Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 12, 1909, Page 8

IQUAINT CUSTOMS OF EASTER Ancient Beliefs Attached to the Festi- val of the Ressurrection, /WORK OVER PAGAN 0BSERVANCES Meathon Idens Adfusted to of the Straggl Early Chris- Faater is & close sscond to Christmas as @ religious festival of world-wide observ- anee. It Has an equal abundance of quaint customs and superstitions. One of the old {and most firmly rooted is that on Easter mornjng the sun dances in the heavens. Numerous instances of the belief is men- tioned by anclent writers. One explanation offered, which will strike moderns stmilarly inclined as veasonable, is that the anclents celebrated oo coplously throughout the night ‘or early morning, and the unsteadi- ness of their vision gave rise to the super- stition, It is certdin, Bowever, that danc- ing In connection with Easter is very old. In many parts of the uncivilised world heathen people to this day dance at Easter n honor of the sun, the given of light, heat and power. The symbolism about the never ending mirecle of the rebirth of life runs strongly through all the religlous and poular lore of the east. In the east it Is understood, but {n the west not, because its origin h been obscured. Just as each morning's risitg sun typifies new light and life, so the reawakening of nature in spring, after the death of winter, took on a sacred mean- ing. The semson of the vernal equinox thus came to be marked by special religious jobservanoes. The custom of presenting col- ored eggs to fricnds as symbols of the sea- son became widespread. This custom ap- ,pears 1o have originated among the Per- |slans, ang it evidently bore reference (o | the mundane egs, for which Ormusd and | Ahriman were to contend till the consum- jmaticn of all things. The egg was suggestive of re-creation for does It not contain the embryo of all that 18 to come after? So also the rabbit, us the mymbol of fertility and prolific re- production, was adopted into the symbol- ilsm of the season. The Romans used both the egg and the rabibit in the rites attend- ing thelr spring festival. We still use the same things—but how many are there who stop to think or inquire why they use {them? Among the Jews the passover be- |came the great spring festival; it was a ‘kind of thankegiving day commemorating their deliverance when the angel of the | Lord smiote the first born of the Egyptias | but “passed over” the Israelites. The Jews ate a lamb at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and in time the lamb became symbolical of Christ. They also ate epgs at this time. Easter Was a Pagon Goddess. The early Christian. church found these pagon and other customs too deeply rooted among the people to be ignored, and with | characteristic tact and judgment the chureh authorities adopted them and ap- plled tg, them a new significance. In northern Europe the goddess called Easter was joyfully worshiped as the deity of spring and the term ‘‘Easter day” was in accepted use, whereas in the south the term “Pasch,” from the Hebrew word ap- plied (o the passover, was employed in the same connection. Numerous variations of the Hebrew word, such as “paas,’ ‘“‘pas- chal,”” “paque,” etc., are still commonly used as synonymous with “Easter.” The eastern and southern Christians in Europe regarded thelr pa: equivalent to the Jewlsh passover and observed it on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month of the Jewish year. This was not necessarily on a Sunday, of course. The northern on the other hand, gradually came to consider Easter as symbolical of the rising of Christ from the dead and therefore decided that it must fall always on Sunday. For a long time there was a flerce conflict In the church over this ques- tion. But the councli of\Nice in 3% A. D., pronounced the paas idea'a heresy and de- clared that Easter must be arranged fo fall on Sunda; Pope Gregory's Cale: it should be remembered that the ancient custom was to have the year begin in the spring. It is this that explains the ap- parent anomaly of our months of Septem- ber to December being so named, for in those days September, for instance, was the “seventh month,” as the name in Latin implies; No doubt the chureh authorities would have had