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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 11, 1912. 7-B OUTDOOR CLUBS OF OMAHA Places Where Business Men Build Hp Strenglk for Business. HAVENS OF MUCH HAPPINESS Conn try, Field, Happy Hollow, Sey mour Lake, Miller Park, Rod and Gnn All Offer Much to the Dwellers In the City, It Is between S and 0 o'clock on a warm aummer morning. A tanned and dapper business man steps Into his office and hangs his coat and soft' Panama on the customary hook. Ho passes , a cheery remark to his stenographer, rolls up his sleeves and sits down at his desk for the day's work. We notice this man in comparison with the pallid and worn look ing toilers who come into the office at outs with the ; world In general , and showing plainly the effects iot a hasty morning toilet and a half-hour of strap hanging. 'v ." ' Who is this breezy, brown-tinted free and easy workerT Like the quest for the old oaken bucket we must get away from the street promenade, stick asphalt under feet, spasmodic cries of little news urchins, larrlklriism of the noon crowds, impetuous threats of brass' buttoned guardians of the street crossings, . and numerous other little Idiosyncrasies ot the bustling,, throbbing life which circles about. In short, we must get away from the city atmosphere not necessarily out of the limits, but away where cool breezes and fresh aqua pura are plentiful at Nature's price. ... Summer Club Life. Outdoor summer club life In Omaha la fast enthralling the average business man, the bridge-smitten matron, the typical summer maiden and the athletic youth 'home from college for the vacation months. It Is looming up as a substitute for the usual trip to the summer resort with its proverbial fresh butter, eggs and milk, absent mosquitoes and flattering piscatorial inducements. It is not a fad, not a .hobby, not. a short .fleeting breath of 'the moment, but a come-to-stay reere ation which builds up the ruggedness and temperament of the Individual, tints the skin to varied' shades of healthful brown, increases the appetite and produces nights of undisturbed -slumber. ' - Just to make the rounds we will first visit the Country club a picturesque plat of -122 acres of golf links, undulating knolls and macadam driveways perched high above tho bustle of Omaha on the site of the former Creighton estate -in Eenson. It Ig'hero that business men-ofi Omaha gather for an afternoon of golf or tennis, a dinner under glimmering. candje shades with their wives and a quiet ' rest on the club house veranda, where ho noise breaks the stillness' e?- cept the' occasional ' whirr of a passing uto. Country Club the First. This club, the Initial outdoor venture, was organised back in the spring of 189! when a preliminary organization was per fected, committees appointed and a club house erected., The opening was held in June of that year. E. A. Cudahy and Arthur P.' .Gulou ace' the sponsors for outdoor summer club life In Omaha, so members of the country club declare with one accord. It was largely through the effort of these two men that a site was secured and an Interest aroused locally in the 'canny Scot pastime, golf. ., Today the Country club has one of the finest elghteen-hole golf courses .and most elaborate club houses In the west and a membership-of 260 with a large waiting list ' Since the preliminary or ganlzation a total of 122 acres has been purchased, the last of which included the-fwrty-acre cow pasture. This pasture Includes the fourth, fifth and sixth holes of the golf course, and on' account of the intense heat which prevails there 'on a summer . day. It has been dubbed "Satan's Dominion." Home of the Field Clnb. We are now whirled away In the purring beats of a six-cylinder to a dif ferent part of town-out past Hanscom park and up Woolworth avenue to the Field club where a hard gravel driveway takes us to the entrance of the club house,-,Tp the 'west we see the gotf links with their putting greens and un dulatifig bunkers, to the north the caddy house and a couple of trees heavily laden with- green apples, and South of us are the tennis courts and base ball grounds. As we enter we see several little groups gathered about square din ner tablp on tiie dance floor several young couple are already tripping about In a matinee dance to the strains of stringed music, and through the club veranda windows we see a. number of white garbed tennis youths' slashing the sphere across' the net. ' flie Field club was the second of Omaha's clubs to organize, 3. B. Rey nolds, one of the charter members and boosters, giving the date as 1D01. John Francis and Charles. Lehnon also were Pioneers in the nn,w.iiuir.r - hole golf course is one of the Important features at this club, although seven clay tennis courts and a double bowling alley eiiO adil to the fport'Curlculum..