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THE MELON AS A COSMETIC, How it Decorated the Lips and | characteristics. In a bright, weil-read paper, Oheeks of Society's Votaries, THE GAME OF CONSEQUENCES. A Resume of the Pleas atherings Which Have Signalized tho arliest Week of Autumn— Other Notes, Trath in Girls, Oniaba's young women and men have won for themselves an enviable position in t intellectual kingdom of heaven within the past fostnight. What, with lemon squeezos, kite and pig parties, and various othor de- vices for treading on time's heels, tho world about us may well stand agape atso much ingenuity. Naturally the past times of our childhood have porished of neglect, only to be resur rocted now and then by those among us brave enough to allow “o'd things aro best.” Such a revival occurrea several evenings since at a natural gathering of choice spirits about a clever woman with a result so amaz 1ng 88 to deserve chironicling, In the first place a watermelon, with a promising exterior, was put before tho guests and some bright mind sugeestea glory for the one who took the largest bite Forthwith the faces of fair maidens und the moustached ones of braye men disap- peared in the luscious-looking fruit o snatch a fearful joy. They instantly reappeared, demned moist, as one man wick ediy expressed it, and shining with a funny mixture of bravado and dismay about t unused corners of thoir mouths. The melon, unbappily, wus of a pithy, pumpiin-like na- ture, with a suspicion of bitter that put qui- nine to shame, and there were half a dozon being obliged to swallow the whole un- SUVOry mess, Tho hostess came to their relief by a hasty convention on the lawn, to de relative proportion of their mouths, assuring them, meanwhile, that it wasn't so considering that the quantity, and not the quality, was under consideration. Prompted by nnatural kindliness, and wishing to re- move the bad taste from the mouths of her guests, she proposed testing the power of mind over matter by wooing forgetfulness in an intellectual game of some sort. Conse quences, with its respective adjectives for the girls and boys; what ho gave, what she gave, what he did with it, what shie did with it, what the world said, and what were the consequences, was the result, Alus for the might of the pen and the truth of its tracings, never was 1t more pertinently wielded. Summing up the results, a spir ster of a buading time, long, long awo was referred to as the yearning Miss A——. A man whose inclination for kissing games amounts to a mania, and who is fierco with ¢ 1o play them whenever chance throws unwary girl, was written “thie bitious Mr «a kiss, and the consc re hio got his conge. So much for the poverty of success for luck of practice. In unother instance he gave her a sickly smile, which she used as a bathing suit. A result which recalled to the minds of the rs that the question of how much w take off ana stili remain clad in oral beauty has not yet been settled, and that being in the swim, it were nnfair 1o ex- pose the methods of the natatorium, aliing quences w Two Years Old. On Saturday night, there is an old-estab. lished reason for believing that zood boys With the notion of a becoming smartness for the worrow well in mind, betake themselves to the buth and afterwards to be Last Saturday night, coutrary to usual customs, the men who marshal them % in the enviable womster of tho " eclebrated their second anni- versary by a little dinner. There wer wine, song and toasts, the latter, in in- stances so dry, as to sot them back at the be- ginniug of tlie courses, served in goblets with renewed relish. Spoeches were distinet and suceinet in the early ovening. Later, a man replied, with questionable taste, to the request to say a few words, by enjounin this much attention, that the remuinde should not all do likewise at the sume tim as though one could have tou much of a good thing. Another refused to raise his Elass to the toast, “The Bachelors: Long may they romain so;” this de- parture occasionig lively conjecture, In ahort, the evening, with its “famous feli- citus. was delightfuily spent in recollections af the past year, aud planing for the new. Ihose present ' w Mr. Wilbar, M Meikle, Mr. Davis, Mr. Morris, Mr. Fuir tield, Mr. Hoagesgand Mr. Voss. A Wedding, W spite of wind and weathe ars go last Wednesday evening a party of jolly friouds chartered an omuibus, and, carrying some'at to eat with them, sallied forth to make Mr. und Mrs. Ralph B. Gaylord the viotims of a surprise party. This was in the first year of thoir macricd life Wednesduy evening_almost the same party was invited to _celebrate with Mr. and Mrs, Gaylord, at their enarming homo on Georgia avenue, their tin or tonth anniversary. In this instunce they came armed with all man- ner of tin tritles. Among other things ten closo friends presonted them with a tin al- bum, composed of ten tin leaves put to- wother with morocco, on each leaf a tin-type of one of the united donors, a curious conceit and a pretty one, warranted to secure for each pictured friend a bright spot on “memory’s wall."” An evening at