the year begin at Easter had it not been that Easter was a mov- able and not a fixed feast, being founded | on the lunar calendar. The date January 1 for the beginning of the year was purely arbitrary and it was only accepted after centuries of experiments with other dates. As it was, the reckoning of the year from Easter was in use in Europe down to late as 1800 in some places in spite of the inconvenience of this system, while in other sections the new year was begun at Christmas. The ehureh authorities, who were nearly all-powerfyl in matters gffecting the calen- dar, would likewlse have made Easter a fixed festival, as It logically should have been, to, commemorate the Savior's rising, | tables, and 1t s for this reason that Baster falls sometimes a week oarlior or later than it would if regulated by tiie actual moon. It can come as early as Mareh 21 or as late as April %, and various other chureh festivals are determined by it Hen Tdeas Adjusted. It took but little readjustment to give the pagan Eastet a Christian significance, though the fixing of the festival by the moon had to be conceded. The assoclation of Easter with the rising of the sun, the dawn of day, the rebirth of lite after win- ter and joy at the hope of a rich garner for the season was readily engrafted into the Christian symbology. Christ represented the sun, the light, and Easter his resurrec- tion; the thanksgiving for the past, the joy of the present and the hope for the future were all beautifully appropriate to the new interpretation of the festival. Singularly enough, while northern na-. tions are celebrating the return of spring tropical countries are offering thanksgiving for the harvest. That event had to be celebrated with immediate and appropriate ritual. The Semites of Asia Minor, upon gathering in the grain, without any delay for the siow process of leavening, grind some of the newly cut grain and make it up into a thank offering bread. This un- leavened bread of the fresh grain became In time the symbol of the solemn observ- ances of the harvest season, with which the Pascal lamb after the Pascal fast became associated. PARENTS FIND DAUGHTER AND NEW GRIEF AT SAME TIME Girl is Sent to Detention Home and loom . Accused Court. Mr. and Mrs. George LeGrand a vear ago sold their farm near Fremont and moved Into that city hoping to enjoy In peace and quiet the remaining years of their life Two months ago their daughter, Florence LeGrand, 15 years of age, left them with- out a word, and not until Thursday could they get trace of her. They found her in the matron’s department of the Omaha po- lice station. Meantime they had spent nearly all their savings. The girl after running away came to Omaha and went to work as a domestic. She left her place of employment, it is charged, at the Instigation of Harry Bloom, clerk and salesman for the Goodyear Rub- ber company, Sixteenth and Chicago streets. Bloom is alleged to have taken the girl to 2007 Cass street, where they lived under the name of Mr., and Mrs. Lewis. Detectives visited the house seeking in- formation on another matter and becoming susplcious took the pair into custody. Bloom was released on bond and the girl held. Then came her father and mother seeking the aid of the police in locating thelr daughter. A charge of alding and abetting a de- linquent was lodged against Bloom in dis- trict court Baturday and he was taken be- fore Judge Sears, where bond In the sum of $00 was arranged for him. Bloom 18 2 years of age and well dressed. The police investigated him once before on another charge brought by a Brooklyn woman regarding money. The girl has been sent to the Detention Home, People past middle life usually have some Kidney or bladder disorder that saps the vitality, which 15 naturally lower In old a Foley's Kidney Reifedy corrects urinary troubles, stimulates the kidneys, and restores. strength and vigor. It cures uric acid troubles by strengthening the kid- neys so they will strain out the uric acid that settles in the muscles and jointe, caus- ing rheumatism. E£old by all druggists. ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM Masons Will Hold Solemn Ceremony at Thelr Temple This Afternoo: The anclent ceremony of ‘‘extinguishing the lights” and the celebration of the “mystic banquet”’ were observed at Ma- sonic_hall Maunday Thursday, from 6:30 to 7:30 p. m. Thursday evening by Sem- per Fidells chapter, Rose Croix No, 1, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Ma- sonry. The ceremony preceded ‘“‘Good Friday" d is later followed by the ceremony of relighting,” which will be observed with all the solemnites of the craft Masonry at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Clan Gordon No. 63, Order of Scottish Clans, injtiated one new member at its meeting Tuesday evening and transacted various other matters of important busi- ness. The election of a delegate to the royal clan_convention, to be held in Manches- ter, N. H., in August, was postponed until the first meeting in May. There was some good natured criticlsms on certain articles in the Western Scot regarding the reigning monafch of Great Britain. The chief gave an account of his stew- ardship for the last fifteen month: owing that very few Scots had occasion to call upon him for any financial ald. Benson camp, held a short session last Monday evening, when three applicants for membership were elected members. This camp, while or- ganized but sixty days, has more than doubled its membership and is pushing rap- idly to the front. In order properly to place the objects of woodcraft before the | citizens of Benson, a free entertainment was given in Eagles' auditorium on April 6, which was quite well attended. Jvoodmen of the WOrld. | \n increase of 2,240 buildings and 332,068,142, THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, APRIL THREE LOSERS FOR RECOUNT Schamel, Behm and Canan Consider Asking for Contest. IF THEY ACT MUST DO 80 MONDAY All Hint at Some Irregalarity a Are Not Sa d to Quit Fight on Such Small Three defeated candidates—Fred Schamel, John Fred Behm and C. J. Canan—are con- sidering asking a recount of the votes cast for them and thelr successful competitors in the late primary election. If they decide to demand a recount their applications must be flled Monday, the last day for fil- ing such notice according to law. Mr. Schamel was defeated by Fred Schroeder for the republican nomination for the council from the Seventh ward, Mr. Behm was defeated by A. C. Kugel for the republican nomination for the council from the Second ward and C. J. Canan was de- feated by Alma Jackson for the demo- cratic nomination for the council from the Seventh ward. All of them profess to be- lleve that there was irregularity in count- Ing the votes, while Mr. Behm adds the additional charge of fllegal voting in the polling place in his home precinct. According to the official returns, Schamel was defeated by but seven votes through- out the city-wide election, while he carried the Seventh ward overwhelmingly against the successful candidate, Fred Schroeder. Behm would have to overcome a majority vote of 23 cast for A. C. Kugel to win the nomination on a recount. Mr. Behm has lived in the Second precinct of the Tenth ward ten years, and was credited with but one vote there to 120 for Mr. Kugel. Canan After Jackson's Scal C. J. Canan, Jackocrat, asserts that Alma Jackson, Jimocrat, was not rightfully nom- inated in the Beventh ward and Is consid- ering asking for a recount, despite the fact that Jackson recelved nearly 1,00 more votes than he. Canan's contention is this: The correct pronounclation of his name places the emphasis on the last syllable, but many people place it on the first. Im- mediately preceding his name on the poll- books was that of Dan W. Canon, demo- cratic candidate in the Sixth ward. Canan belleves that in many wards the judges in calling off the returns pronounced his name 80 it sounded like Canon, and therefore he lost out in the shuffie. The Canvassing board finished its work Priday. The law says that all applications for a recount must be made within three days after the canvass is completed. The third day Is Monday. None of them are as yet talking court proceedings except Canan, who that he would “stand no more show 'in a con- test than in a trial in hell with the devil for judge.” - JIMOCRATS SUCCEED DEMOCRATS No Party by Latter Name in Omaha Today. The democratic party in Omaha has of- ficlally disappeared, succeeded by the Jimo- cratic