- "" yiiere llntipy Hollow ties. ";, "' . Now'let us journey out west of Dundeo to the old ' Patrick homestead, where, perched among the trees and cool breezes, is the Happy Hollow club-so called from the, name given by former J. N. H. Patrick to his residence at the homstead. Happy Hollow is one of the many twentieth cen tury ventures that has made good, so to speak, for it waa organized in 1907 as a strictly - temperance club. The ' total abstinence idea remained a fixture and the club now has a membership of 300. The present club house is the old Patrick residence with an addition to the north which Includes the dance room. The room at the Patrick house formerly used by Mrs. Patrick Is still Intact and although she does not make her home there, all the furniture and wall decorations are still kept in the room. Mrs. Patrick holds a life membership in the club. Eleven acres of Happy Hollow are owned by the Jub members, wJiile a lease until 1924 la held on ninety additional acres. The golf course Is an eighteen hole affair and tennis courts and a bowl ing alley also add-to the diversions. Some of the prime movers of the Happy. Hol low club were: E. A. Benson, "W.'TU Selby, John R.-Webster, Dr.- J. P; Lord, A. T. Austin, Robert Dempster,. H.':' C. Brome and A. J.-Cooley. Robert Demp ster is president of the, club, this year, , Seuiour f,nke Club, Back in the early part of the winter of 1910 the South Omaha Country club was sold and the need for a suitable outdoor organization for its members was strongly felt. Then it was that W. B. Cheek and L. M. Lord of South Omaha conceived the idea of a summer club overlooking the. shores of Seymour lake on the grounds of the old George Miller farm, which (have now been engulfed by Ralston town, slte activities. By July. 1911, seventy- Z-Ires:Jf.A .S.Tf. I C&.Zi&GS J&MfJMmtaf Com- I of Omihi ai C6,J?eeepSpx Cm, f Cotu, 3mI Com. oh JfoUs. . '"?Nfc. v'"""""'. I I'pouth Omaha will be made Friday morn fill- 7 h -t l J A.TMQFF! Omaha. . CiiiTwasi fjjizace Com. t Vice Iresj&xt Jf.A.S.71 From all over the United States and principally the east will come to Omaha tomorrow more than 300 men and fifty women to attend the eighth annual con vention, of, the National Association of Stationers and Manufacturers. If the indications prove correct the convention will be the most successful In point of attendance, in live entertain, ment and real business work of any in the history of the association. "All the business sessions will be held in the hall of Hotel Rome, which also will be the headquarters of the guests. Many , business subjects, will be taken up for discussion there, subjects that ar4 real ! live issues to the stationers frd manufacturers even though they may sound peculiar to one unfamiliar with that business.' " . As for entertainment features, there will be so'mething In the program every day for the , visitors. Each of them has placed In the hands of the entertainment committee $15 to be used purely for en tertainment purposes. After thsy arrive at the -Rome hotel tomorrow morning, the early hours will be taken up by the committee on credentials of the national association and' the committee on regis tration of the Omaha association in pass ing on, the identification cards of the delegates. Each has been given a card which he presents to the committees to be passed upon before he Is assigned to a room and given the full privileges of a guest and delegate. IVo Bn,ftlness First Day. The opening day no business sessions will be held, it being the purpose of the five acres stretching along the west side of Seymour lake had been purchased and plans were well undor way for the erec tion of a club house, the laying out of a nine-hole golf course and other features. Sixty stockholders were Included as char ter members, , each of whom paid a lump' sum- of 1500, which entitled him to con tinuous membership privileges and a deed to a building lot - alqng the lake front. Associate members were then enrolled on payment of Initiation fees and yearly dues. ..'-..,. , - , The Fourth of July saw the culmination of these efforts when the Seymour Lake Country club held its formal opening. The club house has every available equipment for' Ideal outdoor summer ; enjoyment. West of the building is a nine-hole .golf course winding. over a series of knolls f.nd natural draws and Including a swing across part of the lake between the fourth and fifth holes. A distance of 8.013 yards Is covered in the nine holes. For those who beckon to the call of the racquet there are three clay courts made extra solid with a crushed cinder bedding. Down along the lake front Is a 100-foot boat dock and a fifty-room bathhouse. Miller Pnrk'a Plant. Out at Miller park w find a nine-hole golf links and the home-like Miller Park Golf -.club with Its club house, tennis courts and base ball grounds. The city owns the park and each member of the Miller Park Golf club Is a committee of one to keep the grounds In good condi tion. The club house Is eleneantly fitted up with all modern comforts and Is lo cated In a picturesque spot near one of National Stationers Meet in Omaha Monday Treasurer MA-ofT Secretary entertainment and reception committee to make the acquaintance of all stationers and manufacturers and get them acquainted with each other, In the afternoon the visitors and mem bers of the local association will go to Happy Hollow club where many, golf matches are scheduled. The entrants