Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 8, 1893, Page 13

BIC MONEY FOR JANITORS Omaha's Outlay for Oare and Bervice in the Public 8chools. SOME STATISTICS FROM OTHER CITIES | Cont of the Service Has Increased Rapidly In Omaln In & Few Years- Suggestions for Improving the Service and Reduclng the Expense. Some months ago the Board of Education committee to investigate the schoolsof Omaha cnce to the efficiency and cost of red with that of other such recommend to salaries and rules as the committe appointed Janitor with re the serviee cities, and to 1 prope The o« from | the en and the valuable Omaha. showil Omah: the | tained at riency, indi o ¢ and the nine janitors at £33 818, board pro Section 10 snioke school honr hours rine anito balust hour ¢ opening of s ey huildi of To buil tons from the princip enough (o insu a. . and supp as the principal walks e to the furnaces. houses, and the ves the building ‘1 l"l”""lv ly el i ). To thoroughly clean in $'||Ilr:- building vacation. wve desks to perform quired by the pri The janitors of the publie s convenicnce be gra i cording to their ofi The first includes those wted buildings are permitted under the ordinances to take charge of a ste: ile these men command. the high 1 group of jni- re of buildings steam h enginee of the cit, and asa est rate of w those who have the heated by furnace. quired of them third group, the tors ar care of subu crowded distri Another f tends fr late fall, winte period not exceeding year, the severest, three months of the y Vi for three months of the year, three hours a of eficiency as well naces: of Rooms. in two stories). vaeation i ench iy vacation eachr Thirte Ing v b 85 per non month e itor of sare of 4 juni or buildin based upo detached building, Suluries in above schedule to apply in full for services for the care of the varions bulld- ings. Al fnequi the resuli. the pay of Janitors abnorma moralized the whole janitor is a constant clawor for exty absurd rules of the board the sch ditional wit no work A large amount of money can be saved to tho school board unnually by dropping from roll during the summer v third of the jauitors. hose employed to look ‘after rented build- 1ugs and detached annexes. Character of the Junitor, Not alone are the janitors of the schools overpaid, but the me; many instance able. The the pa, ully o T can e secured. rvice of the public nimittee has secured special reports | ing cities of the country ment of Janitors of publie schools, information comparisons t alone is the janitor se schools of 1 by the saving of fuel, repairs upplics, is much better than in this city condition in the schools of Omaha isa chool manage Character of the Work. for the forty-four school buildings | s annexes the board employs forty- cost for the ye Janitors are expressly forbidden building during itors shall be responsible di hools and subje to their dutie Iars, and shall the school premises during sslon of the \ Janitor shall he required: D the building fu his charge »se of school, and L but alwiys eirly 1ing of stoves, I 0lock the doors of all out- utside doors of sehool houses, premises during 1y the princiy nehes or fasten then ho have charge of 5 of steam engineers hool houses heated by stoves, which number the detached buildings, the > of the Janitor ser- leagth of time of actual employment. itors are hired by the boa id for twelve months s, however, thy period of the With the ey cleaning and _ general premises during hardly any months of work covers only nine month arly spring_months, a | The time of actual 2ar, seven hours a da hedule of wages, which shall recognize these various group as_equalize the differ- nter and summer work, the Board ion for some guided by an extremely ingenious s prices, us follows: For ' buildings heated by stoves and fur- | pupils sixteen rooms, $45 and $2. hool months, $5 extri a building are not used 11be for the next higher to the above 510 receive | g sehool (o b nnd $85 for vac hool months, and for board rooms nmber of schiool ro lowed fuel, rent. | ctually in use | and the additional building the number of rooms in each sug tly pay roll ha not alone iner but has de- smpensation fo rooms and for the number of