f" A Se. LLIANG Qr-v-iA 1 OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION. REACHES EVERY MEMBER , OFFICIAL ORGAN NEBRASKA STATE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IT REACHES EVERY DEPARTMENT. HEADQUARTERS FOR 18,000 VOLUNTEER FIREMEN TOLUMB XXI ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1914 NUMBER 24 THE ERALD CONVOCATION INTERESTING vocation Sermon Preached Wed nesday Evening Banquet . Lat Night Tie convocation sermon ai preached by the Very Rev. J. A. Tan- D. D. of Trinity Cathedral of iha Wednesday evening. This m a most impressive service, es peelary the procession ' of choir, erteets and bishop. The order of kite procession was as follows: Acy ite, bearing processional cross; fsMowed by standard bearer, carry lag the star spangled banner, a vest ed choir of forty-five roices; Acyol yte with priests' cross, lay missionar ies, deacons, priests, deans and last at all the bishop. The service was fatty choral and was heartily joined na by the very large congregation present. Thursday at 7:30 a. ra. the, Cor porate Comumnion of the Woman's Auxiliary was celebrated, the offlci Mtt being the Bishop who was rested a the beautiful Eucharistic vest ments of the church. The priest wo assited the bishop was Rev. J. M. Bates. A full Tested choir led the singing at this service. At 9:39 a. m. the Convocation was raJled to order by the Bishop, snd at the same hour the House of hsrchwomen met in the Farish ease under the leadership of Mrs. . O. Ware. An adress was given by lie Bishop followed by splendid pa pers by the following, Mrs. Estill, hsse E. Willis, Mrs. Mahaffy, Miss U, Willis, Mrs. C. Barkalow and Mrs. Voss. These papers were all f the highest type and most inter wMng, and were greatly appreciated by all present, it was a great privi lege to have both Mrs. Voss and Mrs. Barkalow from Omaha address the .Meeting, MrB. Mahaffy also gave- a asdendtd paper " on ""Impressions Made on China by Contact with Western Nations." In the Convocation, very important matters were taken up and discussed. In the evening an Informal re caption was held in the parlors of be church when a roost enjoyable fesae was spent, stirring speeches were made as follows. Thursday evening an informal bsaquet and reception was held at the church. Many Alliance people avai'ed themselves of the opoprtun Mr of meeting the visiting clergy and delegates. Dean Ware presided. Mrs. Zedlker played a piano solo, the 'Hungarian Raphsody" which was sanch enjoyed. Mayor A. D. Rodg ert made an address of welcome mdch was followed by vocal solo by Bernard Holsten which was encored. SeV. Rolllt made a short address. Mm. S. Hardman of Bridgeport BWjred a violin solo which was en eared. Bishop Beecher made the pstoclpal address of the evening. Fol lairing the bishop's address the audi-BM-e was favored with a solo by Har as- Zickert. He responded with an (score. Rev. . Arthur of Grand Is MaQ made the closing address of he evening. As a concluding feat- ard of the program. Dean Ware in traduced Miss Burnett whom be call- the "Nightingale of the Sand kftSa". Miss Burnett sang "Wei eaaae Pretty Primrose," and respond to an encore by singing "The LaM Rose of Bummer." . Following the program refresh mejnt were served. This morning Friday there was KaVy Comumnion at 7-89 A. M. Rev. George L. Freeborn B. D. of ataCook being celebrant assisted by JWr. Wm. Baaka A number of the visiting clergy aA delegates left on the noon trains ail voting that Dean Ware and his Jrthful congregation and the people C the City of Alliance are excellent met and hope to come again to this fair city, the convocation baa been Most successful one, and has shown a great growth In the Church of late a Western Nebr. and Alliance In particular. Invitations were received from rawford and Grand Island for 1915 Convocation and Grand Island waa decided upon as the next meeting aiace, and a letter of thanks was ant to Crawford-chamber-of-co in- mere of their liberal and kind In njbatlsn, with the bote of meeting there In 191C. A GALA DAT IN ALLIANCE A couple or months ago Pioneer Lodge No. 761 of the Modern Broth erhood of America put on a "mem bership campaign" In the form of a contest. The president and secre tary, F. H Sanders and B. L. Law rence, "stood the crowd". In other words, they constituted one