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

ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-R0OM A Busy Week in the Fraternal ‘World. A NEW ORDER IN OMAHA, The Foresters Organize a Lodge in the City—The M. W. of A. Growth in the City—The Elks! Trip Postponed. Forvsters in Omaha. During the past three wecks a move has ‘bheen on foot 1n the city to organize a lodge of the order of Foresters. The movement was inaugurated by Mr. Burns, of Chicago, & man prominent in the order in Illinois and who has scen and experienced the benefits of it. Turee meetings have been held in Dr. Rosewater's office during the past fow weeks in discussing the plans of the organization and the supreme officers of the lodge have been communicated with in regard to the instituting of the lodge, An_officer will be in this eity during the first week of August to conduct the institution exercises and in- stall omcers for this lodge and the one recently organized at South Omaha. At = the meeting last Tues- day night about thirty-five persons were t who are to be members of the lodge. Already about fifty men have signed their names to the (st of charter members. Mr. M. Rosewater and Mr. R. Don- ney have been appointed a committee to draw up a constitution and by-laws for the order and will report at the meeting which is 1o be held next Tuesday night to complete the arrangements of the organization and the institution of the lodge. (he order is a comparative stranger in the city. The following facts connected i workings in the state of 1llinois ma duce and tend to give it good place among the men of Omaha. Itis a benevolent order, based upon the broadest principles of mu- tual aid and fraternal intercourse in all so- cial and business relations in life. It com- bines the good qualities of the older orders, and rejects such features as time and exper- fence have proven to be impracticable, un- just and unwise. Its grand object is to tmite in one truebrotherhood all zood men, without regard to sectarian_creeds, political dogmas, or conditions in_life: to provide for relief in sickness or disability; to ussist the unfortunate; to relieve the distressed; andto protect the widows and orphans of deceased brethren, foresters are taught b, tious—willing to help, ready to r obedient to the laws of the country, command the respect of their fellow-men. In their domestic relations they are taught to be affectionate and trustful as husbands, as fathers, regardful for the moral and material well-being of their children and dependents; as sons, dutiful and exemplary; as friends, steadfast and true, It teaches in the most forcible manner the all-important lesson of fraternity—liberty, benevolence and concord; that all men are y, and are therefore brethren. Its objects are to assist its members in all their wants and needs, and to contribute to the widows and orphans of deceased members £,1000, 50 4 to place them in a position of in- dependence, The msurance of, the order on the death ot W member is §1,000, which is raised by a pro rata assessment upon the entire membership, which is now 13,717, distributed among 153 courts. Thus, at the present time, the cost per momber is less than 8 cents for every death that occurs, The annual dues range Trou: £6 to &5 per year, payable quarterly, a majority of the courts charging the forier figure, which appears to be suflicient for cur- rent expenses. The lodges are organized into division courts, which are the ruling bodies, and have charge of the finances of the lodges and subordinate courts within their jurisdiction, During the past three vears the order in Tll:nois alone has added over 7,000 members to their lodge rolls und paid out over £557,457 in death losses and insurance. Itisto be hoped that the lodges organized in this city may mect with grand success. The South Omaha lodge recently organized will be in- stituted at the same time as the lodge in this city recently organized. «'s A. 0. U. W. Ofticial Oircular. The official circular from the meeting of the Supremo lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, recently held at Louisville, Ky., announces & number of changes to the constitution and laws of the order. Some of the changes were: *‘We recommend that all jurisdictions now vomposing the Supreme iodge beneficiar Jurisdiction be set apart as separate benefi- ciary jurisdictions on the 30th day of No- vember, 1888, and that these several jurisdic- tions be from that date subject to the provi- sions of the rehief laws as they now exist.” The following resolution presented by the committee on laws was adopted: “‘Resolved, That the supreme master work- man is hereby authorized and directed to set. apart a8 soparato: banefloigry Jurisdictions the Grand lodges of Indiana, of Texas, of Georgia, etc., and of Kentucky, to take effect November 80, 1858, without regard to the number of members under the jurisdiction of said Grand lodges, respectively; and said Grand lodges are required to make such amendments to their constitutions und gen- eral laws as muy be necessary to this end,” A rosolution was introduced in regard to temperance as follows: Whereas, The excessive death rate in sey- eral of the grand jurisaictions of the order is traceable to the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage; therefore be it Resolved, That it is the sense of this body that the recommendation w grand lodges to incorporote a provision in their constitution and by-laws |lmhlbltln§ the admission or re- tention in the order of members engaged in the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors, and of habitual drunkards, adopte by the supreme lodge at its session of {&47, and is hereby insisted upon, The subject of the Upchurch memorial fund was discu and & resolution passed that all money in that fund was not with- drawn before January 1, 1889, would be used and invested for the benefit of the widow of the deceased founder of the institution, The law in regard to raising of the relie fund was amended as follows: ‘The relief fund shall be raised by levying assessments of amounts not more than sufi- cient to produce the amount required for the payment of each respective relief assessment; and such assessments shall be levied and col- lected in the same manner and under the sawe laws, rules and regulations as ordinary assessments for the