VOL. NO. XII
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1925.
NO. 94
Red Cross
Chapter Elects
Its Officers
W. G. Kieck Selected as Chairman
and Mrs. Henry Leacock, Sr., as
Vice-President of Local Chapter.
From Monday's Dally
The meeting of the Plattsmouth of the population indoors and ser
chapter of the American Red Gross ved to make the furnaces and stoves
was held Saturday afternoon at the
court house to take up the matter ,
of the election of the officers of
the chapter for the ensuing year as
well as receiving the reports of the
officers for the year.
The chapter at the present num
bers 4 9 members but the chapter de
rives but a small amount from the
memberships secured during the
year as seventy-f ive cents of the
dollar received must be sent away
to the other head offices of the Red
Cross.
In the past year the local chapter
has been called upon to care for a
number of cases of local relief work
where immediate action was neces
sary and in which the Red Cross
has proven a friend indeed to the
persons who might be ill or in want
The policy of the local chapter has
been to handle from their own of
fices the relief work as it allows
personal investigation and immed
iate action in case where there ex
ists a great need for relief.
At the meeting yesterday the old
officers of the chapter were re-elected
they consisting of the following:
Chairman W. G. Kieck.
Vice-Chairman Mrs. Henry Lea
cock. Sr.
Secretary Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans.
Treasurer H. A. Schneider.
Executive committee V. G.
Kieck. Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans. Mrs.
Henry Leacock. II. A. Schneider.
Frank II. Smith, A. II. Duxbury and
W. A. Robertson.
The report of the treasurer show
ed the sum of $1.S69 in the treas
ury here and which furnished the
basis for the relief work of the
chapter in the community.
In the chapter has given ..liberally
of their funds in relief work and
notably in the Louisville flood where
immediate need was very great.
ARRANGING FOR SCHOOL
From Monday's Daily
The school board in district No.
So. where the school building was
... k.. . ,.ir.a .. twJ.
continuance of the school work and
for this purpose they are bending
everv effort that the young people
may have ample time for the comple-
tion of their school work.
The directors have secured the use
of a tenant farm house on the Phil
pot farm, a short distance from the
site of the burned school houe and
lure they will hold school for the
time that may be neeesary to have
iho new buildina prepared.
County Superintendent Miss Alpha
1'. t'-rson has been exerting the efforts i
ner timce 111 M'curiug an.i-
supplies for the district that will re-
place those lost in the fire and which j
will be secured and placed in the tem
porary school building for the use of
the scholars.
If is nlnnr.pd now tn liave a modern i
:;ni up to date school building erected '
on th site of the old school and as
joon as possible the directors hope
to get busv on the job of reconstruc-
tion of the school.
CAPTAIN GAYER IMPROVING
from Monday's l")ally
oidiij' melius
of Captain Harrison L. Gayer, well
known resident of south of this city. in rae' "".i;u " IV "f " 7 j
and also reserve officer in the na-: elated by ty to care for the
tional army, will be very much pleas- cost ot P38?6.
. d to learn that Mr. Gayer is now,1 e (?
: bowing a great deal of improvement ,of iv ' L,th "o.i obtained
in his health and that the prospects
ior his early recovery are very
his early recovery are very 1
bright.
The captain is at the U. S. Veter
ans hospital at Jefferson Barracks,
Sr. Louis, where he has been receiv-
. -
ing treatment for the past several .
w-eks and his caso seems to be grad-
uallv vieidin ,o tr0atmBt rantain
Caver is sending his expression of
ratlludc to VhehoHt' of friends in tSe
eounty who remembered him Christ
inas day.
GOES TO ODD FELLOWS HOME
From Monday's Daily
This morning Andrew Nelson.