rooms iu us respective o have been a impressed with th ached” school idea that any work the premises or buildings not down in the daily routine is for." The neglected school ya weeds, the broken fences and to the Janitor's creed, no “extra’ must bepaid selected ure in too petent and undesir- general that in pro- portion to the rate of wages paid a high grade of competent and skilltul mechanics There are reasouns for this state of affaivs, reasons for which the board is responsible. Janitors are eldcted by vote of the Board of Education. In too many in- nces in the st the positions of janitor have been traded off to ward politicians for service at eloctions or primuries. Alewbers of the are coustantly RN & THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUN (51 § { 2 oY DAY "JANUARY 8, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGR harassed and importuned to help this and that applicanton the ground that he isa good republican or democrat and a faithful worker at the polls. Political pull, favorit- ism, personal friendship, all things except competency, experience’ and sobriety are | urged on behalf of a candidate. The place is looked upon in many quarters as a pleasant ‘cupation ata high rate of wages, and all is necessary to secure it is to ingrati onesclf in the good graces of one or more members of the board. By another class of people, a janitorship soft job for one's d id or ‘aged rela and frieuds. Men who have faile ate work and employment believe ve divine right to demand of the board a perpetual pension on the janitor list. Among candidates of this description the de g applicant is unf y too often crowded out in the election of & itor. Once elected a Janitor is a king unto him self. There is no check upon him_as_to the quantity of fuel he burns, nor is he limited as 1o his supply of brooms, brushes and other necessaries, Since he employs his own it is to his advantage to hire th apest help he can secure as firemen and swoepers; or if he nomically inclined or 17y to work himself his wife and family 1 be pressed into service. He is not held ountable for damages to his furnace or iler. No one is in authority to_inspect his heating plant and see to it that he keeps it in repair. If he or his assistants are negli- | gent ur wasteful no one calls him to account The principal of his school stands in fear of “influence™ and members of the board do | not familiarize themselves with items of the | | expense account. The Steam Hented Build An investigation of the per steam heated buildings affords some in- ing facts, Of the larger building and req The city or extremely severe in defining the qualifications of a licensed engineer. No steam plant can lawfully be operated in Omaha cxcept under the gineor censed and qualific 1 not more than two or three janitors in the schools could pass must Of the janitors employed in the ten buildings mentioned, one holds a first grade engineer's license, one grade engine i hold third grade (firew ses, one holds no license, one holds a doubtful certifi . In other words the ool board is employing third grade en | neers or firemen in all but two of its steam | heated buildings at the pay of first class en- gincers. The December 'ay Roll, For the month of Decein Dboard expended for janitor service fol- lows "homas 1% J school . 00 Y ralning. 0076 00 100l grounds. 00 00 00 5 00 50 00 i a0 ATy i 00 AV eI TR 5 00 DBBRO{T .ok ivvsiei 1183 60 pont 5 00 kerinan A 510D N BT 00 Sranllin L6200 | R oB2.00 Ft. Omaha. .00 00 hse B s 00 00 ; 00 Hickory il ackson L. Petersen JoMe J Herold, T 5 S Dirs. J. K 80 10 26 here, omes a pertinent ques! in view ¢ amount expended for janitc e to inquire as to the cost_of simi vnder like condition: dmaha, | of twelve s with hown in_the table below, will people not a little. #18 for janiter service orat the rate of £2.38 per i t will be seen that we sum for this kind of the unenviable distinction of being Iy n ed in A fnot in the world, so far the employment of | school janitors is concerned. Again, for com- parison, o is paying more for Janitor service than Detroit with 25,811 pupils, and nearly as much as Minneapolis with a school enrollment of 23,797, "The city of Columbus, O., with