bencficiary Fund, sud all laws of the order in regard to suspensions for non-payment of ordinary assesments or reinstatement of members shall be applicable also to such relief assessments, A number of other less important changes were made in the general laws. The revised laws have been published in pamphlet form and distributed among the officers of the order throughout the I."fl\"lll‘_y. *te Masons In Processions. Grand Master Smith has issued an order, under date of July 13, with reference to Ma- king partin processions. He says: trictly Masonic" occasions referred to in grand lodge by laws, are the funeral of & brother, the laying of corner-stones of Ma- sonic and public buildings, and dedication of Masonie halls, each of which, except the fun- erals, can only ve done by the grand master or his proxy. National and state holi- dnys, Decoration day and picnles are not “strictly Masonic,” and dispensa- tions will not be granted for lodges to purade in regalia upon such occasions, unlcss there is some very special reason for the same. 1t ought to be the pride of every Free Mason 10 engage in the celobration of the natal day of our independence, or tho decoration of the graves of the heroic dead who died in defense of our national hiberties, but only as soldiers or as citizens of this great republie, 'here is no place for civie societies in such ns o cemmoe(u. At the mecting of the Modern Woodmen of America held] in their roon:s last Wedneslay evening,the following ofticers were installed : M. E. Kerr, C.; L. C. Keunedey, W, A A W. Spoerri, clork; Mr. Yates, watchuan; Mr. Henderson, secrctary. . The order is wing very rapidly, as will be seen by the fl; u-a wl\‘;d::“ma‘*nm weoks o twentysix wewbers have been initisted iuto the order " THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1888~TWELVE PAGES. and the lodge now numbers 100 members. ' It is only the question of a véry short time at this rate of rapid increase in membership un- il & new lodge will b:‘ (‘)rguniz(‘d in the city. Postponed a Week. The members of the B, P. O. of Elks No. 80 of thiscity, who had been banking for some weeks on a trip to Des Moines last Frri- day for the purpose of instituting a new lodge of the order in the prohibition capital, were disappointed in not receiving the nec- essary papers and credentials from the high and mighty ruler. The trip had to be post- poned a week on this account. It will be made some time during the present week. Among the Local Knights. Omaha division No. 12 K. of P, atits regular meeting a few evenings ago, con ferred the rank of sir knight on W. A Hos- totter. A number of visitors were present. The regular drills of this division will be taken up again very soon now and they seem determined to maintain their reputation for efficiency in the manual. The roster is not quite full and good mem- bers of “quict” divisions in the city would do well to apply for admission. Captain Hay- ward and all members in attendance at Cin- cinnati returned much encouraged and are already looking forward to the meeting at Milwaukee two years hence with the deter- mination of capturing one of the many prizes to be offered at that time. Trojan division No. 18 is another promising division, members met at their armory last Friday night to confer the rank on six candidates, Captain - Mendenhall is fast bringing his men to the frout, and great suc- cess is looked for, o Knights of Honor Suspensions. Notices of suspension have been sent to the following subordinate lodges of the Knights of Honor for failing to forward to the supreme treasurer assessments 230 and 231 within the time provided by law: Ala- bama, No. 1076; Arkansas, Nos. 3212, 8 and 33015 California, No. 2{07; Colorado, No. Georgia, No. 1379; Ilinois, Nos, 1044, 0 and 3133; Indiana, Nos. 159) and Kansas, No. 1 Kentucky, No. 20 Minunesota, No. 3306; New York, Nos. and 1109; Pennsylvania, Nos. 50 and 1740; Tennessee, No, ; Texas, Nos. 1857, 903 West Virginia, Nos. 449 nsin, No. 3358, g lodges, suspended on for- mer assessments, have n reinstated si last report: On assessments 226 and No. 2164; on assesments 228 and 22 050, 1445, 2487, 1403, 2, 2807, 8177, 8323, 388, 3408 and 3406, The following lodges suspended for failing to pay special per capita ta: ve been rein- El llows: Nos, 7 2, 1532, 1867, 853, - % Recent Death Losses. The supreme council of the order of Chosen Friends has levied assessment 1 (subordinate council 134, call 12, series of 1888) dated 15th inst., on deaths 1419 to 1433, and disability claims 170 to 174, a total of twenty claims. Of this number California claims seven. The balance of the claims are apportioned as follows: Ohio, Virginia and Michigan, two each, and New Hampshire, Nevada, Indiana, Ontario (Canada), Ne- braska, Texus and Colorado one each. ~ Two of the claims are for %500 each, f for #1,000 each and three for $1,500 cach, six for £2,000 each and four for 3,000, making a grand total of $34,500 to be paid beneficiaries on collections from this call. This levy will pay for all deaths reported to May 17th last, and will become delinquent by members to secretarios on _or before August 15th next. To the date of making this call this order has paid the sum of §2,709,403.24 on 1305 deaths, and $152,000 on 162 disavilities, a grand total of §2,U81,403.24, -, **u Official Proceedings. The journal of proceedings of the last session of the grand council of the United Order of I'riends, of Penvsylvauia, hus just been published. Among recommendations made by the grand recorder, one which was approved by the grand council was one that recorders and financiers be created P, C. C.’s for faithful service during four consecutive years, Its representative will advocate such an amendment to the conatitutional law at the next session of the imperial cou: The grand council also approved & recommendation that its representative to the imperial council advocate a reduction of the per capita taxm . Annual” Reports. The supreme recorder's aud supreme re- ceiver's report of the Ancient Order Union Workmen for the fiscal year cnding Dec. 81, 1887, says the Western Workman shows that §217,000 were received and paid out of the beneficiary fund in 1887; that $23,445 were received in the relief fund and $34,022 paid out; and that §23,008 were received in the general fund and $30,049 paid out. Ne- braska paid to the