Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 28, 1889, Page 7

NIDSUMMER SOCIAL NOTES. ‘The Millionaire Enjoya the Mountain and Beaside Alir. MRS, GRUNDY’S CHIT-CHAT. Where Your Rich Nelghbor is Spend- ing the Summer and the Pleas- ures Youn Are Meanwhilo Enjoying at Home. Rise and Fall of the Bustle. What the Empress Eugenie was to the 1ndies of France and the prince of Wales is to the society men of England, so Mrs. Grover Cleveland is in a degree to the fash- fonable ladies of the now world. This is no bettor exemplified than in the gradual rejec- tion of that time-honored institution—tho bustle—through her influence. Only a few months ago Mrs. Cleveland, then the first lady of the land, looked with ill favor upon that artificial hump and completely discarded it. Naturohad done a great deal for her, and she is 8o prettily formed, that sho roal- ized that the bustle was an unnecessary ap- pendage as far as sho was personally con- corned. 'The effect has been magical, and to-day nine-tentas of the women of the coun- try appear in shrunken proportions. First roods took tho place of bustles, but now most ladies appear with- out any artificial development, and the flattened effoct appears stranzely enough. The lady of good taste, us usual, wears recds or a rudimentary bustle, or neither, as sho appears to the best advantage, but many of the dear ladies are devout votaries of Fash- fon, and tasto is often offered in sacrifico 10 that goddess of modern growth. If any- thing i the fashion it must be followed. 1o do otherwise would bo sacrilego. The bustle has beon a ueud lotter in tho enstern markets for a number of months, but of late it h: beon following the star of empiro in its westward courso, and the ladies of Omaha now uppoar as their reduced cous- ins of the east. The bustle is of venerablo ancestry, being a lineal descendant of the farthingali worn about the time of Queen Iiizabeth of Fugland. After & sleep of a few conturies the farthwgale again camo into public notice about thirty years ago under the new name of tho hoop- skirt, nud for a whilo grew w prodigious proportions. After a reign of about ten years tho front_portion of the hoopskirt was eliminated, and the part remaining was styled a tilter, In the course of a fow years tho tilters became dwarfed into bustles, and with the maturity of this useful article camo the ridiculous pull-back. The bustle has hield its own ever since against the vicissi- tudes of fickle fashion und the jeers of wan- kind until Mrs. Cleveland appeared on the sceno us a dross reformer and scaled its doom. -For the present the bustle is « spicuous by its absence, but a fow snattered wrecks of it are left and theso are masquer- ading under the name of “reeds.” Farnell Party at the Park, On Wednesday evening the membors of the Parnell Social club gave their second party this sumwer at Hanscom park. There were seventy-five couples in attondance, who were transported to and from the park in ¢ pacious carryalls and ‘the street cars char- tered for the os S100. “Tho music for the occasion was furnished by an orchestra with harps and violins, and the molody sounded very vrettily in the ‘opon air. The opening refraia for thedancers was played at O o'clock, From that time until 12:30 am. the dancmg was kept up almost unremittiugly, with a brief intermis- sion for cooling refreshments at 11:30. Twenty-turee numbers were danced. Tho committee on urrangements cousisted of 13. C. Folay, ‘Michaol Kilgalloa, Martin Me: Kenna_and Willlain Sell; the floor commit- ted of Hurnoy Shields and’ John Nagle, and the mentbers of the munagement committee also lent ashelving hand. Mr. Bd O. Quinn bore most gracefully tho honors of master of ceremonies, and William Boquet und lady led the grand march. The dance proved such o great success that tha club will prob- ably give another at the same place in three or four weeks. Ander<on-Eddy. Mr. W. K. Anderson, chiof clerk in the freight office of the Union- Pacific, was married Tuosday to Miss Mosille Eddy, of Bellevuo. The ceremony occurred at the home of the bride and was witnessed by a fow relatives and intimate triends. The same ovening the newly married couplo came 10 Omana and quietly went to house- keeping in a cottage on Twenty-sixth and Caldwell that is owned by the bridegroom. The same ovening they were surprised by a sudden iuflux of friends, and before they could reilizo the situation they found then selyes. tho reoipients of numerous elegant wedding presents and the hosts of a surprise wedding - reception. They gracefully ac- cepted tho situation and proved themselves royal entertainers. ‘Tho brideis well known in” Omahs, having been for some time a teacher in the Dodge street school. Both Mr. and Mrs. Audorson have host of friends who wish the new partnership notn- ing but bliss and good fortune. Fiftcenth Wedding Anniversary. Monday was the Fiftéenth anniversary of the wedding of Mr. anl Mrs. Peter O'Mal- ley, and in the eveniog about fifty of their frionds took possession of their house with- out & moment's warning and presented them with a handsome silver ten set. The pro- sentation speech was made by Mr. J. T. Mo- riarty und sparkled with wit and good feel- ing. " Mr. O'Malley, who could scarcely re alizo the situation, collocted his faculties suf- flciently to mako ‘o brief and gracetul ro sponso. Tho evening passed ploasantly m sociul converse and at a scasonable hour the Ruests departed, wishing their hosts many happy returns of the day. Full Dress Collars and Cuffs. The cmbroidery of full dress shirt fronts proved so popular With socioty men the past season that there are indications that this decorative fancy will be carried further the coming year, and the collars aud cuffs worn with fuil dress suits will be likewiso orna- mented, Collars with ombroidered points have occasionally been worn before, but this is probably the first instance in men's ap- parol in which the embroidery has been car- ried entirely around the edger of both collars und cuffs. With this upparel, taken in con noction with an embroidered tio und embroidered vest, @ young man may b quite decorative. This stylo promises to make o hit, us there is & tondency among so ciety men {0 enliven the funcreal garb worn as full dress at prosent. The uso of tenuis sushes for vosts und of knickerbooker breeches for the prosent style of pantaloons have had niny adyocates among society men, but these styles would cuso too sudden and startling o change to pleaso the conservativo tastes of the majority. The embroidery spoken of above is more likely to fiud favor, 88 it is werely an improvement on & style ad- veady iu vogue. Party in Oarke Row. One of the jolliest events of the week among