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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, JAN. 5, 192S.
NO. 96
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Fire Destroys
Car and Small
Truck Today
Garsg-e at . the Nebraska Masonic
Home Badly Damaged in
Early Morning.
From Monday's Dally
This morning at 6:30 the night
fireman at the Nebraska Masonic
Home discovered the parage at the
Home, located just north of the main
building of the Home, to be on fire
and when discovered the structure
as well as the cars in the interior of
the building were all ablaze and it
reo.uired a desperate battle to eubdue
the flames and save the building
while the car of Mr. Evers, a large
Willys Knight sedan and a small
Overland truck were completely de
stroyed. The fire had evidently been rag
ing for some time when it was found
as the heavily built garage building
held the flames well on the interior
of the structure and only a small
amount of smoke coming from the
building gave the intimation of the
fire that was consuming the car and
truck.
The fire department responded to
the call and battled against the
flames that had such a strong start
and in the heavily constructed build
ing was hard to handle. The garage
was formerly an ice house and had
the heavy double walls with a saw
dust filled space that made the fire
much rder to handle than usual.
The large automclile and the
truck were both consumed in the
fire and pre now only wreckage while
the building can be repaired but suf
fered a great deal of damage from
the fire on the interior.
The cause of the fire is unknown
and it is thought that some hobo!
making his way through on the Mis
souri Pacific trains had stopped there
and getting in the garage, which is
steam heated, had spent the night
there and in smoking or some other
way caught the sedan on fire and
which gradually spread to the truck
and the building itself.
Neither the car or the .track had
been used since Sunday noon and
which makes the theory that the
fire was started by someone seeking
shelter from the cold.
The car and truck were partially
covered by insurance and the build
ing as well, so that the loss on the
structure will be well covered but the
car burning will mean a loss at least
partially to W. F. Evers, superin
tendent of the Home and owner of
the car.
STOLEN CAE RECOVERED
From Monday's Dally
County Treasurer John E. Turner
was one of the most pleased men in
this part of the broad confines of
Nebraska on New Years day when
he received back his Chevrolet coach
that was stolen on last Thursday
night from the vicinity of the court
house.
The car was receovered in the vi
cinity of Stella. Nebraska, where it
had been abandoned by the party
taking it and left parked along the
roadway. The car was noticed on
Friday by the rural mail carrier from
Stella but who paid no particular at
tention to it as he supposed the car
was one that was being used by some
hunters. On Saturday the carrier
noticed that the car was still stand
ing along the roadway and he re
ported the matter to the authorities
and they in turn notified the office
of Sheriff Bert Reed here of the fact
of th car being located. Deputy
Sheriff Rex Young journeyed down
to Stella and drove the car on back
to this city. An auto robe and motor
meter were missing from the car but
otherwise the car does not seem to
have been damaged to any extent.
S1IALL FTEE SUNDAY
From Monday's Dally
The fire department was called out
Sunday afternoon by a small fire that
occurred at the Plattsmouth Furni
ture Exchange at Fourth and Main
streets. The fire was caused when
F. G. Coryell, the proprietor of the
exchange was in the basement at
tempting to thaw out some frozen
water pipes and during the thawing
process there were several sacks and
rubbish caught fire that made a very
dense smoke before the blaze was ex
tinguished. The fire however, did not
cause any damage aside from the
fright occasioned the members of the
Coryell family.
ENJOY CHICAGO TEIP
Krom Tuesday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tiekotter re
turned home this morning from
Chicago where they have been visit
ing over the New Year boliday with
Mrs. Henrietta Ehlers. grandmother
of Mr. Tiekotter and Henry Tiekot
ter. a brother. The visit was one
that the members of the party en
joved to the utmost and returned
ho'me delighted with the sojourn in
the windy city.
Business stationery, program!
all kinds of job printing- at the Jour
nal office. - . -" '
MAEE PROMPT SETTLEMENT
From Monday's Daily
One of the quickest settlements
of fire insurance claims that has
come to light was that which Wil
liam F. Evers, superintendent of the
Nebraska Masonic Home received to
day. The garage in which the car
of Mr. Evers was placed, burned at
6:30 thi3 morning, destroying the
car and at 11:30 Mr. Evers had a
check covering the amount of his
policy in full, paid over to him by
Mrs. Emma Egenberger, the repre
sentative of the Nebraska Indemnity
Insurance Co. of Omaha. The in
spection of the fire was made by Mis.