a school attendance of 1,000 less i tem of fanitor servic s than our own. Cincinnati, | with mor hool enrollment, ance of 16,700 pupils, i annually, while K g or them These figures are s COST OF JANITOR SERVICE IN THIRTEEN CITIES, NAME OF CITY. ) 9 & -3 wnuay 100 303 | Suvr Jo Lxwivs| & voland Minneapoifs. Milwaukee, ent I SLdosoph Detroit Duluth Chiougo. St Paul . ¥or the Past Decade, It may be asked, has the janitor ser Omaha schools always been an expes item in the annual budget? Facts do not bear this out. On the contrary, the servico in Omaha for a number of years prior to 1857 had been conducted as economically us in any city with which comparisons may be in- vited, ’ COST TO OMAHA YOR TEN YEARS, No. of | Janitor's Salury | Cost Per Puplis. er Annuw. | Lupil -u....,___.. 2S52ER5EE g2 from gradual and can be a counted for by reason of the fact that juni- tors in the early period were housed on the school premises und also by reason of the ox- tension and improvements made in the haat- ing systems. ‘The sudden rise in the year 42 to &2.04 per pupil and’ the | re wages for junitor service from that time until the present must be laid tothe vicious rules and schedule of the board in force. The large expenditure certainly cannot be laid to the theory of increased cost of living in Omaha since 1887, Cost of Junitor Service in Omaha. In the postoftice building the puy for jaui- tors is as follows: Perannum. license). .8 720 ( 720 00 600 00 Per month, er county hospital...........8 100 00 v oand head janitor coury Yt a A g . 8000 man, hospidai’ 1 45 00 o, Court houso. . L 6000 he city comptroller reports the wages ro- ceived at the city hall: & Per month, Englneer. $ 9000 Firemas 60 00 Janitors | 45 00 The Union Stock Yards company of South Omaha pays its locomotive engineers £100 per month; locomotive firemen, $60 per month, The engineer of the Exchange build ing and bank building, an experienced steam fitter who makes his own repairs, receives 05 per month. The night fireman receives 55 per month; the janitor of the two build ings, $45 per month, The Union Pacific headquarters building | Is in charge of an engineer who has ordi repairs to look after, and who is also fireman of two boilers. He receives 5 per month The head janitor receives &5 per month The B. & M. company employs two janitors the headquarters building. janitor attends to the heating 65 per month. The assistant janitor is £50 per month The Bee Building comp: | enginecr £195 per month, assistant en on night duty #3 per month, fireman 80 per month. Janitors receive £0 per month ow York Life building employs noer at £100 per month, fi per month, head janitor at&0and | anitors at #40 per month First National bank pays its engineer | £100 per month, firemen #0 per month, jan itor &0 per month, assistant janitor $50 per month is conclusive that the janitor public schools of Omaha is not what it should be. The duty of the Board of Education is to secure eficien: in this branch of the service at no greater cost to the people than wh > employment is paid for in the open S. ELGUTTER, — EDUCATIONAL The University of Utah has an enrollment 850, Sioux Falls, 8. D., proposes to invest $100,- 000 in a High school building. tudents in | university this year ), againgt b year. The new eatalogue of Yale shows that there are in the uni students, gain of 185 over | This year's fr man class number 507, against 488 o ye ago. Bishop Hurst says that ninety-two bought in Washing r a site for th ed Methodist univers @ inc | in value until they ar £500,000. He reports also that ptions to the £10,- 000,000 fund continue to come in i uni- for endowments for dical and ¢ ricity hools, and for funds the erection of a buildiug in which to store the geold d mineralogical col- lection for s nary of Atlanta, Ga., became the pos: of nearly 850,000. The instituti tablished by the Methodists in Atlar | 1886 as the geologic universit, Dartmouth college has just ved, under the will of Dr. Ralph But eld of City the largest individual bequest, with one eption, in its history. writes that the estate is worth & of which goes to Dartmouth, ex given to relatives and friends. Simon Yandes of Indianapolis, last spri; offered