In these matches are not known now, they being chosen upon their arrival ,o ;,ar ticipate In handicap garnet. While the men are at Happy Hollow club, the wives and members of the local association ' will call upon the visiting women at Hotel Rome. It will be a sort of "open house" gathering. , Among the women of the local associa tion who will have charge of the enter tainment of the guests are Mrs. C. C. Cope, ' Mrs. William Mathews, Mrs, Charles De Wall, Miss Ada E. Klopp, Mrs., B. J. Scannell, Mrs. F. I. Elllck, Mrs. F. A. Van Buren, Mrs. Charles E. Moyer, Mrs. Isaac Cohtl, Mrs. Meyer Cohn, Miss Edna Bartlett, Mrs. Petersen and Mrs. Corry. ' ! Tomorrow evening a reception for the visiting women will be given at the home of W. R. Mathews while the stationers and manufacturers are being entertained by Samson at the den. Go to the Sirkns. The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben have planned the biggest program of the season for these visitors. The entire 300 will be taken to the den and those who desire It will be Initiated Into the order. To make the show come up to the visitors' expectations after all the trade magazines have carried columns of descriptions for the last six or eight months will be the the park lagoons. Golf started at the park in 1905 and the club house was erected three years later. ' The membership at present numbers 100 and the club is a live topic In the north end of the city. W. S. Wllmoth is presl dent of the organization and helps boost the golf game himself, as he Is an old time adept at driving the little gutta percha sphere a creditable distance. Wllmoth has Instructed many of the uninitiated at the golf game and has Impressed upon all the importance of saying "putting'' greens and not "pootlng" greens. Miller pork Is also the home of the Omaha Crlcktt club,' which Is fast growing both In membership and In popularity as a local sport fixture. Already the club numbers fifty members. Rod nnd Gas Quarters. On the shores of Carter lake are the Rod and Gun and Diets clubs, both of which take a prominent part in the out door club curriculum of Omaha. Denizens of the Rod and Gun have built a club house and a string of bungalows along the east bank of the take while the Diets members have confined their activities to the west shore. Aquatic life it the feature Of Carter lake and here one can take an afternoon dip In a sand bathing beach or a spin over the cool surface of the water In a swift chugging motor boat The Rod and Gun club has tennis courts, a base ball diamond and a toboggan bathing slide. , . Cynical Remarks. Some men are. ambitious to do food, r jx. vr. juu ijauii, umana. ropvj I Choice Jbr Mr- freshen I " ..... 1 . K .. u i I. . . . i. . mas ucmro ma prumuiers ot xne snow as well as the actors. ' . New consignments of "animals" are ar riving for the "slrkus" and special feature numbers, especially adapted to exciting the risibilities of stationers will be staged. The board of governors will attend the show in a body and extend a welcoming hand to this delegation from all over the country. . Some world-famed men probably will be placed on the platform when the speech-making part of the program be gins. Among these there are expected Frank D. Waterman, the manufacturer of the fountain pen by that name, and probably Ebcrhard Faber, the memory of whose name harks back In many per sons' minds to childhood school days. The visitors come here expeotlng a good time and there ia not a doubt but that they will get It. Such comments as the following, published In the last edition of the American Stationer, have primed them for the Omaha convention: Please bear In mind that you are among real westerners, who, out of the goodness of their hearts, do things that if dono In New York would land them in jail or in the psychopathic ward at Bollevue hospital. Remember that out west they act on the conviction that all men are brothers, whereas In the east we don't want any brothers for fear that they might want to borrow a few dollars. In New York the reappearance of a long lost brother Is the worst thing that could happen to the long absent one, because he has first got to prove his relationship. If he succeeds in this he might be given a permit to go lose himself again. In the west they believe that all men are brothers; In the east they are convinced that they are all liars. It might be well for stationers to keep this In mind when they are breathing the pure air of Omaha. And this magazine Is published in New York City. Hid Program Planned. The big program for the visitors has been planned by this committee from the Omaha Stationers' association: C. E, Moyer, Guy McKenzle, C, C. Cope and Frank Hale. For Tuesday afternoon thty have ar. ranged an automobile ride about the city. Both men and women will go on this trip, which will take them over the entire boulevard system, out to' Fort Omaha and Florence and down to Bellevue and Fort Crook. A special vaudeville entertainment will be given in the Rome Summer Garden Tuesday night. The garden has been chartered for that evening for their ex clusive use and special stunts for their entertainment have