widows and orphans of its members, 48,000, aud the entiro order $3,- 453,000, Nebraska since organization has paid out $15,000 and tho order, 20,330,000, Workings of the Elks. At the recent meeting of the grand lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks the following interesting facts as to the past year's work of the order were shown by the grand secretary’s report: Twenty-six lodges have been added, making nincty-seven in all and adding nearly 2,000 members. Subordi- nate lodges have expended $10,000 for char- itable purposes. The St. Louis lodge has the largest membership, 453, and Lexington, Ky., the smallest, 20. Boston has the wealthiest lodge, holding $37,000 worth of property. Among those present aro: Joseph F. Fanning, Indianapolis; Orville Rewing- ton, Providence; J. H. White Potts, J. K. Ward, Washington; L. Hartman, Cleveland; Frank T. Avery, Hartfo John Mocch, Buffalo; H. H. Reed, Rochester; J. H. Dee, Boston; Willard C. Vanderiip. Dr. Simon Quinlan and J. W. White, Chicago; ¥. A. ise, representing the Novfolk (Va.) lodgo: Allan O. Myers of Cinncinnati, representing the Columbus lodge; John W, Whalen, chie! of Louwsville's police department; John I Wallace, Philadelphia; L. M. Hadden, Cin- cinnati; Daniel A. Kelly, 8. Joscph and Emile Bourtier, Baltimore; M. B. Lemon and B. A. Tanner, Pittsburg. Dolegates were present from San Francisco, Denver, Memphis and New Orleans. o “Pramp Pythians.” “Tramp Pythians are becoming numerous —-t00 numerous for use,” says the Pythi Advocate, of Minneapolis, Minn, papers ave reporting the name of T. MoWat- tie, of Star lodge, Indianapolis, Ind., who is under churges for tramping around the coun- try vietimizing lodges. ‘Brother’ MeWattio Kindly made the Advocate a call, and after bowing himself iuto the good graces of the office dog, went through the seeret work of the order-not forgetting distress signs—and informed us in langnage conventional, that he was ‘hard up,’ ‘broke," not a red,’ ‘haven’t had nothin’ but a cup of coffee since yestor- day.! Now, it's decidedly unpleasant to be hungry and broke at the same time. Upon his exhibition of ar official roceipt, showiug ues paid in advance, we kindly took him to supper and gave him moncy to pay room rent. This little act of charity was ropeated four days, whon we had the pleasure of in- troqueing the unfortunate Brother MeWat- tie to the lodge. The members felt disposed to ussist him, and a collection was taken up, AMOUNLINg to #4 or §. A brother then of: fered him employtaent, and he vromised to be ‘on hand in the morning’ Has anyone soen MoWattio since! We immnediately no- tified his lodge, with the result that chavg: were proferred. He had visitod several other cities bofore whitowashing Miuncapo- lis. That's the third time we have been ‘bit! in ws wmuny weeks. The uext tramp that calls at this oftce will Vi handed.” Ry oany o Grip Notes. “Ladies' Nights" are becoming very popu- lar i Masonis oireles in kngland > "o Tho Knights of Honor in Mussachusetts alono have paid $3,000 for the relicf u(“'”uhk and distressed brothers in the past . twelve years, _Connecticut Odd Fellows report a gain of 174 encampment members the past year. During 1857 the roll of Masonic loages of the grand iodge of England was increased by fifty-two, There are 115 grand lodges of Oud Fellows under the jurisaiction of the Sovereign grand lodge, Walker lodge is the wealthiest Odd Fell lows’ organization in Pennsylvania, having £30,000 in asset The first public funeral by the Odd Fel- lows in America was in the spring of 152 Baltimore, and at midnight. ‘The grand lodge of Prince Edward Tsland has under it eleven lodges and 450 Musons. The grand secretary receives £20 a year, The Royal Society of Good Fellows has disbursed #15,000 in death benefits the past month. During the past two years the total has been $164,200.60, 1f ample hotel accommodations are pro- vided during the nexttwo years, the next session of the supreme lodge can easily be secured for Omaha. The Island of Malta, the area of which is about equal to a horse paddock on a station, has seven lodges with u roll of 500 members, many of whom are wilitary. There is no assessment in the Northern Re- lief association of the Ancient Order of United Workmen for July. ~ One dollar dues should be paid before the 3sth inst. The different lodges are at present engaged in discussing needed legislation and instrudt- e their representatives to the grand lodge, which meets at Fremont in October. There are about 5,000 members in the An- cient Order of United Workmen lodges in Nebraska. The membership is growing very rapidly at preseut throughout the state. According to the New South Wales Free- mason, the lord chancellor of England and Ircland are Masons. The premier of Eng- land and the leader of the opposition ave also Mason. New York claims the past year to have been justly its ceutennial year of Odd Fellow- ship, having led in gains évery other jurisdic- tion, and placing to the credit of the order iof tho past 8,755 lodge meinbe in relief §06,542.55, While in Cincinnati, the grand officers and prominent members of the U. R. Knights of Pythias had a large group photograph taken and copies have already arrived and can be crand lodgogfice. In response to an invitation extended to t lodges and divisions of the city, nius lodge No. by Garfield Neb., an excursion to that pluce s to be arranged for soon. Bismarck's son, Count Herbert, on o re- cent visit to Dublin, accompanied by the duke of Abercorn, G| M. of Ireland, visited the Masonic Orplian’ schiool, where the or- phans gave three chieers for old “Blood and ron." The amount to be received by membors of the Knights and Ladies of Honor order on account of deaths tnat occurred in Mussa- chusetts in June is $4,000, or nearly four times the amount paid during the month b, the entire membership of this state. 2 Giles L. Bradley, of Indianapolis, was ap- pointed receiver of the supreme lodize Uuited Order of Honor recently, upon potition of Jon L. Blackman,and gave bond for $10,000. 1t is proposed to wind up the affairs of ' the the concern, which had vecome hopelessly involved. The supreme lodge relief board report of the Ancient Order of United Workmen shows that Nebraska paid into this fund_in 1857, £200.81, while New York paid, £2,857.15, This report shows considerable of the same info mation that has been published in the Work- man at different times. On_the 4th of July the New Jersey Red Men had a_great parade in Camden. 