the upper circlos was the party given by the young society people living in the fine block on Twenty-fourth and Cass, known as Clarke row. The affair was hold in the only vacunt house fn the block. The floors of the double pariors were waxed for the casion and good music was in uttendance. Tho uffair was entirely nformal, each con tributing his or hor share, the' gentlomen haviog the care of tho musio and floor mavagement and tho ladies uttonding 10 the refreshments. A jolly evening was sod and at midoight tho young people ad- fouraed to Mr. H. L. Clari's dibini ball, Where the ladies had preparod most appotiz- {ng refreshmonts. ‘o following vomposed the party: Misses Kittie and B. we, Luna Dundy, Sharp, Perrine, Clark, Milior; Giles of Lincoln, Porrine of 'Boston, 1oss) Fonda, Hunt and Pitman. Messrs. Hoth, Clark, Morgan, Howell, MoDougal, Ross, Cleavor, Wakeley, Clarke of Lincoln, Allee, Bogge, Brown. A Lawn Party. TheT. Q. O. O. gave & lawn party at Hanscon park last Friday evening. Those in attondance report au oxcellent time, snd tho wmausgoment is indebiod to Mosars, THE Taylor and Mangold for sovoral fine selec- tions which were 0 skillfully rendored on their banjos during intermissions of the dance. Thoso present were: Misses Minnio Matthows, Lillie Matthews, Nellie Morely of Chicago, Clara L. K. Newmun of Chicago, Mabel Smith, Hortense Swith, Laura Featherstone, Anua Hooton, Alma Hicox. T. Holt, Cora Nissen, Blancho Arkwright, Joan Ruby, Carrie Cummins, Edith Doolitle, Willa Stockbam, May Piercy, Luaura Long pre, Lena Ruobsamen, Messrs. L. Larkins, Matthews, T. Rubican, R. E. Owings, W. H. Sloutenborough, O. N. Daven| ort, H. H. Neale, J. H. Burns, E. O. Hamilton, 'W. E. Palmatior, J. A. Hansen, W. J. Brownell of Ashland, Thorpe, G. I. Clements, Stockham, C. F. Becker, D. M. Lowis, D. I, Corte and B. G. Wheeler. Reception to a Chicago Liady. Miss Veronica Daidy, of Chicago, who is spending her vanation with her aunt, Mrs. J. £. Daley, of Prospoct Hill, was tondered a reception Friday afternoon, About fifty younk ladics welcomed Miss Daidy to the Gate City, aud she in turn was untiring in hor efforts to make all her wuests happy. Judging from the ploasant manner tu which all took part in the amuscments and onjoyed the tempting refreshments, Miss Daidy proved a very capable entertainer. Mr Sautter Surprise A very pleasant. surprise party was ton- dered Mr. L. W. Sautter on Thursday even- ing at Honscom park. About sixty couple waore presont. ‘The party was gotten up by Miss Nellie Koline. Mr. M, C. Bascombe and Mr. Tom Croft, who provided refreshments consisting of ic am, lemonade and cake. A very pioasant timo was enjoyed by all, the party lasting until 1 a. m Picnic at Syndicate Park. A score of young people, the guests of Miss Julia Martin, one of the popular young jadies of South Omaha, picnicked at Syodicate park Thursday afternoon. Those preseut re- port the refroshments as clegant as the so- cial pleasure was dolightfal. Social Gossip. Guy Barton is in Denver. Miss L. Drew is visiting in Lincoln. Dr. H. W. Hyde has returned from the east. Mr. and Mrs, Erncst Riall are at Salt Lako City. Mrs. Lieutenant Truitt has returned from Salt Lake. Hon. John A. McShane left for the ecust Tuesdny. Mr. B. H. Smith is enjoying a two wooks’ rest at St. Paul, Robert Hunter, of Tue Brg, returned frorm Kansas City Friday. General Smith left for a month's journey in the west Tuesday. Mr. Charles H. Guiau returned from Spirit Lake, Ia., on Iuesday. Mrs. W. N. Nason tour through the west. Rey. A. W. Lamar has returned from{tho Long Pine Chantanqua. Miss Ida Truckey left Wednesday for Den- ver and Colors prings. Mrs. J. H. uiloch and Mrs. W. F. Vaill Colo, Mr, and Mrs. Wallace Shane ate enjoying a briof vacation a% Wymore. Mrs. Thomas Swobe is at the notod sea- side resort, Newport, N. Y, luclia Martin left_yestorday for a trip through Colorado and Idaho. Mrs. Marcus Parrotte has roturned from her two months' visit in Illinois, The Imperial club will give a picnic at ! lake in a couple of weelk. y Smith left Monday for a two weeks' rest among the lakes near Minneapolis. Miss Lucy A. Worden, of Milwauke the guest of her aunt, Mrs. James Bonner. Mrs. John N. Frenzer has left for two months’ rest and recreavion at the seaside, Mr. and Mrs, Johu Oliver left Friday for 4 month's jaunt to Ainneapolis and St. Paul. Dr. D. A. ¥oéte has returaed to this city after a three woeks' outing about the.great Inkes, Miss L. Ghles, o Lincoln belle, has been the guest of Miss L. Dundy during the past woek. Mr. and Mrs. B. Silloway, ot the Mur- ray, returned the first of the week from a brief outing. B Mrs. R. Ruthven will leave town on Weduesday for Denver, where she will joiu her husband. The Saratoga Lyceum nassociation gave a ploasant daucing party at Lyceum Lall on Friday evening, Mrs. Kauffmann, of Wy her parents, Mr. and Mi Capitol avenue, Mr. Walter G. Clark, Mrs, W. G. Clark and Mrs. G. M. Riobe left for Spirit Lako the first of the week. Second Lieutenant L. W. V. Kernan,nide- de-camp to General Crook, has been promotod to @ first licutebun Mr, and Mrs. J. H. Hart celebrated tho arrival of & new son on Wednesday in their usual hospitable manuer. Emmet Allemesius returuod carly in the week from a trip in the west, His next course will be northward. Mrs, Louis Heller and family will pass tho remainder of the hoated term in the beautiful city of Milwaukeo. Mrs. Johu P. Schminke will romain at Saiv Lake the remainder of the soason in hopes of benefittiag hier health thereby. Miss Nellie Morley “and_Miss Clara Now- man, of Chicago. are tho uests of Mrs. Dr. G. R. Young, 1716 Clark strect. Mrs. Colonel Henry has gone on a visit to Clifton Sprivgs, N. Y., where she will pass the remainder of the summer, Mr. Charles L. Grobocuer, a local German actor, goes to Europe in three weeks to fill a year's engagemont in Hanover. Mr. N. 3. Hoxie has gone to New York on account of his wife's ill health, and will not return with ner for two mouthi Mrs. Gonoral M. J. Hill, of Muscatine, Ta., in visiting her sister, Mrs. J. F. Newton, Thirty-fifth and Woolwortlh avenue, ‘The music of the Sunday concert at Hans. com park, this afternoon, will be furnished Dy the Second United States infantry band, Mrs. C. W. Cleaveland, Mrs. Willlam F. Allen, the Mis i will visit in ¥ weoks, Mr. B. B. Young left Monday evening, in company with Lis brother, Le Grand Young, for Weber canyo, Utah, where thoy &0 into camp. Mrs. General S. G. Hill, of Muscatine, In., 18 the guestof hor sister, Mrs. J. F', Morton, Woolworth avenue, near Thirty: fifth, Mrs. Colonel G. V. Henry has recovered sufficiently from her illness 10 go to Clitton Springs, N. Y., where she will remain until fall, Mrs. R. Reblander, of Lincoln, has been the guest of Mrs. George B. Eudy the past week, and was one of tho visitors at e Bee building. Tho members of the Swedish Methodist church enjoyed & vleasant sociable at the rosidence of their pastor, Rev. P J. Berg, on North T'wentieth street, on Friday even: wg. About one hundred persons were pres- eut. "The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 21st iust. coutuins the following personal notice: *Mr. W. W. Herrick, who has been spending a portion of his vacation with old frieuds in this city, returned to Omaha lust Saturda) where he is at the presont Hme in the sel vice of tho Union Pacific Railway company Miss Anna Waterman, of Newport, N. Y., and Mrs. Swobe, of Omiha, Neb,, registered at the Spring house on the 17th. ‘They drove over to the Cooper house the next morning, returniog in time for supper. After passing the next day at the Springs, they returned to Newport Thursday moruing.