six-handed euchre was sie. ceeded by a delicious supper. Tho guests were: Mr.and Mrs. Iyes, Mr. and Mrs, 1. I3 Congdon, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith, Dr. and Mrs. Connor, Mr. and Mrs. Williani Burns, Mr. und Mrs.George Patterson, Hon, and Mrs, W.J. Connoll, Miss Timme M. aud Mrs. Muir, Mr.'and Mrs. R. Carri A Birihday Party. Dr. Paul Grossmann celebrated his forty- third birthday Wednesday evening in his usual bappy manner by gathering about him hisncarest friends. The evening passed de- lightfully with music und o supper party as 8 plece de rosistance, where healths were drunk and pretty wishes exchanged in glasses of chamungne ucross a table fairly banked with flowers, Among the friends Wwho assisted the host and_hostess in enter- taining the guests were: Miss Lucia Rogors, who sang Mr. Schoen, who played the piano, and Mr. Max Lentz, who evoked delicious straius frow the viclin, Among the day were some mosaics and a triplo row of girnets pierced and strung like beads with beautiful pendout for Mrs. ISSIADT Those present were: Mr. and Mrs, Udo Brachoogel, Mrs, | sewater, Miss Rose water, Mr. and Mrs, Mounteforing, Mrs. Mori, Miss Rogers, Miss Lucia IRogers, Mr. and Mrs, Punat, Miss Pundt, Mr. and Mrs, Gieorge Heimrod, Mr. and Mrs. Faber, Mr, George f Bemis, Mr. K, French, Mr. Sehoen, Mr, Lentz, Mr. Benninghoveu and T E. Gibson their An bvening With ¢ Normuans, The first hterary reunion of the new soholastic year at Park Place, in other words the Academy of the Sacred Heart, shows that the graduates of %0, eight in nuwmbe ure true to the traditions of their preaeces. sors in whose footsteps they do not disdamn to walk. These young ladies have entered the broad, fruitful domain of history, and {bave brought back, as the resultof their month's toil, a bundle of golden sheaves that were already ripe for the harvest, theme was a very attractive one, not sugges- tivo of lime lights and gauze curtaius, but ruther of the deliberate movements, the state craft and diplomacy of those brave | Normwars, the doughty sons of the Vikiags. The introduction, by Miss Stephenson, made clear the place of these old Northmen in history and described how by amalgama- tion with the Saxons the Euglish gavern- ment became more free. Miss Lowo's essay dealt with two import- Bot facts—the rise of the yeomanry, thut xace of workers, the stroug-handed middle ©lass which, in all parts of the world, is now eommandiug the serious thoughts of states mon and political economists, and the pro- digious power of the crown of England sub- sequent to the Norman conquest. Miss O'Keefe introduced William the Con- queror and disconrsed at some length on his methods of eovernment and the Norman prepared by one of the Misses Ottis, the foundation of the famous aobey of Bec was traced to a ood old Norman monk, who, af- terwards, roceived into his monastery the celebrated scholar Lanfranc. Miss Croighton entertained her audience with an accoint of Norman institutions, in veigning particularly against the forest laws, whoso soverity was afterwards mitigated Miss Nora Ottis told of the beginnings of this people in Sicily, their peculiur architoc turo and the landmarks of . it still left on the continent. ngagingly, Mrs. Muentefering and | sovenirs of the | Their | The most interesting paper of the evening was perhaps that of Miss Leo on *“Norman Literature.” The “Song of Roland” was the burden of the essay I'he fine analysis of this medieval epic set one to thinking and wishing for more. Thess young ladies seem to have learned the dificult part of condensing whole chap- tors into pages, and of realizing the dictum of Ruskin, that “more true force of persua- sion might bo obtainod by vightly choosing and arranging what othors have said than by painfully saying it again in oue's own way. The musical part of the vrogramme com- prised excellent numbers prepared by Mme. do Muentefering, whom the ladies ab Park | @ 'secured for that depart ent of education, The puvils are trained or singing by Mme. Young in the Italun schooi of vocalisation, which is unquestion- ably the bost, & has worked wonders with the frail young voices which formed the juntor choir of iast year. It'is gratifying to loarn that lias opened with so large n measure of auc- 58, Its class of graduates has doubled the number of preceding years, and the school bins already representatives from Wisconsin, Mictigan, *Illinols and Iowa, besides the ge quota from our own Nubraskn, The absence of Bishon O’Conuor fram tivis fir i session of the present scason atly regretted by a Tho musical interludes w Overture, Symphonie No. 3. Misses W. and 1. Lowe. “Les Cloches du Matin,” Chorus. . The Junior Class. Valse, Piano Solo.........,......Rubinstein Miss L. McShano, “The Happy Wanderer,” Vocal Duo Misses P. Lowe and I. Creighton. Cachoucha Caprice, Piano Solo. ...Raft Miss I Lee, “The Rainbow,” Chorus.............Briston Misses Lowry, Regan, McFadden, King, P. Lowe, i, Creighton, M. Lemon. “Maypole Dance,” Instrumental Duo. the academy a8 follows: ... Hadyn +Mozart L Aby ¥ LR Smith The Misses Cre; “Down Among the Lillies,” Chorus..Glover