Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 29, 1888, Page 3

SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK CGrand Military Reception to Gov- ernor Thayer. DEBUT OF CREIGHTON GUARDS. Bcientific Discussion of Sweet Girl Graduates—Return of Pilgrim Eiks —~Enchre, Surprise and Wed- ding Parties—Social Gossip. Governor Thayer's Reception. Fully conscious of the admiring gaze of a balcony crowded with fashion and beauty, the Edward Creighton Guards, N. N. G., stood throo ranks deep in Exposition hall at 10 o'clock Friday evening, each man as im- movable as u statue, awaiting the entrauce of the chief executive of the state and his staff, The company stood at the west end of the hall, and south of them was the Second In- fantry band, whose inspiring strains added greatly to the ploasuresof the occasion. Over the‘west end of the hail were the floral let- ters ““Welcome to Uur Commander-in-Chief.” The hall was prettily decorated with bunting and the ceiling swung with green festoons. On the north side were three camp tents, "The orchestra was almost concealed bel the luxuriant plants in front of them, while the balcony was thronged with a bewildering profusion of pretty faces, beautiful dresses, swallow tails and ._military trappings. Just ‘before 10 o'clock the bugle sounded and the company fell into line. Almost on the stroke of the hour the east door opened and the governor and staff_entered and the band_ struck up “Hail to the Chief.” The governor appeared in a black Prince Albert cont and slouch hat, and his_staff were re- splendent with gold lace and buttons. After the formal presentation of tho company to the governor, inspection of arms followed, the party being escorted along the ranks by C. \ymth, captain of the company. The adjutant general reported ov satisfactory to the governor, and a drill fol- lowed. The movements were all executed with promptness and decision showing prac- tico in drill. The boys had on their fa- tigue uniforms and presented a very hand- some and warlike appearance, The next feature had been put down upon the programme as ‘“special num- ber,” and had excited some curiosity as 'to the significance of the t. words. 1t was fully explained when Captain Smyth stepped forward with a handsome gold mounted sword and handed 1t to Gov- ernor Thayer, who, on behalf of the company, presented it to Licutenant Kennon, of Gen- eral Crook’s staff, who has kindly put in con- siderable time drilling the company and otherwise encouraging them. The governor's remarks were brief and appropriate. The wallant lieutenant, though very much sur- prised, was equal to the occasion and made a graceful response, The governor next addressed the company, tolling them of the value of such _organiz tions, the intercst he felt in them, and trusted the intercst would only be main- tained. His remarks were throughout very complimeatary to the boys. More military evolutions followed, which ended wi cing of arms in front of the tent: king of ranks. The enthu- siastic militiamen then gave three cheers for Governor Thayer and almost everybody else concerned with the affair. The grand march next followed, ernor and Miss Kate Murphy leading. Among those scen in line were General Crook and a number of other military ofiicers from the fort, all in full uniform. ~ After this came the reception to the governor, the band mean- while pluying u beautiful serenade. Dane- ing followed with an order of fourteen dances. “The scene in the ball room was one of da: zling beauty and among the beautiful cos- tume iced the following: by , black lace. Miss Shipman, drab colored silk. Miss White, white lac Miss McClintoek, blac ything the gov- wh ce. rink silk and white lace, Tremaine, navy blue silk and white braid, shoulder bouquet. Miss Hengen white lace. Miss Dempsey, white cashmere, square ire sash, Martin, black lace, ), white satin, Miss McParlin, pink cashmere, moire s Dwyer, cream ¢ shmere, overslir Mi houlder bouquet. ckk, blue sillk oecolette, diamends. Miss Wallice, white satin, blué sash Miss Brady, drab sillc and white 1 Miss J. Murphy, white satin, iss Iute Murphy, elegant embroidered silk. Mallie Cotter, white silk. Anna Paul,’ Nile blue surah le green Miss and lace Miss Ellen Truckie, black, with white lace. Miss Shields, white cashmere, shouldar bovquet. Miss Mollie Kosters, bl; Millie R, lette, dia Miss Mamie Deiss, black silk, Mrs. James Green, creum colored silk, diamonds. ong the other ladies scen there but the ption of whose costumes could not be sceured were: The Misses Plummer, Swift, Brady, Heelan, Riley, Clara Riley, O'Rourke, HBrennan, Smith, McVann, A. McVann, Parlin; the sdames General Whe Bertrand, Mc 'y, Murphy, Harv Bertrand, Parker, and numerous others, Among' the gentlemen present wer General Crook, C. P. Needham, General Wheaton, Mayor Broa Redick, D. B. Hunt, W, Colton, E, Ginn, O. H. Gordon, G. D. Wyatt, W. J. Hughes, A, East, Julius Meyer, M. Mullen, J. H., McShane, James B, an, Phil 2, Mergen, O, Seifert, W, H. Knight, P, Corri- gan Sherrill, Major T. H. Clarkson, D, J, 0'Donahoe, Colonel Champion Chase, Dr. R. C. Moore, John O'KKeefe, Ed Brennan, J, ¥, ¥ zor, R. M. Patterson, Dr. P, 8. Keogh, G. B. Hagen, M. A, McGinn, W. H. Roach, W. J. Culley, D. B. Hunt, W: W, Cottrell, John M. Thurston, John M. Paul, Rey. P. F. McCurdy, Edward R. McMann, Will H, Tjams, Frank Koster, M. D, Roach, C. H. Casey, J. Bertrand, £. J. Murphy, F. McGinn, 1. A, Murphy, Frs Colpetzer, E, 1. MeV 4 harff, First Lieu- tenant Jesso Lowe, & d Licutenant C. A, Harvey, Third Licutenant H. B, Mulford, 1. H. Hascall, W, . Croft, Thomas Riley, J. 1, Murphy, Henry Bushman, W. H. Alexande 0. Hughes, James E.J, V. 1 Hayes, White, C. A, Parker, Will . Coubs, lonel T. 8. Clarke, C. M. Sullivan, Bernard McCabe,James silk I lace, atin: and jet, decol- College of Music Corcert. A number of invited guests assembled in Max Meyer's music hull Friday evening to listen to the first students concert of the Omaha college of music, The participants were Miss Lizzie Isaacs and her pupils, Miss 1da Isaacs, reader, an orchestra of sixteen children from the kindergarten class, Messrs, Herbert M. Rogers and Emil Karbach, violinists, and Mr, John 8. Hrown, violin- cello player. The audience were well en: tertained by the efforts of the little tolks and in return were liberal in their appiause, The opening selection was a piano trio by the Misses Allen, Hulbert and Proston that” was brilliantly rendered. The next on the pro- gramme was a curious and original foature called the T 3} L' in which uearly al! the pa e chiluren from fq v instruments toys. 