—Richtield Springs, N. Y., News. R HONEY FOR THE .LADIES, Straight skirts, gatlered ov pleated waists and full sleeve: incroase dally in still groater favor, . An appropriate brooch for the summer 18 & tiny canoe of gold, with oars and anchor trailiog over the side. The fancy for low shoes over dark silk hose, ovon for promonade will be wmore than ever generdl this summer, The trident of Neptune is now used as & scarf-pin. The center prong is studded with turquoise and the others with poarls. The purse-bracelet, » novelty of this sear started Fri for a is 10ro, is_ visiting George Bean, 2215 O_MAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, [ JULY 28, 1889.~-TWELVE PAGES, son, ia somowhat similar to the watch-brace- Tet, atiny pooket taking the place of tho timepieco. ‘'ho handsomo Fronch poplins and mo- hairs are scarcely to be distinguished from 100 s0ft-ribbed bongalines and under corded silks of their nature. Protty boating costumes of dark-groen or admiral-blue serge are worn at the seaside this summer, with vests, shoes, and long 100s0 Swedish gloves of pale-tan Kid. The popularity of sailor hats is still so great that milliners here and abroad are using these simple flat-crowned, straight- brimmed shapos for airy models in net and tulle. Whore nothing but a slight_protoction for the shoulders is required are provided little Carrick capes which have & handsomely trimmed collur with long bows and ends of ribbon beneath, Directoire redingotes of boautiful French challi are worn over skirts of white watered k. and_fowor-brogaded empiro gowns of whito mohair have plain full skirts trimmed with gold or silver galloon. Batistos, porcales, and linou lawns, with fine atripes, dots, or_sprigs, are made with dainty dressing jackets which are pretty enongh to be worn at the breakTnst table at houe, with skirts of plain white linen, The fine double-width light-weight Eng- lish sorges have in a groat degree taken the place of both summer cloth and fiannel suits, fabrics which havo 80 long boen considered indispensable in the make-up of an outing wardrobe, ade hats were never more charming nor in greater variety than this season, Kven for the beach are wide shapes mado of white or yeliow lnce. IFor garden partics thera are " lovoly models that are both poetic and picturesque. White dotted silk net, simply hommod and twisted round tho crown, caught here und thero with tiny gold and poarl pins, is & pop- ular trimming upon the fancy steaw and rush hats for country wear, and_w cloud-like halo graces the finor Milan braids. Blouse waists with bolts all_around, and basques with blouse fronts and girdles are favorite bodices on inported drosses of light textiles, such as guuzo, lace, cropaline, India silks, and tho soft transparcat, old-fashioned lawns and muslins that have been revived by the leadiog Frenol modistes Bathing-caps this summer are made with s0mo regards to good looks, and for the ugly oil-silic models formerly used are substituted soft _rouud-crowned hats of fancy water- vroof sillc or of black or crsam-colored Chi- neso wushing silk, which has been oil- boiled for these usos, rendering iv entirely waterproof. Tho black toilots this summer are marvels of refined elegance. They ure favored of fashion for all occasions and in il fabrios. For evening wre superb black net und lac toilets, trimmed with fue gold passementerio aud draped ove plain skirts and half-low bodices of gold-colored moire, Other models are of gold-embraidered tulle with demi- decollete Valois covsages, with Haring collar spreading to the shoulders, the sleoves slushied with 1:sertions of gold embroidery. Smart little summer jackets in various fabrics accompany the pleated shirw-waists 50 affceted this summer. These waists are cool, comfortuble, aud very chic upon & slender, uthful tigure. Thoy ha down collar and satlor tie, uro fastencd with small gold studs, aud are protuest when made of white China stk laid in brosa pieata, though the fushion adwits of waists i endless variely, white linen, striped por- cale, serge, foulard, chumbery, and - flannel. - SINGULARITIES. A five-year-old child in Monson, Me., is said to speak toree languages. A man attempted to drown himself watering cart in New York on Friday. A small town near Morgantown, W. Va., has un eccentric woman who wears a differ- ot colored wig each ¢ay in the week. Ghostly sounds in the court hiouse of Lock Haven turn out to have been. made by u smull dog imprisoned in & bole 1w the wall, Attica’s woaderful sleepor 13 gradually gaining strength, and hopes are entertained that 10 a few months she will bo able to leave bed. A man in Coshocton. Pu., has a safe that contains $125. It has been locked up three years and he has forgotten the combination, Meanwhilo he is awaiting the return of tho agent of the safe company. Mrs. Ole Oleson of Detroit, u Swedish woman, is the proud mother of a bouncing boy only one years old, who weighs 150 pounds.” A dime museum managor offered £100 per week for the privilege of exhibiting the child, but the mother refused to listen 10 him. Not long since Fred Barfleld of Unadilla, in Dooly county, Ga., hoard a chicken squall. iug i his yard, and went out to see what was the matter. He found & largo toud-frog attactied to the wing of the chicken, trying to swallow an object twice us largo as him- sclf. He had to kill the frogto got him loose. A horse while drawing a reaper near Clin- ton, N. J., bit off the heads of the stunding wheat. After he had been at work aout two hkours he suddenly dropped to the ground and in five minutes was dead. — An examina- tion was ade, and the back purt of the tongue was found to be full of wheat heards, Ou opening the throat the beards were found in great quantitics sticking through the wind