Park Place Cloir The mesdames have this their curiculum physical culture for the en- tire school, and specinl lessons in elocution for the senior classes. These two depart- meats arc under the direction of Miss Ande son of this city, and her assistant, Miss Jones. ided to An Evening Reception Mr, John I Redick on ‘Tuesday gave a reception to Mr. and Mrs. John W, Hughus at his beautiful home on Saunders street, The house, evening which is perfectly appointed, was everywhere made wore attractive by a variety of palms, ferns and trailing smil ax, while an orchestra, stationed above stairs, discoursed sweetest music Those present were: Mr. and Mrs, Huguns, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Barl Mr. und ' Mrs, George Barker, rs. Cummings, ~ Mr. and Mrs. C.'W. Hamilton, Hon. and Mrs, W. Counell, Dr. and Mrs. Denise, Mrs, Me dith, Mr. and Mrs. Lacey, Mr. and Mrs. Harbach, Mr. and Mrs. Yates, Judge and Mrs. Doane, Judgo and Mrs. Wakeley, Dr. Coffman and Mrs. Beall. sal Oultare For Women. Mrs, Bailey's ciass in phiysical culture at Max Mevers' hatl, on Farnam and leventh streets, is very well attended, numbering some fourteen interested women. *“Kuow thyself,” was never brought so near to many of them us under Mrs. Bailey's sicillful in- struction. Muscles unused and used, whose very existence was hitherto a cause of con- jecture, in the minds of some, are brought into constant play. And this, in exercises recognized even by the uninitiated as health- ful and most. graceful. Such a variety of physique as attend must appeal to Mrs. Baiiey as a proper field to show her power in following the natural lines for individual development. Mrs. Bailey’s class in Coun- cil Bluffs numbers twenty, and she has a large cluss of children also, 1s and Music Mr. and Mrs. Hughes were agai entertained on Wednesday evening by Miss Fannie But- terfield at Mr. Clement Chase's cozy little home on Park avenue. An engaging even- ing was the result; cards, wusic and supper fleeting time 1 the most approved manner. Amoug the guests were and Mr Joseph Barker, Mr. and Mrs. C. ' W. Hamil- ton, Mrs. Cumining, Dr. and Mrs. Coffma Mrs, Floman Drake, Mrs. Bachart, Miss Thomasen, Mrs. Hanna, from Leadville, and Mr. Al Patrick. Sweer Singers, Plymouth ctoir gave a concert at Kountze Pluce on Thursday evening, with the fol- lowing programme Duo (Piano) “Martha” ., Misses Collett. Quartette, “Evening Glow Plymouth Choi Recitation, “The Spanish Duel Mr. Bend “When the Tide voserssses Millard My, Duncan. “Cheer- S i . Gumbert, unt, veeressVerd, Ca Flotow. Abt, .Le Garde. Solo (Tenor). Comes In Duo (Alto and fulness" Solo (Cornet), 11 'Pro M, PART SECOND. Quartette (Male), *Forsaken....Koschat, Messrs, Duncan, Kratz, Conrad and Billman, Solo (Bess), “Out on tae Deep'” Mr. Ballman, S0hool" ...y s Mr. Bender., Solo (Cornet), “Wilhelmina Polka” M S { @, Romanz ......Rubinstein, Solo (1*1an0), } ! Nordozza ... Godird. *“The Professor at Home" (Operetia)— Professor.................. Mr, Conrad, Prima Donna.......... .. Mrs. Pritchard, Aunuie. . . vesiiaes 2.Miss Hunt, Tax Coliector ;. Mr. Duncan, The management of Plymout church choir may well feol proud of the audience which greetod thom, and also of the credit- ablo s wing macd by the choir, It was a display of more than the talent usually fournl in church concerts, where ton often the public efforts of howe amateurs g ductiva of good-natured complaisance rather than enjoyment, But from the first chords of the ovening duo to the brilliant closing notes of the operetta it was a continued round of pleasure and applause. Lohr, itation, «ve...Taylor. . Wolf, 50 Warming. a delightful house ing in the way of & dancs on Monda 1ng ut her new home, 619 North Nine street. Mrs George Hume chaperoned the y young party which consisted of the rosebuds, the half-growns and a fow who have not yot made their bow to society. Tue parlors and dining rooms were canvased for dancing and th vas sorved above stairs, The pr nes were fashion the sweet girl hostess and w done, little folios in copper, | and 'greon with appropriate and twelve dances withi The guest of the evening was Miss May Clark, in whose honor the dance wus given, those invitdd being: Miss 1'onda Casteller (Blair), Miss Jennio McCloiland, Miss Gundy Coburn, Miss Ella Armstrong, Miss Maude Church, Miss Edith Crandell, Miss Florence Silloway. Miss Mabel Fouda, Miss Georgie Sharp, Miss May Buras, Miss' Helen Smith, | Miss “Nina Marstall, Miss Lillio Durnall Miss Grace Himebaugh, Miss May North (Columbus), Miss Rena Straag, Miss Callie McConuell, Miss Ewily Wakeley, Miss Daisy Doave and Miss Lindu Curlis Mr Ciark Redicl, Mr. George Lawrence M, Hurry Moores, ' Mr. Herbert Hicks, Mr’ Arthur Clarks, Mr.'Charlie Ellis, Mr. Chat itedick, Mr. W. J. Hughes, Mr." Oscar Au- derson, Mr. John McCormicis, Mr. Fred Me- Cormick, Mr, Drake O'Lteilly, Mr. Harry A Ho Miss Hume gay McCormick, Mr. Egbert Keller, Me. Charlie MeConnell, Mr. Arthue Guiou, Mr. Robert Smith, Mr. Bert Cook, Mr. J. Neilson, Mr. Will Thomas, Mr. E. Hutchinson, Mr. Her. vey Smith and Mr. Hilton Fonda. A Dinner and a Keosption. Hon, and