'T'hose as follows: colmon usical taking part we Drums, JRobbie Mor Georgie Barker trumpets, James Guafrey, Aubrey Potter: triungles, Ruth Wiley, Katie Wiley, Alice Sample; bells, Edith Dumont, Dean Cady, nith, Walter Yates; ¢ymbals, Faith Potrer: nightingale, Ma 1 Haines; violins, Mossrs. H. M. Rogers, Emil Karbac Miss Mabel Hrown; cricket, Helen Hunt; cukoo, Helen Cady ; cetlo, Mr. J. Brow! ‘This pretty aud pleasing feature was fo lowed by another bright piauo trio by Miss Florence Kilpatrick and Masters Eddy and Dwight Swobe. The next was musical'illus- trations to Hofmai’s Fairy Tale, *The Mouse-king and the Nutcracker,” with @ were summary in verse recited by Miss 1da Isaacs, which was varied by the following duects at proper intervals : “‘Christmas Eve.” Misses Katy Preston and Bessie Hulburt; “‘Godfather Drossel- mayer's Clock Song,”” Miss Florence Kilpat- rick and Miss Isaacs;‘‘Godfather Drossel- mayer's Automatous,”” Misses Bessie Hul- burt and Katy Preston; “Beat the March, Trusty Squire Drummer,” Masters Eddie and Dwight Swobe; “The Battle,”” Misses Susie Colpetzer und Mabel Brown: “The Ballet,”” Misses Gracie Allen and Susie Col petzer, “Wedding March,”” Miss Jessic Kil patrick and Miss Isaacs, This completed Part 1. of the programme, Part 1L as follows ( (a) Toceata,....... Piano Solo{ (b)A Little Stor; e . ... Berthold Tours Miss Ma; Paradies Trio. Miss Lizzie Isaacs. Piano Solo—Spinning Song. .. Miss Jessie Kilpatrick. Duo_for Two Pianos—Concerto_in F Minor.....e... Von Weber First piano, Miss Lizzie scond piano, Miss May Yates! 'hese were nll rendered in o masterly manner, and the violin and_violincello play ing of Messrs. Rogers and Brown were par- ticularly good, showing a natural talent and thorough training. The whole performance showed very plainly that Miss Isaacs as a teacher is o success and her pupils haye nade remarkably rapid progress under her instruction, Hollacnder Literary and Scientific. The pupils of the Sacred Heart academy in Park place seom to attach considerable im- portance to the wsthetic principle that “one may as well bo out of the world as out of the fasbion.” In proof of this, the graduates held n scientific congress Friday ovening, and, if one may judge from the programme of the gravity of the subjects discussed, these wise young Indies must have venturéd into pretty deep waters. One thing is plain, and that is that they are taught to follow up the burning questions of the day, and that they aporehend the purpose and importance of such gatherings as_the International Scien- tific Congress which is now holding its ses- sions in Paris. In the introduction Miss Nash made a cloar exposition of the plan to be pursued, and, discussing modern scientists in general, she showed how their rescagehes are fair for naught, since they fail to recognize the Divine origin. ' The Agnostic school, with its _ rep- resentatives, J. Stuart Mill and Sir William Hamilton, was ably heralded. The conclu- sion to be drawn from this essay is the fact that the impress of the cternal mind may be stronge- on the soul of o simple child, poor in knowledge but rich in faith, than on 'that of the skeptic who walks alono through the mazes of science. The pioneer of the natur- alist school, Charles Darwin, figured largely in the essay devoted to the subject. The Hegelian, or idealistic school was dealt_with in a schofarly manner., The whole clearly manifested the impotency of all philosophers and philosophics unaided by the “One who brought us hither Anaholds the keys of whence and whither." The following is the programme: Introductory and upologetic—Miss S. V. Nash—Argument: Object of the congress. What it is not going to discuss. Leo XIIT .and the Catholic International Scientific congress. A defenso of the schoolmen. Pretensions of science. The old creation. The Agnostic 0ol — Miss Lo Dellone~Argument:History of azno: cism. Its founders, John Stuart Mill, Sir William Hamilton. ' Skeptical science, ' Doe- trines of empirical philosophy. Fall of scicntific materialism. Tyndall's agnos- ticism. The Tdealistic School--Mrs, J. O. Gregg— Argument: Statcof the question, Idealism of the literary order as opposed to realism. Doctrines of Hegel. Assumes that nothing can make itself something. A pantheist. The Hegeliun systen; The Naturalist School — Miss B Stephenson—Argument: Charles Darw the evangelist of this school. The new body of science. Theory of selection, Presump- tions against evolution, Adduces no fact in support of his theory. The true light of sci- ence. INTERLUDES. Enrtee, March Royal. Crerney Misses MeShane, . Gian gg@ and Chshini. “The Herdsman,” duo and four parts. ... Abt Junior choir of Park Place, “Fuckelfawz,” instrumental duo., Meyerbeer Misses W. and P, Lowe. “Bel Raggi Luccuti,” voeal trio. . .. Donizotti Misses Dellone, Babeock ~and MeNaughten. “Good Night,” vocal quartette. ... . Misses Bibcock, and M Retur .. Flotow shton, McHugh ughte: of Elks. At 3:80 p. m. Friday the party of Elks who had gone to Salt Lake City to establish an or- ganization at that place, returned to Omaha reporting a most successful errand and an infinite amount of enjoyment. The Elk in- b ion cercmonies tool place in the Salt Lake City Grand Army hall. Tt took two sessions to get through with the initiations 50 numerous were the didates, At the conclusion of the ceremonies the Tribune says: ““The visitors