pive, from the cifeots of which it is believed iimal choked to Geath. A man namea Robert Brown is credited with having recentiy killed a boar in ‘when about five mil wood, N. Y. Tho animnl was foeding on some berries when Brown fiest saw it. Aak- ing off his cout, the hunter crept stoaithil up to within “throwing” distance, when he covered the brute's head and face with the garment. Before bruin could free himself from the unwelcomo covering, Brown had got close enough to get his fingers around its throat. He squeezod hard, and the bear siowly but surely succumbed to the killing » sure and fell dead ut the hunter's fect. “There is & remarkable specimen of de- formed humanity at Paradise, in the north. crn part of Clay county, Missouri, His uname is Joseph~ Jesse. ' Ho weighs 200 pounds, has no hands, feet, elbow joints or shoulder bludes; but, notwithstanding these drawbacks, he onjoys lifo immensely, walk- ing about on h chair, talking w writing with a pen in his_mouth, singing, crowing, barking, and, in fact, constitutiug an entire muscum in himself. ' Ho bas a wonderfully developed chest, and can hold his breath for three minutes without avy apparent incon- venicace. in a EDUCATIONAL, At Oberlin coeducational tennis is allowed only two days & wevk. Au agitation is going on in Germany for the admission of women to the academy of ars, z Massachusctts has 24,000 pupis in evening schools, an iner. oue year. The Rocky Mountain Advocate says the increase in the value of lands iu and around Denver will soon fill the treasury of the Den- ver univerity with miliious. Of the 247 Indian students sent kome from Hampton in ten years, who are now living, only seventeen ure doing poorly or have fallen buck into theur old wuys of liviug. 1t has cost the city of Bostou to supply schooi books for the last five years an aver- age per year of b3 cents for each scholar, ‘The number of scholars is set down at 62,007, It has cost the city of Boston to supply school books for the last five years an aver- ageper year of 63 cents for each scholar, The number of scholars is set down at 62,007, The Dearbon observatory, & magnificent structure just erected at the northwestern university at Evanston, 1ll, to hold the great teloscopo of the northwestern univer- sity, has been formally dedicated. Dr, Jumes W. McLane has been elected to succeed the late Dr. Dalton as president of the colloge of physiotaus and surgeons, Now York. ‘Llhis selection is in recognition of his eminent services for the institution, The schools of Boston are practically the represontativo of the entire American sys- tem in the Paris exposition. St. Paul shows the primary schools, Buffalo the gramu schools, Philadelphia the school of manual traluing, and California the normal school, ———— A Busy Freacher. Rev. Fr. Paquin, of Ludington, Mich., has his hands full. Besides at- tending to the spiritual business of a big parish, ho ruus a barber shop, has a drug-store on the other corner, owns & good farm, controls an interest in a log- #ing business and sumerous other outs side schemes. the © of 50 per centin LOUNGING IN:FHE ANTE-ROOM Where Tho Bee (litains Its Reliable Lodge Nows. T " PATRIARCHS MILITANT. o 1. 0. 0. F.—The {}{and Lodgs of Elks, Together Witk Other Intorosts ing Looa Features, Etey/ Eto. W Patriarcts Militant. The sovereign graul ledge, L O. O. F.,, moets in Columbus, O., commencing Sep- tomber 16 and continung six days. Durmg this time the military branch of the order, the Patriarths Militant, will be in attendance and will ake part in the enter. tainments provided ‘or the sovereign prand lodge. Exhibition drills will be eiven and soveral prizos will booffered for proficioncy. The Patriarchs Miitant is a semi-military organization and isdesigaed to take tho place of the uniformed degree of the patri- archal degree of thy L 0. 0. F. Itis the hihest degree of & subordinate encamp- ment. It constructbn is similar to that of the United States arny. 1*s omit of organi- zation, however, 18 alied + anton_instend of company, Cantms ar. organized ioto oattalions, regiment, brigades, divisions and an urmy, and ofitered from licatenant- general, commanderof the forces, down to an ensijn. The commssioned officers of a canton are a captain, lieutenant and ensign. Thero are also six not-commissioned offcors. Three cantons may sonstituto a battalion, throe battalions a rogment, three regiments o brigade, threo brigades’ a division, the army to comprise thewhole. The originator und dresent commander of tho Patriarchs Militait is General John C. Underwood, of Kenticky, now grand sire of the sovereign grana lalze I 0. O. I\, The stato of Nebriska comprises a de- partment, of which J. V. Nichols, of Omaha, with the Fank of majoris commanding. The foliowing constituto hisstaff: F. J. Bryant, of Omalia, lieutenant wd adjutant; W. F. Pickering, of Kearnoy, lieutensnt and quar- termaster; Ira Johnson of Kearney, liouten- aut and commissary; Villiam V. 'Bain, of Lincoln, lioutonant, and chaphuin, There are six cantohsin the state, at the following points: No. . at Omaha, No. 2 at Lincoln, No. 3 at Kearsey, No. 4 at Fremont, No. 5 ut' North Platte snd No. 6 at Beatric These six_cantons will soon be organized into two battalions. Canton Ezra Millard No. 1,18 located at Omabia and is ofticered s follows: George A. Beunett, captaing J A. Johnson, lieuten- ant, and L.'J. Larssn, ensige. This canton medts the second Monlay in oach month at 1. 0.0, F. hall. Gencral Orders No. 36, dated Columbus, 0., inst., hay sied by Licutenant General John C. Underwood, generalissimo of tho army, Patriarchs Militant, reforring 10 the reorganization of the army under his command. Threc arny corps distriots and one grove departmort district have been formed, the cantons n_Califorcia, Orogon, Washington, Nevadasud the territories of Idaho, Utah, Arizousand New Mexico being embraced in the lattee, to bo known as the First Brigado of the Pacific, in_command of Brigadier-General K~ K. Russell, of Oak- lana, ext T'uesda been designated as sho time for the coi ing of the line officers of battalions and roidments for the purpose of holding electionsid \field officers. Nozico is also given of the ‘demonstration to be held at the city of Columbis, O. September next during tho Soverelgn grand lodge ses- sion, When' prizes agerogating several thou- sand dollars will be gwarded to the success- ful contestants in thacompetitive drills. Knizhts of Pythias. Harvey Fueller, yrtle lodge No. 1, is expeeted howe on tl rst of the month from an extended visit at #fs old home in Penn- sylvauia, Beforo ¥@viug. be was tho chan- cellor commander of-is.