1t is estimated there were more than four thou- sand members of the order in line, and_dele- gations wero prosent from Baltimloro, Phila- cIphia, New York and other cities. In the movement to establish the Odd Fel- lows' home, of Massachusetts, De Soto lodge, of Springfield, that started the floor work'in _the degrees, leads oft with a dona- tion of 2,000, to promote this praiseworthy object. The committee having the matter in churge wish to raise $100,000 before purchas- ing ground. The late emperor of Germany, William I, shortly before he died, sent a congratulating lotter to the Masonic lodge at Rostock, Mack- lenburg, on the seventy-fifth anniversary of its formation. In it he said: *Free Masoury constitutes a true element of the religious sentiment and works for the well-being of ; humanity.” The actual cost to a member who joined the Knights of Honor in 1878, and was then under the age of forty-five years, has been, for the fifteen years up to July 1, 1858, $231 in assessments, or an average of §15.40a year for an insurance of #2,000. Few beneficial societies in this country can produce a record which equals this for fifteen consecutive years. Brother W. S. Phillips, grand recorder of Nebraska grand legion of the Ancient Order of United Workmen,writes that the new fea- ture, ndmitting members for deaih benefit in the Northern Relief ussociation, is a good thing. He also writes that his lodge is having @ good growth, and that & number waut to join the rehef association. The Knights of Pythias of Columbus, O., have arranged for & great celebration Sep- tember 21, at which Governor Foraker, Mayor Bruck, G. C. Reeves and S. R. W. B. Richie have been invited to speak. The parade and exercises will take place on the centenmal grounds. Prizes aggregating $1,000 will be given in the prize drill. ‘The reports of Grand Ober Chief J. Beck, Grand Secretary J. Rumetsch and Gran Treasurer Joseph Gutberlet, of the Inde- peudent Order of Red Men of California, are already prepared for the next session of the Grand Stamm, on the 30th of July. They show u large incroase in membership, and also in capital. This session will be a lively one, aud the different lodges in this city have made arrangements for the reception of the reprosentatives, and the elected committee has a fine programme, The grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias cautions lodges against being in- fluonced by any alleged ‘“decisions” of his which are the result of informal conversa- tions between himself and different brethren, A decision is always in writing and attested by the grand lodge seal, and can be had for the asking, but misunderstanding and mis- representation result where casual remarks uxre quoted in the lodges by interested par- ties. ‘The ten largest councils of the Home Circle are Loyal, Friendship, Somerville, Welcome, Joseph Warren, Dudley, John Eliot, Irving, Cambridge and Columbis, of Massachusetts, Tho largest gains in the last six months wero made by Somerville, Irving and Wel- coute. The first ten councils of the Home Circle to pay the per capita tax are: Mt Mineral, Somerville, Narragansett, Dudley, Roxbury, Commonwealth, Longfellow, Waasworth, Maguolia and Puritan, The proposed amendment to the supreme lodge constitution of the Knights of Pythias offered by S. R.'s Copeland and Shropshire, making saloon keepors and their employes incligible w0 membership in the order, has oceasioned more discussion in Nebraska than in any other section of the country. braska lodge No. 1, of this city, on June 27, clected J. W. Lounsbury and C. L . Johnson representatives to the grand lodge meeting at Fremont, in September, and unanimously nstructed them to urge the passage of a res- olution declaring the traflicking in liquor to be a Pythianoffense, "The commissioners for opening stroets§in Baitimore, says the Baltimorcan, have ad- vertised to be sold at public auction the ma- terial in the Odd Fellows' ball building on Gay street. This is prepuratory to the open- ing of Douglas street through the city hall. It1s stated that this one in Baltimore was the first hall erected in the United States and dedicated to the cause of Odd Fellow- sh It is still in good preservation and a credit to Gay street architecturally, It is re- ported that the order in Ialtimore will pro- test aguinst Lhe sale, and if need be resort to the courts for the protection of their rights, The success of the present plan of five classes of the United Endowment associa- tion, as bigh as §5,000 certificates has caused sowme discussion as to the feasability of pro- viding in the next grand lodge, by an amend- ment to the laws, for an_additional class of five moro certiticates as high as $5,000, keep- ing tho recoipts, expenditures and assess- ments for each class separate and distinot, however, but without changing the minimum ar maximum wges of adumission of new toe; bers, at tha same time a satisfactory medical examination: and consent of the lodge al- lowing present wicmbers the privilege of tahing the additional class certificates, IN OMAHA SOCIAL CIRCLES. Soclety People Soek the Shades of Local Resorts. PICNICS AT HANSCOM PARK. Tally-Ho Party--Harmony Club Moon- light Social—Where the Favored Few Have Gone For the Summer. Picnics At the Park. The picnic has completely usurped the place of the party and every afternoon and evening the various resorts in or near the city are alive with the lovers of pleasure seeking amusement during the sultry hours, No place is more popular than the cool glen known as Hanscom park. Among the lead- | gatherings at this resort during week was_tho picnic given by the the Ruth Rebekah lodge on Wednes- duy afternoon und evening. Nearly a hun- dred ladies, with their friends, congregated at that ol enjoyed themselves in various R AT S i most appetizing lunch was spread and vanished with surprising quickness, An orchestra charmed the ear with choice selections throughout the afternoon, and in the evening furnished music for dancing, prolonging the pleasures until nearly mid- night. Bn Thursday a most pleasant and success- ful picnic under the auspices of the church of the Latter-day Saints was held in the park, and old as well us young throughout