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

» g G ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM Meeting of the Knights of Honor at Denver. SUPREME REPORTER'S SPEECH The Nebraska A. O, U, W.—A Business Meeting — Death Losses Paid— The Weekly Visit Among The Orders. Knights of flonor Meeting. During the pest week the grand lodge of (he Knights of Honor were in session at Denver, The session opened Wennesday With a large attendance, and closed Weddes- day night with a banquet. The routine busi uess of the meeting was transacted, and a grand parade was one of the featurés of the meeting. Addresses in regard to the the order were delivered. occasion was delivered by B, T. Weilson, of St. briefly as follows: “If anything could make a man hapny it is to stand upand look in the face a lot of Knights of Honor and know that he is look- ing into the face of honest men. Lhavo heard much about the light air, and can say that 1 found it difiicult to walk with in the parade. The air is €0 heavy in St. Louis that we sometimes have to cut our way through it. You have nice water, too, Iverything is thin he ot your men., 1 noticed the swme sign here that I sce in every city: ‘Anhauser-Busch _ Lager Beer,) It is made out of Mis- river water. To be perfectly bappy man must be surrounded by physical comforts, If we want to raise a man from a lower condition we must attend to this, [ would not want to try to persuade a man to become a Kuight of Houor upon an empty stomach. It was just such ideas that caused these benevolent” societies to be started. When we look at the good work the Knights of Honor have done in the past fif- teen years, or since they have been organ- ized, we cannot begin to compute it. We may be able to compute the dollars put_into the socicty, but will not be able to figure the good done. The Knights of Honor differ from other societies in this that it has had to fight not only its own battles but the battles of other similar organization. 1 am a member of the Royal Arcanum, the United Workmen and many other similar organizations besides the Knight of Honor. 1did not associate myself with them for the benefit of my wife an¢ daughter solely, but because of the grand benevolent work they are doing.” Mr. Nelson spoke at length upon the differences and difiicultics of the knights with the old line insurance com- anies. When pointed out a mammoth build- ing recently erected by an_insuran pany and sarcastically asked what of insurance companies had ever done, he r plied proudly, “we may have not been able to put up such a stupendous edifice, but we have built 2,600 homes. Your building is a grand thing, but what is it to compare with a home presided over by a wother." The address in full was about three-quar- ters of an hour long. 'The order has been or- wanized in_Colorado a little over seven years and has over 1,000 members. The Nebraska A. O, U. W. The financial statement of the grand re- corder of the A. O. U. W. of Nebraska has just been issued. The totals of the funds as gathered from the report are as follows: In tho general fund, $1,020.34; assessment No. 6, $3,750; assessment No. 7, $3,771; assessment No. 8, &, The amount issued on the eight beneficiary warrants was $14,012. The balance in the beneficiary fund 1s £1,005, The order among all the lodges in this city i8 in u most prosperous condition. 1In each of the four lodges there were four applicants for membership during the past weck, and in two of them there were eight. workings of The speech of the upreine Reporter Louis. He spoke »e A Business Meeting. The supreme executive committee of the conclave of Knights and Ladies, held a special meeting at the supreme secretary’s oftice, in Boston a short time ago. The committee ap- pointed at the last session to consider the matter of class B, reported in favor of the same, and recommended that it ve adopted. The class will admit members of the con- clave to a sick benefit in either rate they may desire for $5, $10, $15, 20 or $25 a week, and the rate of assestment will be fifty cents on each §5a month. The funds of this class will be kept entirely separate from those of Class A, which includes the death benefits. Mem- bers joining the order will be privileged to join either or both classes, and one medical examination will answer for both classes, The committee on ritual reported the manu- script copy all ready, and they would be ready to exemplify the degree to the execu- tive by September 1. Death Losses Paid. The supreme council of the Order of Chosen Friends has levied assessment 134 (subordinate council 135, call 13, serics of 1858), duted 1st inst., on deaths 1,434 to 1, Inclusive, a total of twenty losses. The re- maining losses are aportioned as follows: New York 6, Pennsylvania and Conuecticut Beach, and Illinois, New Jersoy, Texas, Missouri, Kentucky, Michigan and Indiana, Leach, Ten of the losses are for 81,000 euch, five for §2,000 cach, and five for §3,000 each, making u total of £35,000 to be paid bene- ficiries o collections' from this call. This Assessment will pay all losses reported to June 20 last, and will become delinquent by members on September 1 next. To the date > maling this call this order has paid the m of §2,524,403,24 on 1,410 death losses, d $184,000 on 168 disability claims a grand . otal of ¥,003,403.24 paid in beneiits, Death Benefifs Discussed. The subject of death benefits is one that has taken a prominent place in a great many of the secret orders of a more recent organi- wation. An exchange, in speaking of the system in goneral, says that if in 1835 Amer- lean Odd Fellowship had collected $20 an- nually from each of its members for a death benefit, and place said amounts on deposi It could have paid §2,000 at the death of each of its members who have died in good stand- ing in the order, and to-day would have more han $200,000,000 to its t “The only question was: Would there be as avy and regular a percentage of su bions or losses in co-operative fraterniti In Odd Pellowship or insurance corporations It was assumed that there would be: and, it 0, it was an assured certainty that the same nverage ago of forty years aud average death rate of about 1 per cent would prevail. Owing o the system of separate benefic Iavy jurisdictions in the A. O. U, W. (vstab- lished in 1565), we cannot give the entire number of beneflciavy certificates issned in said order, butas the national death rate has not yet reached 1 per cent, and the cost throughout the coutinent of carrying $,000 Rnnually is