party. The consumption of the old organization by the mayor's. crowd has finally been effected, and the Jacks are wiped off the map, as far as the Jims are concerned. The transformation took place at a meet- ing of the clans at the Paxton yesterday afternoon and Mayor Jim, Tom Flynn, John B. Reagan, Louis J. Platti and a few other patriots cracked the whip. The meeting was supposed to be that of the old ity committee, but the old otficers would not be identified with it and the Jims saw to it that the Jacks had no finger in the ple. The mayor himself made the motion to strike the name of Colonel B4 P. Berryman from the rolls and all other Jacks found to be members of the committee met a like fate. The old of- ficers graclously resigned. Fred H. Cosgrove, at one time a promi- nent Jack, was made a member of the executive committee, but this was done because he is understood to have cut loose trom the old ‘“safe and sane” organiza- tion last fall when certain leaders of that club prevented him from winning out in the water board election. The Jims, there- | mr. fore, belleve that the Jacks will be unable to claim any comsolation by having Mr. Cosgrove on the committee Tom Fiynn was made chairman of the committee, that belng a foregone con clusion long before the primaries were held Flynn is also chairman of the county committee, president of the Jim club, one of the vice presidents of the old Rryan volunteer organization, organizer of the Dahiman volunteers, and. incidentally, street commissioner. The Jims all bow the knes to Tom and it was an easy matter for him to land as simple a thing as another chairmanship. especially as he s eredited with carrying to & successful con- clusion the county campaign last fall. Wil fam P. Lynch, a voung attorney, was made secretary and John A. Rine. assistant city attorney, was chosen treasurer But two other committees were appointed at the meeting, both by Chalrman Fiynn. The executive committee is one of these. This 18 composed of George Rogers, Fred H. Cosgrove, Louis J. Piatti and Ieo Hoffman. The other committee appointed 18 to investigate and report the advisabllity of endorsing candidates for membership on the Board of Fire and Police commis- sloners and for city engineer. F. L. Weaver, Louls J. Piattf and John T Moriarty compose this committee, All vacanctes have not been filled, but this will be done Monday when a complete list will be had. It was decided to have a spectacular platform prepared in a spectacular way. Five Jims from each of the fifty-four pre- cinets, to be appointed by the committee, together wtlh the fifty-four members of that committee, will meet in Creighton hall Friday evening and draw up the platform, an operation which will be public to all. The candidates will have no voice In mak- ing the platform and each one has bound himself to stand by it, whether he likes it or not. This committee will be composed of 82 men, and each man will be allowed to prepare at least one plank, though the rojection of any or all planks is reserved by the committee. Republicanism Was Family Religion Little Girl Tells the Judge That Was Church She Used To Go To. Marie Nck (pronounced something like Nach), a little Bohemian girl of 10 yeai was in juvenile court with her parents Sat- urday morning because Marle has been sadly truant from school. Judge Estelle tried to find out something about the fam- ily. “What church do you go to?” he asked. ““We don't g0 to none now,"” was the an- swer. “What church did you belong to,” pur- sued the court. “Well, we used to be republicans,” sald the child. ARMY CALLS FOR IMMENSE AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES Wants One Hundred a Fourteen Million Pounds of Bitumi ous Coal Alone. Bids will be opened at the office of Major D. E. McCarthy, ehief quartermaster, De- partment of the Missouri, April 15, for the annual supplies of fuel for the ports of this department for the, Uiscal year ending Juna o, 1910 ) The estimates call for 114,000,00 pounds of bituminous coal, 1500000 pounds of anthracite coal, 520000 pounds of smithing coal, 8,060 cords of soft wood, 360 cords of hard wood, 216 cords of kindling wood, &0 bushels of charcoal. Of these amounts 7650 pounds of anthracite, 1,100,000 pounds of bituminous