Egenberger who called the offices of
her company and before noon Mr.'
Evers was given the settlement of
his claim and establishing a record
for prompt settlement and for which
Mr. Evers is well pleased.
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
From Monday's Daily
" As had been announced, the
Christian church held their annual
meeting and election of officers for
the ensuing year.
Quite a number braved the severe
cold to be with us and have a part in
this good cause. A number of them
bringing their baskets well filled
with good things to tat and enjoying
a good sociable time.
After the dinner hour all assemb
led together for the transaction of
the business at hand. Practically
all of the officials serving last year
proving satisfactory, as was shown
by their re-election to serve another
year in office. The organization is
showing marked gain in attendance,
co-operation and financially speak
ing. And we are hoping and plan
nir.gon bigger and better things this
coming year. And with the help and
co-operation of the membership, and
the help of God we can accomplish
great things. Without works our
faith is vain. So saith the Lord.
Death of Joseph
Lloyd, Old Time
Resident Here
Veteran Engineer of the Burlington
Dies at Masonic Home
This Morning.
From Tuesday's Daily
Following several years of failing
health, Joseph Lloyd, aged resident
of this city, passed away early this
morning at the Nebraska Masonic
Home where he has made his home
since December 23. 1918.
Mr. Lloyd is one of the veterans of
the train service of the Burlington
and was for many years engaged as
an engineer in the local yards until
his advancing years made necessary
his retirement and since which time
he has made his home for the greater
part of the time at the Masonic Home
where his last years had the benefit
of the care and attention that the
order gives to the aged members.
The deceased was born in Washing
ton county. New York on November
15, 1S46 and at the time of his
death was just past the eighty-first
year. Mr. Lloj-d came here in the
early seventies and was engaged as
a switchman for the Burlington in
the local yards and where he was
injured and later took up farming
for a number of years but in 1888
he again entered the railroad service
as an engineer and served in this
capacity for a great many years. For
several years after leaving the rail
road work he was engaged in var
ious lines of business until his ad
vancing years made it a too severe
task on his strength. Mr. Lloyd was
married here in this city and the
wife preceded him in death a great
many years ago. To survive him
there remains three sons, W. A.
Lloyd of Racine, Wisconsin, John
Lloyd of Council Bluffs and George
Lloyd of Omaha, three daughters,
Mrs. F. E. Lewis of Meadow Grove.
Mrs. Will Reynolds of Montana and
a daughter living at Alliance.
Mr. Lloyd was a member of Platts
mouth lodge No. 6 A. F. & A. M.
and has been a member for a great
many years.
The past week all of the children
were here to visit the father as his
condition was recognized as serious.
The funeral services of Mr. Lloyd
will be held Thursday afternoon at
2:30 from the Sattler funeral home
at 4th and Vine street.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
From "Wednesdays Dally
Last evening Mrs. J. N. Jordan
was taken to Omaha where she will
enter the hospital at that place and
will undergo an operation in the
next few days. Mrs. Jordan has been
poorly for some time and it was de
cided it would be best to have an
operation performed to give her some
permanent relief.
LEAVES FOB 0BGE0N
From Mondays Dally
This morning Harry Nelson of
Ansley, Nebraska, who has been here
visiting with his brother, Herbert
Nelson, departed for Tilmarsh. Ore
gon, where he will visit his father,
C. W. Nelson for the coming year
and assist in his business at .that
place.
New Chevrolet
Attracts a Lot of
Attention Here
Smith & Berger Have Sales Room
Crowded by Interested Parties
in New Production.
From Monday's Daily
The new Chevrolet, which has
been awaited for the past several
i weeks by the auto world is here, the
firm of Smith & Berger, the repre-
ing
f.pivf1 n onr lnml nf the new
1Q''5 mnrlele nf tliis nonulnr make of1
t
Yesterdav and today the
sales
rooms of the firm were filled by a
very much interested crowd of ad
mirers of the new car and to look
over the special features that will .