were escorted around town in a large four-horse excursion van, and shown the beautics of Zion, with which’ they were well pieased. At § p.m. sixty-seven ave and venerable Elks sat down to browse ever given in Salt Lake, Judge Goodwin at the head of the The dining room was prettily trimmed with evergreens, the pil- lars being entwined 'in addition with American flags, and two huge elk heads and antlers standing out therefrom in bold relief. From the autlers of one hung in col- ored letters, *Weltome,” from the antlers of ks.” Chief Burnand had three set pieces on the tables, “Maccaroni and ss pyramids,” and a jelly piece of compli- cated pattern and deccrated with suitable emblems and words of welcome. There > flowers in abundance and variety, so the room wbled a bower. There twelve courses served, directed by strokes of a bell. The music by an orchestra of nine pieces under Major Kent did effect- ive work, particularly’ Adelbert Beaseley with his 'xylophone, The menu_card was beautifully gotten up and copies will be care- fully preserved occasion,” Among those responding to toasts were W, F. Bechel, G. E. Wantland, D, H. Haynes, R. H. McClure and Alexander Mitchell. Taken By Surprise, The male residents of Walnut Hill, re- gardless of the sacred pre tives of the fair sex during leap year, organized Monday evening and with friendship aforathought besciged the residence of their popular and prominent neighbor, Charles F. Taggart. In some way it had b2come known that the ersary of the said gentle man’s birth had arrived and b e this raid 8. Althouzh ta'cen letely by d Mr, and Mrs, Tag,: waore found equal to the social emergency and one of the happiest gatherings that ever took place on the Hill was the result. ‘The host was prose- cuted with a costly easy chair as a remindor of the visit and theo sion which called it forth, Mr. J. W, West acting us_spokesman. Thosé present wore Dr, J. Kean, Wilson, ryell, John Sha Fields, W, A Hutchinson, J, W. W D. Cooper, M. M. Parmer, B. J. Ryan, H, 1. Neely, Ges son, 8. 8, Campbel), John 3 I Whidden, James Tage W, Johns, (!, R. Davidson, Arthur Whitne; L. Erickson, M. M. Nan Horn, J. L. Stewart, Mr. Bohn, M. A Fre Mr. Oweons, F. W.Simpson, Henry wilson and Arthur Jackson. Th pleasantries of the evening closed by a pala- table Junch prepared by Mrs. Taggart, leay: ing most happy wmemorics to host, hostess and guests, Ladies' Calico Ball. The torrents of rain and sca of mud on Thursday evening had but little effect upon the sacond annual calico ball of the Ladies’ Harmony assembly, No. 9379, K. of L., at Masonie temple, - The ladies’ costumes were mainly of calico, and many of them had been fashioned with exquisite taste, becoming their wearers greatly. ‘The various bright colors gave the dance hall tho brilliant appearance of the more pre- tentious balls where sons and daughters of wealth congregate. Some good old fashionea dances, now rave in the ball rooms, were ye- vived, such as wouie musk, Virginia reel and Ol Dun Tucker, Twouty'six numbers were as choice mementoes of the M, Taylor, C. D, . Simpson, 1%, danced, refreshments being served in the t the end of the thirteenth. Mrs, C. H. Fitch was master of ceremonies, with Mrs. Captain J. S. Wood as assistant. The committee on arrangemedts, which is always the committee which does the work, con- sisted of the Misses Lou Krenzer, Nettie Wood, Mamie Mulhall and the Mesdames Gorman, Bridges and Wood., Messrs, Henry M. Wehrer, W. M. Smith, Henry McDonald, O. L. Watson and Colonel C. H. Fitch gal lantly gave their services as floor managers for the ladies, The Invincibles' First Ball, The John A. McShane Invincibles gave their first annual ball Thursday night in Metz hall, a rtamed a company of about two hu )¢ their friends. The managers of the j... .y were George Holumes, Jr., J. F. Murphy and Louis Boehme. Ed- ward Gustus F. Murphy and Lowis Boehme acted as reception committee, Judge O'Connétl as master of Ceremonios and George Holmes, Jr.,, as floor manager, A well arranged programme of twenty-eight danses was the order of the evening’s enter- tainment, and carried the festivities well into the morning hours. Over four hundred tickets were sold for the occasion, and the first ball of the compauy was a financial as well as a social sucoese. Surprise Party. A pleasant surprise party was given on Monday to Miss Mamie Donovan at her parent's residence on South Thirteenth street. Giames were indulged in until a late hour, when a bounteous repast was served by thie senior members of the party. Tho following were present: The Misses Mable Garvey, Annic McGuire, Stella McAuliffe, Clara Fleus, Mamie Kemp, Madelenic Rush, Katie Kinney, Lucy Broderick, Maggié Murphy, Eva' Mahonoy, Katie O'Keefce, Gertie Ttush. Annie Rush, Anna Kennedy. Masters Eddie Mahoncy, Steve Meaney, Johnnie Jemp, Charles Kinney, Rhodie Kon' nedy, Robert McAuliffe, Danie Murphy, Johnnie Mahouey, Richie O'Keeffee. A Delightful Social. The young ladies of St. Agnes Guild gave one of their delightful socials on Wednesday evening at the residence of Mr. A. M. Weir, 1214 North Twenty-sixth street. The even- ing passed very pieasantly to all those so for- tunate as to be present, The entertainment consisted of a carofully seleeted programme of both literary and musical nature, exccuted largely by the young ladies of the guild. Among the numbers worthy of special comn mendation was the recitation of Miss Lizzie Moorell, who exhibited decided talent in that line. The pianoduct by Miss Weir and Prof, Charyes Thomas elicited enthusiastic ap- plause, as did also the song by Master Archic Pratt, and the select reading by the Rev. Pearson, After the programme was finished a delightful collation was served, the enjoy- ment of which was_greatly enhanced by the ch‘()lxrming vyoung ladies who presided over the tables. May Festival. Metz' garden on next Tucsday evening is 10 be the gay scene of the Scatdanavian May festival. Among those who take part arc the Liederkranz singing