Wabash college $50,000, on conditi 30,000 be ised before December 15, he condition has been complied with, and thes 50.000 of M wndes s now available. The college is pledged by one of the gifts to the introduction of co-education within three years imon Yande: , up to this time, given over £200,000 to Wabash college. The library at Johns Hopkins has received and placed on exhibition a facsimile ot the famous map of Juan de la Cosa who v pilot of Christopher Columbus. The oy made onox hide in the year 1ta Ma 3pain, and is now muscum at Madrid. It contains the new lands and countries described in the decade before it was made. Announcement is made that Miss Manr, Garrett, a daughter of Robert ( president of the timore & Ohio Ra company, has made the munificent gi £306,977 to the Johns Hopkins unive . This sum was given to complete an endow- ment fund of £00,000 necessary to establi a medical school to be attached to that insti- | tution which women could enter on the e footing as men and graduate with the ume privileges. The complete tables of attendance at Har- rd ven for the first time in the c logrue just issued. The total number of stu- dents in all departments i | follows: College sei 385; freshmen, 4 specials, hool, 181 graduate school, chool, 413 law school, 3043 medical school, hool, school of veterinar, 3, chool of agricul- ture, 6. Rev. C. H. Polhemus, A.M., has accepted the chair of Greek and German in Tabor | and will begin work at the | opening of the fall term in September, 1803, Mr. Polhemus graduated with honor in the ‘lass of '77 from Rutgers college, and from New Brunswick seming in 1880, On leav- ing the seminary he succeedad Reyv. Graham i orate of the Dutch formed chur Hopewell, N. Y., where rontinued till December, 1891, He is at et supply! church in Jonesboro, Tenn. 1In 1890 ne spent six months in Greece and Germany perfecting himself in Greek and German, He will add greatly to the teaching for a abor, ——— The Club's Maiter d’Armes, Prof. Leon Auguste Den now the new fencing professor at the Omaha Athletic club, is a thorough mas rofession, Before entering the French army to serve his five years term he had already taken a ng of the ¢ s, On ing his term of J soon ent to the milita chool of Joinville le Pont, the regular military fencis hool of I'rance, where he was regularly breveted prevot d'armes and in October, 1884, he was sent by the milit authorities to Senegal o acl maiter d'armes for the instruction of the French troops sitaated there, At the conclusion of his term of service Prof. Denis opened a salle 'armes in Rosario, one of the principal m; ime towns of the Argentine Republic. From there he re- turned to France and engaged in fencing in Paris and at Havre,giving frequent public as- saults. He then accepted an offer from the famous Fencers club in New York city to act as one of their teachers. Through the efforts of President Ames of the Omaha Athletic club, his friend, Mr. William Scott O'Conner, secretary of the Fencers club and champion of the United States with foils, induced Prof. Denis to accept an en- gagement in Omaha, so that today the Ath- letic club has one of the finest exponents of foil work and s ctice (or broadsword) to be found in America or Euroj Fencing has been warmly endorsed and commendod ladies, and in New r! ¢ there is now a flou cty to forty of the best known Rallway 1 Beneficial Ansi Omaha lodge No. 23, at their meeting Wednesday evening at their lodge rooms in Tae Bee building, elected the folio oficers for 1803: J. O. Rhoades, E. W. Burroughs, past presid Bartlett, vice president; G. C. Smith, seere- ank Pogue, treasurer; E. Burke, conductor; R. ¢!, Baughman, chaplain; C. Johuson, sentinel. Trustees, R. Anderso W. D. Lincoln, Joln Norduel This frq crot society, although but about two years old, has made wo 1 and boasts of no deaths since There are two lodges in ha and one in Council Bluffs, ~ Although uot especially intended for railway men ex- clusively, they devote their time more esp cally to that class, and, as it is not confined to men alone, but admits the ladies, and, being founded on a tontine or twenty-year plan, it is meeting with uni 1 success in every way. They also look after the sociul feature, Omaha lodge No. 33, already haviug made arrangements for a series of entertai ments, Mystic Leglo At the regalar meeting of Midway Council 0. 