1 nis morninET Andrew iNeison.i
aired resident of this citv who has '
u lesonMii 01 mis ciiy, w no '"3
made his home here for a great manyjcit jn Eenerai
years and has been a well known fig-!
ure in the community, departed for:
York, Nebraska, where he will enter ;
the Odd Fellows' home there to bel
cared fcr by the order of which he! John Richardson, the ferryman,
has long been a member. states that the Missouri river has
Mr. Nelson has not been in the now frozen solid enough to permit
best of health for some years and driving over the river and will al-w-ith
his crippled condition it has low the safe passage of cars and
been difficult for him to get around small trucks. John has made the
and he felt that the care that he
would receive at the Home would be
mum uener ior nini man nis former
lueiuon 01 living and accordingly
M'lMKdUOD w as made ana approved
for his admission to the York home..
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amciuamg pays: xtj Hi
COLD SNAP BREAKING
From Monday's Daily
The excessive cold weather that i
swept down on this section of the'
I west Saturday evening seems to lie
breaking up and gives hopes of soon
bringing back the milder weather j
of the past week. The mercury yes-
tei?y showed the coldest weather i
. ui me winter season vmn " ueiow
zero being registered at 6 o clock
at the local Burlington station. The
'keen wind from the north that pre
vailed Sunday kept the larger part
the popular places of the day. This
showed but zero and has steadily
.varmed up since the early morning.
Death of a
Pioneer Grain
Man in W est
John C. Morrissey Dies at Lewis
ton,, Idaho at Age of 82 Years
Was Grain Buyer Here.
From Monday's Daily
The local Masonic
lodge has re-
ceived word of the death of one of
its former members of many years
ago. John C. Morrisswy. who altho
he has demitted from the lodge years
ago still retained a great interest in
the old friends in the order here and
who have been informed of the
death of the aged gentleman.
Mr. Morrissey was while a
resident of Plattsmouth a grain
dealer, being associated with his
brother, Michael Morrissey in this
line of work and which will bring
him to the recollection of the older
residents in this city and vicinity.
In the late eighties Mr. Morressey
removed to the west and located in
Idaho where he has since made his
home, the greater part of the time
in the recent years being with his
daughter. Mrs. Robert R. Anderson
at Lewiston.
On November 10th he was strick-
en with paralysis, which at his ad-
vanced age of S2 years made his
case very serious and led to his
death on November 23rd.
Up to the time of his last sickness
Mr. Morrissey retained his usual
alertness of mind and bodily vigor
that his great age had little impair
ed. Two daughters and a son are left
to mourn his passing. Mrs. R. R.
'Anderson, Lewiston, Idaho, Mrs. T.
Butcher. New ork
and F. W.
'Morrissey of Kansas City, Missouri
There are also four sisters and one
brother left to mourn Mr. Morrissey.
a 01 it-Mums uau
City Loses in
Gravel Injunc
tion Hearing
District Court Grants Request for
Tniunction as Prayed for bv the
South Side Residents.
From luosilay's Dany
Yesterdav afternoon the case of
Julius A. Pitz, Alber Murray, John
H. Wiles, Joseph E. Bulin, John V.
Jirousek, George Brinklow and Lydia
M. Walton vs. the City of Plattsmouth
was called for trial in the district
court and resulted in a victory for
the plaintiffs in the case.
This action was one in which tne(tne oontests Miss Kermit Wiles was
plaintiffs who are residents in the
Fouth part of the city sought to pre-
, InnluHlnol tl,pir nrnwrtv
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vent me property ueiug niciuuru m
the district through the fact that the
work of graveling in the vicinity of
the property of the plaintiffs was
done by the contractor performing
u" e . PnnIltv an was
" iw
performed long before the graveling
district was created. The plaintiff.-?
Petition stated that there had
been no graveling done by the John
Kearn's Construction Co. for the city
on the section of roadway adjoining
their property antl therefore the city
had no right to levy an assessment
against the property
The contention of the plaintiffs
1 i,i
. . .f' . I ,7 !:
Pnst nf thp nnvinir will be nairt bv the
CAN DRIVE OVER RIVER
trip over and
back several times
and has a route charted out for the
Use 0f the traveling public. Any-
one who wishes to make the trip
nvor tha irt ran mil nn Mr Riehard-
son and he will give them the dope
on the proper places to make the
crossing.