-odge, and -during his absence another ¥is been elected in his stead. It is currently reported that an ef- fort will be made in his lodge to restore him to the office of C. C.1n order that helnay acquire at tho end of the year honors which he has well deserved John Housa will représent Jan Hus No. 5 in Grand lodge and W. ‘I, Denny will repre- sent Marathon lodge No. 82, Quite a number of prominent Pythians at- tended a social party on the beach at Lake Munawa, given by Mrs. Sadie Elbourne last Thursday night. The new lodge recently iustituted at Greeley Center has changed its name to ‘Crusade.” Before, it was named after the town in which it is located, which, according to Pythian law, is illezal. Past Grand Chauneellor J. C. McNaughton, of Hastings, onc of the state bank examin- ers, was in th y during the week on busi- u connected with his duties as bank exam- iner. A number of the members of the Uniform Raunk, 1n this city, are desirous of following the example of Sioux City in the matter of organizing a mounted division. The questiou of the best means of enter- ning the grand lodge, which meets in this city in October is revolving itself in tne minds of the members in the various lodges here. Since that body desires no Uniform Rank enterwainments afforded it, on zccount of the amount of time taken from the grand lodge sessions, some'simple form of enter- tuinment seems to beé the most feasible. Viola lodee, No, 80, skipped a meeting last Tuesday night. Nebraska lodge, No. 1, has moved from Boyd's opera house back to its old hall and will be found every Wednesday night resdy for business at the old stand. The recent camp of tne brigade at Colum- bus proved sc enjoyable to those in attend- ance that camp Life at Milwaukee has been quite decided upon by many of the divisions of the V., R. which intend to visit that city auring the session of the Supreme lodge next summor. Since the encampment and the visit of Major General Carnuhan to Nebraska overy- thing is working smoothly in the Omaha regiment. Its officers ure all devoting them- selves harmoniously 1o the upbuilding of the regiment and mavifestiog renewed zoal in the organization of tbe different divisions of the city, ‘The Omaha regiment, U. R. K. P., will hold o regimental drill some night this week ut the ball ground They will be accom- punied by the Union Pacific band, and witl start from the rendezvous about 6:30 p.m. A Correct o I'o the Editor of J'ue Bre.—Dear Sir: In your issue of last Sunday, July 21, 1880, I noticed an item iu socret socioty column in which it stated st *Omaha Division No. 12, U, R. K, of 2, l'ul picnic ut Pries Lake w-day.” Now, as Bogmanaer of said di- vision and for thedrespect [ have for the Uniform rank, K ™ P, would say that Omuha division d t picnic on Sunday last, nor ever will Wit my pormission while commander of said Jdvision, it being con- trary to law for an; ision of the Uniform rank to give picnics®fl the Sabbath day, I have therefore taken means, with your kind permission, to ‘ot an error that has been made by sowey. fifraon in last Sunday’ s issue. JouN Havywarp, Captain Commanding Omaba Division No, 12, QL H This order is growig rapidly and taking in the best of matgrial. Very little was known sbout the frou Hall in Omaha until the supreme body met here two months g0, Atthat tiwe the founder of the order, Mr, Somerby, ¢ave an address ou its aims and ob- jects at the Grand opera house, aud as consequence two branchgs were at once formed, one composed exclusively of mem- bers of the board of trade. The other is prosided over by Mr. Henry Creighton. chief justice, and is taking in from seven to ten members every Monday night. They are trying to engage room in the A, O. U. W, hall, fn the Barker block, 88 they find their present quarters over e Hoyd opora house 100 crawped. There is @ third brauch now being formed and soon to be instituted. The Iron Hall pays weskly benefits, in case of sickness, of from 85 to $25, and at the end of seyen years' membership the holder of a certificate draws in cash frow $200 to $1,000. After being a member two years, should a member die, half the nmouut of Lis certifl cate 1s paid L0 his beirs io cash. o case of L total disability at any time, & member can draw nhalf his certiticate in cash, or atill keep up his assessmonus and draw all at the end of seven years. A0 0. W George'W. Rood, supreme commandor of the Seleot Knights, has forwarded a cirenlar lettor to oach of the suprome ropreseuta- tives, datod Topeka, Kan., June 2%, request ing their consent for the postponemout of the regular session from the fourth Tucsday in August to October 22, as also their prefor- ence for the placo of mooting—either at Chi- cago, 111, or Kansas City, Mo. No 1S held a rousing meeting Thursday night. Eleven applications were prosentod, eight of them by Bro. G. B. Hamilton, This makes a total of twenty applications in the last two weeks. Two applications wore voted on, and the degrees were conferred on three applicants. Master Workman Brown performed the work without the aid of the ritual, which is as it should be. The other ofticers are perfecting themselves, and will soon be able to do lhkewiso. There is no doubt the work is much more impressive ‘when the rituals are laid aside. B. PO E Dr. Hyde, the dristrict deputy and repre- sentative of the Omaha lodge at the grand lodge of Elks, has returned. He reports the following ofMicors as having been elected for the ensuing year: Dr. Simon Quinlan, of Chicago, exaltod grand ruler; A. C. More- land, of New York city, grand secretary; John B. Show, of Boston, grand troasurer; Edward Learkin, of Omaha, one of four trustees. no next meeving of the grand lodge will be held in Cloveland, O. The fact that the lodge decided to meetelsewhere than in Now is of itself an important change, as tho sessions have always boeen held in thut city instead of different citioe, as is the caso with all other grand bodies. Omutia lodge secured the lion's share of the offieial plums, having sscured the dis- trict deputy and one of the trustees. This lodgo is regarded as the banuor lodge of tho order, boing one of the largest, having the best quarters ana the best lodge gone. ally. Modern Woodmen. M. D. Nickles, devuty heaa_consul, or- ganized & camp of Modern Woodmen at Wayne on Saturday evening last. The new cAlip starts out with about twenty membors, and under the following officors: = Ven. cou: sal, . P, Baker: advisor, John 'Connor; clerk, J. . McFarland; bankor. Frank Ben" nett; physician, E. Bradford: escort. S. R. Kranouol; watchman, O. E. Chaffee; sen- try, J. M. Johnson; Delogate, John Connor; wanagers, J. M. Ashley, . Bradford and J. H, Spears. Deputy Fad Consul T. Erton, of Omaba, Wodnesday evening installod the of- ficers and instituted South Omaha Camp, Modern