society, Prof. Stein- hauser’s orchestra, Miss Bertha Steinhauser, the vocalist; Prof. Wathers, the pianist; Carl Bohammson, orator of the occasion; L. B. Lyman, on the subject “California Since 24937 Captain C.W. Odin, “Omaha My Home for Twenty Years.” Progressive Euchre Party. A very enjoyable progr was given Friday evening by Mrs Norris in honor of Her sister, M Culpepper, Va. The pri design _and _very attractive, and were awarded to Miss™ Miller, Mr. Ryan, Downs and Mr, Stephens. © Among those present were Miss Crampton of Baltimore, Misses Miller, Downs, Bennett, Touzalin, Parrotte, Mcssrs. Gould, Ott; Webster, Latham, Stephens, Ryan, Norris, John R. iss Green, of s were of original Jewish May Party. The Harmony Social club gives a select May party to-morrow evening at Crapp’s hall, which promises to be both novel and en- joyable. Their idea is to dance Aprilout and May i The Harmony Social club is an org: ation recently organized, and 1s com- posed of some of Omaha's most prominent Jowish society ladies and gentlemen. It already has a membership of about forty expects to shortly fit up rooms of its own for their meeting place. Beau Knots. HALL-DOL, The marriage of Harry Hall and Clara L. Dolan occurred at Trinity cathedral Wednes- day morning and was so quet and unex pected as to be a surprise to their wide cir- cle of acquaintances, The ceremony was performed by Dean Gardner in- the presence of a few invited guests, The groom is the popular passenger agent of the Burlington ¥oid in this city and the bride has long been a well known society ludy of Omaha. After the ceremony the newly wedded couple de- parted on their bridal tour, which will in- clude a visit to Oregon, California, Washing- ton territory and other places of intercst on the Pacific slope. They will be at home to their many friends at the Millard hotel after May 20. FOUNCE-FORSCUTT. Miss Ruby Forscutt, daughter of Rev. . Forscutt of this City, was married on Monday last to Mr. Leo Founce, of Jay Gould, Montana. The ceremony took place at Nebraska City and the ew tof their Loneymoon was passed in th -BUIGHT, On Tuesday cvening about fifty guests assembled at the residence of Christian Bright, 817 South Eighteenth strect to wit- ness tha marriage of his daughter Mollie to Mr. James Callahan. The Rov. W. J. Harsha officiated. A flne supper and social enjoy- ments filled up the evening. cit On Tuesday morning at St, Philomena’s cathedral, William F. Ormsby was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Flannery, the Rev- erend Father McCarty officiating. In the evening a fine supper was served at the re dence of James Flannery, brother of the bride, at Sixteenth and Vinton streets, to which a large number of friends had been invited, After supner the guests adjourned to Mueller’s hall, ‘Eighteenth and Vinton strcots, where daficing was participated in until 3a. m. At midnight a fine wine supper Wus 8 d. The newly wedded pair ha large circle of friends who wish them well, BENTLEY-GUDG The residence of A. J, Vierling, 2543 Capi- tol avenue, was the scene of a pleasant com- bination wedding and surprise party on Wednesday evening, The persons married were Mr. Chester P, Bentley, bookkeeper for Dunbar & ( and Miss Ellen M, Gudge. sister of Mrs. Vierling, The wedding was a surprise to the invited guests, as the invita. tions were made out as_if for o party, and contained not a word about the real nature of the affair. 1hose present were: 3 Murs. W. J. Mount, Dr. and Mrs, J. B. Ralph, Dr. and Mrs, H. W. Hyde, Mrs. Jennie Ma- gl ane, Mrs. B. J. Alvarez, Misses Annie and laggie Truland, Miss Oberton, Mrs. L. Mendelssolin, Miss Mamic Magrane, Messrs. {<' k, Barrett, H. K. Galbraith, R. B. Prauce. ‘The knot was tied by the Reyv. John Will- iams, rector of St. Barnabas church, with the impressive Episcopal ceremony. The groom is A young man well and fuyorably known in this city, and the numerous friends of the young couble wish them naught but unallojed happiues: Society Gossip, Murs, 5. B. Jones is visiting friends in the city. C. F. Goodmun has returned from Cali fornia. F. A. Nash aud wife are in Milwaukee vis- iting friends. Rey. J. A. Hultman has returned after a week’s absence in Chicago. The Mesdames M. L. and C. A. Parrotte have returned frow the cast The Home Circle celeb May 1 with a dancing pa W. B. Killinsworth, formerly of Omaba, but now of Clicago, 18 in the city. T, and E. Croft have returned from Eng- laud after several mouths' ubsence. Ed Crowell hus been called to Philadelphia by the severe illness of his father. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Parrotte are in New England. They return in two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Boggs have re- turned from their short tour through the west. Mrs. George E. Pritchett is still in a crati- te the advent of - cal condition, there being but little hope of her racovery. K] B Mr. Gottlieb Storachas left for a trip to Europe. Most of his time will be passed in “der Vaterland.” . Reports from Liver; tell of the safe ar. rival there of Mr. 71ml Mrs, W. J. Bell and Miss Kittie Lowe, The Park Avenug Whist club pleasant evenlng at the residence of $i.Bliss on Monday. Mrs. G. H. Elligtt, pf St. Paul, 1s the guests of her sisters, 'Mrs, J. P. Currie and Mrs, C, H. Stevenso#, ' Dr. Conkling and wife have returned after a visit of about three months to Florida and other southern points, Mrs. E. Rosewater leff lnst Thursday for Cleveland, O., for several weeks' visit with her mother and sisters, On the evening of May 3 the Black Eagle division of the Knights of Pythias give a so- cial party at Metropolitan hall. G. W. Lyman and family have Salt Lake City after a weeks' visit. were formerly rekidents of Omaha, George W. Purdy and wife, of Keokuk, arc the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wool: ley South Twenty-first street. On next Tuesday evening the Journeymen Barbers’ Protect association give a grand May pole dance at Cunningham's hall. A calico