Funeral of
Mrs McKenzie
Held Sunday
services HP ri at Tlie i-irst ifletnocilST
Church and Interment Made
at Oak Hill Cemetery.
From Monday's Daily
The funeral service
for Mrs.
lytle McKenzie was held from the
First Methodist church of this city
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
by Rev. Frank Emory Pfoutz, pastor
of the church. A quartette composed
of Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Roman and
Messrs. Frady and Cecil sang "The
Touch of His Hand on Mine," and
"Son of My Soul," accompanied byi
Mr. E. H. Wescott at the organ. The j
rallbearers were cousins, namely
Frank Adair, Leo Bronson, Joe, El
wood and Ernest Buttery and James
Rishel.
The service was a beautiful tribute
to the good life of this well known
woman, and the floral offerings were
an indication of the esteem and sym
pathy which the entire community
expressed for her untimely death. The
obituary follows:
Myrtle Elizabeth Hall was born on
Christmas day, 1S90. at Papillion
vchmtt, Aftor ni.n..t wo vo.ro tho'l'tgltv. the plaintiff having brought
family moved to Plattsmouth where!
tney nave since resjueu anil tno iarn-i ', . . " , 7
,oari Mv-r.io ha,i !,, hoo,o:tif! in the act. on in the destruction
here, lier many friend?, her school. iof his oarn b' fir'- I south of the lodge room have also
her church ! Tlle plaint i ft" alleged that he was jH,.n painted in the luminous white
April 15th 1915. she was married ; insuro'1 in the 'lfpndant State Farm- t2iat a(,is to the beauty of the room
to Karl K McKenzie Four years ago ! tn; Insurance Co. for the sum of S1j ils iniprespivrr.ess as the various
they moved to Aurora where thev,?1'100- the Plv covering as the branches of the order stage their
have lived. Three children came to! Palin' claimed his property on tho'work.
bless their home vis Betty Jane I f;ll'm ECUtn of ,,us Cltv as as The side wall-; of the room are
Earl Wayne and Margaret Jean The Phonal property such as the house-finished with a light tnn paper on
first child tarried but a few hours ! 1,o!d n the removal cf ir. n,e urper portion of the walls, thru
and went on tr await the coming 0f'Jennin?ri frol the farm to this city which the white painted wood pan-
its mother which occurred on Christ-
mas day 1925. about the same time
of dav that she came into the world. ;
Besides the husband and three
children those of her family who are I
left to mourn are the father and .
mother. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hall of .
thic rttv t-o brothers finnn-r of
Coodland. Kansas, and Carl who is
at home, and one sister Mrs1 Carl,Enow inai in request, nau oeeu w
Groff. who resides in Plattsmouth. ; ade and that he WP3 not aware of
There is also the aged grandmother. ' ",ns o.r.r.m.u,i ji.
Mrs. Sarah Archer; four aunts and until afler tlie l,arn hafl n 'le
two uncles and their families: Mrs. ftroyed by fire when he found that
Ilishel. Mrs. Buttery. Mrs. Adair and the new Policy issued covered only
Mrs Bronson and Sam and Gi.leon ,he household goods while the old
Archer i policy had covered both the barn and
IIrs. McKenzie belonged to this
church nearly all of her life, holding
hor mAmhershin nt Anrom since mov-
ing there. She also belonged to the torney Arthur F Mullen of Omaha.