team, while all the other members of the lodge formed the other. If the mem bers of the big team thought they bad a walk-away on account of the small number In the opposing team, they found out their mistake by the time the contest closed. ' Both sides did well, but Messrs. Sanders and Lawrence won out, so that it was up to the other side to furnish the refreshments, which they did at the regular semi-monthly meeting last night. After the meet ing of the lodge, delicious ice cream, several kinds of cake and coffee were served to the members and their fam ilies, and State Deputy S. S. Hayman of Grand Island and the editor of The Herald, who was present by special Invitation. There is probably no other order that is as steadily gaining ground In Alliance. Following the Increase In rates some time ago, which the M. B. A. in common with other fraternal Insurance orders found necessary to substantial bas's that would guar antee the perpetuity of the institu tion, there was no division as in the M. W. A., no forming of two hostile factions, "administration" and "In surgent." There was simply a slump in the membership, those who were dissatisfied dropping out. It was a tremendous slump, too, in Pioneer Lodge No. 758. Previous to that there were upwards of two hundred members. When they got thru drop ping out there were less than half that many. Deliberate consideration of the mattre led many former members to re-instate, which they are continuing to do. At every regular meeting of the lodge since the installation of the present officials last January, tro. two to eight members have been ini tiated. At the meeting last night four were initiated and five more candidates voted upon and accepted. The Alliance lodge is making an effort to secure the next district con vention which will be held in July, 1915, and hopes to secure it. The district embraces the Sixth congres sional district of Nebraska, and holds a convention once every four years. State Deputy Hayman arrived on 41 yesterday morning from Grand Island. He always receives a cordi al welcome in Alliance upon the oc casion of his visits to this city. He made an address before the lodge last evening and called upon mem bers and prospective members today. DRAMATIC AND , , MUSICAL RECITAL The following program will be given ' by , the advanced pupils in music ' and expression at 8L Agnes academy, this evening at 8 o'clock. This Is the third and last of a ser ies of recitals given this year, and thoe who have been privileged to attend the former ones will look for ward to tonight's entertainment with great pleasure. Program Piano Solo Miss Ruth Phillips The Legend of the Lilies Orleane Smith Piano Solo ....... . Mlaa Nell Dunn Dr. Carter and His Mother . . Miss Mabel Bye "Spring's Return" Semi-Chorus Through Fire and Water ....... Miss Nell Dunn Piano Solo Miss Evelyn Kerr Soul of the Violin.. Miss Mary Egan Vocal Solo Miss Belle Mallins One Legged Goose ............ Miss Josephine Kerns Piano Solo ...... Miss Mary Egan The Lion and the Mouse Miss Helen Hughes Preparing for a Dinner Party.... Miss Evelyn Kerr "Night" Semi-Chorus Governor's Decision ............ Miss Olive Armuth Piano Solo.. Miss Margaret Kuester Halted la afaraland Ed. Olrog of Maraland came down to Alliance the first of the week In his auto. On Monday he took Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wltowack and little child to Maraland for a short visit at the home of Mr. Wltowack's moth er. Mr. Olrog brought the visiting party back to Alliance Tuesday. CLASS PLAY WELL ATTENDED "The Varsity Coach" Presented , Senior Class of the Alliance IUgh School Phelan opera house was well filled last night by an audience eager to hear the play given by the graduat ing class of the Alliance High school. The success of the class plays of for mer years had raised the expecta tions of those who attended for some thing quite entertaining, and In this they were not disappointed. This play was probably learned In the shortest time ever devoted to the preparation of a class play by the Alliance High school, and the able manner In which It was presented re flects credit upon the training ability of Miss Gabus, the class sponsor, and the aptness of the students. The Herald understands that it was only a little more than two weeks ago that the play