enjoyed the brief emuncipation from heat and dust. A similar feature was enjoyed by the dren of the Sabbath school of the Temple of Israel the me afternoon. The neatly dressed children playing here and there on the grass, prosented a most charming specta- cle. A fow recitations and songs varied the exercises, A number of other social gather- ings of a minor character have also been held at the park. Hop at Hanscom Park A number of jolly young society people at- tended a hop at Hanscom park on Friday. No more auspicious evéning could have been chosen for such an event. The copious showers during the afternoon had cooled the atmosphere and made dancing delight ful. A street car was chartered to take !he company each way, and thus no restriction whatever was laid 'upon _the prolongation of the evening's pleasure. Those prescut were Mr. and Mrs, Bruce McCullough, the Misses Lo Clair, Sue King, Wilkins, Congden, Boyce, Free, Carrie McLain, Pratt, Lizzie Lawton, Wilson, Stelling, Austin, of Grand Island, Lawrence, Mamie McLiin, Kimball, Florence French, Lawton, Georgie Erench. The messrs. George Ostrom, K. E. Muflitt, George Parandall, James Merriam, Charles Sherman, J. 8. Woodburn, George' Day, R. L. Searles, M. Morwood, John Bryans, J. C Lang, Walt Sanford, C. E. Vaughn, Harl Fales, James Bradley, J. A. Rances, F. C Craig, H. Ochiltree, W. Fisher, Davis. Metropolitan Tally-ho Party. A number of the young men of the Metro- politan club, with their young lady friends, enjoyed the pleasures of a_tally-ho party on Tuesduy evening. Their first stopping point was the ball grounds, where they listened to the concert givén by the Secoud Infantry band. After another jaunt about the city, during whicn the fog-horns were skillfully manipulated by .Julius Meyer and Sam Fischer, the party drove to the headquarters of the ‘club_on Fourtcenth and Douglas, where refreshments were served. The re: mainder of the evéning was spent in dancing. The members of the party were the Messrs. Julius Meyer, M. L. Roeder, 8. J. Fisher, S. Oberfelder, G, Deiches, D. Heyman, M. Oberfelder, A. H. Gladstone. The Misses Pauline Goldsmitn, Cora Bendet, Minnie Rosenfeldt, Annie and Minnie Rothschild, Bettie Seligshon, Clara Rindskopf, Tillic Sonnehill, Sarah Brandeis and Tillie New- man. Harmony Club Moonlight Party. The Harmony social club gave a select moonlight party at Hanscom's Tuesday evening, and as is usual with affairs given by this popular organization, was a delight- ful success. The weather was all that could be desired, and the twenty couples in at- tendauce amused themselves in tripping the light fantastic to the inspiring strains of a good orchostra. The party roturned o the city at about 1 o'clock in special cars. The affair was under the management of tho fol- lowing committeo of arrangements: The Misses R. Hirshstein and S.” Rotholz; the Messrs, B. Harris, A. Lowis and M. J. Harris. The Harmony club holds its regular quar- terly meeting and election of officers this evening. The Elite Club. The Elite club held its first dance in Crap’s ‘hall Tuesday night, and enjoyed a very pleas- ant evening. The hall is admirably arranged for dancing, and there is no smoother floor in the city. It is the intention of the club to hold weekly dances at that place every Tues- day evening. The officers of the organiza tion are Frank Coffce, president; D. P. O'Connell, vice president, and Charley Norris, secretary. Her Seventh Birthday. ‘Tuesday was the seventh birthday of Bes- sie Lehmaun, 1009 Webster street, and she invited about twenty-five of her playmates to pass the afternoon. Mrs. Lehmann and her her daughter Miss Minnie did all in their power to entertain the little folks, and they #pent a delightful afternoon. {reshments in almost endless quantities were served and relished by the children. Mrs. Whitney's Luncheon. Mrs, C. €. Whitney gave a 5-o'clock tea, Wednesday, July 25, in honor of Mrs, Hayne and Mrs. Garrow, who are her guests for a few days. Among those present were the Mesdames Wakeley, Vaill, Riall, Gilbert, Sloan, Nichols, Johnson, Williams, Boyd, Beal, Drake, Benson and ‘Haller. Also the Missos Wakeley, Murray, Williams, Nichols and Wood. Mated Mortals. LATRD—MEAD. ‘Weduesday, July 25, at high noon, by Rev. John Williams at St. Barnabas church, Mr. Willard I. Laird was married to Miss Flor- ence E. Mead. Tae groom 1s the genial young manager of the Nebraska Rubber company, and the bride the handsome daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Mead, of this city. The happy couple left immediately for a trip through the east, and will be at home to their friends at 2205 Howard street after August 10, GREEN-FOLEY, Attorney Alexander D, Green quietly went down to St. Joe Sunday, and Monday morn- ing returned with Mrs. Alexander D, Green, in the person of the lovely Mollie T. Foley, of that old Jesuiy burg. The newly married couple have settled down just like old mar- ried folks, an the gorner of Twelfth and Dorcas strests. On Thursday evening they gave a reception at their new home, that was attended by over 4 hundred friends of the groom. An evening was never more pleas- antly spent. Mr, Green is a great-hearted Young attorney who makes warm friends of all his acquaintances. He hLas been in Omaha only a few months, but has built up & most lucrative ,practice.” His sincerity of chavacter as well us speech, gives him great power over a jury and he is peculiarly suc- cessful as a criminal, lawyer, His greatest victory as a pleader was when he won the charming Miss Foley who comes from one of the leading families of St. Joe. Like her husband, she possesses unusual qualities of mind and heart, General Gossip. Mr. T. A. Megeath is at Friend. The Misses Yates are at Sidney. L. M. Benuet is at Soda Springs, Idaho. Dr. Hyde has returned from New York. Mrs. Wm. Paxton is visiting in St. Louis. Hon. J. E. Boyd returned Monday from the east. % ‘A F. Bosche is back from his Colorado rip. Mr. Lyman H. Tower is still dangerously sick. ngm Schroeder left Thursday for Spirit e. Fred Benzinger of Tus BEE, has been at- tending the regatta at Spirit Lake the past woeek. William G. Crounse left Wednesday for Europe. H. W. Yates is back from his tour through Canada, Miss Maud Woolworth is at Hartland, Lake Side, Wis, Hon. W. F. Cleveland Mr. and Mrs. Fred Metz have arrived safely in Germany. William Huerst is visiting ‘West Point. Robert E. Douglas has returned from San Francisco, Mrs Joseph Garneau left for the east Wednesday. Mrs. J. L. DeBevoise has gone to New Hampshire, William Hardy returned from the east Wednesday, Mr. George Squires is doing the Atlantic watering places, Senator Paddock left for the national cap- ital yesterday. Will Cook returned from several days ago. John Green returned from Manitou the first of the week. Miss Clara Phiilips left for Milwaukee Wednesday evening. Postmaster Gallagher has been visiting in Denver the past week. A. S, Frank has returned from a three weeks’ juunt in Dakota. Dr. J. C. Howes, of Wakefleld, has taken up his residence in Omaha. 