Mrs, W. J. Connell gave a charm ing dinner Thursday evening in honor of Senator and Mrs. Manderson. The table was massed with roses aud covers wero lald for eighteen. The guests were Senator and Mrs, Manderson, Judgo and Mrs. Wakeley, Judge wnd Mrs. Thurston, Mr. and Mrs. C, E. Yost, Mi. and Mrs. Coutant, Mr. and Mra. W. V., Morse, Mr. and Mrs. J N. H. | Patrick, Mr. Johr. I. Redick and Miss Cush. abody gave a reception Hayden and Mrs. Bennott, (nee Jennie Hayden), on Thursday afternoon Teu and coffeo wore served in dainty cups from a highly polished tablo in the dining room and the accompanying chit chat dear to women's hearts, was the order of the afternoon. J Mrs. J for Mrs. mes H. ¥ Wedded Abroad, In Boston, Mass, Septemoer united in matrimony Mr. Thomas Rogers Kimball and Miss Annie MicPhail, aaughter of Hon, Andrew Malcolm McPoml. The Rev. Martyn Dexter officiated at the wed- ding, which was very quiet, no cards, and the immediate families being present and Mrs. Kimball sailed October 8 for Pust & your's st abrowd, On the 30th of September were married at the residence of ex-Mayor I, H. Twombl Stuart, ln., Miss Annie B. Twombloy an Mr. FPrank Martin, of Omaha, the Rev. H. M. Caso performing the marriage ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Martin left on the following morning for Omaha, where they will make their home, A iuding |arty. A riding party, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert M. Hitel mot at Miss Lustin’s Thursday evening and thence rode to Seymour park. They returned about 8 o'clock to Miss Yost's, where they were de- lightfully entertained at supver, The riders wero Mrs. Hitchcock, Miss Rustin, Miss aco Chambers, Miss Ida Dixon, Miss Emua Hoarlund, Miss Hessie Yates and Miss Bertha Yost. Mr. Wilbur, Mr. Voss, M. Koenig, Mr. Hitcheock, Mr. 1. Sher: wood and Mr. John Patrick. were ock, A Banjo Clab, The voung peonle who, with well mani- cured fingers, woo soft strains of fetching melody from that social instrumeat, the banjo, have organized a club, which meets weekly at the home of ode of the members, They met on Thursday. at the Misses Lowe's, with Mr, Chambers. as iustructor aud director in’ their wusical’ endeavors e interested young women -are Miss Nellle Burns, Miss Gene Duryea, Miss Lowe, Miss Kitty Lowe, Miss Dewey, Miss Hoagland, Miss Willidms, Miss Georgic Snarn and the Misses Batbuch, The Conductors Will Redeive, Omaha Division 126, Order of Railway Conductors, will give their first annual re- ception on Friday evening, October 11, at Masonic hall. The invitations are vrettily fashioned and colored, and the capable men constituting the varions committees promise an enjoyable evening. A report has spread abroad that none but _conductors are to be vresent which is a positive crror, as it will be a very general reception and all will be welconn Social Gossip. Mrs. R, R Rringwalt is quite ill. ¢ i Mr. Hodges leaves for St. Louis on Mon- day. Bishop W York. Miss Casteller left Thursday for her home in Blair, Mrs. Wheaton Mond rthington has gone to New returned from the east on immerman is visiting Mrs. R. 1. i returned from Salt - Lake on Weanesaay Mrs. Arthur Clark left Thursd for Chieago. Miss Poppleton and Miss Marg Poppleton rewrned on T'uesday. Hon, and Mrs, W. A. turned from Chicago. Mrs. L. W. Smith, of Bay City, Mich., is visiting ber brother, Mr. John L. Webster. Mrs. O. N. Ramsey roturned this week from hier summer at Old Orehard Beach, Miss Sharp and Miss [da Sbarp will leave for Chicago on Wednesday for a fortnight's stay. Mr. and Mrs. S, R. Brown day morning from their ab road. G. F. Rustin and autuwn, City evenng 2axton Lave re- returned extended ri- stay Mayer is expected to vis M Mrs Colpetzer during the early ¢ C. Bartou, Mrs. Joseph Millard, H, S Roliins and Miss Millard returned from Chicago Friday morning, arliscn, accompanic left on' Thursday for New York, Miss Yates will spend a year ay Clark left. Wednesday evening for Chicago. She was accompanicd by Miss North, who will spend the winter with her. The Rev. Dr. Morvitt, the new pastor of lodist chirch, with bis family, will muke his home at 1514 Capitol avenue Miss Amy Bosworth, who leaves on Mon- day for another year at school, zave a fare well party to u iumber of her friends Friday evening. Captain Johu W. Deering, a very promi- nent lumber dealer und ex'mayor of Port- land, Me., 18 visiting his duughter, Mrs, *Narren Morgan Rogers. Mrs, C. V. Wells is iKansas City. She will also spend several weeks 1 Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Lan- caster, O., before returning home, A new fortmightly elub for general pustime hus been organized by Miss Julia Clarkson, and their first meeting wuas held ut Miss a Avmstrong’s ou Ihursday evening, Miss Linda Curtis and Miss Jennie M Clellund left on Wednesday for North Bend, Ind., where they will tuke a special course in music and art at the Notre Dawme con nt Miss Saye, who has been _visiting friends in Omaha and Couneil Bluffs, left for her bome in Utica Monday eveulg. A party of young peopie accompanied her to the Station for & last good-bye. jeorge L. Pisher, of Mendelssohn, [isher & Lawrie, left on Thursday evening last for a somewhat extended visit to Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Boston, M, Fisher's object, besides recreation, 18 to study the latest ideas i planning and ar- tistic designing. by Miss Masie visiting friends in Fate of the 1’ cmaker. Washington Post, Tim Dootan and bis wife, wan night, Were drinkin’ ay the crayture, Whin something started up a fight, And they wint at it right and tight, According to their nature, O'Grady and meself stood near, Expecting bloody murther, Says he “Let's inth 13ut 1, pretending not to hear, Moved off a little further. riere;" “Lave off, ye brute,” says he to Tim; SN0 man will sthrike u lady.,” But both the Doolans turnea on him, And in a whisht the two av thim Were walloping O'Grady, B 2 Something 1o Kememt If you are going east remember th “Rock Island Route” run the sleep and chair cars of their solid vestibule train to and from the Omaha depot, leaving Omaha at 8:43 p. 1., thus avoid- ing the teansfer at Couneil Blafls, Three solid trains daily, All chair cars are free. Dining ears on all through trains, Our trains make close connec tion with all eastern limited trains con- necting in union depct at Chicago, avoiding a transler aeross the city to parties enroute to New York, Boston and other eastern cities, “and every- thing a little better thun other lines can offer,” 8. 8. STEVENS, Ticket office 1305 Farnam. Gen’l 'W A. Among the lady doputies chosen to the coming general convention of the Protestant Episcopul church are ex-Secretary of St Hawmiiton fish, ex-Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delany, the Hob. J. C. Bancroft Davis, Governor Battle of North Cakolina, sud Erastus Coraing of New Yorl, [ ECHOES EROMTHE ANTE-ROOM Another Installment of the Long Malsgnic Controversy. DOINGS OF UNITED WORKMEN, Uniform Rank K. of P.—Coming Ses- sfon of ‘the Grand Lodge—The Danghtors of Rebekah and Thelr Progress in Omiaha, Mr. John Yarker, of Manchester, England, who 18 the highest authority living to-day, and as & Masonic antiquarian has no equal, writes under date of August 20, 1850, tnat the points under consideration show that the body known as the Scottish rite under the name of the Southern jurisdiction, and pro- sided over by Albert Pike, had its origin on a forged and bogus charter and is ciand tine and fraudulent in Scottish rite Masonry, and goes to tho furthor extent of pointing out it is not the business of any grand lodgo of Master Masons or any grand master to sit in judgment or attempt to declure what is right or wrong in the Scottisn rite contro versy. he following extract from his letter on this subject will be read by the Master Ma- sons of Nebraska with great interest. Ho s0yS: Tt almost, passes belief that free America will 80 tamely submit to have tho conscience fettered by any such compulsory laws, aud it is an absolute crime against the Masouic brotherhood that such a state of things as you discuss should be allowed for oo mo- ient 1 exist. Ihere 18 only one grand lodige in the old country, or any kingdom in Iu- rope, where sich doings would be tolerated by the Masonic craft, and that is in Ireland, and under exceptional circumstances; but Irish Masoury is lield in no esteem,except by Irishmen; and the tying together of the craftand high grades in that grand lodgo is political; the object being to prevent the es- tablishment of quasi-masonic societics for political purposes; further, to keep in check Orange degrees, which, in sonie ciscs are al- most identical with Masonic high grade: In this nspect there can be no comparison be tween American and Irish Masg and no son in existence why the former should adopt the laws of the latter. In other re- spects, also, . there is o _comparisons be- tween them; the grand lodge of Ireland sets its foot down against the publication of uny Masonic paper, and, therefore, there exists the most lamentable ignorance o all Mosonic subjects; for it is found to keep ignorance in subjection. It 1s, hence, a grave question with Masouic jurists whethier grand lodges ralod us are those of Scotland and Englaud can hold fraternal re- lations with one ruled as s that of Ireland, and _you will 8200 have the same difficulties vising in America. ‘Ihere isno end to the troubles these grand lodges in question are bringing upon the craft, and no Masonic lan guage 18 strong enough to chavacterizo the disgrace they are bringing upon Masonry. What sensible - reasons can erand lodges assign 10p imitating the grand lodges of [reland, when there is nothing analagous inthe position? It is simply the spread of intolerance; an exemplitication of what Ar- temus Ward said when he told us you left the old country fo follow your own religious opinions, and provent anyone else following theirs, How will such laws Masons? It can only disgust every right- thinking, couseicntions man, and, perhaps, bring on’ another anti-masonic crusade, like what you had in ‘Morgan’s time. The action of these grand, 16dges resembles the prove bial sport of tying a cat and dog tozeth the tiger cat Of Charleston and ti lodge dog (it mu&tbo a cur