Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 18, 1916, Page 9

T I { Ny LODGE ROOM NEWS OF GREATER OMAHA Masons of Covert Lodge Will Cele- brate Fiftieth Anniversary of Its Founding. MUSIC AND DANCING FEATURES Covert lodge, No. 11, Masons, will hold a fiftieth anniversary celebration Thursday cveni?g at the Scottish Rite | cathedral. Music and dancing will be features of the evening. The follow- ing will have charge: General Committee—Eben K. Long, James S. France: Jeff W. Bedford, Fred B. Lowe John N. Westberg, Cha-l€s P. Southard, George E. Gib- son, William L. Ritter, Rufus S. g'atker, Wallace E. Gipson, John E. i W. maynard, Luther B. Hoyt, J. El- mer Anderson, Fremont C. Craig, Frank W. Boyer, Allen S. Romano, Paul A, Froelich, Charley L. Porter, George F. West, William R. Bennett, James Cameron, Edgar N. Bowles, David O. Barnell, William Cosh, George R. Porter, Charles S. McGill, George N. Juhl. Executive Committee—George N. uhl, worshipful master, chairman; illiam Cosh, George R. Porter, Charles S. McGill, Frank W. Boyer. American Yeoman. Last Wednesday evening Omaha Homestead, No. 1404, gave a dance in its hall in Labor temple. There will be no regular business meeting Wednesday evening, June 21, as that evening has been set apart for the Yeoman memorial services. The services will be held in the lodge hall in Labor temple, beginning at 8:30. The services will consume about an hour. Ruth Rebekah. Ruth Rebekah lodge, No. 1, will hold memorial services on the regular meeting night, Saturday, in Odd Fel- lows’' hall, Fourteenth and Dodge streets, Ancient Order United Workmen. Tuesday evening Omaha lodge, No. 18, will hold the last of a series of ertertainments for its members and friends. A progressive card party and dance, with refreshments, will form the program of the evening. At the meeting of last Tuesday one candidate was initiated and plans made for the big initiation of Work- men members into the mysteries of Ak-Sar-Ben the night of June 26. It is expected that a class of over 100 from the lodges of Douglas county will be in attendance, and a large dele- gation from out in the state, together with the grand lodge officers. Charles A. Westerfield, who has been financier of No. 18 a great many years, refused a re-election on account of failing health, and proposes a trip to California this summer. George A. Edwards was elected financier for the term starting July 1 and will be at the office in the temple each Sat- urday afternoon from 2 until 5 o'clock. The campaign for new.members will end July 1, and at that time the prizes offered .by the grand'lodge for the most successful lodges and individual members will be awarded. The lodge securing the most new members will receive $250. Woodmen of the World. Alpha camp, No. 1, will hold its annual picnic in Riverview park next Sunday, at 1:30 p. m. The entertain- ment includes a ball game and other athletic contests. Omaha Seymour camp, No. 16, will give a special entertainment Tuesday evening, in its new home in the Crounse block, opposite the postoffice. A special Frogram has been prepared, which will be followed by dancing.- Schiller camp, No. 304, announces 2 meeting for Thursday evening at the German home. It will be known as Athletic night and all kinds of con- o, Edwin R. Perfect, James| | YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE GAR- FIELD CIRCLE, S MISS JULIA M. FOWLER. Miss Julia M. Fowler, who rode with her grandfather, W. H. Steph- ens, and other veterans of the Civil war in the Flag Dlydnude, is the fionnren member of Garfield Circle, 0. 11 Grand Army of the Republic. She joined the organization thirty days after she became 16 years old, and is the youngest member in the state. She attends the High School of Commerce. e tests will be enjoyed by the mem- bership. Benson camp, No. 288, will hold a special meeting Tuesday evening. his will be the last session in which the protection degree will be con- ferred before being called off for the summer. Marconi camp, No. 421, will meet in special session Tuesday evening in Columbia hall, Twenty-second and Pierce streets, Alpha camp, No. 1, will meet in reg- ular session Tuesday evening. The committee has provided some special entertainment, German-American camp, No. 104, will meet Tuesday evening in Bohem- ian Turner hall, for work. Nebraska Lipa camp, No. 183, will hold a special meeting Thursday even- ing in new Bohemian Turner hall. The protection degree will be con- ferred. Refreshments will be served at the close of the initiation. Members of Woodmen of