ball is to be given next Saturday evening at Germania hall under the auspices of the German ladies school association. On next Friday evening the Union club tender General Crook a grand reception at their elegant qnarters in Weir block. Colonel Guy V. Henry, who with his fam- ily has been making a trip through the south- 'n states; returned early in the week. Miss Ray, sistor of Captain P. A. Ray, 2204 North Twenty-fourth strect, has been called to Milwaukee by the illness of a sister, Miss Grace Slaughter, of Fullerton, who has been the guest of Mrs. Josie McCune, on Twenty-fifth street, has returned home, Mr. Frank Murphy, president of the Ne- braska National bunk, hus returned from the east after an absence of about two weeks, On next Wednesday County Commissiones Corrigan is to be married to Miss Mary B Conroy, a charming school mwam at Iiving- on, Mrs. Minnie Swan, of Big Piney, Wyo., has come to Omuha to pass the summer with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, W, H. Kirk- endall. On Mouday evening the Harmony club hold a May party at Crapp's hall, 116 North Fiftecnth street, They dance April out and May in. Messrs, Tom and B. Croft arrived from England Thursday, where they have spent four months visiting their brother und friends. On account of the unfayorable condition of the weather, Mrs, M. H. Parrotte’s proposed german lust ‘evening had to be postponed for a few days, Miss Amelin Boley, of Savannah, Ga., who has been visiting friends in this city for the past two weeks, left for her sunny southern home yesterday. Miss May Stout, of Toronto, Canada, and Mrs. M. E. Wheeler, of Lincoln, are the sts of Mrs, D. H. Wheeler, 524 South Twenty-fifth strect. Mrs, Andrew Rosewater gaye an eclegant dinner to a uumber of guests from Boston on Thursday. Twelve plates were laid and fourteen courses served., On next Thursday evening the members of the Y. M. C. C. give a rcception at their rooms to Mr. E. . Dadnum, the new,general secretary of the asspciation. Mrs. William Lawrence and daughter May are visiting in Montpelier, Idaho, after which il go to Salt Lake City, Utah, and will Absent about three weeks. Licutentant Joe* C. Boerdsley, who has Dbeen visiting in Omaha for the last few days, a guest of Samuel Cusack, esq., left yester: day for his station at Fort Robinson. Captain_ William D. MecCue has been joined here by his family, Their former residence was Rock Island and they have come to Omahu to make their permanent home her LT T did not in the least interfere with the attendance of the Imperial _club on Saunders street. Good music and a gencral good time distinguished the affair, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garrity gave a pleas- ant birthday to their daughter Francis on Tuesday evening, that being the fourteenth anniversary of lier birth. A number of beau- tiful presents were received by her. Tuesday was Philip McCarthis’ twenty- first birthday and a party was given in honor of the event'in the evening at the residence of his sister, Mrs, M. J. Burke, teenth and Jackson streets. A pleasant time was enjoyed. General Crook is becoming a much dined gentleman. ~ One of the late dinners tendered him and his staff was at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Barriger, on Tuesda ing. It happened to be on the day he received llu-luc\\'s of his confirmation as major gon- cral, “Gene” Hunt, ehief clerk of the Southern hotel, at St. Louis, is the gucst of his brother- in-law, Mr. Charles Milligan. He und Mr. A. B. Davenport become proprietors of - the Ogden house, at Council Bluffs, in a couple of weeks Mrs. C. B. Jacobson, wife the Svenska Posten, 1eft for day for a six_weeks' visit. assed & Mr. M. returned to They f the cditor of ow York Mon- On the day pre- number of friends and were right i ceding her departure a e ssembled at her yally entertained, Mr. Joseph Leis, after an absence of twenty monthis in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other countries of the German empire, arrived home Friday night, Mr, Leis’ trip was for his health as much as for pleasure and he was greatly benefitted by it. r. and Mrs, M. New, 66 South Ninth strect, gave u pleasant birthday party for their daughter May on Thursday evening, it being the fourteenth anniversary of her birth, The house was filled with guests, and Mr. and Mrs, New proved thelr powers as entertainers, Some very handsome presents were received by May - They All Went Home. A woman up at St. Helen's says the Astoria Pioneer, is the wife of a man who loves to hand around a certain grog bazaar, and in so doing he sorely neglects the helpmeet whosits patiently at home. Many a time and oft has she reasoned with ~ him in her quict, motherly way, and_tried to point out to him (the disgraceful way in which he was using her, but all o no purpose. She even went 80 far as to request the teller in the aforesaid booze emporium that he cease selling her husband liquor. But the poison-mixer bade her go hence and exchange New Years calls with herself; but she turned on her heel and left his hateful presence. That evening as she sat alone she heard a racket down cellar, and upon investigation found tlLata skunk had got its tail in the rat tra Now, it isa well known fact that a skunk will hold its peace as long' ag' his bushy tail is held, whether in a trap or the hand and remembering this she had no fea The clock in the house was striking 1, dshe wanted. papa to come homie, With a quick movement she threw a bag over the animal’s head, and, after grasping his taili opened the trap, and thus armed headed for the saloon, It was only a short distance away, and, finding the door partiy open, she tossed the skunk into the midst of the crowd and swiftly stole'awdy. It had the desived effect and papa came home, The saloonkeeper, who never took a vacation before in his life. has gone into the country to visit relu tives, and the saloon is closed for re- pai home e e—— A Timely Decision, The United Swuites supreme court has