0. K. Brennan has returned from a two weeks’ visit in Minneapolis, A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clem Chase on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Raymond have returned from their pleasure trip cast. J. L. Brandeis returned Tuesday from a seven months' European trip. Thomas B. Norris hus gone to Virginia, his old home, for a month's visit. Colonel and Mrs. Brownson Brownson are at Los Angeles. Mrs. A. M. Marquette will pass the next six weeks at Lake Osakis, Minn. C. W. Martin has been visiting at his home in Galesburg, 111, the past weck. Hon. John C. Wharton, from Illinois, will make his future home in' Omaha, James C. McKell, of Burlington, is the guest of his sister Mrs. H. B. Smith, A cablegram tells of the safe arrival of Mrs. J. J. Bliss in Liverpool, Monday. Mrs. Captain Simpson and daughter are at Oakland Beach hotel, Warwick, R. I. John Eyler and wife have returned from their trip through Colorado and Utah. Miss Belle Colman, of Cleveland, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. K. Rosewater. Mr. Hunt, assistant auditor of the Union Pacific, returned from Denver Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Danbaum have returned from their outing at the Minnesota lakes. Bishop Scannell, of Concordia, has been the guest of Bishop O’Connor the past, week. The Omaha Guards give a moonlight hop at Hanscom park on next Friaay evening. Mrs, T. Joe Fisher, of Cheyenne, and chil- dren, is visiting her mother, Mrs. General O'Brien. W. R. Morrs and Fred Parker returned Thursday from a month’s trip in the mount- ains of Wyoming. Rev. J. M. Wilson, pastor of the Castellar yterian church, hus gone to Chicago for a month's va Harry Winter and C. F. Milligan, of this city, are the new proprietors of the Ogden house, Council Bluffs, Mr. W. £. Annin has gone to Washington, D. C,, where he will remain until the ad- ournment of congress, OMr. and Mrs. F. W. Meicher and family and Mrs. C. H. Puls will spend the next six weeks at West Point. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Grotte have been called to Milwaulkee by the severe illness of Mrs, Grotte's aged mother, Mr. George \Vilcox and wife have returned from a ten day’s outing spent at Pikes Peak and other mountain resorts. Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Mapes ieft Monday evening for Denver and Manitou, where they will spend four or five weeks. Miss Minnie Riley has returned to her home at Pleasant Mount, Pa. She was accompan- iedby her cousins Miss Lizzie Riley and Mrs. T. Murphy. Miss Bessie Morse, of Chicago, daughter of Mr. J. W. Morse, ' formerly general pas- senger agent of the Union Pacific railway, is visiting in the city. The P. B. C. Lotus club, which on inter- pretation means the Peycké Bros. Company Lotus club, gives a dance and moonlight pic nicat Hanscom park to-morrow evening. Mr. and Mrs. Colpetzer and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. E Squires, T. J. Clarke, Fred Nye, Arthur Remington, Dan. H. Wheeler, ir, and wife, all left for Spirit Lake on Fri- day evening. Mrs. Adam Kurtz and her daughter, Mrs, F. Averle, accompanied by her son’ Roy, from Owosso, Mich., are visiting Mrs. Dr. Hertzmann, at Walnut Hill, and will remain here for some time pricr to leaving for the east. J. C. Barnard, attorney with the firm of Kennedy & Learned, has thrown off his pro- fessional responsibilities for a two weeks’ vacation, He has gone to Granville, 1L, & beautiful summer resort in the neighborhood of the famous ‘‘Starved Rock.” Miss Stella McCarty, daughter of Mr. O, P. McCarty, of Baltimore, formerly assist- ant general ticket agent of the Union Pacific railway here, left last week for her eastern home. She had spent several weeks visiting friends in Omaha. ———— Horsford's Acid Phosphate Makes Delicious Lemonade. A teaspoonful added to a glass of hot or cold water, and sweetened to the taste, will be found refreshingand invigorating. Bechel has returned from relatives in Colfax Springs and Miss P e - To a Chicago Garl. Written for the Sunday Bee by Eugens Clay Ferguson, Darling, should you but come wherel am aid, Where sounds and voices never more dis- turl The sleeper sleeping 'neath the cypress shade,— ‘Where day and night are one and stars shine t, not, And all the feverish past long since forgot-- Should youbut come and wander o'er my grave, Mindful or not of him that slumbers nigh, Iknow I should awake, should start, should ory; “Some noisy omnibus is thundering by." - Not Pig Tight. Boston Post: In Providence the ofher day they were setting some very tall fas for the telephons wires—sosenty K:)lm . A countryman came along and asked the foreman what his men were doing. Now the foreman of that par- ticular gang was a mild-mannered oi zen, and means to be patient and for- bearing, but he is worried a good deal with questions, and gets tived of answering them. In this particular case he told the countryman thuthe was building a wire fence. “Is thatso?” asked the farmer, looking aloft, and then added: *Well, I guess you've got it bull high, but I don’t behieve you can make it pig tight.” That foreman has been very shy of Rhode Island farmers ever since. e -— A Sad COatastrophe at the Seashore. First belle: **Miss Smith met with a peculiarly unfortunate accident this morning. Did you hear about it?” Se ond belle: ““No, what was it?” F belle: *Why, she was down at the beach bathing when she inadvertently slipped off a rock and fell intothe water.” Second belle; “Was it deep? Did she take cold?” First belle: “Oh, no; I guess not. She scrambled out easily enough,but her bathing dress is irre- trievably spoiled.” He Should