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Nebraska State Histori cal Society BARGAIN Wednesday EDITION outb BARGAIN Wednesday EDITION vol. no. xin PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1926. NO. 21 journal 3 hfJL - City Aglow with Flags and Color to Greet the Knights Templar Convocation Today thence south on Fifteenth street to Main and east on Main to the Ma sonic temple. The parade was headed by Eminent Sir Harold L. Pritchett, of Omaha, grand marshal of the grand com- mandery, followed by Chief of Police Eminent Sir Dr. Herbert A. Senter, of Omaha, state grand commander, and the making ready to take up the formal matters, that were demanding the attention of the iommandery. The grand commandery after their opening enjoyed a short reception in parade as it started the march to -' the home. rrr. c.ia i - -v i rri . i Tne ortler of the parade was led by rirty-rourth Annual Conclave Opened This Af- the nth infantry, u. s. a. band, of . . , f mm t i m Fort Crook, whose stirring martial icniuun ai L,OCai lViaSOniC I empie 1 O strains started the swinging march ing columns on their march. The escort of the grand master of A. R. Johnson, these leading the ' honor of Most Eminent Sir George E Continue Over Tomorrow. Vallery, the highest ranking Knight Templar in the United States and other of the distinguished guests of the commandery. The address of Right Eminent Sir Herbert A. Senter was delivered . to the grand commandery at 4:55 this afternoou and in which the grand the grand encampment was that of -commander reviewed the past year in Mt. Zion Commandery No. 5, Wilthe work of the Knights Templar of 1 he City of Piatt smouth tcxlav is greeting the representatives Ham F. Evers, commander, preceding the state. of the Knio-hts Teirmlir nf Whnskn who ire meetincr in their fiftv- the visitinS distinguished guests. Dr. Senter paid special tribute to m ine rxninis lempiar ot Aeuraska, v no are meeting in tneir nttv The firgt car wag occupied by the city of Piattsmouth as the birth fourth annual state convocation, as the guests of Mt. Zion Com- Most Eminent Sir George W. Vallery, 'place of the grand commander of the minilerv 'n - of Pl-it-Umonth of Dnver, grand master of the grand encampment, George W. Val- I - " 3' laiiMiiuuiu. grand encampment; Right Eminent lery, the first native born Nebraskan The streets of the city are bright with the American flags arkl Sir William D. Pierce, of Denver, who had been called to the office of the black anil white banners of the order of the Temple, which form grand general of the grand highest rank in the Templars. He . . i-ii encampment; Right Eminent Sir also paid tribute to the city as the the decorative features of the street arrangements, the flags and Francis E. White, Omaha, grand re- home of Right Eminent Sir Francis banners alternating in the street decorations, while over the Main corder and past grand commander of E. White, grand recorder for a long j ,uVr yards on the BurlinRton Th Nphraska Knitrhts TVTnnIar npriofl nf vpars anrl a mtmhfr nf Mt . luluuel uium me uui iiiig urn. 1 11 Street of the city arches are formed with black and white banners The second car contained Right Zion commandery, and also as being, store department here is headed by strung from an American flio- in the renter to eirli m'de of the Eminent Sir Herbert A. Senter. Om- the home of the Very Eminent SirW- F- Huneke .and who has under strung trom an .mernan na in tne center to eacii sine ot tne ana grand commander of the Knights Jaraes M Robertson deputy grand him a force of 5 men v'ith p street, presenting a most colorful scene as the flags and banners are Templar of Nebraska, Right Eminent commander, and whose elevation to ro11 averaging from $8,000 to $10, u nftpr fli. nM hrpc th- cnrm ,1m- frrPfi'inr tn William E. McConnell. past grand the position of CTand commander was 000 Dfr month. The stock carried . T, . : & . ' , . te . commander of the Iowa Knights forecast in the address of Dr.-Senter. 1)y tne store department at this point reaches a valuation of a. half million dollars. this railroad had its first headquart ers. The Burlington has here their systems of the nation. The Burling ton maintains at this point their coach shops and freight car repair departments, serving the great cen tral sections of the system that stretches from Chicago to Denver. The local shops comprise a large and efficient coach shop, paint shop, electrical department, tin shop, ma chine and blacksmith shop, planning mill, upholstry shop, as well as the freight car repair department, all part of the mechanical system of the railroad shops and employing from 400 to 500 men with an aver age pay roll per month of some $60, 000. The local shops have as their head William Baiid, one of the effi cient railway superintendents of the system. In addition to the mechanical de partment this city has the store de partment of the Burlington that supplies much material for all of the! lines west of the -Missouri river and here is located one of the largest e . T4" ' t. 1 1 t -It . f . . a .l - uie ixnigiuv. vwio are gauiereu nere irom an sections oi me siatc. Templar and Eminent Sir Ralph M. In speaking of the work of Mt. Zion From Thursday's Dally the formal oneniner of the Errand Fagan, grand prelate of