O E s ,that the plaintiff had filled out a
Among those to attend the funeral blank t,iat l,a1 failed for the. issuance
from out of the city were the follow- of a Po" for $500 on the household
ing: Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Branson and OOU3 on!v an,l that in accordance
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Branson of Oma- tne expressed wish of the plain-
ha; Mrs. Susie Whiting. Mr. and Mrs. ift' as showed by the blank that the
A. A. Stueber. Lincoln, C. G. McKen-i ct,1I1Pan' ha(! Prepared the policy
zie. Liberty. John Iess, Lincoln, Mr.!and F( nt il to Mr- Jennings with no
and Mrs. Elwood Butterv of Pender. ! protest from him as to the matter
Frank Adair of Springfield, Miss Fan-, untl after the fire,
nio T?0x-noid Aihert and f ii ark Tievn-I The court after the hearing of the
olds of Richfield. Mr. and Mrs. George
Hall, Goodland, Kansas, J. A.
seek of Sioux City, Mr. and
Rollie Woodruff, Omaha.
Hos
Mrs. ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE
From Monday's Daily
The home of Mrs. G.'E. Brubaker
at the Coronado apartments was the
scene of a very pleasant social gath
ering on Saturday afternoon when
the hostess entertained several
tables of bridge. The decorations
were in the Christmas coloring of
red and green and made a very
pretty setting for the happy event
that was enjoyed by the ladies. In
awarded the first prize while the
second prize was given to Miss
Amelia Martens for her skijl in the
bridge games.
Da,nty refreshment8 were served
the hostess at an appropriate
hour that added to the enjoyment
of the afternoon.
ENJOY OLD FASHIONED DANCE
From Monday's Daily
There was a very large number
present Saturday evening at the Mod
ern Woodmen hall to enjoy the old
fashioned dance that had been plan
ned for the occasion. The members:
of the dancing party not only had the
topportlinity of stepping off the meas
ures of the real old time dances that
were the favorites many years ago
and for which the Cohrell orchestra
played, but also the chance of waltz
ing, one-stepping and the measures
; of th tWo-sten to the excellent music
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I furnished by the Gradoville orches
. mi ....-n
tra. There will be another of these
popular dances given on next Satur
day evening and the same music will
assist in the enjoyment of the
dancers.
FILES SUIT IN COURT
From Tuesday's Dally
This morning a transcript was filed
in the offices of the district court in
the rase of Rnv Vnnnker va William
Doughty, appealed from the Justice
court at Union. The action is for
the sum of $83.48 which the plain
tiff olloo-o K lo. ond
wages. Attorney Charles L. Graves
of Union appears for the plaintiff and
W. A. Robertson for the defendant.
ENTERTAIN FRIENDS
From Tuesday's Daily
Last evening Edgar Wescott was
host to a party of young school
friends at a very enjoyable
holiday theatre party at the l'arniele
theatre and which was followed by an
equally pleasant time spent at the
Morgan Sweet Shop: After the the
atre the young people enjoyed danc
ing at Morgan's until a suitable hour
when dainty refreshments were serv
ed that added to tro enjoyment of
the occasion very nincli. There were
some thirty in the jolly party. The
event was given by; Mr. Wescott in
honor of the friends lu-re. from school
for the holiday season.
Lee Jennings
Recovers on In
surance Policy
Suit Against the State Farmers In
surance Co. Results in a Victory
for the PlaintiiT.
From Monday's Daily
This morning in the district court
the action of Lee Jennings vs. the
State Farmers Insurance Co.. came
up for hearing before Judge Janus T.
i,u ac,ion for the collectipn of a loss
111 ,,J" reiji,e.i ior ine iiae.s -
lpr of $f00 of the policy on the
""usei.mo goo.;3 u cu,er me um.,
111 residence to this city. It was the
contention of the plaintiff that he
w,,s"ed the .tl,er Matures of the
F0,,cy .to remain unchanged with the
exception of the household goods.
The Plaintiff introduced testimony to
le household goods.