sustained the validity of a Kansas law making railroad companies responsible in damages for injurics to thei ployes growing out of the negligen carelessness of fellow employes, is cont to the common law rule, and the ruling will in good time have most salutary results. If railroad companies have to for all the maiming and kill- ing done to their employes it will lead to the adoption *of improvements and precautions which will add much to the safety of the genceral public, l AMONG THE GOAT KEEPERS. The BSixty-Ninth Anniversary of 0dd Fellowship. HOW THE DAY WAS KEPT. Celebrations at Nebraska and Towa Towns—Omahans Among Their Friends — Society Notes, Arranging for the G. A. R. Reunion. The state G. A. R. reunion committee held a meeting at Norfolk, Thursday, to make ar- rangements for the state reunion of veter- ans to be held there during the last week in August. An executive committee consisting of P. Schwenk, W. H. Widamau, H.C. Matrau, Rome Miller and C. A. Mast, of Norfolk, and_Captain_Allee, of Omaha, Wwas appointed to have general eharge of the prep- arations for the reunion. Fhe officers of the committee are A. Alleo, chairman? H Mutrau, secretary; L. C. Washburn, quarte master, lchoes. Tnr ReeInENTS of Crete, Neb,, took a “day off”’ last Thursday to celebrate with the Odd Fellows the sixty-ninth saniversary of Odd Fellowship. The day was pleasant and bright, and the principal buildings about the city were decorated with bunting, banness and flags for the occasion, As early as 12 o'clock the visitors from the neighboring towns began to arrive for the afternoon’s festivities, The bands from Wilbur and Plymouth’ paraded the streets during the forenoon, and early in the afternoon the pro- cession of over six hundred men, represent- ing almost every lodge in the county, in their full regalia, began to form in line, The rocession was headed by Professor Vance's und and marched through the vrlm'l{n\l streets of the city and to the assembly grounds near the Blue riyer, where a lunch was served, Ex-Governor Dawes delivered the address of welcome and Hon. W. H. Woodward ot Lincoln, delivered an able and appropriate oration that was enjoyed by the company present. In the evening a grand Wall was given at Bond’s opera house. The entire day was the grandest in the history of 0dd Fellowship in this city and county, . TR SIXTE-NINTH anniversary of 00 Fel- lowship was celebrated at Hamburg, Ta., Thursday afternoon and_evening. Delega: tions from Red Ouk, Shenandoah, Rockport, Mo., and Farragut and_all the neighboring towns, were present. During the afternoon there tvas a_grand street parade of over five hundred members of the order,which was the largest secret society procession ever seen in the city. An address was delivered dur- ing_the ‘afternoon, by Rev. C. W. Blodgett of Atlantic, In. A 'dinner was served after the address and a large ball was given by the local assombly during the evening. 5 TIne Patriarcns Miritant, 1. 0. O, F., of Nebraska, colebrated the sixty-ninth_anni- versary of Oda Fellowship at Fremont last Thursday. The lodges represented were: Canton Excelsior of Kearncy, Canton Mil- Jard of Omaha, Canton Ford' of Lincoln, and Canton Fremont of Fremont. In addition to thesc the members of all the lodges in the neighborhood were present. The various cantons had headquarters in_ the city, and were called upon during the day bers of the other orders. The regular with over three hundred men in line took place in the afternoon at 2 o'clock. At 3 o'clock the regular annual dress parado wis held and wis the finest_ever cxceuted by the cantons. From 5 to 7 o'clock the annual banquet was held, and in the eveningat § o'clock the anniversary exercises were e inthe Congregational church, the addre to the members of the order being delivere by Hon. Samuel Phelps Leland. Westers Tow and éastern Nebraska Odd Fellows celebrated their sixty-ninth anni- verrsary in Council 13lufts last Thursday. A large delegation from this city, accompanicd by the Second regiment band of Fort Omaha. and delegations from all the western Iowa towns were present, The following was the order of the procession: Dalby’s band, pieces; Canton No.b,fifteen persons Key lodge No. 115, of Omaha, and Omaha lodee No. 3, seventy-four; Huiwkeye lodge No. 184, Humboldt Jodge No. 174 and’ Council_Bluffs lodge No. 49, 152; Second infantry band of Fort Omali, twenty-two pieces; Neola lodge and the lodges of Persia_and Silver City seventy-one; carriages with veteran Odd Fellows,makingatotal of about three hundred 0dd Fellows in line. The afternoon’s exer were held in Masonic temple hall, where dresses were delivered_by Hon. D. Bloomer., Rev. E. H. M. Flemiug, Prof. James McNaughton and others. A party Was given during the evening at Masonic hall for the guests present. Society Gossip. v i& No. 2, K. of P, of Honolulu, Hawaiian _Islands, was 0 in 18% They now have a 10dge membership of sixty During the four years they have had only two deaths. They also bost that they have the youngest past. commandgr in the “world, M. Grossman by.name who passed throughi the chair at theage of twenty-two. They challenge any lodge in_the world to name a younger past commander. Tue svenese lodge, Knights of Honor, will meet in annual Session in Cleveland, ay 8. Every state in the union will bé “ lodzés of the Tndependent Order of Good Templars have been instituted in California since January 1, with a mem- bership of 623, . oy Tue onver of Closen Friends has paid 275 death 108ses, amoUNting 1o £2,575,002.2 and 146 disability claims, amountingto £158, 5003 grand total, $2,7iH4,403.24, 2,000 distinguishéd Masons from all jormany attended Emperor William's funeral. % © 106, of ihe Ioyal Arcanum, duc May 2, pays thirty beneficiarics, amount- ing %00,000. There are now 1,079 councils und 81,110 members in the order. of ASSESHM P Tz Monery Woonh America on 1 1, had 16,773 members; during 1857 .000 ‘was paid from the beneficiary fund Fifteen hundred: members are said io have been initiated in the order during January and February. “ x*e DuniNG Tie past four months eighty-seven tribes, seventeen couucils of the degree of Pocahontas and four chieftian’s leagucs b been organized in the Improved Order of Kedmen, “ ar ending December 81,1857, W camps of the Patriot Sons of America we zanized in Penns vania, making a total of 258 camps in uctive ions with & total membership of “ sugns of Omaha Lodge N 0. ', attended the funeral of Broth Blumee, in & body Friday afteruoon. 