was decided upon and considers it quite a remarkable feat that It could be put on In so short a time with all the other work on band incident to the closing days of the school year. In the fourth and last scene of the play a little hitch occurred that did not amount to much, altho it caused a good deal of amusement for the audience and some embarrassment for the students and their sponsor. One of the players missing a cue came in at the wrong place, blocking the play. The curtain waa dropped and the ccene commenced again, and finished very nicely with a round of applause from the audience. COUNCIL MEETS WEDNESDAY K. Hughes Appointed Hupvrin tendent of the Water and Light Department At an adjourned meeting of the council Wednesday evening. J. E. Hughes was apopinted as superin tendent of the water and light de partment to succeed C. A. Dow who has been superintendent for , the part year. H. P. Large was reap pointed night marshal. The only the three other business considered by council was the reduction of dollars a week in the license for shooting gallery. a ALLIANCE HOY SUCCESSFUL Supt. W, R. Pate has received word that Michael Nolan of the Alli ance High school who represented the Western district at the state de bate at Lincoln last night, was a warded second place. ; There were twelve contestants representing the larger high schools In the state. It is. therefore, no small honor to be a warded second place and It redounds favorably to the ability of Michael as a debater as well as to the All! ENCAMP5IENT ELECTIONS The Alliance I. O. O. F. Encamp ment elected officers at the regular meeting held Friday evening In the O. O. F. hall. Those elected were Parry Brandt, C. P.; W. S. Kewer, 8. W.; Wm. Buchman. J. W.; B. C Reeves, II. P.; John Snyder, Treas.; Trustees, C. W. Jeffers, Cal Cox, and T. M. Lawler. New candidates were initiated and a general good time enjoyed, oy au. Rev. D. W. Montgomery, "sky pi lot." returned Monday from a two weeks' trip through the Spade ranch country, east of Alliance. Mrs. zetta eager received a mes sage last night anonunclng the death of her sister, Mrs. O. D. Bingham. She died In Coren, Canada. The body Is being shipped to Chariton, Iowa, for Interment. Mrs. Bager left last night for that place to attend the funeral which will be held Sunday. The Burwell Tribune contains an account of the marriage of Gustavo Pederson to Miss Eleanor Mae Bryan at BurwelL Mr. Pederson was for werly employed In Mounts' barber hop In Alllanee. He also appeared in several wrestling bouts in this city. GIVES BIRTH TO TWO COLTS Mare Belonging to Prosperous llox Butte County Farmer Relieve In Roosevelt Doctrine Peter Klcken, a prosperous Box Butte county farmer, has a mere which is strictly against race suicide. The first of the week she gave birth to two healthy colts, both of which are doing fine and give promise of making an exceptional team. The mare weighs 1300 pounds. Montana Stockman Uuss Thompson, a prominent stockman of Hardin, Mont, came to Alliance yesterday to look at a bunch of cattle with a view to pur chasing them. He returned on 43 today. Woman's Club Holds Meeting Friday At the meeting of the literary de partment of the Woman's Club to be held at the home of Mrs. Fred Moll ring Friday afternoon, the following program will be rendered; Instrumental Solo ..Mrs. B. Ponath Address ....... .Prof. W. R, Pate Returns to Alliance F. II. Clendenln has returned to Alliance from Denver to resume his position in the telegraph office. He was transferred from Alliance to Denver last January. Mrs. Clenden ln is visiting friends in Chicago. She will arrive in Alliance within the next few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Clendenln will receive a cordial wel come upon resuming their residence in this city. ADOPTING THE BUDGEUYSTEM Secretary Fisher of Commercial Club Meeting with Sucre In Club Work That Alliance has a progressive, live bunch of men in the proprietors of the six saloons Is shown by the fact that they have each subscribed $125 for the support of the commer cial club, under the budget system. This makes a total of $700 subscrib ed from the six places of business Others are coming in liberally. Sec retary Fisher feels much gratified at the progress being made. Friday, May 29, has been chosen as a "Seeing