It was the contention of the de
fendant company, through their at-
evidence by Mr. Mullen for the rt-
xenuani ana i. u. uwyer ior iue
plaintiff held that the plaintiff had
a right to recover as he had paid
premium on the full policy of the
company and which was to have run
a year and that on the old policy he
had expressed his wishes in the mat
ter and this allowed the reformation
of the policy by the court. The
amount that will be recovered by Mr.
Jennings will be $400.
FUNERAL OF LOUIS FURLONG
From Tuesday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock at
the First Presbyterian church was
held the funeral services of Louis
Furlong, well known Cass county
young man. victim of a fatal auto
accident Friday night near Modale,
Iowa.
There were a large number of the
old friends from the boyhood home
of Mr. Furlong near Kock Bluffs,
present, as well as a number tiom
Missouri valley, Iowa , "o uau
known and loved the departed young
man in his last years.
Rev. II. G. McClusky, pastor 01 ine
church, conducted the services auu
gave words of sympathy to tne ne
reaved father and other relatives who
had been so suddenly called upon to
part with their loved one.
Dnrinsr the service Frank A. Cloidt
gave two numbers, "No Night There,"
and "Fact to Face.
At the conclusion of the services
the cortasre proceeded to the oung
eemeterv sou th of this city where
the body was laid to the last long
sleep beside those of his famil' wh,
had preceeded him in death.
DEPUTY SHERIFF INJURED
From Monday's Daily
Deputy Sheriff W. C. Schaus, who
with his family has been spending
the holiday season at Lincoln with
his parents, was unfortunate enough
to suffer an accident that has marred
the Christmas pleasures for the
deputy.
Mr. Schaus was starting out on
Christmas day from the home of his
parents and slipped and fell, psrain
ing his left ankle very badly and
which made it necessary for the in
jured ankle to receive medical treat
ment. The injured member is doing
as well as could possibly be expected,
but will lay up the deputy for some
little time.
Masonic Temple
Place of Beauty
After Remodeling
! Improvements Made by Members on
mii i i r a. 1 4.
interior oi tne xsuiicing uiai
Make Tine Appearance.
From Tuesday's Daily
The Masonic temple in this city
has been thoroughly remodeled and
redecorated on the interior of the
building and has a right to clafhi to
! be one of the handsomest lodge room.!
that house Hie craft in the state.
The work that has transformed
the interior of the temple has all (
been the contribution of the mem-
! hers of the order as the labor on the(
building has been carried on t;y the,
membership and represents their in-;
dividual sacrifices of time and labor,
in making their lodge room a place.
of beauty and charm.
The partition that formerly sepa-
rated the dining room from the lodge
room has been removed, giving the
lodge room the full 4 1 foot width of
the building, ' which will be appre
ciated in carrying out the drills and
M0or vork ot the various
.Masonic
i,0,tj0s that use the room.
The ceiling of the now lodge room
i;. 0f steel, beamed and finished in
wj,jte that is very elective in giving
Kim i.im.. ... .
The arch an(j tl:e partitions on the
;r.',s rlm. while tt.e lower portion ot
j ( he sidewalls are finished in a darker
shade of tan, making a very effective
ccmbinat ion.
To add to the beauty of the room,
new and mod?rn lighting equipment
has been installed that makes the in
terior bright and attractive.
There are several other improve
ments that have not as yet been com
pleted, including a new- carpeting
that will cover the greater portion of
the floor cf the lodge room and will
be of the heavy, sound-proof pattern
used on floors of this kind. Sur
rounding this, and extending along
the sides of the room occupying the
space used for seats for the members
will be heavy inlaid linoleum. New
seats and benches will also be added
to the equipment of the lodge room
for the use of the members of the
craft at the lodge meetings.