less than §20 per meniber, it is evident the rule has held good. But in the Kunignts of Honor, where all certificates are issued in one department, and &l deaths paid from one treasury, the figures wre easily obtained. Since 1878 this order has paid “to the heirs of the deceased members, $34,000,000! Where id tho money come from Two hundred thousund beneficiary tickets Have been issued, 12,000 members have died, knd there are 123,000 men.bers now on the roll. 13ut 158,000 and 12,000 only make 135,000, which is 65,000 short of 200,000 Exactly; and these 63,000 have been in the order an average each of some seven years, [mid into its treasury some $150 each, and hen dmgpod out, reliev the order of ail rosponsibility so far as they were concernea; and there is where §9,750,000 of the $24,000,000 have come from. The 123,000 now in membership have becn in an average of five years each and paid in $120 apiece, aggregating $14,760,000, and that is where the balance o the '$24,000,000 came row, And 80 it will go on ad infinitum, admitting, suspending, withdrawing and changing. as o communities, towns, cities ov states; but kcorlnu,ludo ‘Masons, Druids, Foresters, Red Men, Odd Fellows or any of the old fraternitics, always about the same age and death rate in its membership. . Foresters Oelebration. ‘The tenth auniversary of the Independent Drder of Foresters of tue state of lilinois was celebrated at Chicago during the last day of last week and the first of this week. The order just recently instituted a court in this city which starts out. under the most favorable auspices with a membership of abont seventy-five of the prominent young men of the city. The order at its inception was based upon the broadest principles of mutual aid and fraternal intercourse in all social and busi- ness relations of life. Foresters are taught by the principles of the order to be sober, upright and conscientious, willing .to help and ready to relieve,and obedient tq the \iis of the Thay are tauiht in the most forcible marser the all-important les- sons of figtarnity, liberty, benevolence’ and Gcord. The object is to assist its members in all their wants and needs and to contribute to the widows and orphans so asto place them in independence. The order was of slow growth at first, but it soon drew to its ranks the best men of all classes aud in the ten years of its existence has become one of the most powerful and strongest in numbers of the benevolent asso- ciations in the country. There are in Cook county of Illinois alone 160 courts, with a membership of over ten thousand, and the order is constantly grow- ing. At the parade last Saturday about seventy courts responded to the invitation to turn out and celebrate and the success of the demonstration evinced the success of the orde ‘There were upwards of five thousand members of the various courts of the state in the parade und the procession with its magnificent banners was one of the finest ever seen in Chicago, A teip was taken to Cheltenham beach, after the parade, where the day was spent in athletic games and other amusement The tenth anniversary of the order in Illinois will not be forgotten s001. * Advice to His Men. Grand Master Smith of the Masonic order of Illinois has addressed a letter to the members of the order recommending to them @ closer communication with the district deputy grand master in regard to their in- quiries for information about the order, In the letter he says: Your attention is called to the fact that many questions are asked of the grand master, and many letters written him, which could readily be answered by the district deputy. You should therefore first write to the deputy, and if his answer is not s tory, then to the erand muster, In doubt as to the meaning of our laws, partic- ularly where disputes and contentions arise, the worshipful master desiring conn- sel and advice ought immediately to invite the district. deputy to visit his lodge, The personal acquaintance of the deputy with the mem- bers, and his general knowledge of Masonic law, will often enable him to settle disputes, still dissensions and _restore peace, harmony and good feeling among the brethren, Dep- uties when visiting 1odges will examine the record and account books to see that they are properly written and correctly kept. They will also see that a book containing a copy of the by-laws is present for newly made mem- bers to sign, and that the membership roll is carefully preserved. The particular atten- tion of the oMcers of lodges is called to the seal of their lodge, as I find where the square and compasses are used as a part of the emblems of the seal, many display the light of a fellow-craft lodge, while others in- dicate but a lodge of entered apprentice Ma- sons. ‘This ought 1ot to be, and it is hereby ordered that all such seals be revised and corrected so as to indicate, as they certainly should, that their seal is the seal of a lodge of Master Masous. Fraternally yours, J. C. Smrru, Grand Master. The Northern Kelief Association. The following in regard to some changes in the workings of the relief laws of the A. 0. U. W. of the northern association of the order appeared in the Western Workman, under the heading of “‘Amendments:" A feature that has been desired lor a long time by thousands in our order, has been added to the Northern Relief association. 1n addition to the department paying claims in case of death, sickness, death of the wife, total disability and partial disability, an: other has been croated, paving only in’ case of death. Tho department will be as- sessed for deaths only. The care with which risks have been taken, has held the number of assessments very low, but three have been called since the organization of the ussociation—cighteen months ugo. The same policy will be continued in the future and only good risks will be uccepted. Tho sick, etc., department is one that_has been @ source of satisfaction to many lodges. In numerous instances where trouble would have_occurred_becauso of the objection to the lodge paying sick benefits to its mem- bers, the association has been a peaca maker conyenient to have about, Those members desiriog that protection have applied to the Northern Relief association, thus relieving the lodge of responsibility. ‘This throws the burden of assisting sick brethren financially, on those who want to be helped, and restores Harmony to the lodge. Hastings Division No. 4 Uniformed Rank, Knights of Pythias, will send_twenty-seven well drilled Knights with the