the World camp, Nebraska Lipa, No. 183, will give a social dance at Bohemian Turn- er hall, Thirteenth and Martha streets, next Saturday evening. Fraternal Aid Union. Mondamin lodge, No. 11, Fraternal Aid Union, will meet Friday evening in Bayright hall, Nineteenth and Far- nam streets. Knights of Security. Harmony council, No. 1480: Knights and Ladies of Security, will give a box social and dance ‘at the Eagles' hall, Seventeenth and Howard streets, Wednesday evening. Omaska council, No. 2295, will give an entertainment Wednesday evening in Labor Temple hall, Tribe of Een Hur. The lawn party at Mr. Shackel- ford’s Thursday evening was a suc- cess. Next Thursday evening Mecca court will give a dancing party at an open meeting for members and their friends, in the hall, Nineteenth and Farnam streets. Spanish War Veterans. Lee Foley camp No. 1 will hold its regular meeting Wednesday at 8:15 p. m. Invitation is extended to every Grand Army veteran in Omaha. Spe- cial program in their honor will be given, followed by a smoker. FEATURES PLANNED FOR THE MCHLER BANQUET Invitations are now out for the ban- quet in honor of the rc\irini president of the Union Pacific, A. L. Mohler, to be held at the Commercial club, the evening of June 28. hen Mr. Moh- ler came to Omaha as president of the Union Pacific a big banquet was given in his honor, a somewhat unique affair, with diminutive locomotives and trains running on regular tracks around the table. Some interesting features are planned again for this big event of June 28. 100 NEW AUTOMOBILE TRUCKS FOR OMAHA. Floyd D. Burnett, 326 Rose Bldg., has just completed plans for the sell- ing of 100 commercial trucks to in- dividuals and corporations of Greater Omaha and allowing them to repay him in monthl{ payments. He will furnish a liberal amount of the cash needed to purchase any one of fifteen makes of trucks, including the body desired. This is an opportunity for all firms ) now using old and deficient forms of delivery and hauling to modernize their equipment and thereby gain the prestige of an up-to-date concern. Many Omaha firms now hiring de- livery, etc., can immediately purchase their new truck through this liberal plan of Mr. Burnett. Mr. Burnett says: “I must draw the line against the purchase of an old used truck and cannot furnish the money for the buying of second hand cars.” He also says, “anyone desiring to communicate with me Sunday may do 50 by calling Harney 4205, and that I will be on the job at my office Monday morning at 8:30, the phone is Douglas 1669.” ENTIRE STOCK OF A. L. Bell, Tailor, 219 So. 14th, on Sale at 2813 Leavenworth St. —INCLUDING Three Show Cases, Display Tables, Two Glass Suit Cabinets, Two Wall Cases, Men’s Suitings, Men'’s Furnishings. BEN REINSCHREIBER 2918 Leavenworth St. Phone Harney 590. /e Luxe ' Eight-38 ! fally equipped and with all conveniences $985 f. 0. b.factory BRISCOE POLICY #To maxe the automobile value of a dollar greater under the Briscoe name than anywhere else in the industry. To build cars 80 good and so ly priced that the verdict of users will be our best asset for future sales.” “The Best-liked Car in the Goantry” “jump” or jerk. rear-spring suspension. ’ Omaha, Here’s the Real Joy of Motoring The wonderful flexibifity of the Briscoe Eight power plant enables you to speed up or slow down so smoothly that though your speedometer registers the changing mileage you are absolutely unconacious of the slightest . | Skimming smoothly over the road in a Briscoe Eight; " you get a new conception of easy riding. Easy in the sense of an effortless flow of always adequate power; and easy in the super-comfort made possible by deep upholstery, plenty of room and a full cantilever No better-looking car rolls the road toduy. Few cars at any price have so much grace as the Briscoe line body. These beautiful days will have a new tang of pleasure if a Briscoe Eight is helping you to enjoy them. Briscoe Neb. Car Co. 2429 Farnam Street Phone Douglas 100 Neb. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 18, 1916. 