Not alone in the lodge room is the
spirit of improvement shown, but
also in the kitchen and dining room
the Masons have carried on their
work of beautifying the temple. The
kitchen has been arranged so as tojilev q. G. Wichmann and his daugh-
be readily accessible for deliveries
from a doorway at the head 01 tne
stairs and the dining room directly
-outli of the kitchen and extending
to the rear of the building over the.tlie entertaining of the members of
Arries Billiard Parlor, is directly ac- th nprtv tlio oneacion aa one that
ccssible from the lodge room. The.evervone appreciated to the utmost,
ceiling of the dining room is finished! The (jme was spent in playing
in white with the side walls in tan
and light brown, while new curtains
at the windows add their touch of at-
tra tiven ss to the room.
The kitchen has been most con-
veniently arranged with gas and coal
liiiiges. large smK ana spacious cup
boards and a counter over which
dishes may be passed direct from the
stoves to the waiters in the dining
room.
PLATTSMOUTH BOYS RECOGNIZED
From Tuesday's Daily -
In selecting players for the All-
r. ..... 1 ...,.,.. MrtKnnpl.-n li 1 1 , 1 1 CflOOl
WlllllfcIMn 11 .uuiaiMva uih" j
teams of the last season the Peru
Pedagogian has given place in their
selection to two of the hard working
members of the Plattsmouth high
school team of the past season. On
the second All-Southeastern team
Sterling Hatt of this city has been
given place as left end of the team.
This is a pleasing recognition of the
work of Hatt who has been one of
the hard workers in the high school
athletic sports and while he has not
been demonstrative or flashy has been
one of the real dependable standbys
in both football and basketball and
has given a great boost to the Platts
mouth athletics.
Carl Keil of the 1925 football team
of the P. II. S. has also been given
honorable mention by the Peru crit
ics for his work in the football season ,
which made him one of the strom
players of the high school team where
his weight and experience in the game
served to check many of the foes of
the blue and white on the football
field.
CARD OF THANKS
To those of the kind friends and
neighbors who shared with us the
grief that the death of our leved ,
one has caused we wish to express!
our appreciation of their acts of
kindness and words of symathy.
Also we wish to thank all those who (
assisted in the last services and for ,
the beautiful flowers that were sent
our loved one, at the funeral ser-'
vice. E. E. McKenzie and children,
and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hall and
family.
RECEIVES PLEASANT NEWS
From Tuesday's Daily
The message was received here
last evening by Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Mauzy conveying the very pleasant
news of the fact of the arrival of a
fine little son and heir at the homo
of Mr. and Mrs. Verdon Yroman at
Chicago. The mother and little son
who are at the Kavrnswood hospi
tal are reported as doing very nicely.
Mrs. Vroman was formerly Miss
Marion Mauzy of this city, a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mauzy
while Mr. Vronvan i a son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. E
Yroman and the
pleasant n"vs has made a most hap-
py occasion for the two families.
Royal Neigh
bors Elect New
Set of Officers
Largely Attended Meeting With a
Great Deal of Interest .Shown
in the Proceedings.
Tuesday's D:iilv
members of the Royal N'eibh
of America, one of the leading
hor;-
fraternal organization of ladies of
V , ' ... , ".'.temblem of this branch .f Mammary
r: V. c f!.".-.r: of America, held ! ,. . , ... . . , ,
a larsely attended and very interest-
. , ,.,vt PVeninc at the M U
. 'ns. T." K
A. hall.
One of the chief matters of the
meeting to come up was the election
of the officers of the lodge and t lie
following were selected for the sta
tions:
Oracle Mrs. Alvin Jones.
Vice-Oracle Mrs. W. F. Clark.
Past Oracle Mrs. M. L. Buttery.
Chancellor Mrs. O. C. Hudson.
Recorder Mrs. Gladys Iske.
Receiver Mrs. Henry Leacock, Sr.
Marshal Mrs. George Klinger.
Manager Mrs. V. T. Arn.
Inner Sentinel Mrs. James Rebal.
Outer Sentinel Mrs. P. A. Mc
Crary. Musician Mrs. Helen Meisinger.