and 120,00 pounds of smithing coal and 400 bushels of charcoal are for the Omgha quartermaster depot; 2,250,000 pounds of anthracite, 6,370,000 pounds of bituminous and 6,000 pounds of smithing coal are for Fort Crook, and 50 cords of hard wood, 1,600,000 pounds of anthracite, 2,500,000 pounds of bituminous and 12,00 pounds of smithing coal are for Fort Omaha. Big Increase in Building Bullding operation are wonderfully active in all parts of the country and show an enormous Increase over the corresponding period a year ago. Permits were taken out in fifty leading citles in March, according to officlal reports to Construction News, for the construction of 15,351 buildings, in- volving a total -cost of $63,972,984, against 13,111 buildings, aggregating in cost $31.909,- 172 for the corresponding month a year ago, The compelling conclusion, after a glance at the figures, is the remarkable activity in the big cities and the marvelous recupera- tive power of this country. A year ago the country was still feeling the effects of the blow which came with the panic of October, 197, while & glance at the totals shows distinctly that this country, insofar as bullding constructlon is concerned, has not only returned to a normal condition, but is even surpassing the high records pre- viously established, the best and most con- venient illustration being the record of building in Chicago for March, which was far ahead of any previous corresponding month in the history of the city. The figures, In detall, are as follows: No. of Bldgs. Manhattan and City— New York (including Bronx) & Per Cent ain. Loss. No. of Bldgs. m 104 Cost, 1909, Cost, 1908, $ 2,699,900 4,829,500 GOOD MEN GREATEST ASSET | Faithful Employes Boon of Railroad, | (hildren. Says W. L Park. UNION PACIFIC TAKES THAT VIEW General Superintendent Explains Chicago Speech and Talks Clubs and Publieity of Accldents. “Good men are the best asset can have,” sald W. L. Park, superintend- ent of the Unlon Pacific. In speaking of the new club house the company Is build ing for its men at Green River, Wyo. “We have just completed a club house costing $20,000 to be turned over to the men for their comfort and recreation. It will con- taln rest rooms, billiard and pool tables, lockers and will be just as hice as any club for business men “T am afrald my speech at Chicago was misunderstood by many because it was not reported more fully. The Union Pacific belleves in publicity for railroad accldents The plan of clubs is not a blow at the different organizations of our service, but to bring the men to a higher moral plane and to bring them to a realization of their responsibilities and thus to assist in keep- Ing them out of trouble. Any practice which will reduce the num- ber of avoldable accidents is eagerly sought and the placing of the responsibility where it belongs in case they do occur is only Just to those who suffer thereby, physically, financlally or mentally. “Statistics show that while there is ap- parently a marked diminution in the cas- ualties, we, as rallroad men, know that it is in proportion to the lessened volume of business, and that accldents increase in greater ratio than an increase in busine: for many reasons. We believe that the so- lution lies in taking the public into our con- fidence for publicity, placing the same re- sponsibility upon those who violate the rules of safety as is now placed upon those who in other ways do a public harm. This will certainly bring about a very different conception of duty.” Some of That Speech. That the fault is not entirely with the rank and file, in the opinion of Mr. Park, is shown in the following extract from his speech, which caused comment all over the country: The responsibllity is not, by any means, entirely with the rank and flle. Em- loyes in self-defense have been forced Into co-operation for mutual protection against petty persecutions and discrim- inations on the part of railroad officials. The organizations are expensive to main- tain and, at times, exact from the mem- bers sacrifices not in accord with the spirit of independence bequeathed (hem in the Declaration of Independence. Tne yoke is galling, but must be worn until such time as officlals are so surrrounded with established