Woodmen of America. The officers are: Venerablo consul, S, M. Press Worthy advisor, Chavies L. Armstrong; clerk, Otto A. Hirseh; Bauker, Samuel Hendra; cscort, Charlos 500 ; watchinan, John Kotora ; sentinel, Leo Korlummol; trustoes, Mrs. E Daniels, K. Diamond and_Lewis Boatty ; representatives to the grand lodge, Mossrs. S. M. Press and Otto Hirach. The camp will meet in Masonic _hall every second and fourth Weduesday evening. Masonic. The chapter of the order of the Eastern Star, which bias been operating under dispen- sation since last Jauuary in Lexington, has received its charter and was duly constituted under the namo of Dawson chapter, No. 32, 0. E. S. of Nebraska. The following ofticers were installed for the years 1859 and 1800: K. A. Rico, worthy master; H. A. Turton, worthy patron; Josie Wilson, associate ma- tron; Julia Allyn, secrotary; Hattie E. treasurer:’ Armanda pyall, conduc- Virginia Welden, associato conduc- Dora Blakesloo, Adah; Eliza Zepf, A. M. Rosenburg. Esther; Minmo Taylor, Martha; Lou Andrews, Elect Aunio Cole, warder; O. F. Scott, sentinel, ‘The Masons of Gandy have organized a Ioage under the direction of L. P. Gilletto, grand custodiao, and J. J. Mercor, grand master. Tho following are the oficers for the currentyear: J. W. McSay, W. M. Jobn King, 8. W.; C. C. Copley, J. W.; J H. Hughes, treas.; S. E. Douglass, scc. John Duckwarth, 8. D.; W. M. Wilcox, J. D. The lodge starts off in good shapo with elovon chartor members. mproved Order Red Mo All members of the Improved Order of Red Men in city of Omaha, whether in good standing or not, are earnestly requestod to meet at Greon’s hall, 1415 Furnam strect, on Tuesduy evening, July 30, to mako pralimin- arrangements for instituting atribe in this city. Miscellancons, In 1875 the supreme lodge Kuights of Pythius of the world had 89 in its treasur, and in 1880 it has about thirty-five thousand dollars, lowa has the first and only mouuted ion of the Umform Rank Kughts of P it is located ay Sioux City. The Kuights of Pythias lodgo at Hebron, Neb., will erect a building this season. ‘Tho Kuights of Pythias Grand lodge of Indiana, by a vote of 109 to 62, adopted the following amendment to their constitutio “No person enguged in the retail salo of i toxicating liquors, shall be initiated into a lodge, and any member who may hereafter become engaged 1n tho same, shatl forfeit his mombership.” A covy of the Boston News Letter of 1721 mentions that the ship Free Mason sailed from Boston for the West Indies, Septem- ber 18, 1821, says Grand Secretary 'Knicl bockor. This was four years after the or- ganization of the first Grand todge of Kng- land, and ten years beforo the establishment of the first kuown lodge m this country. A council of the Royal Arcanum will be organized 1n Kearuoy the first weel in Au- Kust, divis- ihias, ———— IMPIETIES. The Holy See—Certainly it is only the wicked who are blind. See? The fool joineth the church thinking ho will bo able to enter heaven in the orowd. Littie Elsie (witnessing a Fourth of Tuly balloon ascenson)—0, mamma, are those men going to heaven! Mother—Hush, dear. Those are reporters, Clergyman—My dear sir, do_you study your 13ibl nial Stranger—Anssiduously. How loug since you bogan to study iti" “Ever since 1 became an infidel lecturer.” “The Rev. Primrose—Your mother doosn't scem as fond of you as she might be. Little Johunie—No, sir. She says if it hadu’t been for me she'd' have had sister married years ago. When the spire at the First Baptist church at Waldeboro, Me., was taken down, a few days ago, u chow of spruce gum, covered by a copper cent, was found stuck o the top of the vane, A petition to the popo asks for the canon- ization of Christopher Columbus, We have sworn by him these many years and it would be in order now to pray to him as & matter of atonement. When Satan first went *o Fden he said: ‘‘Are you going to the ball, Evel!" Then Adam spoke up, harsh hie, and said: #Not this Eve; some other Kve, Mr. Devil!" Adam was subsequently invited to attend, and Satan had things bis own way. Brown—Men are getting worse and worse every year. Just look at the number of de- faulting bank cashiers. Robinson—I don't know about that. ~ Bookkeeps and cashiors were 1o good thousands of years ago. Don't the bible say: “As men multiplicd toey grew worsel” One Sunday & littleboy was playing with his alphabet blocks, and grandma said: “Didu't you know it was wicked to pile blocks on Sunday{” The little fellow, quite unconcious of his wit, replied. “I ain't,pilin’ ‘em on Sunday. 1'm pilin’ ‘em on the fioor, The old sport was dying. There could be no doubt on that subjeet. The young minis- ter had given him all the prepaaation he could for the solomn journey, and tho old boy was calmly awaiting the fateful call. “Parson,” baid he, “do you think you have succeeded in squaring it'all right®" “I hope 80, replied the good man. “T feel guite con- fidont that we will moet in heaven.”” ‘Par- son,” said the dying wan, after a fow min- utes thought, *'you have treated me right, and 1 wouldn’t give you the worst of it if | could. Tell you what Il do. I'll bet you we do or I'll bet you we don't." - -~ Cole Returns, Mr. H. E. Colo, the real estate agent, has returned from @ business trip to Denver, THE WESTERN CATILE MARKET, An Interviow With Mr W. A. Paxton on the Sahject. “What s the status of tho cattle market in the west 1" This query was put to Mr. William A. Paxton by a reporter for Tik Ber yestorday afternoon “Over-production,” replied Mr, Paxton, *“Theres the whole thing in a nutshell. Tho business is vastly ovordone. There is no longer any money in it, ana while I don't in- tend to leave it all av once or altogether, [ don't propose to work as hard at it hereaftor as 1 have done." “To what oxtent noticeablo?" “Well, since the really palmy days of the Dig stook ranches, the increase in the nuwmbor of cattle brought to market is about 60 per cent. Say from 1873 to 1884, thero would bo during the months of August, Septembor and October from 1,000 to 7,000 Head shipped in aday; say an average of 4,000 But that was when 8) per cont of the cattle that came 10 markot were brought off the range, grass fod, and the receipts outside theso months did'not amount to much of anytbing. Now it is aifferent. Ninety per cent are corn fed, and the supply 18 ocoustanc, always in ad: vance of the demand, which has its inovitable effect on the price of moat. I suppose that from 9,500 to 8,000 hoad of cattlo roach tho South Omaha market every day in the year. “Thore are ‘off days,’ to bo suro, but the fig- ures I give are a fair averago. “Do you ask whore the cattle como from?" he coutinued. “Woll, the farmors raiso them. Every farmor has o fow, no_mattor