First regiment of the Nebraska brigade to visit the Sioux Sity Corn Palace, September 26 and 27, at the invitation of the management. ‘The Knights will be under the command of Cap- tain E. N, Thacker, who carried off the first prize at Omaha last fall. They are now drilling three evenings each weck. W. L. Dayton, of Lincoln, brigadier gen- eral in the uniformed rank, Knights of Pythias, has given notice here that he will s60n organize the Knights of Hastings,Kear- ney, McCook, Broken Bow and Sutton into batfalion No.'4, with headquarters probably in this city. The members of the two subordinate lodges and uniformed rank, Knights of Pythias, in this city are preparing to go next week on an excursion and picnic to Luke Kearnoy. The select knights, A. O. U. W., of this city, have commenced preparations for the reception and entertainment of the Grand Legion of the order, which mects in Has- tings, October 8. The'order is strong and prosperous here, and a pleasaut meeting is assured. The Legion of the West order has received 1,050 special benefit members stuce January 1, 1888, Ohio reports a loss during the past year in the A. O.U. W. of %; Indiana, 9; Ken- tucky, 5. ¢ order, the Legion of the West, has re- eived 1,052 special benefit members since the first of last Junuary. “The total net gain in membership in the A.0.U. W. order over all losses in this jurisdiction, from January 1 to July 1 last, Was 201 J. W. Watson, A. G. R., says that in Cali- fornia the total net gain, over all iosses, from January 1st to July 1st of this year is 261 “and the good work is going on.” Three hundred and twenty-six thousand dollars were paid to beneficiaries in the A, 0. U. W. in June, £6,000 of which were paid to heirs of deceased members in California. “The sum of $3,500 has already been paid by 1. 0. O. F. lodges in the San Francisco jur- isdiction for the entertainment of the Sov- ereign Grand Lodge at Los Angeles next month. New Zealand musters of which 68 are under the E. C., 15 under the L C. aud 49 unaer the S. C. ~These lodges are locally ruled by five district grand lodges, S and one provincial grand lodge, 1 Tuere are 25 k. A. chap- ters. The first enforcement of the law under the proclamation of the grand sive against_en- conraging the so-called expose in the I. 0. O. F. order occurred in Illinois, in the lodge of Sidel, where a member was expelled for having in his possession a copy of said work, The grand treasurer of the United Order of Honor has paid $26,000 to the beneficiaries of deceased members since the 1st day of January, 1888, "Also since 1st day of Janu- ary, 1858, sick bencfits to the amount of $3,003.05 have been paid, or about $305 per mouth, There will not be any assessment of the United Endowment association for Septep- ber, there being suficient money in the treasury to pay all iu that month, This will be the third month this year that an assess- ment has been skipped, but six baving been levied frow January 1 to date. ‘The ofticial report from the supreme med- ical examiner of tho Kuights aud Ladies of Honor, just issued, gives the nwwmber of ap- Tasonic lodges, plications to the relief fund for the year ending July 8 to haye been 9,000, OF “tuls number 730 were rejected, and 8,250 ace cepted; 165 were from Massachusetts, There were 1,802 déaths in the A. O. U, W. order during 1857, or nearly 1 per cént of the average membership for the year —157,413, The principal causes of deathi were: Con- sumption, #22; pneumonia, 176} ‘heart dis- case, 120;. disease of. biain, 1113 apoplexy, 102: typhoid fever, j03; Bright's disease, 42; suicide, 805 ficcident, 19 Thie grand officers of the American Legion of Hanor have issued @ clrcular, to supple- ment the oné sent out by the supreme com- mander, to'each member of the order in the state. It embraces many facts and points in the order that are of interest to all, and urge each one to help to increnss i membership. The circulars have been forwarded o the va- rious council secretaries for distribution to their members. Supreme Reporter D. F. Nelson, of the Knights of Honor, atnounces the following gains of membership in_the. jurisdictions mentioned for the weck ending August 4 last Alabama 4, Arkansas4, California 4, Con- neticut 8, Colorado 1, Delaware 8, Florida 2, Georygia 2, Tllinois 4, Indiana 6, Kentucky §, Louisiana 4, Maiue 1, Massachusetts 4, Min nesota 2, Mississippi 7, Missour: 8, New Jer- sey 5, New York 14, North Carolina 15, Ohio 10, Pennsylvania 2, South Carolina 1, Tenn- essee 8 Texas 22, Virginia 2, Wisconsin 1, total 147, Tllinois calls one assessment for August in the Ancient Order of United Workmen or- der, oncleven deaths, Five deaths were caused by suicide—four in Chicago. The ex- perience of life insurance companies, as well as that of fraternal beneficial orwanizations which have attempted legmslation in tiis di- rection, has been unfortunate, and as yet the problem is unsolved. ~ We believe' that a stringent enforcement of the restrictions upon those addicted to the use of intoxicints against those who are already members, as well as upon appplicants, will go far towards educing the death-rate from suicide, as a large proportion of those who thus violently end their lives are inebriates. P. C. A. H. Simonton, of Portland, M after commenting on_the action of the Su- preme lodge of the Knights of Pythias in approving of an order for ladies, to be known as the Pythian Sisterhood, says: ‘I speak advisedly when I say that steps will be taken at the earliest practicable momeunt to reor- ganize Bramhall Pythian Circle into a lodge in the ‘Order of Pythian Sisterhood,’ and that an earnest invitation will be exteuded to all who are included in the above list to join the lodge. Until now no lady coula bea member of the circle unless her male rela- tive belonged to Bramhall lodge, Knights of Pythias, but after the permission granted by the Supreme lodge that restriction is now re- moved.” Grand Commander Dixon, of the American Legion of Honor, has recently issued a cir cular, which has been sent to every member of the order in California. In contains much of general information and intevest, from which we extract. This order was orgau- ized Decomber 17, 1878, At this date it has eighteen grand councils, 1,085 subordinate councils, and 63,000 members: 1t pays benefits at death’ from £500 to £5,000, dividing its men bers, as the; into sixteen classes it also pays wee ck benetits of 84 to according to the endowment carried by member; at death the amount of sick bene- fits paid