methods of discipline as will do away with the injustice and vin- dictiveness in fixing penalties. Our pres- ent system is primitive and barbarous; it insults the intelligence of employes and forces them into alllances for self-pro- tection. ~ Once having the power, they naturally exercise it in directions not originally intended. hile I may be telling a family secret, it is a fact that not a few railroad ac: cidents are whitwashed in the investiga- tion to the extent that the officlals even decelve themselves. The evidence is often made to substantiate a preconcelved con- clusion as to how the Incident occurred The dominant Influence of one in au- thority frequently asserts itself to the extent that the interrogating or glving of testimony is shaped to meet the well- known views of a suporfor. This influ- ence may be unconsclously exerted or ao- sorbed. ' There never was a truer saying or greater refiection on railroad men than that “the science of railroading is the art of shifting responsibility.” Froin track to the tender, from the engine to the coal, from the dispatcher to the con- ductor, from the trainmaster to the call boy, from one departement to another, and's0 on ad {nfinitum. The cure of disease is dependent upon an intelligent diagnosis of the trouble. 8o the prevention of accidents lies in a thorough, Intelligent and unbiased in- vestigation as to the cause—applying the remedy s not so difficult To get to the true cause of the de- ficlencies of which the public accuse the railroad men and apply the remedy must be the first step in obtaining a cessation of the meddiesome public Interference in operating affairs with which we are now threatened. While we have spread on our statute books laws punishing those who are {eriminally careless, thelr application to railroad men is almost nil, for the reason that the public appreciate that railroad men should be, and are (as their organiza- tion 18) pecuitarly gifted in unraveling the Intricacles of the written and unwrit- [ten law governing the management of railroads. Thie confidence in our integ- rity is worthy of a higher conception of | duty. Unless railroad managers merit such confidence by an impartial and thorough investigation of such accidents to disturb the public welfare, such power will be taken from them. The general | public’ is satisfied with justness—a fair jand impartial official can retain the re- | spect and confidence of the public and | | his emploves even If severe; one who | discriminates cannot, although seemingly popular. | |SPANISH WAR VETERANS MEET | | Will Try to Form tion Including Vet a railroad a State 0 AlL Monday, April 8, Is the eleventh anni- | versary of the day President McKinley is- { sued his call for volunteers to enlist in the | war against Spain, and the anniversary | | has been designated as “Reunion Day" | { by the veterans of that struggl Spanish | war veterans from all over Nebraska will | GROOM EIGHTEEN. BRIDE TWO YEARS YOUNGER MAKE IT !/ = satletied 8ot ma are R tur relatives to the court house Friday qui coul and sweet He did one much in lee nes: T with Parents’ Consent, Get and Are Married b by Bismarck. o ol mé, 1s It true that a girl of 16 ana ! n of 18 can get married if their parents | willing ™' | alph Hughes, thoughts have | ned the usual springtide course. License + whose sent | #4¥ to in 18 vears of age, |%nd re whether he, being 14 marry Martha Jorgenson, i e not sure.” explained know for of the commission, “there being #o | the pajers about being refused | nses and all this juvenile court busi- s he inquiry was not Alt During benefited Kidneys it purifies who s 16 | the kidneys, impurities Remedy Imparts new lite and vigor. Pleas- ant to take Sturdy advertising n The asual n the deputation 1e bride adt license who came the and-groom-to-be, Saturday then married them. court ccompanted morning went the by furnishes a after oaks | | made of the iicense I.