how littie land he has. And the big furmers raiso more. ‘'hey seom to think there's a big profit in the business.’” “'Can theso smmall farmors raise cattlo as cheaply as they can bo raised on the rangel” “'¥es; choaper, beoause they save thom all, On the range we lose 40 or 50 per cent of them. Tho cattle growing country tributary 10 Omuha i8 all of wostorn Nobraska, most of Wyoming, and part of Colorado and Idaho. Omaha is' indopendent of Chicago, but tho latter 18 the packing centor of tho coun- try, and will remain 80, because she has shipping facilities that en- title ker to it Omaha used to ship most of her meat ucross the water, but very little gous nver now. ““Wiil the farmors continuo to bear the markot in tho futuro to the same extent as in the past fivo yoara! ™ “Yes; more, probably. Prices are down 10 stay, and big profits are things of tho past. The fact that ] am going to_unload a part of my work and responaibility down at tho stoclk yards don’t moan that I'm going to pull my interest all out. I am satisfied that we nave n management now that will mako a success of the thing, aad I'm content to leave matters in its hands. Personal Paragraphs. Georze W. Collman, of Do Witt, and H. £. Clark and wife, of Stella, are at tho Pax- to Mrs. John_ Reynolds and Mrs. Ben Rey- nolds and children, of Wymore, ure at tho Faxton. M. R. Davay, of Lincoln; Mrs. Joo Buchanan and Mrs. John Dryer, of Beatrice, are at the Murray. E. 8. Rood. Mrs, B. S. Rood, L. Slavert, Miss Girace Moore, Nelie Gray aud Mabel Gray, of Hollywood, aro rogistered at the Paxton. J. F. Allen, of Fromont; Minnic Davis, of Curtis; J. H' W. Hawkins, of Lincoln, and C. M. Hubner and E. A. Brown, of No- braska City, are registered at the Marray. F. W. Sprague, of Rushville; W. E. Bab- cock, wife aud daughter, of <Cambridwe: J. K. Orr, of Lincoln; D. . Drake, of Orcte; J.H. Mehl, of Wahoo: Joe L. Sullivan and A. R, Edmiston, of Lincoln, are at the Arcade. Dixon Avery, of Fremont; Mrs. Nellis , of Koarney; J. D. Hood, of Lincoln; H. G. Bliss, of Fairmount: Georze W. Goodell, of Lincoln: Samuel Carhart, of Grand Isiand, and M. T. Hora, of Fromont, are registered at the Millard. —— A Prize Dril and Hop. The Omaha guards will give a prize drill and a midsummer hop at the armory Mon- day night. All fricnds of the company are invited to attend. - COUNCIL BLUKFFS NEWS. An Eacly Closing Movement. A movement has been started among the merchants of Council Bluffs. It 1s very pop- ular and bids fair to become general. Foth- eringham, Whitelaw & Co., dry goods mer- chiants. ipaugurated it, to take effect Tuesday evening, when their store will be closed at 6 o'clock. The movement is in the interest of the clerks as well as the public, and every rotail merchant in the city should be encour- uged to follow their cxamplo. is the over production Personal Paragraphs. Miss May Schofield is visiting friends in Burliugton. Miss Eva Bernard is visitng Miss Alta Swartfager, at Avoca. Mrs. Phil Thomas und daughter have gone to Ohio for u brief visit. Miss Lee and daughter, of Keoluk, are the guests of Mrs. C. A, Lacy. * Miss Clara Lewis has roturned to her home, at Avoca, after ashort visit in this city. Miss Jessio M. Richardson left this morn- ing for Sioux _City, to spend several days visiting friends, Miss Ida Bell left yesterday for Spirit Lake to spend a few duys in seoking doserved rest and recreation. Mrs. G. W. Crofts and daughter, Miss Minnie, have gone to Oregon, IlL, where thoy will visit for about a month, Rev. G. W. Crofts, pastor of the First Congregational church, leaves to-morrow for Oregon, 1il,, on his summer vacation. W. H. Buras, gencral agent of the Union Paciflc, is homé from an Idaho huntiog trip. He bagged some big gamd, which will arrive later. . Treynor, zeneral baggage agent of the Union Pacifi¢, has retarned from Detroit, where ho attended the convention of gencral bogy ageots, William . Pattisoy, attorney for the Lombard lnvestment company, of Kunsas Jity, and formerly of this city, will spend unday in the Blufts. Thomas MeAdams aud wife loft yesterday morning for their bome at Fort Scott, Kan, They were ealled here to attend the funaral of their son, Thrmas McAdams. Rey. G. P. Williams left yosterday for Jmorson, where ho preaches to-aay. His Duipit in ‘the United Presbyterian church will bo filled by Rev. J. W. Cashcant, of Emerson. Dr. C. B. Judd is able to bo out again, was soverely injured n fow woeks since by being run over through tho recklossness of adriver at Lake Manuwa, He sustained no permanent injury. C. 1R Somerville and wife, of London, Ontario, are in tho city, making a short visit with D.'W. McDermid. Mr. Somerville is auditor of the Dowinion Savings bank, and is taking a ploasuro trip through the west. The Rev. Dr. DeForrest, president of Talladega colloge, arrived on Friday even- ing ana'is o guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. W, Wallace, on Bluff strect, where his oid friends will have an opportunity of greeting him. Vunce Lane, ex-manager of the Council Bluffs Telophoue exchange, and now min- ager of the Omaba oflice, was in the Blu Lust evening on & business trip, accompanicd by Troasurer Mussloman, of the telephone company Miss Julia E. Hanson, of Downsville, and Miss Fanrio Walker and Miss Odie Smith, of Latonin, are the guests of Miss Wind, cor: ner 0y Washington avonne and Curtis street, The young ladies cume from Shenuudoal, wihere they graduated from the Western Normal school. Curds are reccived annouucing the marriage of Albert F. Hondricks to Meria . Witlen, at Jefforsonville, Virgiuia, July They 'will be ut homo at Pocabontas, ¢inia. Mr. Hendricks was for somé 0 connected with ‘Tik BEE job oflce in Council Blufls. Many fricuds hero are, cager Lo express cougratulatious at the carliest opportunity. Mr. Al Parkinson, who has beea doing local work for the Council Bluffs department of the World-Herald for some time past, has accepted a position with the Midland Guar- anty and Trust company, of Omaha, and will onter on his new duties to-morrow. His place on the World-Herald will be filied by his brother, H. 3. Parkiison, who has boen in the employ of the United States express company. He A THE VIN:YARD OF THE LORD. How It is Boing Cultivated By Holy Men. THE NEW IMMANUEL CHURCH, Facts of Interest and 1 Ploked Up From Seotions By t Reporters, iportance Various > Boo Immanuel Baptist Churoh, In Septombor, 1857, Rev. F. W. Foster, then city missionary of tho Bantists of Omaha, oponed & Sunday school and bogan to hold preaching seavices in & store on Saundor street., Kountze place, botweon Las oust and Binney streets. This was the first proaching sorvico ever held in that vartof Omaha. On tho 80th of April, 