are deducted from the endowment moneys 00,000 are paid annnally to bene- ficiaries, T HONEY FOR THE LADIES, The rage for green extends over to the linings of now mautles—only be sure it is a dull green. Artificial flowers of seasonable variety will form the garmiture upon a majority of autumn round hat Directoire styles are affected by a number of fashionable women, without finding gen- eral favor, however, as yet. Mrs. El arwer is running for school commissioner in a South Carolina town. She has taken the stump and is bound to win. The latest and properest caper in wraps is a scarf of pongee, pmked and drawn up purse-fashion at the ends, and then finished with a very handsome tassel. Skirts wholly undraped and very full at the back grow in favor. The pointed bodice and belted waist are the two styles of cor- sage popular with these skirts. Very new grenadines have bars of gay plaid almost hiding tueir black ground, while others show thick alternate stripes of green, gray, blue or tan upon a black or cream ground. As the season wanes the boquet grows small and smaller and the ribbon tying is large and larger, tiil it really Aeems some- times that the flowers are merely an excuse for the bow. London ordains that fall hats shall be of felt or velvet in place of straw; have low crowns and wide brims, with trimming of long soft plumes curved about them in place of the perky tips so long worn. Thanks to the Irish exhibition and the princess of Wales, who has bought a dozen finwnn of it, Iriull‘roplin will be fashionable ext winter, and deservedly so, as it 18 the cheapest handsome stuff made. A young lady living near Minden, Neb., has made herself a dress from flour sacks It is said the dress presents a very unique und picturesque app ance, with “‘Straight Grade” in front and “Early Rises” behind. It has already been mentioned that many plaids both in silk and wool are to be worn this autumn. It remains to be added that it is absolutely necessary, if the gown is to be in the latest and most approved fashion, that the plaid for the skirt be bi; Directoire redingotes will be highly fash- ionable this antumn. These are glove-fitting, simple and severe in style, aud the skirt por- tion falls straight stately folds at the back. They will be made of cloth of every deserip- tion, of velvet, striped moire, and fancy mix- tures in silk and wool. In most s the new wraps for the autumn have the fronts continued down in two long panels almost _to the bottom of the dress skirt. Composed of velvet, or of fine wool striped with straizht bands of gimp in silk cord or beading, they are applicable to the early fall season, and look fresh and fashionable still later on in the year. The caprice of vorrowing details from masculin @ is more and more evident, and in riding habits, tennis suits and tailor- made traveling suits there is really but little excepting the skirt to distinguish them from men's dress. Derby hats are worn, stiff- neck ties and scarfs with scarf-pins, waist- coats with cutaway jackets, jockey ' caps en suite, with long tweed redingotes and ulsters and so on. Mrs, Ada M. Bittenbender, the woman lawyer of Nebraska, was the author of the excellent Neoraska law which makes moth- ers joint guardians of their children with their father. 1In all the states of the Union except four, Kansas, lowa, New Jersey and Nebraska, the father is the sole legal owner of the children, the mother having no lezal rights in them, unless the marriage has been broken up by death or divorce. A costume for autumn walks and excur- sions in the country shows a plain, full skirt of dark-blue and 'leaf-brown Amazon cloth crossed with half-inch lines of amber, with hair line of Florentine red close beside it. ‘The skirt is pleated to a belt with most of the fulness at the back. The open jacket of the same has a Charles X. revers collar, which is one that does not meet front, Heneath the jacket is a waistcoat of golden- brown corded silk braided in colors that match those in the plaid, The collar and cuffs are similarly soutached. English walking gloves for the autumn, to wear with promenade costumes, are exhib- ited in all the handsome cloth shades to match the gown. There are beautiful dyes in golden-tan colors, copper shades stitched with green or black, a very odd Egyptian red, a genuine brick color, with dark-red buttons and stitchink ; several new shades of reen, called variously laurel, plantain, oak eal and wet moss; mahogany, blood orange, Van Dyke brown and Japanese red, which much resembles the reddish shade of tan worn last summer. Some of the new bandanna plaids are con- spicuously large and gay in pattern, but there are cases of otaer designs, especially among the more expensive woo fabrics and surahs, that are exceedingly tasteful and attractive, blending with the piain materials with excel’ lent effect. Many of these new plaid combin- ations wil be adopted this year by those who have not favored the style heretofore, for the reason that in the most desiable pat- terns all startling or showy effects have been avoided by tho manufacturers, and handsome solid grounds of moss, olive brown, gray, or blue are exhibited simply crossed by hair lines of contrasting color. sl Talmage says there are 200,000,000 of christ- ians on earth. Many fallen men and women trying to rise would ieve the o ] ardly believe there are AMONG THE SOCIETY PEOPLE. They Begin to Return From Moun- tain, Lake and Sea. JUDGE = THURSTON SURPRISED. Mrs. Fannie Kellog-Bachert—Young Club—Felix Mayer The Brandels Lawn Max Bachert. Mr. Max Bachert, husband of Mrs. Fannle Kellogg-Bachert, of Boston, has just organ- ized an orclicstra composed partly of mem- bers of the Theodore Thomas orchestra and partly of the Boston Symphony orchestra. But for this Mr, Bachert would have already joined Mrs. Bachert in Omaha, where she has been spending the summer. The now organization is to be known as the Boston Symphony Orchestral club, and has already alarge list of important engageme nts in the leading cities for the season, commencing in October. Mr. Bachert is not only a very suc- cessful manager, but has the enviable repu- tation of being an honorable one, so much so that in the east it has grown to be saying amony artists and musicians when discussi their. future plans, “If you are going with Buachert you're all right,” meaning that fair tment might be expected, not only s to ries, but.in the man xatious questions constantly arising, which can be determined by 1o law save that of a manager's