to permit it). may be capital fun tothe bulk of these g lodizes to see the'tight, but such nu be conscientions “Masons, let alone it Let all conseientions ana bonest Masons rise as one mat end declare_emphati that they Wl 6t permit the Masonic pay mentof these grand lodges to be the scene of this abominable and dovilish warfare; so ungbrother against brother aud provokir the vilest parjury Aud what is the value to Masonry of this pretentious rite, on whose behalf Mason is 10 be pitted against Mason in an unholy war? TLet us examine briefly its origin, its value, its tendencies, its antecedents. In very ancient times craft Masons had something of the same troubles by the existence of varying rites. it is in evidence in France as carly as 1050, but'is older than that, prob- ably, by some centurics. There was a Christian rite_and there was a Jewish rite, Our grand lodge _adopted the Jewish at its foundution in 1 But there is sufficient evidence to show that followmg upon this v period the Christian part was placed as a higher series upon the Jewish, forming a rite of seven degrees which spread to France, where it underwent all kinds of manipulation —political, social and otheriwise —until everything was involved in confusion. Then the grand lodg (whichi later took tt:e name of graud oricnt) made an attempt 10 establish a system by cotlecting everything practical and piling it into one rite,” without very much system, and cer tainly without any science, makiiga rite of twenty-five degrees, Its ‘introduction and progress in America may be sumarized us follows: 1. ‘The first thing was to give it a lying title—the Scottish rite —for it was unknown in Scotiand until introduccd late last cen- tury. 2 The grand master of France, of the royal line, had a pimp or procurer of the name of Lacorne, a dancing master, whom he appointed deputy. 'This'so enraged the grand lodge that they refused to sit with Lacorne. He had his revenge by establish- mg o separate and high grade body, and granted a patent to_u Jew named Morin, as his deputy 1 the West Indi 3. The next step was the amicable settle- ment of the difliculties with the Prenen grand loage, and the reabsorption into its bosow of thetwenty-five degree malcontents, pon wihich the grand lodge revoked Morin’s privileges 4. Morin found there was money n the to, and started the business on his own aceount, by peddlng it n Americu. 5. A few of these located in Charleston, about the year 1502, forzed a sort of eharter, vhich they fathered on Krederick the Groat, of Prussii, alleging that be had signed it in 1786, at o time when he lay in 4 comatose state, aying. Soon after this, Joseph Cerncau landed in New York from the West Indies, a member of the grand orient of Krance, and estub- lished for the fiest time a body of the rite in the north. Po- say the least, his title and antecedents were superior to Morin's, 7. Mhe forgdr. Dalcho, secing the of Cerneau in Negw York, seot the Jew of the naie’ of Emanuel de la to try to “finger some of the monish. forged charter of Irederick the Great ey turned his brain, and he bad tae crazy andacity to issue an_edict expelling De Witt Clinton, Cerncau and all their abettors from every Masonic body throughout the world. Read Jblgers learned and impartial history of thes Aoings of Charleston and judge for yourselves. From this time forth the whole of their’ history is one of forgery, Iying &\tuu“ll‘i apd blackguardisw, Yet it nefit any class of is such things Gyt tnese grand lodies have decidea to cnRmpion by their objectionable laws! i 5 The time odifik when the shadowy coun cil established by De la Matta ended in one wan, his amanuensis, J. J. Gourgas, o spuri ous craft MasdiTy 't this one man was able 0 constitut London a supreme grand | council, yet Golden square, a | wealthy bo 1y held in esteem by its 0w menmbe the craft, and of no real value us a Masonic factor in Inglish Masonry . ton action in regard to Gour gas is an admission 0f the one-man power. it is, moreover, tbe right granted by the constitution of 1503, whick, though u fraud yet governs the rite. The council-of De Witt Ciinton had a | Wilson, Mrs, S, much better claim to existence than had the Dalcho council of Charleston, or the De la Matta-Gourgas council of New York, Their conduct, moreover, bas all through been more consistently Magonic and brothdrly; its government more liberal and representa: tive, Why, then, should they dream of abandoning their privileges 1 am perfectly able 1o look upon this ques tion in an impartial light, and forone reason, that I look upon all these degrees as of Little valuo, in thewsclves. But emphatically [ would allow no man or body of meu, so long as L remained true 10 my craft grand lodge, to dictate to me what Masouic degrees | ) Art Parlor. The Perfection of Heating Ap- paratus. Constructed on the Latest Scientific and Hygienic Principals. Producing the Greatest Amount of Heat from Radiation, Diffusing it Equally in all Parts of the Room by Circulation and Purifying the Air by Ven- Hundreds in use in Omaha. tilation. Call and examine the Acorn and get a copy of the Acorn Bulletin, containing