1858, the Tmmanuel ohurch was organizod with forty-four meat- bers. From the time the mission was or- ganized, the church and Sunday school have boou meeting in a store which accomodatia abont one hundred and fifty people, but dim- 10g the past fow months this room has often beon too small for the congrogution. Oh July § lnst the trustoes of this church olosed contract with Charles I, Luce, of Logaw, TIn.. to buy a lot just north and adjoining thoir presont Foom, to erect a chapel on thb samo at the cost of noarly 3,000, which will scat noarly 575 people. ‘e building is o bo comploted Octobor 1, of the presont year. It willbe B0x70 feel, with a room 20x20 for prayer and social moetings, and a gallery, The floor will be built_on an incline, whioh will compensate for the leugth of tho room somowhat. Tho baptistry und robing rooing will be pleasant and complote. Church an Lot will bo worth fully $6,800. The attondance at services is large. with tho new building they will bo gre incronsod. During the year tho member- ship has doubled. ~Large numbers of young people are finding & pleasant and profitable place of meeting and a cordial groeting is always extended o strangers. The church has a mission Sunday sohool at Druid Hill, which 1s @ very promising tield, The school meots at the depot. Tho church with its mission school oceuvies @ flold ossentially its own and has u most promising future, Tho pastor is Rev. F. W. Foster, who established the mission, und has beon tho pastor ever sinco. 1888 and 1889 Co The second quarterly report of tho state scorctary of the Y. M. C. A. was gotien out last week. ¥rom it tho following striking comparison is taken: In 1838 thero were wero 14 associations; in 1859, 2. In 1888 there were 7 yonng men giving their entire time to the work in the state as secrotaries The total membershin in 88 was 907 total weekly ttendanco at the Young Men's gospel meetings in ‘83 was 23: i Tn 83 there were 4 workers’ traming ith an_average weekly attondance of 2 in ’89, 12, with an attendance of 03. there wore 6 professed conversions, and none united with the church; in ’89, 13 conver- sions and none_united with the church. In 88 there were 5 reading-rooms with an aver- ago daily attendance of 132; in 89, 17 read~ ing-roams, with an average daily attendance of 606. In '88 there wore 216 young men serving on committces; in '59, 378, In '8 there were i boys' branches, with & mem- bership of 185 in '89, 5, with & membership of 208. nd St Ja St. James' day was appropriately observed at Trinity cathodral. Matin was read at 9 o'clock. At 10:30 & high celebration of the holy eucharist followed, Bishop Worthing- ton boing celebrant, with the Rev. Cannon Scoit as gospeller and the Rev. Dean Whit- marsh as epistlor, The other vestod clergy were Dean Gardner, Revs. Canon Burgess, Canon_Doherty, Canon Zahner, William O. Pearson und the Kev. Canon Olivor as preacher before the cathodral chapter. Atnoon tha dean entertained the mem- bers of the chapter and their friends ata sumptuous lunchoon w the deanery. A busi- ness meeting was held at 1 p. m. At p. o there was a shortoned evensong at which Hishop Hare of the South Dakota conferenea, proached an_intoresting sormon contrasting the condition of tho church to-day ana the samo a hundred yours ago. Y. M. . A. 3. T. Swatmer, the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium instructor, was called home to Norfolk, Va., Tuesday, aunnouncing tho serious iliness of his fathe aturday markod an epoch in the history of the Youug Men’s Christian_association of Omuha, the membership on that day reach- ing S0, The State Convontion. Aiready preparations are iu progross for the stute convention of Young Men’s Chru- tian associations, to bo held in Omaha on the 24, 25, 26 and 27 of Octobor. If the expocta- tions of the sangnine ones are but hulf ful- fillod, the convention will be tho largost and most important ever held iu Nobraska. A Railroad Association at McOook, A petition mgned by 117 raiiroad men of McCook, employes of the B. & M. road, has been received by the state commiitoe of the Young Mon's Christian nssociation, reques- ting that a railroad association bo organized there at an carly date. Mr. Holdredge has boen intorviewed upon tho subject, aud so favorably does ho rogard il that an appropristion of 80 or §60 a month to pay the satary of a scoretary will prob- ably se made. Itooms will bo hired at any rate, and services conducted regularly. Baths, and possibly n gymnasium. though not probably the latter, will be added. Comm il Travelers' Work. At the last moeeting of the state committe of the Y. M.C. A, held in Omaha, Mr, F. C, Tuttle, of Omaha, was appointed & commit- tee on commercial travelers' work in the state. But littleis done at present to atiract these men who should, for the fact thatso many of their Sundays are spent away from houe, be offered special inducements to bring their vim and breezy vigor to thoe support of the work. A small numbor of the assooi tion address cards of invitation to moeungs at the rooms w commercial travelers res maining in their towns over Sunday. A broad, comprobensive plan for work in this field will bo_outlined and put in opera~ tion during the coming quarter. Notes, amount of $275 was recently granted by the Board of Homo Miss Douglas, Wyo,, and Kev. ‘Inomas M '\ of this city, wiis appointed 10 the flold, He will go at ‘once 10 bogin the work, and cstab- lish s headquarters uv Douglas for the next six montus, During the absence of tho Rev. John Gor- don, D. D., the pulpitof Westminstor church will be filled every morning and evening by Key. Charles Herron, pastor of the Presvy- terian church, Cumensville, 1’8, At the last joint meeting of the sessions of the Presbyterian churches of Omaha, ey, J. G. Stewart was employed to take chargd of the work in that fertile field—South Omaha. Ho has room enough for iots of work and the prospects are excellent, Rey. W. Roland Wililsms is home again from Denver and Idwho Spriogs. v ill proach to-day ot his church, 1'wenty-fourth and Cuming streots, at 10 a.'m. and 6 p. m. The Theosophical sociely mects at room 205, Pheely block, Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Itoom opon efory ight from 710 9, with & seloct oceult library. Hoard of Public Works. J. E. Riley hus beeu orderod to at once bogin curbing 4'wenty-second street betwoen Davenport and California® This work should have boen done hefore this, and the board’s er to Mr. Riley was very emphatic. reafter the board won't allow vartial estimates on contracts unless the contractors Keep the work up according 1o agroement. The Barber Asphalt company yestorda, began paviig Webster streel from Sixteen 0 T'wenty-s600u Aid to_the