gener- osity. Mrs. Bachert expects thut Mr. Buchert will'be able to arrange his business so us to pay a flying visit here in September. oung Men's Social Club, ades of Hanscom park awakened Wednesday e with the mer riment of the Young Men's § 1 club, which was enjoyinz a social dance at this favorite resort. The oc i way a delightful one. were the following: Mr, and Mrs, | morris, the M man, Kugel, Swift, Mullen, Maggie and Amelia Dempse Rogan: the Messrs. F. H Mullen, R. M. Patterson, O'Sh ¥ B were asion was in ¢ Among thoss present . and Mrs, und Lizz Reed, Fitz. Bau Hey Owen M han, J. C. He Caris Phompson, J. A. | Weeth, F. J. McCarthy, y Linahan, Ira MeDonagh. Surprise on Mr. Thurston. Last Tucsday was the forty-first birthday anniversary of Hon. John M. Thurston, and his wife arranged a most successtul and pleasant surprise 5 o'clock dinner party in honor of the event. The worthy gentleman was truly astonished when on descendiag to his usual repast, he found the following legal gentlemen waiting for him in the par lor: Hon. A, J. Poppleton, Judze Dun iy, Hon. James W e, United rict Attorney William B. Kell, Hon. Webster, Hou. C. & George B. Pritchett, M. S, Lindsey, L. land o and elaborate bill of fare wer ut proved a very pleas- ant one. Zuchre Party. re party was given by Miss on last Monday evening. After the prizes were awarded refreshmonts were served. Those present were: Mossrs, Cotter, Milligan, Fuller, Fitzpatrick, Ka Br | Fitzpatrick, Charles’ Ha ! Master Matt MeNam Mosdumes Fitzpatrick, Mollie, Nellie and ggie Cotter, Hayes, S n, Helen Her- 1, M. Fitzpn vinie and Sallle Me- Dermott. The gentlemen’s first pri won by Mr. Ed Hayes; the ludies’ firs was won by Miss Motlie Cotter: the g booby prize wis wou_ by Mr. lies' booby priz won by A pleasant ey May McNamara anny Kellogg-Bachert. noy Kellogg-Bachert, at the request of her pupits, ‘will remiin in Omaha until January. Mrs. Bachert's succass in Omaha this summer has baen son>thing phenomo- nal. She has had pupils from San Francisco, Leadville, Davenport, I nl other points, and is almost daily in reczipt of letters from parents wishing to give their daughtors the benefit of her instructions, who would per- haps hesitate to send them' from hoin as Boston. Why canunot Mrs. Bacl persuaded to stay with us per.nanentl make Omaha the masical center of the west? relix Mayer Banquetted. On Friday morning Felix Mayer left for an extended trip through Europe. Tnhonor of the event he was given @ send-off by his fellow members at the St. Louis rostaurant Thursday night, and the banjaot, peepared under the direction of Cat: mund, was highly enjoyed by the partic pants, At a business moetiag held previous - ly in_their room the Kamaradsenaft resolyed t0 hold a reunion at Pries luke Sunday, Sept- embver 3, and committees were appointed to arrange a programme . 0. T B. Picnic. The picnic and excarsion of German lodge No. 5L § O.T. B, t3 Pries lake proved a pleasant afiie. Anominous sky maide the spect rather glod)ay in tha morning but the clouds m>ltel away and fi ould not huve basa wishad for than nainder of the day proved Various sports were enzazel in, bt bt riding wis the great fave Duncing too, re its usual attention. Various eatable and drink- ables were served in the iy { refreshmonts, The party returned at Sunset. Prof. Rathb In view of his intended departure for Cali- fornia the first of next month, Prof. Rathban, gavea recaption Moaday evening to a num ber of his friends at hispretty homa, Tweu sixth and Charles streets. The occasion was a quiet one, the evening being spent main in social converss, His friends to o man ry gret his departure, but he assures them his absence will be only temporary as he oes to Glenwood merely to send his $on to the uni- versity. Recption. May Armstrong’s Birthday Party. Miss May Armstromg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Armstrong,was given a party Monday evening in honor of her thirteenth birthday. Among those present were the . Misses Ethel Streight, Nevie West, Annie Watts, Flora Patton, May Seaman, Ada Jonas, Fannie Devoe, Ethel Close, Clara Eastman, Masters Frank Armstrong, Fra Smith, Charlie Seaman, Robbie West, Har! Close, Willie and Bertie Fox and Dick. Brandeis' Lawn Sociable. A delightful lawn party was given on W nesday evening by Mr, and Mrs. J. L. Brao- deis at their residence oh St. Mur; It was in honor of their son, who has just re- turned from New York. The lawn was beautifully illuminated with lanterns, and a high screen of cheese cloth enclosed the grounds and kept out the gaze of the curious. Nellie Gallagher's Party, At the residence of Postmaster Gallagher, 2210 Webster street, thére was a pleasant gathering of young people Tues lay evening. 1t was the tenth birthday of Mr. Gallagher's daughter Nellie, and he and his wife did all to make the occasion a most enjoyable one, and they succeeded admirably. On Their Way Home. A cablegram was received from Miss Min- nie Wood, ‘Thursday, announcing that she and Mrs. Keysor, Miss Mattie llis and the remainder of the party of ten teachers who have been spending their vacatiou in Europe, ave now on their way home. Their trip has proved a most interesting and delightful one, P. B. O. Lotus Club. The P. B. C. Lotus club gave another of their pleasant parties at Hanscom park on Tuesday evening. About seventy-five couples were in attendance and a general good time Was enjoyed. Mrs. McLean's Luncheon. Mrs. Thomas J. McLean, of 1010 Lake street, gave a luncheon Wednesday, in honor of Miss Zadah Warner, of Onowa, Ta. Those invil were Mesdames Argesheimer ,Brown and Eyler and the Misses Warnen, Bailey, Carmichael and McLean. Harmony Assembly Hop. The ladies of Harmony nssembly K. of P. gavea pleasant hop in Hanscom park on Thursday evening. As is usual with ail social affairs that tho ladies proved a great success poily Mated. MEINTZE-BACKMAN Miss Minnie Backmann became the wife of Mr. George E. Heintzo on Wednesday evening. The affair occurred at the bride's home, and the Rev, Detweiler presided over the ceremony.” Mr. Heintzo has been trav- eling salesman for Milton Rogers for several years, and is a wide-awake and energetic young man. The young couple have gono to housekeeping at 520 South Twenty-sixth avenue, General Gossip. €. S. Mellen is {n Boston. J.'S. Tebbets is in Portland Me. John K, Boyd lett for Chicago Friday. J. H. Lamur has returned from Denver, A. P. Hopkins is back from his trip cast. Clark Woodman left for the east Tues la Miss Dacy left for New York on Wednes- day. Henry Dohile has returned from his trap east Miss Leola Carter ha ake. Mrs. C. K. Coutant returned from her trip returned from Spirit al E. Estabrook has returncd from Miss Dacy left for New evening. Scipio st. Mrs. Sidnoy Smith Wayne, Ind. . and Mes, T kics liam (3. Maul has returned from a trip to New Y York Wednesday Dundy has returned from his is visiting at Fort dfrey and son in n has been at Davenport, Ta., Lamar has returned from his L. 1% Schineider returned from his western trip on Erid Stockton Heth 8 in Chicago. dson returned from Spirit will pass the next two has been laid monia the past week. Young and Mrs. Day left for “nesday. has returned from isit in llinois. W. A. Heatty has returned from his fishing jaunt at Minocqua, Wis, Mrs, George W. Cook mother m ilmira, N, Y. W. V. Morse has_returned from a month's trip to the Atiantic eoast. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Beanett have re- turned from Soda Springs. Rev. J. W. Ineram, formerly of this city, i the guest of W. J. Mount. udborough has returned from his nsive through the west, Sudborough returnea from a trip to the mountains. Mrs. D. W. VanCott will pass the remain- der of the summer in New York. J. D, Cowic has left for Grand Island, where he will make his future home, Mrs. S. D Barkolow and Mrs. M. Barko- low have returned from Spirit Lake. Mr. and Mrs. C. Deitz are at home, after a two weeks' sojourn in Colorado. Mrs. 1. W. Miner and Mrs. M. H. Bliss have been at Spirit Lake the past week. Mrs. G. R. Young and Mrs. Day left Wednesday for Chicago on a brief visit. Raiph Richardson starts for Trinity col- lege, at ‘Tivola, on the Hudson, this weck, dlmer Platz the victim of a ploas- ant surprise party on Wednesday evening. Mrs. W. Clarke, of San Di guest of her mothe: A. B. Davenvort and children left for s City, their future home, on Wednes- up with pneu- asix is visiting her Tho family of W. A. Page, late of Creston, Ta., have taken up their residence in this eity. * May McMahon returned Wednesday from a five weeks' visit to the southern partof the Miss Retta Shirley of St. Joscph is visit- ing Miss Hutehinson on North Seventeenth street. Mr. and Mrs. Ida B. Mapes have returned from Manitou, Denver, und other Colorado points. Dr. Summers has returned from his trip to the mountains. His family still lingers there, Mrs. W. Rowlley and daughter. Bessie, have left for a two months' visit at Prince’ ton, TIL. On the 19th of next month Mr. Frank Barnard and Miss Tiny McCheane are to be married. W. G. Ingraham, after a brief residence in Cheyenne, will ugain make his home in Omiha. . Charles Cressy has returned to resume his journalistic labors after a pleasant jaunt to the mountains. H. J. Penford and family have returned home aftor an enjoyable visit to friends in New York state. Thomas Swobe left Wedne: Springs, Idaho, to meet his wi and bring them home. ‘olonel Frank Macdonald and family re- turned Wednesday evening from a delightful tour through the we o Manager McDonald of the Millard re- turned Wednesday from a two weeks’ vaca- tion at Lake Pocatello. Mrs. Jere Muhoney and her daughter started Thursday evening for Indianapolis to visit relatives and friends. Mrs. Cleveland, the mother of Mrs, W. N. Allen, left Wednesfay morning on a trip to Denver and the mountains. The nuptials of Charles W. this city and Miss Nellie Ca the 20th inst arc anounced, The marriage of Mr. Jay Helphrey, of this city, and Miss Rose Madsen, of Norfolk, oc- curs on the 12th of next month, Rey. W. J. Palm was called to Pennsy nia Wednesday by a telegram announ the serious illness of his father. Mr. John P. Willman has gone te Lora mies, 0., 10 & present at the wedding of his sister, next Tuesday, August 28, Miss Miriam Chase has returned from her visit to Fort Bridger, Wyo. Miss Chase was nger on the train, upon which train rs made their visit. Lee Helsley, of the World staff, took unto himself as a wife one of Shenandoah's fair daughters last week. The newly married couple have gone to housekeeping on Virginia avenue. J. C. Calhoun has returned after a two wecks' absence, the first part being spent. in an official capacity at the Dakota internal revenue offices, and the latter part a pleasure trip to the Minnesota and Iowa summer re- sorts. ay for Soda ‘e and family Thompson of ey of Beloit on ng i MUSICAL A DRAMATIO, Henry Irving is in Switzerland. Marie Roze is still winning laurels on her tour through Freuce. Robert Mantell begins his second tour in “‘Monbars in Boston. The Thomas famous orchestra, of New York city, is about to disband. The retirement from the stage of Rossi, Italy's great tragedian, is announced. It is announced_that there will be another Passion Play at Ober-Ammergan in 1890, William Warren, the veteran comedian of the old Boston Museum company, is in & fail- ing condition. It is said that Sir Arthur Sullivan is writ- in the music for Mr, Henry Lrving's produc- tion of “‘Macbeth,” The second tour of the Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barreit company will open Sep- tember 17 in Minneapolis, Nat Goodwin has a new play called “A Royal Revenge,” which will form a feature of his reportoire next season, Sarah Bernhardt is writing a new play; “and when she grows weary she stops an inserts herself in the manuscript as a book- mark.” Edmund C. Stanton has enflgsgl for the coming concert season Herr Moritz Rosen- manage. {0 nd was well grtended. thal, the distinguished Roumanian pianiet, and Master Fritz Keislor, a young violinisty who lately took the first prize at the Pary Conservatoire, - German critics have highly praised both playe fea in 1880 und '90 under the management of Mr. A M. Palmer. Salvini will appear at Wallael's iy Ootaber, 1880, Joseph Haworth, who is to play the title rolo 1n “Philip Herne' at the Fifth Avenue theater on August 27, is counting on_consid- erablo. success, owing to the fact. that the writer of the play, Mrs, Mary Fiske, has made a close study of “his ‘methods and has fitted them aceuratoly. Fanny Davenport is, beyond question, this summer's sensation on the Pacific slope, At Sauta Barbara where she. spent ten days of her vacation, she attracted unnsual attention as an expert swimmer, The fair Tosca has been deliciously aquatic and her bathing co tume is doscribed as a “stunner.’ Marie Wainwright will make her first ap- ance as Rosalind at the grand opera . Minneapolis. - This will be the first time that a lady has ever worn wale raiment on the stage, Louis James will support her in which he uchioved great su cess with Mary Anderson during her first season. After a recent performance of *Carmen” at Covent Garden, Loudon, Minnie Hauk was presented with a wreath of laurels and leaves in solid gold, in honor of the tenth un- niversary of the first production of that opera in Bogland. One of the subscribers to the testimonial was Mme., Bezet, widow of the composer. Mrs, James Brown P has her old repertorie and will_appear next sea- son in *Twixt Axe aud Crown,” “Lady of Lyons,” Romeo and Julie Anthony and Clooy and “Hero and Leander,” the lat- ter w new adaptation by George Parsons Lathrop. Mrs. Potter 18 now in Londen studying the intricacies of Cleopatra. Philadelphin ply will have the choice of sixteon theaters next season, the d seating capacity of which will bo Five years ago the cty had but ces “of umusement, which could seat but S persons. The increase in the number of th s has thus been at the rato of one a year for the last _five years, and the seating capacity during the sime period hus increased 50 per cent. There is much curiosity in musical circle to learn the title of Gilbert & Sullivan's new opera shortly to be produced. Rudolph Aronson himself says he is quite as ignorant as anybody else, but he expects ofi cial information by the 'next London mail Mr. Aronson is inclined to believe that the opera will be named **Falun,” the cosmopol- itau name of a band of Novwiy miners in the sixteenth century. The Falun is a feature of the opera. Speaking of Mrs, Alice n whistler, th abandoned J. Shaw, the Amer- Review of Lo ple Lave beew arding the whole thing as & joke, and have come away in sim- ple wonder at_the unlooked for display of her powers, ‘They have found her & sound musician and a subtle mistress of her par- ticular art. They have found that, through 1 medium, she could il Covent Garden with ecstatic trills or sink into the softest whispered notes, the execution of which only years of rencarsal could achieve. It may be difficuit to conceive a whist primadonna; but the fact is that | whist as a fine art is worthy of attent stud; Handsome, robust Downing is spending the summer on his beautiful farm on the Powtuxent river, below Washington, His scason will begin ‘at the Star theatre, New York, September 3, he also being the open- ing attraction of the season at that theatre. It was at the Star that Manager Joseph H. Mach first introduced Dow ning to a metro- politan audieuce two years ago, when he re- ceived such an ovation as Spartacus in the claborate production of *The Gladiator,” He will preseat. Mr. Downing in a more ex- tended repetoire this year, including among others a grand production of “St. Mare," which Mr. Mack has purchased from the e tate of the late 1. L. Davenport. Mr. Down- ing's support for the coming scason will be even stronger than that of last, This trago- dian’s tour will include the principal thea- tres of the largest cities. Manager Muck ac. companied_by his wife, is summering at Greenwood Lake, New Jorsey. W. M. Wilkison will contivue as Mr. Mack's general agent. S PEPPERMINT DROPS, 1 am an early riser, Ill tell you why I rise, I have to ‘get up early To beat the gol darned flics. The humble barber works as if He sought not wealth or fame. He shaves o notes, clips no coupons, But he gets hair, just the same, There are men who would rather be tight than be president. A jack-knife is a_dangerous thing, but is not so fatal as a jack-pot. ©In Chicago schools the place of honor in every class is at the foot. It's enough if you have a passing ac- quaintance with a railroad man. There is a female pawnbroker in Chicago, but she is not a poor loan woman. A babe in a house is a well spring of pleasy ure; but twins—twins are a deluge. John L. Sullivan still retains his manly vigor. He has just knocked out a whoie circus. Wages in China are two cents a day. No wonder a Chinaman can't afford to get his hair cut. A tiny gold barrel is a_new form ring. The wives of politicians are said to eschew it. Geograph of ear- 1—Emperor Wil again. He now winds his Rhine,” 8o to speak. The cunning farmer lets the small boy go right in and steal and fill up on the sour, in- testine griping, hard, green apples. Passenger—Do we stop long enough at the next station to eat a sandwichi Conductor —No, sir; we only stop twenty minutes, “So this is Castle Garden?” were his first words as he landed, esecond were: “Well, I suppose the next thing in order is to blow up the police ! “*Eat all the ice cream you want to,” says a Boston physician. Th ara2 lots of sum mer irls just dying to find out that good, kind physician’s address. A The grasshopper can jump a hundred times s own length. That is why lovely women envies the grasshopper so every time she sees a poor, defeuseless mouse. Miss Kate Fiela is to lecture on the virtues of California wines. Illustrated and enliv- ened by samples to be passed upon by the audience, her lecture should be a great pop ular suc ‘The watering place letter that has a re- ceipted hotel bill written in its body for pub- 1 0 is somewh it sickening cannot be regarded as reliable when speaking of rooms and board in glowing terms, Some one has stood by and counted up, and found that an average of 2,000 words is used between a clerk and & woman buying twelve yards of calico. The last words ste uses are: “‘Please charge it.”” A man in Wisconsin, while |iizging a post hole the other day, unearthe ! a bottle o° thirty-two-year-old whisk, The excitement equals that of the California_ gold discovery, and everybody in the neighborhjod is hard at work with a spade. It is of record that the young German em- peror recently remarked of a drmll which displeased him that if the soldiers had done no better in real war they would by this time be sausage meat. This was of course the wurst thing he could think of on the spur of the moment, e —— IMPIETIES. Some people who obey the scriptural in- junction, love your enemies, make up for it by using their friend: First Mormon missionary—How did you leave Baxter county, Smithi, by railf ond Mormon missionary-—~Yes, fence rail. And I can smell the tar vet, First Deacon (criticising minister)—*Well if Mr. Hardtext isn't very interesting, he at least doesw’t slop over.” * Second Dedcon— “No, he's too dry for that.” The are 856,000,000 heathen in the world, It is no wonder that the man who chips in & nickle when the collection box is passed around occasionally feels depressed and dis- couraged. The Sioux camp mecting at Standing Rock agency is not getting on very well. If the government