13 of the Mystic Legion of Kearney held in their rooms Tuesday evening, the follow- ing oficers were clected and installed by Commissioned Deputy J, H. Darmell, M. J. Pommer, W. U.; A. L. Graham, V, W. C.i John W. Brewster, secretary; Poter Lindgren, treasurer; John F. Fuqua. F. A ; R. Hibberd, ¥ L; Amos Lambert, F. J3.: 3 J. Whittier, W.'P.; Heury Lawbert, ¢, § Walter Murray, C.'P.; K. Hibberd, L, ;. Hooley and Tony Coruelius, trustecs The lodge has & membership of between eighty and ninety and is in good healthy condition. THE GOAT'S VERY BUSY WEER Many Interesting Events in Fraternal Oir- cles of the City and State. ROYAL NEIGHBORS SECOND CONVENTION Marvelously Rapld Growth of This Auxiliary of Woodcraft — Elestions, Installat Prosentations and Receptions Mark the Beginning of a Promising Year, The most interesting event last fraternal society circles in Nebras thie gathering in this city of the repr tives of the Royal Neighbors of Am who came to attend the second annual meet- | ing of the hea mp. This society is young but is rapi ng and the time is not far distant when it will become one of the leading fratornal organizations of its kind in the country April 20, 1801, the jurisdiction was estad lished by a meeting in Council Bluffs, and the Royal Neighbors was organized by a numb of ladies, who were the members of local camps. which had been organized outside of | the Modern Woodmen of Ameri and the ‘ membership of which were made up of | the wives, daughters, sisters and widows of | the members of the Woodmen, When the | organization was completed the jurisdiction | was extended to embrace the nine northwest- rn states, and the head ofticers went to work zealously and ind to spread organizations of the land, Labor of this nature is seldom properly appreciated and rewarded, but the ladi were determined, and a woman's determina- tion generally means that it is a go. They worked hard, and it required a stout heart to keep up under the great adversities en- countered, and the backsets were sufticient 10 weake ts. But the women had fect conception of wl D! i to ascend the steep grade of prosperity, and that helped them materially in the good work: Nine months after the head camp was in- | stituted at Council Bluffs the first annual eting was held in that city. At that time ix camps were in exi the entire membership would not ‘h 300 Tt was discouraging times and the future outlook v The fina mp were exhausted and the ney s commenced with debt overhanging the | organizatios Soon after the meeting ad- | Journed applications for charters began com- ing inand thes cemed to be a general awakening all along the line. This was en- couraging, and at the close of 1802 twelve s had been chartered and the mem- hip increased to 1,000, Funds ne more plentiful, the obligations of the camyp vere liquidated and 1593 was commenced t balance in the treasury. A pre tion has been made that by the' time the 1D convenes in Peoria next Janua the membership will have reached the 5,000 mark The head camp is incorporated under the laws of the of Towa, and_the head ofticers are located in Council Bluffs. Its preme ob are to eucourage and dissemi- nate moral principles, promote fraternity and to provide such findneial aid and benefit as is hereafter described, to the wive mothers, daughters, sisters and widows Modern Woodmen of Amgrica. In its exec tive departments are a hoad camp and the subordinate camps, and when the growth of | the order shall require & grand camp may be organized. The elective officers of the usso- re o supreme oracle, supreme vice oracle, head recorder, head receiver, three xeeutive commit nmually on the fi Wednesd nuary of each and | special s e convened whenever itis deemed necessary. Each subordinate | entitled to representation in the All applicants for membership reach the age of 18 before being eligible, and the father, brother, husband or son of the applicant must be in good stand- ing in subordinate camps of the Modern Woodmen at the time the application is made. Annual dues are fixed by the subor- | dinate camp. The Omaha convention has marked a new epoch in the history of the order. Since its foundation the promotors have realized that a beneficiary plan should be adopted. 