the state commandery, Dr. benter paid it a at the commandery. high and pleasing conjpliment as be- j The third car in the order of march ing the livest and most active organi- raraae oi tne iempiars James M. Robertson, Piattsmouth, the Templars of the entire state feel The first of the distinguished commandery this afternoon guests to arrive in the city was Right Masonic Temple. Eminent Sir Herbert A. Senter of Omaha, grand commander of the J Kniehts Temnlar of Nebraska, who' 11119 aiiernoon ai ine reeis deputy grand commander of Nebras- a real pride, as they had accomplish with Mrs. Senter arrived last even- were filled with large numbers of the fca, Rjght Eminent George H. Thum- ed a great deal in the work of the ing on No. 2 over the Burlington, residents of the city to witness the inell, Omaha, past grand command- order and in keeping the high stand- The grand commander of the state beautiful and imnressive narade of er, and Samuel P. Davidson, past arus set oy tnis Drancn or Masonry. was met at the Burlington station ,, - 'grand commander. The adjournment of the . grand by the escort of Mt. Zion Command- erand ma" er of the erand I The fourth car in the parade car" corarnandery was at 6 o'clock and the ery that accompanied the distinguish- n gt ?rm hi hLdauSfers ried Eminent Sir George T. Sprecher, meeting will again be called into ses ed head of the order to the Main ho- f??,,?'.? Lincoln, grand generalissimo of the sion at 9 o'clock Friday morning. tel. where the headauarters of the " .r. .V. Tr erand commandery. Right Eminent commander had been arranged. 1 I"?. in ; gir Fred w. Vaughn, past grand com This mornine- the erand command-, 1 u.l.j. Imander and Right Eminent Car - - a. -.-- . , ' T)ip Rfpnp was one of the ereatest m 4. ,i I er oi ine siaie, nr. oenier, wnn ine ' , V. u- cvmus, iiaoi siauu lummauut . . . members of Mt. Zion Commandery eauiy wuu i w aviug uogsiuu The fifth car was occupied Dy ; marched to the Burlington station, omck. ana wnue Danner ana Dame Eminent Sir Lewis E. Smith, Omaha, where they greeted Most Eminent Sir flas of the Templars streaming &rand captain general of the Ne George W. Vallery, of Denver, grand above the marching hosts with their braga grand commandery, Right master of the grand encampment of snowy plumes and flashing swords iEminent John W. Hughes, past grand the Knights Templar of the United and was one of the most impressive !Commander, Eminent Sir George W. States, who is a guest of honor of offerings that this city has had the;willets the Nebraska commandery and Is the Pleasure of witnessing for many Tne sixth car was occupied by Many Points of Charm Found in nrst grand master to attend the con- J"1"- Eminent sir Henry ju. uuiDenson, vocation of a Nebraska gTand .com-' The parade was formed at the McCook. grand junior warden, Right mandery. Mr. Vallery and wife were Masonic temple and the route was jEminent Sir Wayman 8. Clapp, Kear escorted by the local Templars to the north on Fifth street to Vine, west,ney. grand inspector general of the Nebraska Masonic Home, where Mr. on Vine street to Washington ave-Jgrand commandery and past grand m .1 Imander and Right Eminent Carroll Y l71 fT5m 0111 til ' City of Great Beauty in Homes I .... George W. Vallery Grand Master of Grand Encampment, U. S. A. The head of the Knights Templar of the United States is a native son of Cass county, born in this community, where his parents, Jacob Vallery, Jr., and wife were among the earliest settlers in this part of Nebraska. Mr. Vallery has been a resident of the west since leaving this city in the late seventies, and has been very active in the Masonic circles of Colorado, where he has made his home for the greater part of the time. He has served In the leading ranks of the Colorado Masonry and was named to the grand encampment, where he has filled the various offices with the greatest distinc tion until he was selected to be the head of the order, the greatest gift in the Templars rank in the United States. Mr. Vallery has frequently visited in the old home here where his family have largely resided, and his old frienda are pleased to see him return today in the high position to which h has been called. He is a brother of Mrs. T. P. Livingston, of this city, and of the late Mrs. William J. Streight and an uncle of L. o. Minor, manager of tne Piatts mouth Water company. Vallery will have his headquarters nue, west on Washington avenue to commander, and Edward C. Jackson, during his stay in the city. the Nebraska Masonic Home, where past grand commander. The morning was occupied with the Templars marched through thej Following in the seventh car in the arrangements of the state com- grounds of the Home from Webster'tIie or(jer was Eminent Sir J. Harvey mandery officials in arranging for boulevard west to Fifteenth street, !Mettlen, Bloomfield, grand warden of ' . , l J . Tl I 1, A T7.. : line granu couiiuauuery, nigui emi nent Sir Arthur C. Steen, Chadron, past grand commander and Jesse D. Whittmore, Valley, past grand com mander. The eighth car was occupied by Right Eminent Sir Charles H. Green, past grand commander, Right Emi nent Sir John H. Moore, past grand commander of the state of Iowa, and Right Eminent G. N. R. Brown, of Hastings, past grand high priest of the grand chapter