Have Brought Some Home. Wife—You left me without a cent this morning, John, and the result is there is nothing but potatoes and bread and butter for dinner. Husband (cheerfully L—Oh, well, it's all. right, my dear Iv ad a big lunch to-day at noon. HAPPY HITS BY WITTY WAGS. She Fell Into the Sea and Ruined a Bathing Suit. WANTED A GRAMMATICAL RESCUE She Didn't Go—Woman's Love —They Quit Even—Why She Gave Him Up — Keeping Him Busy. The Old Lady Was Not Forgotten ‘‘Ethel,” asked a Lewiston mother of her daughter as the fair young girl sat down at a late breakfast in her morn- ing gown, **did George leave any pace age for me last evening? Ethel blushed and said falte v, *Why.no, mamma. What made 134 O, nothing: T only heard him s at the door as he said good-bye, heve is one more for youwr mother,’ and I didn’t know but it was that pattern for lace lambrequins that his mother has promised me.” Bthel said nothing. Must be Rescued Grammatically, He was rescuing her from the hillowy waves but it looked as if they might never see Boston again. ‘‘Hold on tight, Penelope,” he gasped *“hold on tight.” Jon’t say nold on tight,” gurgled the girl with her mouth full of Atlantic ocean, “say hold on tightly.” She Didn’t Go. “Go with me, Miss Laurn,” said the rofessor, glowingly, *to the vineclad hills of France— “Do you mean it, professor?” ex- claimed the delighted girl,® preparing to throw herself into his arms. “— Tn magivation. Walk, as 1 have walked, among the simple-hearted peasantry of Norway. Converse with them in their native tongue, and then argue, if you can, that poverty is in itsell a curse.” It is all quite charming, no doubt,” asscrted Miss Laura, relapsing into dicary upathy. Woman's Love. “If your tooth aches so budly, dear,” said & youne wife, “why don't you get it pulled?” *Yah—wow!"” shrieked the sufferer. John,” she said, putting her arms fondly aroand his neck, “if you are not willing to have it pulled out for your own sake, please have it pulled for mine.” They Quit Ev-nl Dusenberry came lounging into the rro & “What a stock of beets, turnips and cabbages,” he commented. “*Why, you're quite a green grocer. Since I think of i nd me round ten pounds of coffee. I'll pay you next week.” “I'may be a green groccr, but T am not green enough to trust you,” the shopman said. It's bad policy to trust.” Dusenberry rubbed his chin and gazed at the floor in a ruminating way. ““Yes, it's bad policy,” he assented. “Still, there's a worse one.” ~“What one, pray?” **One that’s run out.” They shook hands and agreed that they had quit even. ‘Why She Gave Him Up. It was at Harvard class day, and as she had a ravishing gown she was in a blissful frame of mind. Besides, she was as good as engaged to Tom Burns, to whose spread she merrily wended her way, properly attended by a chap- erone who knew how to keep discreetly out of sight. But fate was unkind to her. She had hardly set her foot inside of Tom’s chambers than the host was introduc- ing her to a man whose face gave her a dreadful shock. “You ought to know my cousin, Juck Harmes,” Tom said cordially. And what punishment could be too severe for that wretch of a Jack Harmes, who had the cruelty to rejoin: “Oh, we know each other. We were engaged five years ago while we were in college; weren’t we, Miss Blank?” But she was a clever girl and a plucky one. She rallied and answered with no appearance of confusion: **Oh, no, Mr. Harmes, not engaged, You know mamma said that the idea of my being engaged before I was fifteen was absurd, and I said 1 didn’t mind giving you up if I could have a new sun- shade. It was as funny as anything I ever knew.” And so she saved herself, and if she is not by this time betrothed to Tom she certainly deserves to be. Evident Ignorance. School Teacher (in backwoods of Ken- tucky) to girl—What has kept you away from school during the past three days?” Girl—Mam did. **Why did she keep you away?” “Wanted me to he'p pap.” “How help him?” “Put away the things.” *What things?’ *Oh, you know.” “No, I don’t.” ““It ain’t possible, mister, that a man as ald as you air, and claim ter have so much larnin’ as you does, is that ig- nunt.” 1 reu\lf' do not know what you mean. Come, tell me what things did you help him put away?” Wy, the still things, uv co’se.” “The 'still things?" “W’y, I never did meet sich ignunce, Didn’t you know that the government s was in the curmumty, an’ you know that when they air here we hatter hustle round and put away the still tubs an’ the sour mash an’ sich? Ttain’t possible thata man with yo' edycation is that ignunt? Wall, I he- Veve ['ll go home, for I don’t think it's no use ter fool ’long with a teacher that ain’t got no mo’ sense than you have. We've been tryin’ a long time ter git a smart _teachor for this neighborhood, an’ it dolook like we air never goin’ to do no good at it,” The Genuine Article. dies an’ gents,” vociferated front of a Boston dime mu- n, “walk rght in and vicw the at Athenian knife swallower, the only one on exhibition. Ton cents, ladies and nts, it will neither make nor break— “Is he a genuine Atheninn!” de- manded the crowd. “So help me, he was born, brought up and captured in the wilds of Athenia!™ ‘Then they rusk . Keeping ) Busy. “James,” said the grocer to his new boy, “huven’t you got anything to do now?"” **No, sir,” “Well, ketch some move flies and stick ‘em on the fly paper in the win- dow.” A Great Fever, Old Gentleman (10 daughter)—And so ou have promised to marry young ampson ? Daughter—Yes, papa, and the day is set, and the minister selected, and we are to go to Europe. Old Gentleman (timidly)—My dear, I have agreat favor to ask of you. Daughter—What is it, papa? 0ld Gentloman-—1f I'm not asking too much, would you mind sending me cards to. the wedding? d % OMAHA'S HEALTH. The Sanitary Measures Now Pre- vailing in Ou Clty. No More Sickness Than fs Ul Tais Tine of the Year—MW F. O'Donnell Tells of the Sickness in the City. As the hot weathor progresses and the lean a8 well as the fat man swelters and fumes as he Proceeds to and teom bis business, it would now A bad {dea to inquire into the nitary condie tion of our eity. Ing Y Among our physicians develope the fact that there 1s no more sickness at this time 1n Omahia than s to be found in any. city “In fact,” sl one phys! o 18 less siekn would have he ones wha al at M, ‘o than 1 the most this