and pays 81,000 on the death of each member. A provositiox will be submitted at the next session of the supreme lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen to change the name to “American” Order of United Work- men. The proposition is meeting with cone siderable endorsement, though there will be a vigorous protest against the change. Tne raxp lodge' 4. 0. U. W. of Mis- souri has_sustained the action of & subordie nate lodge in expelling @ member for en- gaging in the liquor business, H £ Masonic grand Todge of Kansas met /15 at_Junction City, The charten Medicine Lodge was accordance with @ petition by every officer of the lodge except asurer, which stated in substance that immorality and_intemperance had obtained the ascendancy in the lodge to such an extent that it was impossible to enforce the princi- ples of either the moral or Masonic law. _ Eighteen new lodges were organized dur- ing the year, aud there are now 288 lodges in the state. 'The total expenditures for the yeur were 858,847, and the balance on hand February 1 §10,052.54, * ' TnE ANNUAL meeting of the Nebraska ' council of the order of the Catholic Knighta{ of America have elected officers the ‘ensuing year as follows: Jumes " O'Coplior, _ state spiritunl h 1 bus, president; viee president Point, treasure; secretary. W. C, Fitzgerald, of Lincoln an J.A. Phalen, of Omaha, were elected dele- gates to the supreme council which meets at Chattanooga, Tenn., ".'» June next, Ox e 9th day of November, 1886, Good- rich Lodge No. 144, I. O. O. F. was organized in Omaha. The institution of this lodge wi mainly foF the purpose of affording the 044 Fellows of the northern portion of the city & - lodge which they could attend without the great inconvenience of traveling to the cen- ter of the city to- participate in the order's deliberations. To further this end steps were taken to build a hall, and as a result of these efforts a aplendid structure, heretofore dé- scribed in the Be, stands at the corner of Saunders and Paul streets, On Tuesday, February 25, this building will be dedicated with “all ‘the impressive ceremonies of the order. The memters of Goodrich lodge and of the order will as- semble at Odd Fellows hall, Fourteenth and Dodge streew, Tuesday at 2 o'clock p. m., and march to the hall where the ceremonies will take place. ‘The occasion will be one of considerable interest and the attendance will be large. The building cost neariy £35,000; the mem- berspip of Goodrich lodge is now 125, The nt officers are: N. G., Otis Carmic' @ . G., B. E. Rodgers; Secretary, W. H. Mathis; treasurer, J. B. West. e At Fremoxt Saturday evening February 18, the Fremont division U, R. K. of . wis inspected by Acting Brigadier General Thomas Burrell. Following the inspection the result of which reflected credit upon the Fremont knigh the knights and their ladies . repaired to a spacious hall when the programme of the evening was taken up, iss I'rieda Magensu gave @ recl tation, 'he Blacksmith's ~ Story,” fole lowed by a piano solo by Miss Eva . C. C., Thomas Love then gave a brief and in- teresting history of the K. of P. from its origin in 1863 at Washington, D. C.. and truced its prosperity and growth from that time up to the prese It dith Turner favored the audie 'he Maid of Dundee” and “Katherine Mavoureen.” Miss Ollie House gave a recitation **The Famine,” from Hiawatha. A piano solo from Miss Lee was followed by a recital of ‘*Assisting a res,”’ by Miss Mamic Lee. 'The Gypsies' Warning,” was Miss Turner's vocal effortand the program was closed by a re- cital of the “Bells of Shandon by Com- maunder Love. " q next half hour or more was devoted to dancing followed by social games up to the announcement of supper at which time about thirty couple repaired toa well pre- pared supper. In the course of his sermon last Sunday morning & Hartford (Conn.! preacher ke of “the inspired penman.” A little girl, daughter of a well-known lawyer, nudged heg father and asked in a tone of voice which uid be heard in all parts of the church: “Ts that ‘Jim Penmani' " .