the opinions of those who have used the stove. Oar imi- tators are our competitors, and the Acorn costs no more than is asked for inferior imitations John Hussie, 2401 Cuming Strest LAGEEITE EOER CIvELAIELLL. should take or leave alone, and I advise you in the same spirit. Better see the grand lodge broken up than submit to the lowest kind of slavery. I shall conciude this already too long let. ter, Ly repeating tho gist of it. ollow your own conscience: be just and fear not: better separate yourselves altogether from Masonry than become slaves to a dishonorable faction, There 18 one faction of N ns that do de. serve expulsion from the grand lodgre. They are the proposers, abettors and supporters of | any law that woula set brother against broth Eternal shame upon such Masons. Have you no regard for your obligations 1’ Yours very sincerely Jonx Yarker, F, 8. So. . M, P.Z,P. E C,, etc., ctc., Past Senior and W en, and Houorary Member of Various Grand I.odges. | m 1 Lod The Masonic grand iodge of Illinois opened its annu nn Chicago last Tuesday. The attendance was very large, almost fill- ing Central Music hall, in which the meet- ing was held. ‘The uddress of .welcome was ered by Mayor Creger, himself a past grand master, and was_responded to by M, W. Joseph Robbins, past grand master, At th nclusion of these formalities the annual address was delivered by General Johu C. Smith, most worthy grand master, who touched upon important matte Con cluding, the retiring grand master I am' in reccipt of oficial circulars sei me from grand lodges and grand muste relutive to an alldged rite of Freemasonry called Cerneanism The papers are from erand lodge Pennsylvauia, grand lodge Di trict of Columbia, grand lodge Nebraska und grand ledge South Dakot The sub- stance of these papers is that ench of these grand ledges named, and many others, have declared these Cerncan bodies irregular und clandenstine, and thereby forbidding Master Mason from joining the sani lodges renting or occupying hails with these spurious bodies. The grand master does not care to enter into a discussion of this sub- ject, as there aer none of these alleged bo. dies in tnis states, but as in duty bound he takes the fraternal notice of all such im- portant documents are sent him, and 8o in- forms grand lodge. L cannot, howeve overlook the fact that committee on corres vondence is discussing this Cerneauism in such a manrer that it may be questionea if views of committee are not being quoted, if | not recepted, as views of grand lodge. 1t is, therefore, proper that grand master should, on your behalf and in your name, put on record the fact that this subject is unkown to this membership, and has in no way been oflicially preseated to you. Union Pacific lodge No. 17 celebrated its sixth anniversary last Monday night by giving a most delightful entertainment to a large number of invited guests, The hall was crowded and the programme allt could e desivred. It cousisted of a baritone solo by Mr. G. B. Roberts, piano solo by mer Todd, a quartette composed of Messrs. Weir, Cramer, Roberts and Deckett; reeita tion by S. R. Bayd, tenor solo by R. M. Weir, flute solo, C. 5. Abbott; Swedish quartet vocal duett, Messrs. Weir and Beckett; recitation, I, Patten; bass solo, by John M. Ewing. Dr. R Patten. past master workman of the lodge, offiiated as master of ceremonies, and b numoer on the programme wa: encored. After this part of the evening's eatertain- ment had been completed, it was announced that a surprise was 1n store for the audicnce and the Rev. J. M. Wilson, pastor of the Castollar street Pr wrch was requested to take cha ceremonies A march was played on piano. and William Schlecht and Clara Troske marched | up to the rostrum, where the reverened gentlemen pronounced the words which jnade them man and wifa. A short inter- mission was tuen taken o allow the friends of the bride and groom to ofter their con- ratulations, after which refreshments were erved, und o very pleasant evening wus concluded the L O 0, At a meeting of the sovereign graud lodge at Columbus, says the Columbus State Jour nal, the decoration of chivalry was conferred upon Colonel 5, W, Jefleris, of Pittsburg; Captaw L. . Nichols, of Westfield, Mass, ; Mrs, J. L. Hafford, of Missouri; Mrs. L. W. Sherwood, of Columbus; Mrs. Duncan M, Wilson, of Alabama; Mrs. Mary E. € Kagsas; Mrs, Julia A. Burrows, Mrs. H. K Farnham, Mrs. Jane B, Iingsbury, Mrs, M. I, Loring and Mrs, H M. Heatli, of Massachuseits; Mrs. W. 5. 