weather, w some of themy thing and what {8 known as the summer com 1uint, the little darlings must suffer cons siceubly and not a fow of th Tatio of deaths in Omaln is ex whether this can be due to the excol ' physicians or 1o the excellent sanitary measures it s hard to say, but, I presuine the louors are about evenly divided.” It {5a fact, 08 the Writer nas Omaha hos Within fts Hmits for ability and medical knowl. vory favorably with their by the coun While in est of news recently the writer md a gentloman with whom he was nequainted an lie knew had been quite sick lately, on being asked how he was getting along the gentlemany MR. M. F. O'DONNEL gave the writer the following account of him. self with request that he publish it if he \l‘uhl 'Yy INY was run down 1 had continual headach my back pained me, in short 1 was in pain al over, when [ went to bed at night I felt as tire nd languid as though T had worked hard 1 could not work a bit, I would wake would feel just as bad; A not help me ox refresh me one bit. 11d be stopped up so that I could and my nos omuch that 1 I N strils atall, 1 aoc thing my friends recommiended to my tona avail for I continued to grow wor stead of better, me two months ago after reading the advertisements ot br, McCoy, 1 cons cluled I would call on him and ses what he could do for me. 1 called at the office n the Ramge Blo 'k, and was examined IB' Doctor M. Jordan, wlio then had charge of Dr, . The doctor, after examination, told me arrh and a pretty bad case too, but sal he could cure me; I was somewhat dubious of that Lut he looked to me like a man who unders &tood his business and I concluded to givelim & trial and Lam not sorry that 1did, for he had only tr wecks when I felt able 0 g0 to work whichI aid and 1have worked ever sinco, and to-day 1 feel hetter than I have telt, since last spring, ana 1 fecl as though k can't do or say enough for Dr. Jordan, for he certainly has done wonders for nie, Mr. O'Donnell, whose portraii graces the column_above lives at No.——Georgln Ave ana works for Mr. Andrew” Murphy, the hors shoer, and 1s willing to_corohorats the uboy statement to anyone doubting it. br. Charles M. Jordon, the physician mens tloned above has had _charse of Dr MeC business in Omaha as resident physician for the st year and has performed tho cures that hive Jeen published in the daily pipers week after week, Dr. Jordan is & gradiate of the univer- sity of New York City, and Howard University ot Washington, D, C. &nd his made tour of the hospitals of England, France and Germany, and 1 & physician who i8 thorougbly learned in his profession and is fully qualified for the work he [ Pursueing. A Popular Explanation. The past age might be catled a_superstitious one, The present can move properly be called an age of surprises, for many things once classed amoug the {mpossibilities have uow become everyday possibilities, Itwould be supertuous to enumerate them. But have we reached the utmontlimite Have wo? Pliysicians who claim to make certain ailments of the human body subject toa specialstudy, and claim to be abla to cure such diseases, are pronounced by other self-satisfied practitioners as presumptuous; but does thelr saying so make itso? The man 'wha can come the nearest to overcome the seems ing tmpossibilities of others is now all the rage, and wall doeshie or thoy deserve the success thoy have labored sohard to obtain, Dr, J. Cresap McCoy or his associates do not make ciams to anything marvelous, such as raising the de and givingthem new life; neither do they clal to give sight to the blind; but by their new a scientific method ot treating catarrh they have curod and do cure catarrh hus well as bronchial and throat troubles, ‘I noy muke Catarrh & spe clalty, because it 18’ one of the most prevulent { ‘oublesome diseases that the people of this climato are loir to. Blce D McCay wnd his associntes have located in this city they have treatod with success hundreds of persons whowu other physicians have told their diseaso wos Sinased amoug (he inourables. Do thiey not pub: lish from week to week in the daily papers estis monials from some of the many rrateful Pate ents, giving in each case the tull nume and add dress of the persons making the stutement thay - the doubting, and skeptical may call and intees viaw the suid people priorto visiting the doctor’ Se for cConsuitation, o poople savertised ascuredare by nomeans obicurs o unknowny but in the majorily of cases are cltizens well known by the busiiess people and commusity at large, and it will more than repay any one Suerings With catuethal atection 10 VISt (hose whose statements are published, or consuls with the doctor or his associates'at his office, In this conveetion there can hardly be a more interesting subject than the ultimate effects of catarrh upon the hearin r disease in poirontng the of 1y stomuc secretions lite, All this 3 P Aixcussed, but the v iToctat catarrd of the nose and throat unon tho hearing his not been touched tpon s oftui as the subjocs warrants, A very littlo stupy of anatomy will show th yeader (hat the function of the Dack passnge o the nose and tie upper purts of tlie' throat s connected with the ear by a minuto and delts cate passage known as the Eustachiun tnbe, Along this tube the catarrh process extends, producing congestion and intlamation. 1y the urther axtonsion of this procoss to the mucusg Ining of the tympinum of the ear iy causad, in some cases. slight forms of catarrh of the niids dle ear, and in this w deafness msy fu like swoolen, th mouth of the Eust. Partial or 8 may also resull from cat it the s of & propor s, ot oF chetructlon ages, causiug un dus ruriticas sation of the wir (0 the middle ear. 1N such cases s the Iving the m the general remodios, , prove comjparas i anly be obtain al treatment. thing could be at dastrons vorults thun wwkliled constitutional treatment end care for Qisense which broubt about the trouble to tho hieariug, Pemanently Located. .3, Cresap McCoy, late of Hellevue Hosple New York, suc by Dr. " Chirle Jordon, s ti j e il el . Consmun onettinatiein, wnd lscason pocull X & speclalty. CATARRH CURED, Consultation at office or by mall, 81, BT, 060 11 e ., 240 4 . W 7 6 !)Lp. My Sunday Hours, from O a. m, to 1 p. m, Corespondence recelves prouipt attention. ) letters answered: un st ataom ™ oss weeonupanivd by &