of Nebraska. Second Section Following the automobile section .of the parade the Mt. Calvary Com- ' mandery No. 1 band of Omaha led the 'second section of the marchers, pre ceding the crack drill team of the Mt. Calvary commandery. J These were followed by the offi cers of the various commanderies over the state, first the past com manders, followed by the command ers, generalissimos, and captain gen erals. I The grand commandery colors were escorted by Eminent Sir Francis A. Mitchell. Hastings, grand standard (bearer, Eminent Sir Salmon H. Bur rows. Kearney, grand sword bearer, and Eminent Sir Charles H. Marley, Omaha, grand captain of the guard. I The colors were followed by the representatives of the various state commanderies in their flashing uni forms that made a picture of great beauty as the hosts"marched over the streets of the city on their way to .the opening of the grand command ery. The procession was closed by the large number of autos carrying the visiting ladies who are here with their husbands to attend the grand commandery. Exhibition Drill . The drill team of Mt. Calvary com mandery of Omaha, with their band, gave a very fine exhibition of their skill and military like precision in ! their drill on Main street between Fifth and Sixth streets and which was witnessed by a very large num ber of the residents of the city and many from the nearby cities of the state. Opening: of Grand Commandery Promptly at 3:20, Mt. Zion com mandery of this city formally opened a commandery of the Knights Temp lar, the regular officers comprising William F. Evers, commander; Glenn Perry, generalissimo; William J'. Streight. captain general; James T. 'Begley, senior warden; Leon L.Mc- Emery Pfoutz, prelate; Philip Thier olf; John E. Schutz, recorder; Oliver C. Hudson, standard bearer; Aubrey H. Duxbury. sword bearer; Frank H. Johnson, warder, and Andrew G. 'Johnson, sentinel, being present and officiating In the formal opening of (the commandery. I This was followed by ths opening This City Where Homeowners Form Citizenship. . T There is in the city of "Piattsmouth many scenes of great natural beauty that attract the eye of the visitor at once but which many of the resi dence here by their familiarity per haps do not as readily appreciate, but the handiwork of the great forces of nature are evidenced in the hills charming with their wealth of greenery and commanding views of the surrounding country that might thrill a painter of the landscapes of the world. On these hills are clus tered many of the most beautiful homes that can be found in the broad state of Nebraska and which for real enjoyment cannot; be matched anywhere in the world. This city is one of the oldest in the state and has made a great con tribution to the history of the ter ritory and state in the years that have gone by since the first settlers crossed the Missouri river here in the early fifties and started the foundation of what is now one. of the finest cities of the state. The citizens that reside here are proud of their city, and have a real right for this pride in the beautiful city and its splendid business houses as well as the industries that form their part in the community life and the territory that surrounds the community here is the best that can be foud in the great central west where the world's supply of food stuffs is raised. The city of Piattsmouth has all that could be wished in the way of advantages that goes toward mak ing ideal home conditions and the surroundings of culture in educa tional and religious lines. In the religious life of the com munity there are houses of worship of a very large number of religious sects, dwelling together peacefully and happily and all contributing to the uplifting and growth of the city and its people. There are splendid houses of worship here of the Methodist, Presbyterian, Christ ian, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Christian Science, German Evangel ical, Latter Day Saint. Swedish Mis sion, sects. All of these are live and active in their church work and offer an invitation to the residents to join them in their worship. In the education line the city has one of the best high school systems in the state, a building costing $125,000 housing the various de partments of the high school which ranks with the very best school sys tems of the state and the graduates from the Piattsmouth schools have made decided success in their work in colleges and universities. In ad dition to the high school building which also cares for the Junior high school there are the Central, Col umbian, Wintersteen Hill, first and second ward and Merceville schools that care for the needs of their re spective localities. G. E. DeWorlf, is superintendent of the city schools and has a force of forty teachers In addition to the great shop in terests there are a number oZ rrrr.!!; r institutions that serve as employers of labor and forming a part of the community life. The Evening Jour-i nal and Piattsmouth Journal, daily and weekly publications, forms one of the labor employing industries of the city, owned and operated by R. A. Bates. The printing plant has equipment of the highest type and eleven persons are engaged in the operating of the business of the newspaper with a payroll of some $1,500 per