,. f .hu mnr nnm,.'
lar on the market.
The Plattsmouth representatives
have the coupe, coach and sedan
I types on their floor and which at
tract much attention.
A quick picture of the new car that
seems destined to write a new chap
ter into tne History oi me uuuuiuu -
bile business may be had by noting
the following headlignts or tne
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Chevrolet :
Extended wheel base, greater speed
, and power, four wheel brakes, long
,uuu - '""
rr roomier Fisher bodies, new Duco
colors, thermostat coohng. shock ab -
sorbin g springs, motor enclosure
and indirectly lighted instrument'
panel and other advantages built in I
as a result of lessons learned through
13 years of constant progress.
The "Bigger and Better" Chevrolet
owes its outstanding virtues to the"
manifold facilities at the disposal of
the Chevrolet Motor company, in
cluding the General Motors Proving
Ground, the General Motors Research
laboratory, the Chevrolet experiment
al laboratory, the Chevrolet engi
neering department and the skill and
resources of the Fisher Body corpor
ation. Seven passenger cars, including five
closed and two open types, comprise
the line.' Every driving requirement
is carea ior in ine ma.a.e up aua ap
pointments of the various body types.
Beauty in appearance, perform-
ance in driving, and economy in op-
eration are me Keynotes oi me car
that owes its every detail to wither-
ing tests of days, weeks and months
under all types of weather, road and
driving conditions.
Every detail has been proved true
in exhaustive tests. As a result, the
new line achieves to a degree hith
erto unexampled in the low priced
field a standard of smartness, ad-
vanced performance, striking color
combinations, completeness of equip-,
ment and minute attention to style.
comfort and luxury
The new car has a distinctive big
car appearance entirely foreign to
its price clasq. This achieved by
adding four inches to the wheel base,
bringing the present total to 107
inches. The frame also has been deepened
and strengthened to make a smooth
er riding, sturdier and better bal
anced car.
The four inches that have been
added to the frame materially in
crease the beauty, and the effect of
bigness, of the finished product.
Stressing the beauty of line are
new honeycomb Harrison radiators
of deep, slender, graceful design.
Their added depth has so raised the
front of the car that from the cowl
to the base of the new low radiator
cap the line is unbroken and nearly
level.
Radiator shells are of non-rusting
airplane metal; while thermostat
control of the cooling system is an
additfonal feature.
Complementing the extra four
inches in wheel base is increased
length in several of the body types.
The coach body is five inches longer
than a year ago. The sedan body
likewise has been increased two and
three-quarters inches.
Among the many new body refine
ments is a fully inclosed and indi
rectly lighted instrument panel, oval
in shape, with speedometer, ammeter
.and oil gauge, in full view for day
or night driving.
All passenger models have larger
30 by 4.50 balloon tires and steel
disc wheels as standard equipment.
Other standard equipment includes
spotlight, rear vision mirror, gaso
line gauge, complete tool set, and
theft proof steering and ignition
lock. Additional equipment is stand
ard with individual models.
All closed bodies are by Fisher,
style and designed with the smart
ness and beauty for which the Fisher
name is famous. All are of compos
ite steel and hardiwood construc
tion of the type found on the high
est priced cars. And all are finished
in genuine Duco colors five beau
tiful combinations on the seven
models. .
Mechanically the car has been im
prfived to parallel In performance,
speed and roadability its new beauty
and advanced body design. It Is pow
ered by an improved valve-in-head
engine that in road tests-developed
34.6 per cent more power and approx
imately five more miles per hour than
the previous Chevrolet engine.
New features developed in the en
gine include a new motor enclosure
which completely covers the valv
lifts and makes for a quieter and
cleaner engine, new crarkcase
breathing system which eliminates
the leakage of engine fumes through
the body of the car; new two-port
exhaust; new alloy constant clear
ance "invar strut" pistons, new hydro-laminated
camshaft gears, im
proved mushroom valve tappets, and
larger camshaft. i
An oil pump provides efficient lub
rication to all bearing surfaces; Supper Party Treated to a
while an At; oil mier ana an At an
cleaner protect all pioving parts of
the engine from dirt and other for
eign matter, thus adding materially
to the life of the motor.
