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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1917)
k Annual Masonic Meeting. r Atkinson Graphic: Preparations that had been going on for sometime culminated Saturday evening in the third annual banquet and meeting of the Holt County Association of Master Masons j The third annual banquet and meet ing was held in Atkinson this year. The first assembling was at O’Neill; last year at Ewng and next year Stuart will be in line. A few Masons at a jont meeting of lodge representatives a few years ago, instituted this occasion of good fellowship, that has gradually grown in interest and in point of attendance until it has become a fixed annual festival looked forward to with pleas ing anticipations .from year to year. This year the pleasure of entertain ing fell to the lot of Atkinson Lodge No. 164, and it is accorded some vol untary testimonials as to having done the job right royally. A considerable amount of work is always contemplated on these occa sions, that after labor may come re freshments. And to this end His Honor, Judge Clarence J. Malone of Carfield Lodge, O’Neill, furnished 230 pounds of raw material. I From the opening ode at 8:30 p. m., through the initiatory and devotional exercises to the closing lecture at mid night, the time was fully and profit ably spent. \ Then came a feast of other good things. Over at Bailin’s hall, a couple of blocks away, long tables covered with snowy linen, sparkling with crystal and silver and embelished with boquets of cut flowers, awaited a banquet company. w Landlord Stratton ‘ of the Com J "mercial, with a half score of white 1 j robed waiters, stood in line and ready * A for the business end of a four-course ^banquet. Two young ladies at the piano played a welcoming march while the banqueters filed in and were seated. Orchestra selections were rendered throughout the banquet by the Misses Walrath and Mack and Messrs Mason and Humpal. The following menu was served: I Menu J Trowel Canaye of Lobster Radishes Dill Pickles >, Larded Tenderloin of Beef 4 Brown Gravy Bvowned New Potatoes, Persillade t Sweet Potato Croquetts I Fancy String Beans in Cases Dinner Rolls Nut Bread Hearts of Lettuce Salid French Dressing Square and Compass Ice Cream Small Cakes Coffee Cigars Judge R. R. Dickson acted as toast master, and following a brief reference I to the beginning of the association, al luded to current events; the war and its consequences, our duties and obli gations and the present movements for i * the Red Cross, and concluding with the ' suggestion that we might as well be gin right here and now with our con tributions. The toastmaster’s appeal j Was responded to on the instant with Md rain of dollars—one from each man T present, as a starter. This brought j Some one suggested that it be I " made a round hundred, and the fund ;; was at once over subscribed, like the I Liberty Loan. | D. L. Jouvenat of Atkinson was I called upon and gave the address of Welcome to the visiting lodges, which | »vas responded to by S. W. Green of Ewing, C. R. Parkerson of O’Neill, and a member from Stuart. Follow ing these essential functions came the closing event of the association’s gathering, the Masonft: lecture by F. J. Milnes, of Chicago, which was made all too short by the lateness of the hour—3 a. m. Sprigs of acacia, direct from Pal estine were worn by each Mason present. These were afforded through the instrumentality of I. E. Deck to whom they were furnished by a fel low Mason just returned from the Holy Land. O. H. Swingley, of Omaha, a member of Mt. Morris Lodge, Illinois, wsa the oldest mason present—54 years a mason. The following were in attendance from elsewhere: Ewing: A. G. Foreman, Gary Ben aon, Art Snyder, W. H. Briggs, Ernest '■4b. Nyrop, S. W. Brion, A. J. Davis, F. H. Nolze, Geo. W. Davies, D. W. Gemmil, Roy Adrion, J. N. Trommer shausser, H. R. Porter, Carl Jaco, Sam W. Green, Wm. H. Garver, J. W Harmon. O’Neill: Claude R. Parkerson, L. m A. Burgess, M. E. Pettibone, E. T. Wilson, O. O. Snyder, Lawrence Chap man, R. R. Dickson, S. A. Arnold, W. E. Leidy, W. A. Gannon, F. E. Keyes, Joseph Harrison, W. K. Hodgkin, L. G. Gillespie, D. A. Criss, C. R. Petti Ijohn, S. J. Weekes, C. P. Hancock, El mer Surber, Geo. A. Coventry, E. A. Clark. Stuart: L. A. Roberts, Wm. Krot tm, M. Johnson, Forest V. Shearer, Edward A. Walker, Thos. S. Marns, J. A. Rice, Harry L. Cowles, Frank P. Wilson, Edward E. James. J. F. Aten, Long Pine; C. D. Frit choff, Omaha; F. J. Milnes, Chicago; C. B. Nellis, Correctionville, Iowa; J. W. Hoskinson, Ponca, Nebr.; 0. E. Koben, Neligh; P. E. Cerutti, Mam moth Springs, Arkansas; E. P. Ham mill, Richmond, California; Rob’t F. Gerlaw, Auburn, Nebr.; pharles Shane, Sutton; O. H. Swingley, Mt. Morris, Illinois. Second Officers Training Camp. The Second Training Camps for training Officers for the Second 500,000 men that are to be called into the service will afford men in civil life the last opportunity to obtain commissions in the army. After this series of camps the new officers will be taken from those already in the military service. Captain Gedrge L. Byroade, U. S. Army, is now at Fort Crook, Ne braska, for the purpose of receiving applications from patriotic Nebraskans who desire to enter the second camps. The camp for this state will be at Fort Riley beginning August 27 and ending November 26. As these men