had sent a revivalist who under stands camp-meetings to uct as commissioner he night not have ‘""f' convinced toe red- skins that it was their Juty to sign the treaty, but might also have induced them to join the the churoh. Sam Jones and a few boy preach- ers would be yaluable acquisitious to the | diplomatic service, am is at home watch on the Signor Salvinl will make a tour 44 Amer. | DOMICILED. IN' THE BLUFES. -— Those Who Work in Omaha and Sleep Across the Bridge. LABOR The People Who Ride in Them, the Fare They Pay aud the Eco- nomic ldeas They Have In View. TH= | DAILY TRAINS, In Two States, Tt 1s certainly the desivre to makea fow dollars go us far as possible in ens joying homelife that leads some threa hundred or more men to have their homes in Council Bluffs and their busi- ness or working place in - Omuha, It is generally believed, and the belief is well founded, that salaries are higher in this city than in Council Bluffs, and that living is cheaper and @t loast ag pleasant in the latte y us itis onthiy side of the river. This fact has much to do with thy erowds who flock to the Broandway de; in Council Bluffs to take the carly tryg for Omaha, while the early runs dummy from Omaha to Counci)/ are practically without passengy Among the three hundred people who cross the rive every morning and veturng ing ave carpenters and comi bank and store clerks, and railrond emnployes, salesme bers and toilers in all the legi pursuits of life. There are even who belong to that great class wha make their fortunes in deals in wheat or corn, and who have established cons nections with Chicago. These lowa residents are divided into classes, as sengers, according to the hours the Union Puacific railroad accommodates them. The carpentorg and men who work long hours, are coms pelled to take the 5:45 train, or, if they are working close to the tracks, the run. A few of the early stora required to take the 6:55 train, but the remaining classes, with the sption of those who have partners in Chicago, make the wrip at 7:45 The lasy mentioned start from their houses as latq 5:80 and begin their busiuess in Chie cugo about 8:10. The four coaches of the 7:45 run ara alw crowded, and the promptnes and closeness of connection between breake fast and train time has been worked by almost every man into a scivnce. Amoug the passengers on this run can be counted about ten employes of the Union Pac and B. & M. The Wells-Fargo Express company would be short about ten clerks if the dummy was laid out. The Omaha National bank would ba deprived of a paying teller and a re- ceiving teller, one draft clerk, and seve eral more of its clerical force, and the same would be true of a number of our local banks. The entire bu goods houses tak and the name o legion, Among the legion is a ber of bright-looking young who arise before 9 o’clog This is the heavy run, carrying only the unfortunates who tarried’a minute too long at the coffee cup and could not catch the train at the Northwestern ng. When this run is laid out, as mes occurs, there is a general stampede for the h(‘rr;’ train, which is styled the *‘vestibule,” and the trip is made in flyer time without stopping at the transfer depot. The work of the conductor on the well-filled train is one feature of the trip. The inter-state law did not bury all the *‘card board,” and oftentimes a stranger would imagine that ‘‘Good morning, Jack,” to Conductor Inlow was all the fare that was necessary. Thesa men who are so congenial with the train official are the fortunate railroad em= ployes who hold annual passes. Aside }rom the latter there are four varietieg of tickets which are seen every day. The smallest and cheapest are put up in little books, which are good Jfor 156 rides. Each ticket is about the size of a postage stamp and ccsty 10 cents. The commutation tick« et, which is in a smaller book, is the next in the order of usage, and the return and single trip ticket east come in for a share of patronage. A pass book is sometimes forgotten. Then 35 cents and a valueless receipt and some very bad words are given for the fare. b These inter-state passengers are not all willing to even leave lunch money in Omaha. As a consequence, among them may be seen almost every kind of lunch basket, basket and box which fer- tile brains have been able to devise. What the contents of all these are the train load sometimes wonders, but that 15 only for one to know. Those who do not care to earry a lunch, scatter thems slves about the city from 11 to 1 o'clock, and find something where« withal to keep the system in good con= dition until they return home in tha evening, The ride in the morning is of but sev< enteen minutes’ duration, and there is always pleasant, jovial and congenial company aboard. Politics, the weather and balt age each leading topics of conversation on the trip. ‘When the depot is reached, there 18 a gencral rush torfofMices, and the day’y work has practically commenced. The trip home in the evening 18 made by most of the men at at 5:15 and 6:15. The Chicago gentlemen generally go at 8:15. A few of the for= tunate business men make the 4:15 run, and a few of the very unfortunates are detained until the 6:15 train. The trip home is even more enjoyed than that in the morning. The afters noon has been warm and the work hard, and the passenger, as arule,is fatigued. The gentle breeze produced by the rapid motion of the train, and the thought that the day’s work is done, conduces to both rest and contentment, The feeling is increased by the return to the broad level streets lined with shade trees, the large yards, the vele vet lawns, and the beautiful parks, cooler by 102 than the immediate vie cinity. iness force of some dry passage on this train, the unclassified ig nume women e Didn't Fina It At 11 o'clock the other night a boy appeared on Michigan avenue, near Third street, with a lantern, and began to search the pavement,says the Detroit I'ree Press. Several men at once age °d him and asked the object of hig irch, but he fought shy of a reply. In ten minutes fifteen men were searche ing. In fifteen minutes there were four lanterns flashing around. When the crowd had heen increased to thirt; the boy extinguished his light and lllx up Third street und entered a house, The others continued to search until an officer came along and asked what they were looking for. No one could tell, but just then it seemed to strike everybody that Aprl fools sometimes blossomed in August,and the entire crowd stampeded like a drove steers,