The new four-wheel brakes repre
sent an outstanding achievement of
General Motors and Chevrolet engi-
neers. They are the r.jn-lockinsr
l- ' w ll" 4.imc- u: .ltve untiuge.
Front brakes are internal exnand-
i ing and rear brakes txternal con-
iracimg. rroiu ami rear oraKes
nave Deen proportion ci to prevent
side drag or pull. Their total brak
ing service amounts i 1S9 square
Each brake has an individual, ea?-
ily assessible adjustment, while
"stops" are provided at the wheels
to simpify the adjustment operation.
So accurately has the leverage 0:1
the foot pedal been worked out be
tween the front ami rear brakes
that maximum application of the
brakes is obtained with a verv slicht
, i,resii-e
lpeV p ,
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. ii null 11 mil i'',- it'll, u 1 i'-
brakes the new cars have a emerK
n hnto Trith jit-. .. ifinn.,i
ifw,f?n emmrt. inch,, t o
entirely independent of
, Service brakes, thm
id braking faciiiti
the four'
times.
L. L. Turpin Pres
ident of Short
hand Reporters
Local Man Named at the Conven
tion in Omaha on Saturday
Afternoon.
j
Prom Mondays nan
The convention of the Nebraska
association of Shorthand Reporters
was rlnsert at Omaha Raturdnv where
. the meetings were held at the Doug -
countv court house, the election
nf th nff;.prs nf h association for'fong leader caused many whose vo-
! the ensuing year being among the
last of the functions of the meeting.
For the office of the president for
the ensuing year the association
named L. L. Turpin of this city, who
has been vice-president for the past
year and acting president since the
flnth of th mvnnnnt of that offi"
;Mr Tumin hss ni,P nf thP )Md-
ers in the organization in the past
ra h i,,-c cic,r.,-nn r,-,.
of president is a very pleasing recog-
nition of his services and the esteem
in which he is held by his associates
in the organization. The other of
ficers selected by the association
were E. R. Mockett of Lincoln, vice
president and James M. Johnson of
Omaha as secretary-treasurer.
The knights of the p?ncil and pen
en loved a fine dinner at the Chamber
of Commerce rooms at Omaha and bert Young. Ezra Albin. Arthur Han
also a theatre nartv at the Ornheum ifon, Will Cook, John Hobscheidt,
that added to the social features 01
the convention.
CARD OF. THANKS
We wish to thank all those who
assisted us so kindly in the burial
of our loved one. Especially do we
wish to thank Mrs. G. H. Gilmore and
the Presbyterian choir of Murray.
We shall treasure always memories
of the beautiful floral offerings of
the Lewiston Aid society, Mrs. Jus
tus Lillie. Mrs. Frank Lillie, Mrs.
Reinhold Jahrig, Mrs. Charles E. Al
len, and Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Donis
thorpe. We are as full appreciative of the
kind assistance of John Hobscheidt,
Arthur Crunk and Glen Thompson.
The Familv of James Chalfant.
OBSENVTNG THE HOLIDAY
From Mondays Daily
The New Years day was general
ly celebrated over the city today by
the residents of the community, the
banks and county offices being closed
for the entire day while the busi
ness houses all closed at noon for
the remainder of the day to give
their emploj-es the opportunity of a
half holiday. The Burlington shops
were also closed for the day and the
employes had the opportunity of a
two day observance of the New Year
and which permitted them to enjoy
visits with friends at distant points.
CALL EQUITY DOCKET
From Tuesdays Vai"iy
This morning Judge James T. Beg
ley was engaged in the calling of
the , equity docket for the present
term of the district court and assign
ing the cases for trial, with the
larger part of the members of the
bar being in attendance at the ses
sion of the court.
Today was also set by the court
for .hearing the motions for new
trials in the various cases that had
been tried at the jury term of the
court and the entire day war taken
up in hearing the arguments on the
various cases.