will be charged with the health, welfare and instruction of • the men as well as to lead them in battle, it is hoped that men of mature experience will make application. These men are desired for the posi tions above the grade of Lieutenants and some for the grade of 1st Lieu tenant. Men who made application for the first series of camps but who were not called will have to make new applica tions upon the blank forms furnished for that purpose. No letters of recom mendation are necessary but the names of at least three representative men of your community will be re quired as references. The Government will pay trans portation, food, clothing, equipment and $100 a month during the training period. After the training period, those who are given commissions will receive the pay of the grade they attain. The necessary blank forms and other information will be furnished upon writing to The Examining Of ficer, Second Camps, Fort Crook, Ne braska. These applications must be I in the hands of the Examining Officer not later than July 15th. O’Neill's Celebration and Carnival. As announced in the last issue of The Frontier, The Walter Savidge Amusement Company will open a week’s engagement in this city on Monday, July 2nd, This Company will not only offer many novelties in the Carnival line but The Savidge Players will present a number of New York and Chicago’s latest Dramatic suc cesses opening on Monday night in the beautiful civil war play “On Parole,” a play that has been a great success in the larger cities and one that should prove a favorite with local audiences. The Plays will be changed each night during the engagement and the order in which they will be presented will be found in another column. Band Concerts and Feature Free Acts will be presented both afternoon and evening and all Concessions and Riding Devices will be open both be fore and after the dramatic per formances. ■T^__ 11 :.i,i JULY 4th CELEBRATION! --at O'Neill, NebrecskeL 4 Activities will start at ten o’clock in the morning with one of the largest and biggest and best parades ever shown in Western Nebraska. The com mittees are working over time to give you the best celebration ever held in O’Neill, Nebraska. , ~ . We are listing a few of the sports and prizes in the list below: Best decorated Automobile.$15.00 Second best decorated Automobile..-. 10.00 Best decorated Wagon Float. 7.00 Second best decorated Wagon Float. 5.00 Best decorated Baby Cab...... 2.00 Second best decorated Baby Cab. 1.00 Best Clown. 2.00 Second best Clown ..:..... 1.00 Best Charlie Chaplin.....*... 2.00 Second best Charlie Chaplin. 1.00 Every boy or girl with a Shetland pony in the parade will receive. 1.00 Best decorated Pony Rig or outfit... 3.00 Horse race, running race, one-half mile,$50.00 divided, first...' 25.00 Second . 15.00 Third . 10.00 Pony race, 14 ands and under, one-half mile,. 15.00 First ...-.10.00 Second. 5.00 Cowboy race, one-half mile, purse. 15.00 First-. 10.00 Second.—.... 5.00 Riders must have cowboy’s saddle, lariet and spurs. Mule race, one-half mile, purse.‘. 5.00 First .3.00 Second....../. 2.00 Foot race, free for all, one hundred yards, purse. 5.00 Kids race, boys and girls, twelve years old and under._.*.. 2.00 Second. 1.50 Third .. 1.00 Fourth. 75 Shetland pony race, one-quarter of a mile. 4.00 Second . 3.00 Third . 2.00 j Fourth. 1.00 Girls race, fifteen years and under, purse, first . 3.00 Second... 2.00 Third ..*.. 1.00 Kids’ race under fifteen, purse . 2.50 • First .-..... 1.50 Second... 1.00 Baseball Game, purse, $100.00 divided. 60.00 Second .. 40.00 (O’Neill regular team barred.) All sports to be held on the Fair Grounds and will be free to all. HON. ARTHUR MULLEN Orator of the Day ; Two big Cornet Bands will furnish the music of the day. • Savidge Carnival Company will be with us and numerous other at ! tractions. All those wishing to take part in the parade meet promptly at 10 o’clock on the Vacant lots north of the Northwestern depot. Every one should cele brate the great and glorious Fourth this year. Come out and show every one that you appreciate the protection and liberty that the stars and stripes afford you. Committee and the city will not be responsible for any accidents. Safety first. ' ' \ Send your entry list to John L. Quig. J. J. THOMAS, P. D. MULLEN, JOHN L. QUIG, Committee. ■■ - --—.i~r—L - ■■■■< —»,A- —■— A«,a^.r—.. i,. O’NEILL’S BIG FOURTH - OF JULY CELEBRATION i AND CAR.NIVAL JULY 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 MM INCLUDING The Savidge Dramatic Players In the Waterproof Canvas Theatre Presenting the Latest New York and Chicago Successes --- * REPERTOIRE “FINE FEATHERS” By Eugene Walters, author of “Paid in Full” “the Wolf” “The Shepherd of the Hills” By Harold Bell Wright “A PAIR OF SIXES” By Edward Peple, The Play that Kept New York Laughing for One Whole Year. “Big Jim Garrity” A Sensational Melodrama by Owen Davis “On Parole” By Louis Evan Shipman. A Gripping Play of the Civli War ! “A Traffic in Souls” By W. C. Herman. A Play that Every Mother and Daughter Should See NEW Carnival FEATURES THe Subrrvarirve A Timely Attraction Showing the Complete Workings of a Modern Submarine Viola’s Bird Circus A Feature that Will Please both Old and Young ! 1 He Ostrich Fe^rrrv , * _ I THe Kangaroos 3 BIG FREE ACTS 3 BAND CONCERTS DAILY Take a Spin on the Ferris Wheel Ride the MERRY - GO - ROUND Something Doing ALL the Time