1rost, of Columbus; Mrs. Sarali Hunter, of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Mary A. Cook, of Pilts burg; Mrs. M. A. Merrill, of Chicago; Mrs Forney and Mrs, Wornick, of Idaho; Mrs. Alice ¥, Williamws, of Lincoln, "Neb.: Mrs Sadie M. Wright, of Oinaba, Neb.; Mrs, M. | L. Fifer and Miss Etta ¥'. Pinkbam, of Mon- tana. I'ie degree of chivalry is an honorary de- gree, those taking it being selected for dis. tnguished seryice to the orde Goodrich lodge will give auotner ball on next Thursday night for the benefit of the ball association. T'hese entertainumcnts are of great assistance to the hall association and should be weil attended Canton Ezra Millurd, No. 1 grand ball at Goodrich hall on evening, October 31, for the instruisent fund. Blair lodge, No. 14, celebrated its tieth anniversary last Wednesaay, ow, of will give a | Thursday benefit of the twen his | number of thi FOR THE BENEFIT Of the OMAHA PUBLIC l. BROWN, 1205 Douglas St. into his new and magnificent 4-story a fine andelegant assortment of Having recently moved lilding has put in Stoves Crockery. Furniture. Carpets, And all kinds of HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. He offers many inducements. Sells all goods on 10 per cent profit Guarantees cheaper prices, quality considered, thnn can be found elsewhere. He has no rent to pay. which is a very large iterm. Has had 18 years experience and knows just where to buy cheapest. Buys for cash and consequently buys ‘cheaper than othier dealers Sells on reasonable terms if you have not the cash to spare. Doesn’t sell $100 worth of goods tor $3 down and 25c a week, to be sure; this is not his plan. But if you call on him you’'ll find everything ex- actly as claimed. Remember he doesn’t chiarge double when goods are sold on credit. [, BROWN, 1205 Donglas . Furniture; Stoves; Garpets Grockery olc. Burgess, Louis Neil, lodge was instituted by Brothers A. D. Joves vinski and Lugene Wi and John Kvans and is in a flourishing con dition, Omaha lodge, No. 2, members lust Eriday nig ‘The grand lodge of Graud Island Ovtober 16 The following Omaha delegates will rep. resent their respective lodges at the coming rand lodge mecting in Grand Island: Bea con, No. 20, M. R. Bruett; Allemancn, No. 8, William Schwariels; G 144, Williuw, Matthews wid Goorge Rathbuni | LU State, No. 10, John Disbrow and Harry Jack T v e son; ‘Omnuhu, No. 2, Georeo I I3onnott, | Losal lodgc, No 8 Institutod by ; District Deputy O , last wooic, Hilgs Wrigh “dodoph Bliseloy and’d Grand Chancollor W. 1 of Lancol was in the eity on Tuesduy 1o confor with B, . French, grand keeper of re is and soal, 0 muke preliminary arrangements for the mecting of the grand lodge Justes H. Rathbone, the founder and past supreme chuncellor of the order of Knighits of Pyt lust accounts, lying very four K. « initiated new Myrtle N to hay tainment after business was d Monday night, but 1t was thought postpone it until to-morrow mght, when work will be done in the Sir Kuight rank, after which a general good time will be enjoyed by those present. Brother Sir Knights are in- d 1o be present und partake of the enjoy- had an nosad of best to en- lust Nobi 4 meets in D.of it vee staff of Ruth lod, 1, g i Island to exemplify ~the bofore the and dge, The Daughters of Rebekah stute convention 1 Grand Is session of the graud lodgo the oflicers of the statc a, president; Avmstrong, of Omaha, viee-| Silus Wright, of Omalia, secretar Hohanan, of Liocoln, treasurcr, Golden Link lodge gave an roomtt, on the Pacific streets, The de w0 G work lold a d during the 1l at Tonia, ) The following i : At the rocen i bodys Mrs 1t (73iform Rauk, tho § . adopted aridont; Whercas, The Uniform R factor in the building d suc Pytuian orgauization Whereas, The Ohio ury than the graud lodge of Ohio, without any reprosentation whatever, therefore be 1y Resol hat we urge upon and recom- mend o tile Obio ropresentativ sdge that they use every effort with egate to the Uniform IRank proper and considerate vo ico and vote in the supreme lodge in matters wpper- talning o the Uniform Rank., will of the Obio Brigade, owing resolution was i a potant up o 3% 0f the and, entortain Brigude corner of Monda, ent ays more Livesey eutertained a lur Daugliters of Kebewab, un ons, at her reside 508 it 1ol avenue, Thursday eveniug. The occa sion wus o Feception given in honor of Mr and Mrs. It I Waugh, a newly wedded couple, both of whom are members of the order,’ Mrs. Waugh bemg noble grand of Ruth' lodge, No. 1. The spacious parlors Grangd were cleared for duncing, and the floors covered with musling excellent music was provided, and nothing left undone which could add one iota to the enjoyment of the guosts. About midoight tho gucsts marshalled by Past Grand C. A, Patte 5 and marched to the banquet roowm, whe Ihe address of wel eluborate feast had Geen prepared. The fol- [ by Mayor Broatch, and tie response lowing gentlemen and their wives were | Grand Chancellor W, H. Love, of Liu present: Thomas Hamlin, John Evaus, | 1he opening of the session will be public William Coburn, Silas W . R E.Wau LT ; and lodge will be in session about A J. Eaton, D." L. Morgan, Ernest § wo days, H. Hansen, O. S. August Dorn, | Henry Jackson; Misses Edith Stuht, Nettie | Wood; Natalie Bernstein, ‘fillie Dorn, KKatie | Al nembers requosted to bo present Mou Wood; aud Meeors, C. A Patterson, It N, l‘:u_s evening, important Lusiness Lo Lraisuct, Mrs. Heur, some of the dge Session Ilic session of tho Nebraska graud lodge, Kuights of PPythias, will open in tho hall of Nebraska lodge. No. 1, Tuesday mornme at 10 0'clock. It is expected that thero will be 2 delegates prescat, yme will be deliverad iht, M1 Shasta No 71, K. of P

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