month and which forms one of the upbuilding forces of -the community. The city also has one of the best and most modern steam laundries in the state, owned by E. C. Harris and which employes a number cf) ladies in handling the work andj making their part in the life of the city. The Robb Wholesale candy com pany with branche at Nebraska City is another of the Piattsmouth in stitutions that ha3 reached out -to supply the " needs' of the surround ing territory. Piattsmouth has three cigar fac tories at this time, " preparing lines of the best known medium priced cigars on the market and whose products are known over a large area of the eastern portion of the state of Nebraska. This city also has flouring mills whose products can and do compare favorable with the output of the largest mills of the nation in quality and excellence, the mill here being in the operation of the Heisel fam ily, the father of which, the late Conrad Heisel established a mill here in the early sixties and which occupation of milling the sons have followed since that time. Piattsmouth is located on the main lines of ' the Burlington and Missouri Pacific railroads, a night's journey from Denver, Chicago and Kansas City, one of the best located cities of the state for market facili ties with the splendid railroad serv ice that places the Piattsmouth peo ple in a few hours touch of the large centers of the middle west. The Burlington has trains operating through this city from east to west each day and the Missouri Pacific six first class passenger trains con necting this city with Minneapolis. Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis. The Burlington has six trains oper ating thru this city from east to west centers as well as their Kansas City line to St. Louis. The city is located on the King of Trails highway between Omaha and Kansas City and from this city south there is a continued hard sur faced road that leads to Kansas City. In a short time there will be gravel completed from Piattsmouth to Omaha, closing the nineteen miles of road from this city to the state metropolis. Piattsmouth is within an hour aijd a half drive to Lincoln, the queen capital city of the west and which can be reached very readily by rail, the Burlington and Missouri Pacific each having lines from this city to the state capital. SMALL FLEE TODAY From Th urea ay's Dally This morinng the fire department was called to the residence of Councilman elect Fred G. Egenber ger at 7th and Vine streets to ex tinguish a small blaze that was mak ing real headway on the roof of the house. The fire it is thought start ed from sparks on the roof and when discovered had gained quite a start. The fire deparment prevent ed the further spread of the blaze but the house suffered some on the interior from the water that was necessary to use in extinguishing blaze. The loss was covered by in surance and -the loss is being ad justed this afternoon by C. H. serving In the training of the young 'Clancy of Omaha, insurance adjust people. Aer. T'Vi im fit has Vi H mtn-m Ken V. ' 4A0 4A.v AO V v 1.1AC7 of th grand commandery by SUsnt distinction of being the home of the Advertising pays! . Try it! Hi VO if Dr. Herbert A. Senter Grand Commander, Nebraska Knights Templar Dr. Herbert Senter, of Omaha, grand command er of the Knights Templar of Nebraska, has long been one of the prominent and active leaders In the Masonic circles of Nebraska and has occupied offices of distinction and honor in the various branches of the order. Dr. Senter is a member of Mt. Calvary com mandery No. 1 of Omaha, serving that command ery as commander and is also a past grand master of the grand council of Nebraska. Dr. Senter is also past grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons of Nebraska. His services in the past year in the leadership of the Knights Templar has been a record of the greatest efficiency and ad vancement and ' he lays down hi- office with a splendid record of achievement. - x - w I ' I Hon. Francis E. White Grand Recorder Hon, Francis E. White, grand recorder of the Knights Templar of Nebraska is a long time resi dent of Piattsmouth and one of the notable figures in Nebraska Masonry, serving as master of Piatts mouth lodge No. 6 for several terms, as rhigh priest of Nebraska Chapter No. 3, Royal Arch Masons, as well as commander of Mt. Zion com mandery No. 5, Knights Templar. In the state Masonic circles Mr. White has been called to the highest offices of the order in its several branches, being past grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons and past grand commander of the Knights Templar of Nebraska. Mr. White served from 1903 to 1925 as the secretary of the grand lodge of the A. F. & A. M. and of the grand chapter of the R. A. M., being retired as secretary emeritus at the last grand lodge. While a resident here, Mr. White was honored by being state representative and United States marshal during the term of President Grover Cleveland. The visits here are full of memory to Mr. White, as his old home formed the first unit of the Nebraska Masonic Home and it was here that he was married and spent many happy years. Mrs. White is a sister of Most Eminent George W. Val lery, grand master of the grand encampment of the Knights Templar of the United States.