\"-ur business, and Sold the from by *pring ever: taking Fo needed strain by them the extra blood causing from it all 1ttlo Bee will do wonders for one would ba s Kidpey Reme tonle to of winter, stimulating eliminate Frloy drugglists, |elerk, who happened to be ot at the hous Kldney acorns grow The trained nurse can tell you flu all flours will not make tempting toast. It’s not so much what is put in the flour as the flour itself. Of course you want the best bread stuff obtainable—you can have itall the time when you begin to use Bread made from it will rise evenly— have the same consistency throughout—- be delicious, wholesome, and digestable. Your grocer sells Bulte’s Best—try a sack for your next baking—then we are confident you will Accept No Substitute Boys’ Base Ball Uniform FREE This means you—and it is really free— no trick about it—just send us two paid-in- advance subscribers for the Dally and Sun- day Bee and we will send you the complete Base Ball Uniform by express charges pre- paid. The subscriptions must be for the balance of the year, 1909, and the price each subscri- ber must pay is $4.00. This pays the subscription from May 1st, 1909, to January 1st, 1910. We will start the paper at once, but will make no additional charge for the extra time before when the prepaid subscription begins. May 1st This exira time wdll help you get the subscriptions. Dun’t wait—get them NOW. ABOUT THE UNIFORMS The color is gray—they VNN, W Ll i P 1 hia . %59 meet in Omaha that day and form a per- W’lll-lml‘n»mxlm‘ld?y :vn'l‘-{:e?o: 3.’.?"&?.{ San_Franclsco. . sesses s 0 .. { manent organization, similar to the Grand it of Seympur Guards of Camp No. 1 | St. Louls..... . o venens by 3 “ 3 | Army of the Republic, and the day to them ‘g:uu‘}rwuctrzuw‘g}czr&n.?r’x;::fl-‘\;p:“r;:?é }‘Yx’.‘lrfl“lw" . R | will be something on the order of an old- | o A the play by Miss | Bpok | time campfire. Between 30 and 50 *old Jane Ogden Hunter of Chicago. Cleveland soldiers” are expected 18 Angels There will be & business meeting in th MIIWRUKE® ....rsrvsssers N 1078746 8l Pittsburg . N atraaTios | morning, an informal smoker and regi- are for boys—not men, and consist of & pieces—pants, shirt, cap, belt and hose. The pants walst measure are in sizes from 24 te 8% Inches. The shirts, chest measure from #6 to B4 inches. We also have some blue Uniforms in men's sizes for the Big Boys, but for these we must have § prepald subscriptions. Use this order bl but the idea of the day as being con nected with the Jewlsh paschal moon could not be eradicated from the popular mind. It was to yemove all uncertainty about Easter that Pope Gregory XIII revised the Julian_calepdar. He tried to devise some plen that would never allow Easter and | Royal Ach the Jewish passover to fall on the same date, but they do coincide once in a long Easter day was fixed as the first atter the pasdhal full moon, that s in & general way the first Sunday after the first full moon occurring on or after March 21 The churéh calculations, how- ever, are founded on the very old moon CurefortheGrip Rest, warmth and quiet are the three sov- ervign remedies for this diseass, and the best F::n.lv-ol'm-u-‘nryn- ications. 10 bed and remain in bed until well on . Two or three days ract the disease is weeks later on of Chamberlai um with and then the . If it should nau- until the nausea subsides ler doses or less fre- to bed take two of i and Liver Tablets nd bathe the feet in water as warm as can Do not venture out G. A. Lindquest Co. Arrangements are under way for & lar Joint class initiation by Omaha lodge No. 1 and Union lodge No. 110 on May 7. The: lodges will give a free musical and literary entertainment in Baright hall ‘Tuesday evenimg to their members and friends. Cards of admission may be ob- tained from members, and friends may be vouched for by members inviting them. Independent Ovder o No. 2. had two candidates ory degree Friday evening. The first degree will be conferred on them Friday e nln!. Beacon lodge No. 20 will do work in the first degree Tuesday evening. Hesperlan encampment No. 2 will con- fer the royal purple degree on five can- didates Batu eV nlnr Dannebrog lodge No. 216 has four can- ;lldllel for the first degree Friday even- ng. Miscellaneo: Council No. 2, Degree of Pocahontas, will entertain its' triends with a dancing ‘party in Woodman hall, Fif- (eenth and Douglas streets Baturday eve- ning. Garfield circle No. 1, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic helds its reg. ular meeting Friday evening. Several new honorary members were initiated Alpha Grove No. 2, Woodmen circle will give an open meeting to its members and friends next Wednesday in Baright hall. o Feters Court Women'a Catholic er of Foresters will give & dance A 14, at the Rome hotel. ° o At & regular meeting Friday night Beech {amp, No. 1484, Modern Woodmen of Ame Vol £% to bul & tent cotiay the Colorado Sanitarium. oA grove No. 3, Woodmen Circle, will Minnehaha 235-36 Paxion Block. iakers of good clothes. A nice line of spring patterns hend and our prices are ht. A libera! discount on two .