Happy Hundred
Supper is One of
Great Success
Great
Feed and Speech Ranking as
One of Best Heard Here.
From tVati''snay's ln!ly
The January supper of the Uapny
Hundred proved all that its nam.
might imply as to a bounteous feast
an(l a Vl':'v httppy o-easion of eoim
aim gooateliowsmp ana crppu wim
one cf the best addresses that has
been heard in this city in many
months and which v.- ill rank as
among the very highest type of ad
dress that has been offered here by
a list of speaker of state and na
tional renown.
Tne scene of the supper was at
the Ameiican Legion community
building where the ladies of tha Aux
iliary had charge of the service and
gave a menu that was tempting to
the most discriminating and served
with the same skill that has always
characterized these pleasant supper
parties.
i n e a 11 n 1 1 o 1 1 :i I n ana were arrai'eeo 111
!rd ard white, the red runners and
candles adding their touch to the
. scene and with the monogramea
sparkling swei anu &ia:
.. irrhttKI -. . T T 1 r rr n ri M T' ' 1 T ti 1 II n cnii.il
: did menu arranged made the event
one to place all in the best of humor.
; The menu of the evening was as
i follows:
Fruit Cocktail
Perfection Salad
Roast Pork Loin Buttered Beans
Potatoes a la Gratin
Cottage Cheese Paties
Jelly Relish
Cranberry Ice
White Cake Mints
Coffee
Cigars Cigarettes
Not the least of the contributing
factors to the enjoyment of the even
ir.g was Hugh Wallace, popular Oma
ha insurance man and entertainer
par excellent, who had been prevail-
1 ed up on U come down lor Oie occa-
j sion and whose coming brought with
- It a real pepful SOngfest that all Will
Hong pleasantly remember. The se-
ductive force of Air. Wallace as a
j cal cords were long inactive to break
into song as the various numbers
were offered.
The supper was presided over by
Judge James T. Begley, president of
the chamber of commerce in his usual
plensins and clever manner and
whose introduction of both Mr. Wal
lace and Dr. Wettstone was most
pleasing. The toastmaster also urged
the co-operation of the public in the
forthcoming meeting of the chamber
of commerce in order to aid the de
velopment of the community and out
lined a number of projects that de
manded the action and support of
the residents of the community.
The supper party was added to by
the fact that a large group of the
live wire residents of east of Murray
were present to join in the event, AI
Tony Klimm and Earl Wolfe,
while the group of the residents west
and south of this city who are now
a full fledged part of the Happy Hun
dred were present.
The visitors from Murray are mem
bers of the Social Circle club of
east of Murray and they are the
masculine section of this live and
energetic club of ladies and gentle
men that have been doing a great
deal of community work.
The speaker of the evening was
Dr. Carl Wettstone, president of
Omaha university and a student of
life as well as an instructor as his
address, filled with fire and convic
tion, was followed with the keenest
interest from his opening sentences
to his brilliant and eloquent closing
that carried his ringing messages to
the minds and hearts of his hearers.
The speaker took as the theme the
weight of the thought of today and
the baneful influences that young
thinking had led in the lives of the
people of the world today, particul
arly in our country where the speak
er discussed many of the evils of the
day and have as the cause the mod
ern trend of thought that was for
material success and the elimination
of the religious and spiritual from
the life of men and women of the
nation and which was reflected in
the tendency of the youth of today
to move from the safeguards that
the generations of the past had held.
It was a bad state of affairs when the
athlete, the actor or the sensational
person of the day might acquire!
wealth and fame while a life filled
with service, with upbuilding and
sacrificing ideals was passed by in
the great rush of adulation of wealth.
It was a lack of the religious in the
education of the men and women of
today, the lack of the strong spirit
ual leaders, the time when the lure
of great wealth held many from the '
life of religious service in the world.
The education should be 6uch as to
give the youth an inspiration for
creative work, to give something
great and good to the world rather
than the accumulation of wealth in
the easiest way. the speaker stated.