1t was left for last week's gathering to t the necessary steps and it was decided to adopt the insurance feature upon the same | plan as the Modern Woodmen. Policies will be issued in the sum of %300 and 800 for the first year, and the ages of those i om 17 to 50 years for women years for men. The matter was re- ferred to the board of munagers and head ofticers, they to perfect the plan of insur- ance aud report in six months to a special meeting of the head camp. The remainder of the session was devoted to listening to tho annual reports of ofticers, and a revision of the by-laws and other business of a routine nature. Oftice chosen for the ensuing year | as folloy upreme oracle, M W. lastman of Omaha; supreme vice oracl s. A. Olson, Elgin, I1L.; supreme rec . R. Carrothers, Council Bluff preme receiver, Mrs, P. J. Henn il Bluffs: supreme marshal, Walker, South Omaha; supre s, W. M. Hodges, I'riend; supreme inner E nel, Mrs. G. H. Brown; s e outer sentinel, Mrs, I, Frank 1115 board anagers, Mrs 5 amsay, chairman, Manito, 111.; M; fi Ider, Omaha; Mrs. A, K. Blazer, Manito, I11.; Mrs, B, D, Watt, Mrs. H. Shidner, Omaha. Peoria, 111, was sclected as the place for lding the next convention and the date s fixed for the first Wednesday in Janu- ssion was_brought to a close Thur; day evening, and it was a success in every ticular. ' The delegates proved them- ssessed of exceutive abilit capable of conducting the such an organization, and master hands pilot the Royal Neighbors over the s prosperity to’ a place of afiluence in the ternal society world. Anclent Order of 1 Workmen, Colfax lodge No. 26 of Schuyler recently elected the following officers, who will pilot that lodge along the course of prosperity for the next year: Master workman, Clifford n Housen ; foreman, k. F. Bingham ; over- soer, J. R. Clark; Pollard; financier, 3 H 2 ol Kolm; L0 ateh- ) ; outside watchman, 1, in. ato lodge of Nouth Platte, which is wed after Hon. J. Gi Tate, the state ter workiman of the Ancient Order of od Workmen, elested the following | st regular meeting: M workman, W. B. Vernon; worthy forem: L. Iseubart; overscer, 'J. Alexander} recorder, John Keliher ! fing James M. Ray; receiv 1 s Huntington > Wate arles Mai geloth; outside . Fisher medical examing v« N. F. Donaldsox trustee, H. M. Grimes. One of the largest Workmen lodges in the | state is the Grand Island lodge No, 1. It has a membership of over 300 and is still growing. The last meoting was one of the | best ever hield and the sttendance was the lavgest. After several initiations in the first and second degree the lodge elected the ofticers for the ensuing year as follows: Past master workm i P, Boyden; er workman, Charles Haux; foreman, Louis Upperman; overseer, recorder, M. J. Durki Bucheit; receiver, 5. | Dodson; inner* watch L. W. Ot outer watchman, S. F. Kent; | George Rays and 8. J. Bateman; re wmended for lodge deputy, O. Thursday evening the officers were in. stalled and there was a gals time among the workmen. There was an elaborate banguef such as the A. 0. U. W, so° frequently 1 and they are always of the best. A number of visitors from sister lodges was present and enjoyed the occasion. Among the features of the evening's entertainment were several initiations. The lodge starts off very nicely with the new year and great things are expected of it. Beatr lodge No. 186, is thriving, the mewmbership being doubled within the' last year. Meetiugs ure now held once each The Misfit Parlors, the adjoining fire some weeks and the stock is therefore offered FOoRr Until the claim against it is satisfied. per cent. OLD TAND impossible for him to be ther is taken in th tinued prospe following offic | master work One of the most state is Rising Star lodge of Osceols seventy-four, evening thirt, s were present to witness the installation ces following brethren ofticers in the capy | . Root, trustee installation ce i upper at one of tho o lodge has selected the TR for the coming ters shipful master; : Sam Cooper, ovor: A. Snider, noble grand c grand; W. I, Mi G. Gylling, troasurer, v evening the membe clected ofticers A, Johnson, out he ofticers will be ening of this week expected to be pr e watchman., installed Tue: \d Grand Recorder esent and conduct supper will bo and their families and after the installation ceremonies they repaired to a leading rest sumptuous repast ha cnse of Noble ( wrant, where a rved, and the membe will be present in large number: he following offic Wood M. D. Cameroi, banker; F. B, Dudel, sentis have been elected by ous food and sparkling wine and listened . 