10 GIVE SURPRISE 10 GEORGE PARKS: Big Get-Together Greater Omaha Banquet Scheduled for the Exchange. COMMITTEE NAMED AT NOON “It is going to be the greatest ban- quet held here since the advent of Greater Omaha,” said Henry C. Mur- phy, as he stood on the sidewalk in front of the Commercial club. “What banquet are you talking about?" asked a man. Then Henry C. told of the Greater Omaha get-together banquet to be held in the dining room of the Live Stock exchange building on the eve- ning of Thursday, June 29, in honor of George Parks, the new city com- missioner, Men Who Get It Up. On the committe of arrangements are J. B. Watkins, Dell Pearce, T. J. McGuire, Tom Yager, John Fl{nn, B J. Larkin, W. E. Schellberg, Joseph Walker and Mr, Murphy. The com- mitte meet at the Commercial club at luncheon time and discussed plans for this big function. Arrangements will be made for 500. The napkins will be raised at seven bells and after the prandial lproxram has ben finished there will be a program of talks and stunts. It will eclipse lnything of the kind ever held in the South Side and Mr. Murphy avers it will go down in his- tory as an epoch-making evnt. Mr. Parks will not be told anything about this until the evening of the banquet. It will be a surprise to him. Remarry Because 0f the Children Love for their two little children caused Abdon and Agnes Dargac- zewski, Thirtieth and Spring, to for- get their domestic differences of four years ago and bring about reunion of the little family by remarriage. They obtained a second license to marry and County Judge Bryce Craw- ford performed the ceremony with the two children looking on. The Dargaczewskis were divorced four years ago on account of family quarrels. Happy smiles covered the faces of 9-year-old Robert and 6-year-old Teddy when their mother and father kissed each other, “We'll have lots of fun now,” Teddy told Robert. GOES TO THE ORIENT TO DEVELOP TRADF Traffic Manager Calkins of the Chi- cago offices of the Milwaukee road has gone to Japan with a view to de- veloping trade with the orient. Be- fore his return, which will be late in the fall, he expects to visit China portions of Russia and the Philip- ines, familiarizing himself with the gusiness conditions in those coun- tries. BOY SCOUTS TO HAVE CAMP AT ARLINGTON Five troops of the Omaha Boy Scouts, 100 in the party, under com- mand of Scout Master Hinzie, leave for Arlington Monday, where they will spend the week in camp. The boys will go out on the Northwest- ern's morning train, occupying two cars. With them they take tents and camp equipment. NINE-YEAR-OLD BEFORE JUDGE FOR STEALING CHICK “I was just stirring up the chick- ens with a stick and one of 'em flew into my arms and just then the man chased me, so I ran and the chicken was with me.” This was the explanation of 9-year- old Lawrence Scavill, when he was brought before Juvenile Judge Charles Leslie to answer to a charge of delin- quency. Several other boys were with him when he was “stirring up the chick- ens” near a down-town commission house, but they all escaped. The judge gave the boy a reprimand and then turned him over to his parents. 9—A 0ld People Enjoy Fine Day's Outing 'On Friday afternoon Mrs. Frank Ellick, at Fifty-first and Davenport streets, was instrumental in giving the old people at the House of Hope a very delightful afternoon. Mrs. Ellick is the president of the | Ladies’ Aid society of the Dundee Presbyterian church. Automobiles were sent for the aged 'reople and they listened to a very de- | lightful program rendered by the so- ciety. Enjoyable refreshments were served. . Throw Away Your Eyeglasses Prominent Eye Specialist on the Witness Stand Swears Heis Taking Glasses From Patients Every Day Eyesight Strengthened 50% in One Week’s Time in Many Instances. Buffalo, N. Y.—This startling announce- ment will sound the keynote of joy to many who wear glasses, and also to those who have certaln other eye troubles. In a recent trial In the United States Court at Buffalo, one of the most prominent eye mpecialists in the state of New York was oall A8 an oxpert, and testified that nurl{ svery day he took glasses from some of his patients. One of the lawyers in the cass, who had worn glasses for twenty y was 80 im- pressed with the testimony of this expert that he decided to treat his own eyes and see If he could get rid of his glaswes. After w perlod of thres weeks' treatment, much to his amazement, he laid them aside, and now does not feel the need of of his friends met him on th l;k.‘ h|llnmwhlt had brougi change in his appearance, as Tetting' ria —~———— !u ;II‘ [} 'ARY NEW MODEL with sliding nickelold top, cake and bresd box, full glass spice cans, ex- actly tll {llustrated, ,.“\\\\\\\\\\\ 54 Davenports priced as high as $75, week’s special price only. plank top, se- cret drawer, magazine shelf and four heavy columns, f this week selling at-— that — \ — o ) m;,;""" ANTT, CABINET, made of solid oak waxed finish, entire top white enamel, flnm} ta) o A LUXURIOUSLY. 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