2L O, w. TugCorumpus division uniform rank K. of P. will give a grand ballat their lodge room parlors next Tuesd night, The members of Omaha division No. 12 huve been invited to artend in a body and give av exbibition drill during the evening. Menmpers or Abe Idncoln post G. A. R. and the Union Veteran legion of Counbil Hiuffs listened to u lecture Friday uight i the opera house by Hon. J. M. Thurston of this city on “The Life and Public Sery General Grant.” ~ After the lectur fire was lield and an avmy lunch s the G. A, R. hall. Tue meynERs of ‘the Omana Elks who went to Salt Lake to attend the celebr last week did not return uutil yesterday, BostoN ENCAMPMENT 8, L O, O, I, con- ferred the patriarchal degree on three Candi- dates Wednesday evening, COLFAX ENCAMPNENT No, 64 of Middleboro, Mass., was instituted last Tuesday nignt with sixty-four membs D Soro Lonak K. 'of P. of Boston has over 1,200 in the treasury. In order to de- crease the amount they propose o pay a §50 funeral bencfit. ARTICLES OF incorporation for the Pythian Spur Publishing company were filed for rec- ord Wednesday. cowpany is fixed at $20,000. - The iucor. The capital stock of the ! porators are Harry Merriam, W.A. Saunders, . F. Beindorff, R. H. Lucas and George R. Rathbun, . T vEsnens of Nébraska Lodge, No. 1, K. of P., entertained _their many gentleman friends, brothers of their order at avery pleasant social supper or banquet last Wed nesday night at their lodge rooms. After the regular business of the meeting was over the company sat down to an elegant lunch that occupied their attention for about an hour, After the lunch hour Dr. Dinsmore acted as toast master and short specches were made by Dr. Merriam, Mr. Romer, Mr. Pollock, Mr, Marr, Mr. Goodall, M J. Monell, Dr. 0. S. Wood and other members of the lodge and of the guests. The lunches are given once a month, and are becoming a very pleasant social featurc of the order. Tur Onn Frriows of the city did not cele- brate their anniversary day last Thursday by local exercises, but_for the most part themselyes up to their friends for the The members of Canton Ezra Millard, 1 on the morning train 150 strong, accom- panied by a band, for the_celebration of the Canton lodges of 'Nebraska, to be held at Fremout, They spent the afternoon and evening in that city, and returned the next day, after having o very pleasant visit and celebration, Many of the members of a number of the other lodges of the city, accompanied by the Second Regiment band, went to Council Biluffs for the afternoon, and assisted the friends in the sister city In their celebration, Still other members of the order went to Col- umbus, Neb., for the day. They all returned late that evening or the next day, and in each and every casc report a very pleasant enter- tainment, o Tui_Graxp Ciarter of Royal Arch Ma- sons pf the state of Californiy held its thi ty-fourth annual convention in Sau Iran- co last Tuesday, ith Michael James Keating, grand high priest, presiding, and a large delegation of officers, grand officers and a number of past high priests present. The credentinls of Henry Hay Knapp as representative of the Grand Chapter of Kun- sas, Benjamin Franklin Tuttle, of Nebraska, and Thomas Hubbard Caswell, of Texas, now the Grand Chapter of California, were pre- sented and they were admitted to the council. The election .of officers for the ensung year resulted as follows: or, of Downieville, gra William Vanderhurst, of and high priest; R. E. Car- son, of Chico, grand king; , of San Fran- Hiram Throop i d not Courtland M R. E. Franklin Henry cisco, grand scribe; it B Graves, of San I co, grand treasurer (re-elected); R. K. Thomas Hubbard Cas- well, of San Francisco, grand sccretary (re- elected). #x sAL meeting of the Illinois Con- sistory, A. and A., was held in Chicago las week and was the largest attended me of the order ever held in the state, TuE A * s Tue prvisioy encampment of the Sons of Veterans, U. S. A, will be held in Kunsas City, Mo., June 4 10 8. A delegation of fift ofiicérs and members of the St. Louis camps will attend the lllt'ulin,’;’. Tue araxp lodge, Knights of Honor, met in St. Louis last week, he chief feature of the third day’s session was the discussion to hangze the place of holding its sessions of its grand lodge and to require subordinate lodges to elect officers every six months, The questions were cach referred for final action to the meeting of the supreme lodge to be held in Cleveland, O., May 2. spwmt of “the O1d Guard of Pro- Knights and Louis. AN tection is_being formed by th Ladies of Honor of North St At e May session’of_the grand lodge, T, . O. F., the question of how to hest invest of the order will be reported upon to whom it was referred and finally passcd upon by the members of the order. o and Chicago division, Knights of Pythias, have begun to drill for the great contest at Cincinnati. Both are fine organizations, and much is expected of them by their friends. Four Deanm o Ty New Knights of Pythias lodgos were instituted and two anized in lowa dur- ing the montn of Ma a EpronrTs Ane being made to change the date of the session of the grand lodge session of Knights of Pythias, of Dakota, set down for June 19, at Wahpeton, in order that it may not conftict with the sipeme lodge scssion. Tug kerorts of the subordinate lodges, Knights of Pythias, of Utah, for the six months ended December 31, 1887, show an in- creuse of sixty-eight urembers for that term, anet gain of eighteen, making the present number of member . “ it PROGRAMME for the seventecnth an- nual session of the grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Tennessee, begiuning April 24, contains the following, among other features ; Vi PG, H. Wiltse; re- {arill and lecture, by 1. 