1. Muchow, and interesting s recorder; A, S. John Godby watch; L, I half of the “Columbian Gua *n who will do poli on the grounds the fine body of 1 hand, outside watch; Mr. | at the World's Lodge No. 18 of this C. 0. Farnsworth of Salt Lake ( appointed by the grand lodg and hotel rates s who desire to be in Chi city has taken up new d floorof the I s present from A large number of lodges are ted in the Patterson block, and the commodious and well suited for a large number of visitors w ) other lodges. ccured will be for lod David Mck r Hampton; physician, R. McDonald, M. D, David 8. Lees and James Bowie were also injtinted members of the order. The social committee is very busy malking arran the usual grand conc handsome, and installed its at the lodge National bank build- oble grand, W. rooms in the side watchman, watckman, N. B, Madsen; financier, N. Van Buskirk; inside guardian, H. C. right support left support moble g t meeting of Eureka lodge No. 7, right support vic v, the following ofticers were ,J. B. Kullman; C. C., W. D. Robbins; P., 1K of R and S, J. B. Con- Following the installation an en- 1 was partaken of | M. Boydston; V, John V. Morg brothers were present from DeWitt and clse- District Deputy B. Bryant of Oma led the newly i I'riune lodge No. 56 of this city installed the newly elected officers very prosperous condition, the i P, Venstrand, sot Jackson, treasurer; fact is due the n, conductor; I.. N amilton, O, G - Ludis, R. 8. V. G i State lodge is v prosperous and at’ the prescnt membership of 157, which it is rapidly rituals will be within a few day ouly printed in sional district of Wisconsin, supreme cheneellor of the Knights of v Grand Master B 1t Lake knights recently dedic night ho'instaliod tho ohie said to be one of the at intermountain The lodges throughout the west are pointing committees to arrange for trans- portation to Chicago at some time during the great World's fair. During the admin] Chancellor George B, s of State lodge t he will install the ofti odge No, 145, Al encampment the ladder of prosperity ve hip is on' the' incre tration of Sups 0. 2 is climbing haw, the membe 112,000, a record that i evening District Deputy Grand Berdrow installed the officer: of Harmony lodge No. 31, of David City. The are as follows: rand; W, C. membership of 4, 0w par on the Uniforme being only three di Arapahoe has a Kni with twent) The hands of the big ¢ toward 12 before t ¥ood time was at an end. ht of Pythias bund . The organiz- ted through the efforts of the t. Blmo lodge. The officers elected by Vi Siduey are commander, J. T. Tholecke; vic tfreund; prelate, K. C. Jones; L. G. Berdrow, ary ; Johm Havpe . C. Martin, iiner guard; J. P. Becker, outer guard. Otoe council No, 1 v elected oficer: installed them. They ave as follow arms, Jumes Burns, William Wilhelmy. Shumann, treasure and famo had been long and ther Mcfarland i possessed of some ability. 1 member from ably known, 1. N. Houser & ; ssentative to tho g Alabama Joined in Ireland, alternate to th E | interest of the opposition in the re of the public installa Aldine lodge case, but before they gotthrough Knoxull cour vening, came near oy psting installution The hall was filled to overflowing with visitors, including o la Omaha, and all enjoy aha Wednesday ¢ Brother Mcfy shadowing the inte situation now | trite Teutonic phrase that begins ‘the longer you lif' and ends with ‘oudt.’ Enterprise lodge installed the rland appreciates the number from 79 of South Omaha cted officers Wednes- re as follows R. A. Carpent J. Hanson; pi f r, H. B, Fisher; master of rolls and master-at-arms, , Colonel A, L. Lott, Z. P. Hodges 130 of Fort Omaha met sday evening at the hall, ' wn street, Chancellor Commander The atendance was went Bronson of Brook- 0. is in the city for the purpose of or- gunizing a state fie council of O was well represented and took s under the leadership of Regent 5 A bauquet aud informal social closed one of the bes ant social event: rs installed Gladnisch presiding. large and the New Y with bright prospects. stalled by Deputy )y, and they The officers w and Chancellof are as follows ; J.W. Sipe; chap Carl Williamson, k George Hail, master of excheque uaster of fnance; Jumes J After the installation served, and the bill ucluded many ¥ of records sentitel, J. R. Lee; trustec nery, muste cerémonies supper wi of fare was a lary good things to eat mander-clect was uot prosent, and it was odmen of America. For a: yearling Howells camp, No. 1274, is the best exhibited so far and will probably bear away the red ribbou, It has & wewber CLOTHING FIRE! whose stock of clothing was badly damaged by water fro: ago, have been unable to settle with the SALK Insurance Companies, the id to make of it a success and | find a pl. for it among the great fraternal | Insurance Companie The Misfit's former prices will be cut down about 75 Sale Begins Tuesday at 9 a. m. January 108, MISFIT PARLORS s rn among the members < of the order t the last m were installed : 303 FARNAN ship of twenty-six and is rapidly incroasing that number, "he ann clection of ofcers recently held resulted ns follows: Mechling, consul: Thomas Walker Busch, banker; James Adolph Diel N. H. Wil cian; Emil rodecky, watehn Lindner, Pys W. Johns legato to h was the only officer re-el lis old position., Tuesday ey 10, the ofticers will be installed. Center camp recently elected the fol- lowing offeers for the ensuin, Ward, excellent banker rt; O. P. Shoer C. A Elwood, watcln Awing sentry; J. 1 Oxley, maniager; W. A, Ward, deloy ata well attended meet- atte Valley camp No. 46 the follow- selected as oflicers for the coming H. Kolm, venerable consul; Dr. worthy adviser; 1. . Miller, clerk; A. Code, watchman ; I, Lamhofer, man- ager, Order of Scottish Clans, Clan Gordon No. 63 installed the following officers at the last meeting Falconer; tanist, F. H. ain, W. Liddell; secretary, ; financial secretary, W, W. Milne; tr urer, Thomas Meldrumg; senior hench, H. M. Mu unior hench, ¥, Mal- colm; s - W. Shewan; warder, R. o1, William Chapman: piper, , William bration of the 134th of Robert Bur shington hall, W 5. No_ex| et of the clan to make the evening one for “tho enjoyment of the Omaha Scoteh people truly Scottish program will' consist of s lear to the immortal bard, and rec the conc the evening will be spent in dancing, during which Sq bagpipes will be a supper, and the rest of oteh selections will be given on the vational Union, Monday evening the members of Omaha Council No. 449 public ¢ installed the newly ted ofticers in the rooms in Tur Bem building. A large number of friends of the members were present, aud included many lics ables wi placed in the main room, and card playing was indulged in untila tap from President Brush's mallet called for attention, and the ofticers were order their stations. Then followed the installu- tion, new ofticer nt, who stood behind his stution, whi sdraped with the stars and stripés. The altar in the cons ter of the room was likewise draped with o twenty foot flag, Having everything in liness the presideit informed Deput, Maynar who administered the oath an installed the new officers in an impres- sive manner, After the solemn ceremony the members and guc: to the adjoining by room, where re- freshments were served. Supper over, card playing was resumed, and a happier, jollier owd mever graced the halls of Omaha, ‘K stole stealthily party broke up, and the For taat “out o soi Tuk Agrecable soap for the hands is one that dis- solves quickly, washes quickly, rinses quickly, and leaves the skin soft and comfortable. It is Pears’. Wholesome soap is one that attacks the dirt but not the living skin. It is Pears’, Economical soap is one that a touch of cleanses. And this is Pears’, All sorts of stores sell it, especially druggists; all sorts of people use it. betook themselves