\ more sulta When you iy Gold Medal Flour Be sure it is Washburn-Creaby’s Gold Medal Flowsr. This &= important, n-open meeiing Wednesday. The program will be followed by dancing and refreshinents. occurs from chronie constipation. Dr. King's New Life Pills cure headache, torpid liver and bowel trouble. ¥e. For sale by Beaton Drug Co.! Denver Detroit . Cincinnati Portland Minneapolis 8t. Paul Indianap Buffalo Baltimore . Columbus Omaha Rochester : Salt Lake City Atlanta A Dallas Oakland . Memphis New Orl Tacoms. . Worcester ..... San Antonlo Paterson . Toledo . Sacramento . Grand Rapid: South Bend. Harrisburg Lincoln Pueblo . Birmingham Wilkesbarre . San Diego .. Cedar Raplds San Jose. Stockton Davenport Terre Haut Mobile ... Totals .. AR b % | veterans have been organized, a sufficient 150,428 424,014 396,600 i B B2 1w Of the group of fifty citles, forty show increases, the greater number of which are enormous, reflecting a remarkable growth in population. It would seem, further, that it is & healthy growth, as all classes of bulldings are fully occupled, with no re- ported slump in rents in any section. New York City leads, with an increase of 764 per cent; Chica @; Philadelphia, &; Pittsburg, %; St. Louls, 3; Cincinnati, 113; Cleveland, %; St. Paul, 108; Minneapolis, §2; Omaha, 1%; Bpokane, 100; Portiand, 2, while & group of interior smaller cities have tremendous gains, including Pueblo, 68 per cent; Harrisburg, 44; Worcester, 333; Dallas, 386; Rochester, 1 ‘olumbus, (Ohlo) 111 The decreases are In enterprising, but small cities, in which one bullding may cut considerable figure in the matter of percentage one way or the other, these cities being so0 remote from each other that, taken as 4 group, they have no little bearing upon the whole situation. i| The | Medal Flour, [ mental meetings In the afternoon and a | banquet at the Millard hotel in the even- ing. The Millard will be headquarters for the reunion Four camps of the United Spanish, War | | number to warrant the forming of a state | association, and it is the expectation to | organize the Department of Nebraska, | United Spanish War veterans. Major E. | H. Phelps of Lincoln has been appointed provisional commander of the department four camps are located at Omaha, | Lincoln, Fairbury and Columbus. The of- ficers are as follows Lee Forby No. 1, Omaha—Brower E. Mc- | cague, C.; Howard W. Havens, 8. V. C.; 0. W. Auch Moedy, J. V. C.; H. M. Class, M John G. Loos, Adj.; Perry Miller, 0. D.; J. J. Carroll, 0. G.; Frank Whip perman, C.. E. W. Crook, D. O. Barnell and A. D, Fetterman, trustees. Willlam Lewls No. Lincoln—Otto W. | Meler, C.; Otto Barth, 8. V. C.; J. A. Mize, J. V.'C George Ludden, 0. D.; C. W. Fritz, O. G.; J. D. Baker, C.; F. H Tucker, 8. Guy Lodge No. 3, Fairbury—R. C.; W. F. Schultz, 8 25, P, L'V J. P. Thornton, Q. M.; G. A White, Adj.; C. C. Collins, O. D.; Lester Childers, O. G.; J. W. French, C. Columbus No.' 4, Columbus—John B. lou, C.; Frank H. Thomas, 8. V. C.; Isaac Brock, J. V. C.; Harry Thuma, Adj.; E. G. Albaugh, Q. M. August Wagner, O. D.; Otto G. Staab, O. G.; A. L. Roliin, C.; Martin Burke. John Brock and Fred Lantz, trustees; D, Burr Jones, delegate. The anniversary day will be the second annual reunion of the Spanish war veterans and the affalr is in charge of the execu- tive committee of the general committee, composed of Major E. H. Phelps, Lincoln: E W. Crook, Omaha, and Colonel A. D. Fetterman, Omaha When you bus Gold Medal Fious be sure it is Washburn-Crosby's Gold This is important Z. Riley, J. Walsh, Bal- | =Aan THE OMAHA BEE, Omaha, Neb. Ple Size of Pants, (waist measure)....., Bize of Shirt, (chest measure). Bize of Cap....... My name fs.. Address ... 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