5. C. Jus- tus H. Rathbone, founder of the ovder and excursion 10 Lookout mountai Toe Oaara Rogimént Knights of Pythias mot st the Exposition building Tuesday night for dress parade, 8 v degree was conferred on t ity Knights of Pythias at Lincoln, Saturday night, atter which a spioudid sup s was served in the hall, Wi sy National 1éagzue held an intercsting session af Fitzzerald hall Sunday afternoon. I. J. McVaun was the orator, and an excel- lent’ programme followed. ' The gue matrched in a body in the procession to the ing of the cornier stone 0f Grant memo rial hall, Monday, Tne Srare of Massachusetts claims the honor of beiug th rst state in the anion to organize a branch for t ladies in conneec- tion with the Order of Knights of Pythias— the Loyal Ladies of Damon. Worcester was the first to lead in this sction, and North Brookfield second. THERE AKE 50,000 Sons of Veterans in the United States. Tup A. 0. W.'s official reports for Janu- ary shows that that society has @ mewber- shiip of 107, SRR strung Up. DusLiy, April 25.—Daniel Moriarty and Daniel Hayes were hanged at Tralee this morning for the murder of James Fiti- , waurice, & farmer, last Junusry, Bovos (JPera Hause Fritav and Saturday May 4th ad 6l Matinee gaturday The Romantic Emotional Actor, Robert Mantell Supported by a Strong Dramatic Compan, Under the Managment of AUGUSTUS PI1OI inthe Great Five-Act Play MONBARS Adapted from the French by LOUIS NATHAT, Eqs. SCENE LAID 1N FitA NCE UNDER NAPOLEON L ELA Negroes For Chinamen, About fiye years ago the idea of subs stituting negro labor for Chinese, on the Pacific coast, was conceived by larga land owners of the San Joaquin valley, About one hundred negroes were senfs there, but proved to be dissolute fellows picked up along the wharves and levees of New Orleans. Later a Rio Vista fare mer succeeded 1n sccuring some seve enty or eighty experienced farm hands from Georgin and the Carolinas. The result was a success. Since that time a regularly organized ager has been located in the south for the purpose of furnishing negro help in central and southern California. J. M. Ownbey, of the Missouri Pacific railrond, and one of incipals in the scheme, was in San. co a few d ago, and to & Chronicle reporter gave the following particuls “The fact which led to the colored labor agency whose i terests represent was reports in the south of agitation in California against Chineselabor. Asthe south has tens of thousands of negroes who con barely make a living, we conceived the idea of contracting for negro help here and shipping them to take the place of the Chinese. In securing the negro la- horers for this state our agent here en= ters into an agreement with the person wanting the helpto furnish him with able bodied laborers, male or female, ag the case may requive, for the period of one year from the date of the arrival of the laborers at the place specified, at the following wages: . Male labnrers, 815 a month; female month; 1oy $7.50, 1s % a month.” The em= } ¥ upply the Thelp with suitable vod and lodging, The person employ= ing the help deposits in his local banic s sum sufficient to piy the transportation charges of the negroes, and this money is paid to the contracting agency when the help is delivered and found to be a r sented, \ “Then between the ageney and the colored help an agreement is entered into, by which the former furnishes the employment stated and transportation frec on the condition that the latter re- main with his employer for the term of one year and reimburse him for the amount expended in his transportation in instalments of two-thirds of hig monthly wages until the debt is paid. A specification of the contracts is that the treatment of the colored help and the daily hours of labor shall be the sume as with white labor 1 —~— The Missing Dollar, A large, fashionably dressed man re- cently entered the Philadelphin Press oftice, nccompanied by two others, and extending silver coin, inquired: “Can you tell me the value of this?” A glunce at the coin caused something of a sensa~ tion, for unless it was an imitation, the “missing dollar of 1804,” the piece of silver for which coin collectors had sought in vain for more than three- quarters of o century had turned up at last, and suffered so little from the effects of time and usage that the ran- dom nYl)l'x\Im-uan of 500 pleced upon it would not nearly represent its value to calculating dealers or enthusias- tic numismatists. “There are,” say the catalogues, **but dollurs of the coinage of stence. Two of th are ac- counted for; the third is somewhere in ulation about the count The value of this missing dollar of 1504, as quoted in the numismatic circulars, is 500, When asiced where he got the coin, the gentleman said: *‘KFrom a lingtning rod agent, who received it in part pay- ment for work done for a farmer: near Aubur Ind. It was an heirloom in the farmer’s family, and had descended to him from his great grandfather. I bought it from the lightning rod ‘nan for 87, When it first came in my pos- session it was bla , but was easily brightencd o its fine condition it could been long in cirenlution.” “Tave you received any ofiers for it “Several. Among others one from a friend in Denver, who thinks he knows nlthy real estate dealer who will illing to give 000 for the coin, Of course T would sell in an 1nstant for such a ce,” The gentleman who now possesses the coin is D, Gumper, of Fort Wayne, Ind we labore rs, For This are We Doctors? Judge, Dr. Fox was celebrated In the town; No physician Ligher rated 1 renown, For a wonth poor Brown confined was J'0 his bed, And, to everybody's mind, was Nearly dead, Fox attended, care providing, And a nurse T a week E Wi went out riding= Iu 4 hearse,