Alliance" day. On that day automobiles will take Alliance people through all manufacturing concerns, the plant of the telephone company, the manual training de partment of the high school, and St. Agnes academy. A special lnvlta tion is extended to ladies to make the trip. Secretary Fisher will furnish framed membership card for hanging up on the wall to each member of the club, the member to pay only for the cost of the frame. Pocket mem bership cards will also be furnished members for use in traveling to oth er towns where there are commercial clubs. Moving to Edgetnout Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rogers, 410 Swetwater avenue, will make their home In Edgemont, Mr. Rogers bav Ing a position as fireman on an oil burning locomotive between that town and Englewood. They are pack ins their household goods todsy pre paratory to moving. Mrs. Rogers Petitions Are Out County Judge L. A. Berry will run for re-election at the fall election. The petitions are now being clrculat- ed. Judge Berry has made a good record In this office and has strong support. Initiation on Sunday The Knight of Columbus will in itiate a large number of candidates n Sanday. a special team from Om aha coming to put on the work. banquet will be given and a large number of visitors are expected from eat ef town. Bishop Lueeush, of the Methodist church, whose headquarters are at Helena, Montana, stopped over with AfTOMOMLEH TO FLY PENNANT Secretary W. D. Fisher of the Com- aserclal Club has Issued a circular letter to 170 automobile owners In Alliance, asking them to display Al liance pennants on fbelr cars. This will give he town good advertising. Chairman Kibble of the advertising committee Is co-operating with Mr. Fisher In this. The club is tsklng active steps to get the town clean of trash aid rub bish. The burning of trash on the streets Is being stopped. The change will soon be noticed. PHONE MEN IN CONFERENCE Alliance today Is host to a large gathering of prominent Nebraska Telephone Company officials, attend- ng a meeting held for the purpose of discussing the government owner- hip of the telephone systems. Among those who are here are L. Wilson, division superintendent; Frank C. Builta, advertising manag er; E. I. Hannah, division plant sup erintendent, of Omaha; F. A. May, district manager; II. II. Gay, district plant chief, of Grand Island; F. C. Hartsell, district manager, of Dead wood. . In attendance also are the managers of the different' exchanges at Sidney, Kimball, Bridgeport and other western towns. HOUSE SALES THIS SUMMER. Arrangements have been made to hold regular horse sales at Alliance this coming season. The opening sale will be held on Thursday or Friday, June 25 or 26. The auction eers will be the well known firm of Wright & Lewis of Scottsbluff. F. J. Was is clerk and R. M. Hampton, treasurer. MRS. ROGUE ENTERTAINS Mrs. Horace Bogus was the churni ng hostess at an elaborate five- course tea at 6:30 Thursday evening, The color scheme was yellow" and white, daisies being used with very pleasing effect. Prof. Aniello De Vino, a harpist from Denver, furn ished the music. Cards and a game of Supolio furnished the entertain ment for the guests. Miss Vance was given the prize for winning at Sapolio, MIbs Ina Bell wood, the card prize, and Miss Ruth Moore, the free-for-all prize. The folowlng were the invited guests: Mesdauies D. W. Butler". William Blgnell, Peter Rubendall, F. E. Hol sten, A. W. Walmer, F. W. Lester, T. H. Threlkeld, a E. Bennett, Nellie Wilson, W. G. Eubanks, Rose Rear don, W. Frankle, A. V. Gavin, B Wilcox, Q. , W, NaUon, ; F. T. Help- bringer. Chas. Tully, C. C. Smith William Mitchell. Harry Ganz, F. W. Harris, W. W. Norton, H. E. Marvin F. M. Broome, W. M. Weidenhamer John McDonald, Geo. Darling, B. F. Oilman, J. A. Mallery, W. O. Barnes E. H. Boyd, Petty CogswelL M. E. Coleman. Harvey, Ellis, B. C.'MeClo- er, William Cotant, E. A. Hall; Earl Mallery, T. H. Barnes, J. W. An drews, W. T. Schlupp, W. D. Rumer F. A. Hlvely, John Brennan, D. W. Montgomery, A. J. (Welch, J. Kridel- baugh. 8. Tillet. W. W. 