Physician Dr. R. P. Westover.
The ladies were occupied with the
various business activities that were
demanding their attention and which
did not permit the enjoyment of any
of the social features of the order
and after the important and interest
ing work of the evening it was a
late hour when the members departed
for their homes.
YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERTAINED
From Tuesday's Dailv
The parsonage of the St. Paul's
Evangelical church was the scene of
a most delightful gathering on Sun
day evening when a large party of
the young people of the church
gathered to spend the evening with
ters. Misses Hildegard and Eva.
The parsonage is now a very at
tractive place and with the daugh
ters of the genial pastor to assist in
RamPS nr various kinds that afforded
a neasjng diversion for the members
of tiie partv and at a suitable hour
I dainty and delicious refreshments
were PPrVpd that proved a pleasant
! pai.t cf the evening's program of
enjoyment.
UseALL
of our
SERVICE
A Happy New Year
Looking Both Ways Across the Years!
The beginning of a year is a hilltop from
which we pause to survey the past and
the future.
Looking ahead, you see things you'd like
to accomplish goals you hope to reach.
And we at this bank see the opportunity
of helping you reach those goals; for we
can achieve success only by helping
others to do so. Our well-being is insep
arable from the well-being of the com
munity and of its citizens our custo-
mers.
cms, carry out your plans and go forward?
May we, during 1926, work more closely
with you, helping you to solve your prob-
mi
The First National Bank
THE BANK WHERE
PLATTSMOUTH
Knights Templar
Hold Inspection
of Commandery
Dr. H. A. Senter, Grand Commander
of Nebraska and Other Digni
taries Attend the Meeting.
From TiU'Kday'.-t ;anv
Last evenina Mt. Zion conimanderv
Knights Templar held a verv laree-
jv attended conclave at their lodge
j rooms in the Masonic temple, the
'occasion bein the annual inspection
of t!ie commandery and for which
' was present a large party of distin
guished visitors and officers of the
order.
I'receeding the worft of the com
mandery the members and the pirty
'of visitors were entertained very
pleasantly at a 6 o' clock dinner ser
ved in the dining room of the tem
ple, which was arranged and wrved
by the ladies of the Sir Knights
and made a most enjoyable prologue
to the interesting session that fol
lowed. The dining room was arrang
ed in the Templar colors of, black
and white, this note being used in
the table decorations. The tables
were arranged in the form of th
( passion cross that carried out the
The banquet was presided over by
William F. Evers, commander of
Mt. Zion commandery in his usual
pleasant manner and which with
the delicious repast and the clever
serving of the ladies made the event
one that will long be pleasantly re
membered. Following the dinner the members
of the order repaired to the lodge
room where the active work of the
evening was opened. In the party
of visitors here were. Right Emin
ent Sir Knight Herbert A. Senter
of Omaha, grand commander of the
Knights Templar of Nebraska
Very Eminent Sir Knight James M.
Robertson of this city, deputy grand
commander. Sir Knight Leroy T.
Wilcox of Omaha, inspector general,
representing the grand commandery
of the United States. A number of
the' officers of the Nebraska City
Templars were also in attendance at
the meeting.
The officers and commandery were
inspected by Inspector general and
other of the gran commandery offi
cers and which was followed by the
conferring of the degree of the
temple on Harry A. Lightbody, the
work being carried out in fine form
by the local officers.
At the close of the ritualistic
work a number of addresses were
given. Dr. Senter, grand commander
and Inspector General Wilcox mak
ing the most extended remarks that
covered this part of the work of the
great craft of Masonary and which
was inspirational and pleasing to
the members of the local command
ery. The visitors had many word
of praise for the able manner in
which the affairs of the local com
mandery is conducted.
A HAPPY EVENT
From Monday's Dally
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Hall, Beaver City. Ne
braska on December 27th. Mrs.
Hall was formerly Miss Florence
Rummell. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Rummell of this city.
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