Dr. Wettstone also criticized the
modern sensational newspaper with
its stories of crime and sensational
ism as well as the moving picture
that is shown in many places that
gave the false ideas to the young
men and women in the portrayal of
the film characters which was espec
ially creating the wrong viewpoint
among the very young that they al
lowed to develop in their thoughts
.tnd deeds. The speaker condemned
as being the fruit of misguided
thought that developed the desire for
niii and destruction until it found
expression in the act. The speaker
made an urgent and eloquent plea
for the restoration of the sacred
ideals of marriage, the sanctity of
the home ;:nd the love of respect that
made the American family home of
the past, rather than the present day
iiving that made the parents care
less of the welfare of their children
in the nobler and higher things and
led to the forgetting of the respect
Jue to tlie parent by the child. The
sac?-edness of the marrkige vow, the
love 01 virtue and honesty was
stress d as a part of the right think
ing that wns necessary to make a
better people and to overcome the
present day tendency. It was with
a sweeping plea that the speaker
closed with a plea for the nobler
and uplifting ieleals in the mind, in
the heart and in the homes of the
American people.
The enjoyment of the banquet was
enhanced by the splendid musical j
program that was furnished by the
Varsity Five, composed of George i
Caldwell, saxophone and trumpet,
Theodore Ptak, saxophone, Walter;
Johnson, piano, Art Johnson, banjo
and Charles Howard, drums. These
young men are very clever in their
work anil their offerings rank with
.the best dance orchestras that have
been heard here and the boys in their
kindness in assisting in the banquet
have the deep appreciation of the
chamber of commerce and the Legion
AuxilFary,
The invocation was offered by the
Rev. H. G. McClusky while the bene
diction was by Rev. O. G. Wichmann
of the St. Paul's church.
Eastern Star
Installs the New
1928 Officers
Mrs. John F. Gorder Again to Head
Home Chapter No. 189 of
This City.
From Wednesday's Daily
Lasi evening the members of Home
Chapter No. 1S9 of the Order of the
Eastern Star enjoyed a very largely
attended meeting at the lodge rooms
in the Masonic temple, the occasion
being the installation of the elective
and appointive officers of the coming
year and who will guide the affairs
of the chapter.
The members have selected as the
worthy matron of the order, Mrs.
John F. Gorder, who has filled this
position in the past year and has
proved a real leader in the work of
the order and brought a very suc
cessful vear to a close and her splen
did services were acknowledged by
her being again named to this office.
The other officers installed were
as follows:
Worthy Patron Raymond Cook.
Associate Matron Mrs. Glen Val-
lery.
Conductress Mrs. Guy C. White.
Assistant Conductress Mrs. Ray
McMaken.
Treasurer Miss Mary Peterson.
Secretary Miss Clara Weyrich.
Adah Mrs. W. G. Kieck.
Esther Mrs. Golda Noble Beal.
Electa Mrs. David Rutherford.
Ruth Mrs. Thelma Nelson.
Martha Miss Edna Warren.
Chaplain Mrs. J. C. Peterson.
Marshal Miss Helen Warner.
Warder Miss Clara Wickman.
Sentinel Leon L. McCarthy.
Organist Mrs. Henry Nolting.
Following the installation and the
regular session of the chapter, a very ,
much enjoyed luncheon was served
bv the committee in charge and
which added to making a complete
evening of enjoyment.
MARRIED IN ARKANSAS
From Monday Dally
The announcement has been re
ceived here of the marriage at Rose-
ville, Arkansas, on Saturday, Novem- ,
ber 2Cth, of Miss Ethel M. Brown
of Paris. Arkansas, and Mr. C. E. '
Stoehr of Plattsmouth. The wedding
was a very quiet one and the young
people are making their home at ,
Paris where the groom has been lo- I
cated for the past several months. 1
The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Stoehr cf near this city and
has a large number of friends here ;
who learn with great pleasure of his
marriage and extend to the young
people their best wishes for their fu
ture happiness.
VERY HAPPY OCCASION
From Tuesday's Dolly
Last night at the midnight hour
there arrived at the home of Mr. and 1
Mrs. Frank Slatinsky on west Oak t
street a fine little seven and a half
pound daughter to bring added hap-.
piness to the home. The mother j
and little one are doing nicely and '
the occasion haB brought a great deal
of happiness to the father and the'
other relatives of the little one. j
Indian Music
Theme of Wom
en's Club Meet
Members Under Direction cf Jlusic
D-partmezit Have Most In
teresting Meeting.