'Wood, C. E Slagle, R. E. Knight. C. E. Marks H. A. Copsey. T. J. Beal, Pitts, JL H Bellwood, Fred Mollring, Cora Lew is, J. J. Vance, M. 8. Margraves, H F. Thlele, Thomas Regan, J. W. Gad dis, 11. J. Kuhn, Chase Feagins. Jas Feaglns, J. L. Westover, C. A. Currle C. E. Wills, F. E. Eakln, Jerry Row an, Geo. Hand, W. E. Romlg, Rlek man of Chadron; and the Misses Erb, Grace Fickle, Ina Bellwood, Mary Regan, Ruth Moore and Virginia Broome. May Move to ARLance Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Emery, par ents of G. W. Emery, recently sold their ranch near Glen In Sioux coun ty. They are visiting this week at the home of their son in Alliance, expecting to return to Crawford Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. Emery are looking for a location. The Herald 1 pleased to learn that they think of making this city their home. Trip to Hesnlngford Misses Delia Reed. Edith Jones, Keats, Laura and Glenn Mounts, and W. C. Mounts, made a trip in the Mounts auto Sanday to the Pries farm, northwest of Bemlnf ford, where they took dinner. PARKER IN SHOW ME STATE Former Alliance Man Writes Re Folitlc aa Seen in . Cyitssjfleld. Missouri Wm. B. Parker, well known la Al liance at the founder of the Bet Hive tore, writes Ttas Herald from Springfteld, Mo., under date of Mar 9th, runouHng a change In his street number adMresa, and Incidentally gives mm Interesting dope on pol itics as. she la played in the Missouri capital Following is an extract from ins letter: "Friend Thomas: We are all well. Hope yon are all well. Give saw respects to Lloyd. ''The poMtlclans in Missouri have? great snap. We have had four election this year, besides primary elections, and I suppose will hava several msr yet. Yon can hardly get in the) foiling booths on election) day on aeeount of so many judge and clerk of election, only six of each, generally In a tent on " the) street. II the people vote on a eer taln proposition and it is defeated they call another election in a few weeks, and so on until the people be come disgusted and stay away from the polls, when of course the propo sltlon carl res. "The fjtnelness men here are licens ed. If they run two kinds of busi- neHB in the same building, they are licensed again. One man assesses your real estate, another your per sonal property, and the next day ere comes another and assesses your merchandise. You file a bond to secure your taxes. One man had ten rent tax to pay on a little stand. He had to get bond and pay a dollar for recording It to secure the county on the ten rent tax. Then we hav the fee system here, and of course; you know bow the fee systm works.' PLANNING FOR CONVENTION The directors of the Alliance Com mercial Club held a special meeting; at the Drake Hotel yesterday at noon. . The president appointed the following chairmen of standing com mitters, with the understanding that thoy shonld appoint the other rnenv bors of their committee: Membership, Earl D. Mallery, Entertainment, Ben. Sallows. ; .1 Industrial, W. E. Spencer. Conventions, A. D. Rodger. Advertising, E. T. Kibble. , Good Roads, J. C. McCorkle. Civic, F. W. Harris. , Form demonstrator, C. A. New berry. , The mater of the Commercial Club taking charge of the entertain ment feature of the coming stock men's convention was taken up. , It was decided to make a proposition to the Box Butte County Fair Asso ciation for the use of the grounds. June 19, 19 and 20. It was decided to have two gen eral riean-up days, June 15 and IS, inviting the city council, board of education and Alliance Woman's Club to participate in maplng snt the work for the two days, and the business men and citizens generally to co-operate. ALLIANCE WINS IN BALL GAJfK 1 The SI. Agnes academy and the Hemingfocd teams got together yes terday to se who were champions. Of eosrse the St. A. A. team was the vtctortuns one. The score was 19 to 1.' Ino Hemlngford team left for home Immediately after the game feeatng pretty badly beaten. But the Hemlngford boys showed a good gam at that. They made two good double plays and the sup port was good, but it seemed that when thvy were away from horns that they were completely lost. Bnt they Ittsaad to show the AlUanes team a better game with a different core Use next game they play. The follow!; m the squad on both sides; Allianss . O'Brjtta Whits Vaugha Burns fS.) O'Keefn Carer Nelson Prltchasd Larvey Hemlngford 9 lb as -2b 3b rf f If Miller (C) Carts" Burton , Walks TJhrtjt Heoekew DanboOs Johns Piers The Itumlngford team was nndsv the charge of Mr. Houstan. i