From Tuesday's Dally
Last evening the first meeting of
the new year of the Plattsinout h
Women's club was held at the tome
of Mrs. John F. Gorder in the north
portion of the city and despite the
fa of the eold weather a very
pleasing number of the ladies were
in attendance to enjoy the program
of the meeting which was under the
direction of the music department of
the club.
The subject that was selected for
the meeting was that of Indian
music and the program followed the
studv of the melodies of the natives
of the North American continent.
the history of the various known In
dian songs and dances and which
made a very interesting feature of
the- evening.
Mrs. E. H. Wescott. chairman of
the music department of the state
federation gave a very interesting
talk of the customs of the Indians
and the music that they used in their
festivals and ceremonials from the
earliest known dates and detailed the
origin of some of the best known of
the Indian melodies that have in re
cent vears bee-n embodied in the
musical offerings of the American
composers.
The discussion of the Indian music
was taken from the well known work
en the music of the original Amer
icans which hr.s been arranged by
Mrs. Roberta Laflin, herself an In
dian princess, and which work wa
the source ejf the review tf Mis. Wes
cott. The review covered the h.ve
songs, war dances, ghost songs and
covered the phases of the Indian re
ligious worship and in which the In
dian ideal of one god and the evil
spirit were thown.
The numbers given by Mrs. Becley
was that of "Pale Moon" while Miss
Yiolette Begley was heard in "By
the Waters of Mlnnetonka." with
the record of the "Indian Love Call"
from "Rose Marie" ued as an illu
ttation of the theme of the Indian
melodies.
Illustrating the history of th In
dian music Mrs. Wescott had a num
ber of the records of Indian music
that were presented and made it pos
sible for a closer study of the history
of the music of the various tribes.
WELL ATTENDED LEGION
MEETING LAST EVENING
F'nni Wpdnirtay' DaliT
Taking advantage of the heated
community building, the Legion held
its regular January meeting last
night at the conclusion of the Happy
Hundred supper, a goodly number of
the members being present.
Final reports were heard on the
Harvest Festival, which netted the
sum of $1,125.00 and it was voted to
transfer tnis amount to the Building
committee, to be applied on the in
debtedness on the new building.
Pleasing dance reports were also
rendered, showing that with but two
exceptions the Legion dances have
been money makers.
The usual routine of business and
bills allowed was gone thru with and
several committees appointed by the
new commander, Leslie Niel, to serve
during the year 1928.
Discussion was had of the date for
holding the annual Legion banquet,
which with the added room available
in the new building will enable ad
mitting the general public when this
feature is arranged in the early
spring. A committee will be namd
by the Commander between now and
the date of the February meeting.
Concentration on money-making
activities will Ve the order threiugh
out the current year, in order to re
duce to a minimum the amount of
indebtedness incurred in the erection
of the new building and get if pos
sible a ceiling before cold weather
sets in next fall, as the saving in
coal consumed in heating the build
ing will nearly offset the cost of a
ceiling in one season.
The boys were well pleased with
the efficiency obtained from the two
furnaces donated to them by Platts
mouth Masonic bodies and installed
by Andy Kroehler, as they were abl
to push the temperature up to almost
80 degrees from a temperature of 40
degres at noon, and feel that with a
ceiling to close off the escape of beat
thru the roof the efficiency of th
heating plants can be nearly doubled
with less coal consumption.
ENJOYING VISIT HERE
From Tuenrtay'n Daily
Mrs. Boaz Golden of Kearney. Ne
braska, is here as a guest for the
week of Miss Thelma Kroehler. Mrs.
Golden has been at Nebraska City
visiting with her parents and her
brother. Cadet James Richardson,
who was home for the Christmas va
cation from West Point. Mr. Rich
ardson departed Saturday night for
West Point and was accompanied a
far as Omaha by Mrs. Golden and
Miss Kroehler.
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