been secured. At the Happy Hollow club Wednesday afternoon a dinner and danc will be given them and Thursday evening the eighth annual banquet of the national association will be held at the Field club. James Logan of Worcester, Mass., will be , toastmaster on this occasion. Thurs day morning the women visitors will be taken on a tour of the shopping district. A trip through .the packing houses in some to make good. . There's a differ ence. Love may be blind, , but it is seldom Incurable. ,- The way to. mount upward is to . get down to work. . We are willing to share , the good for. uue on our irienas. Folly always makes more noise in the world than wisdom. " Many an old fellow who tells a young woman he would die for her Is much much stronger than he looks. New York Times. t ... 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It is not a patent med icine but 4s an ethical preparation. ing, which will end the entertainment features for tho guests, Thursday being the close of the business part of the con vention, , J The' first business session will be held at the Rome Tuesday, when the pr dent, secretary, treasurer and auditor will make their reports. W. T. Goffe will deliver an address Tuesday afternoon on "The Science of Business Building." . , "; "Charles H. Marshall will address the stationers Wednesday morning on "Ad vertising a Retail, Business." , ' 5 The election gf. officers and choosing of the city for the next convention will he the business of the convention Thursday. Successors - to 'these officers will be elected: Mlllington Lockwood of Buffalo, president; Frank D. Waterman of New York City, first vice president; George N. Courts of Galveston," second vice presi dent; Robert D. Patterson of St. Louis, third vice president; Mortimer W. Byora of New York City, secretary; Charles A. Lent of New York City, treasurer, and Ralph S. Bauer, auditor. . . , Among those who secured the present convention for Omaha besides the pub licity bureau of the Commercial club are the officers of the local association; President C. E. Moyer, Secretary C. C. Cope and Treasurer lsaao Cohn. i ,-. .'. 'M 'AlifMiwuWi.jiUM riT-i ' """ "" """" iriiipii"ii"""ii' i iiihm I,: n il ; Brewed and Bottled i ' ; ' -ftS5 ' Brewing Co. . ; g I TiTBEErU LIKE Omaha, Nebr. S'(jjj)S Vif Vwit'HH. w Ml !.('' '".! i ri '""" ilmi iihiihim mm i i i ml ...liiim -NT ''''5V 1 I.,s,ag ; ,' ; ..nrr,; I Send Case Orden for LUXUS to Any of the Following Distributors: 1 Hiller Liquor Co. Courtney & Co. John Nittler 1309 F&rnain Street Phone S. 1341 Phone Ind. A.-3241 ECHOES FROM THE ANTE ROOM Referendum is Proposed for Election of Odd Fellow Officers. NEIGHBORS TO HAVE PICNIC Members of Grand Army Posts Are Active at This Time of the Year Planning for Various Social Function!, The question of a referendum vote for the election of grand lodne officers will come before the next session of the I." O. O. F. grand lodge to be held in Lincoln next October. This amendment proposes that nominations for grand of ficers must be made on the first day of the grand lodge session -and must be In writing and supported by representatives from ten lodges. The election Is to be held In November and the past grands of each lodge will have a vote.' The officers will be Installed Into office on January 1, Instead of in October. Odd Fellow Iidae (hat. State lodge No. 10 will have degree work tomorrow night. The Twenty-seventh biennial conven tion of the Knights of Pythias, was held In Denver last week. On .Frlduy after noon a fraternal symposium was held, which was participated In by representa tives from the leading secret societies of the world. The I. O. O. F. was repre sented by Grand Representative Frank C. Goudy of Colorado, who delivered a address that will be of great ln.tev.est to more than 2,000.000 of Odd Fellows. , Beacon lodge No. 20 will put on the first degree' work next' Tuesday evening, The first degree team of State lodge No. 10 went to B'lorence last Friday evening and conferred the first degree upon three candidates, for Jonathan lodge No. So. Etsra Millard Canton No. 1 In uniform alsp visited Jonathan lodge at the same time. South Omaha' lodge No. 148 will have work In the first degree tomorrow night. At Its last meeting Omaha lodge No. 2 appointed a committee to confer with the Omaha lodges and arrange for . an Odd Fellows picnic to be held some time In the near future. S. K. Greenleaf, secretary of Omaha lodge No, 2, has moved to 1229 Franklin street, -. :.,. , . , .,. Dannebrog lodge No. 21 will have work In the second degree next Friday night. , 1 Jonathan lodge No. 225 will confer the second degree upon a class of .three candidates next Friday night, Danneborg lodge No. 215 will have Work In the second degree next Saturday night Mrs. Mary Btuht, treasurer of the 17th and Douglas Sta, Phone Douglas 647 Phone Ind. A-1815 Rebekah state assemby, returned: t Omaha last week from a short visit i to Shelby, Neb. j - W. R. C. and , G. A. R. W U. S. Grant and George Crook,' W. R, C, will be tendered a reception and -! kensington by members of George Custer? : W. R. C, at Fraternity hall, Nineteenth I, and Harney streets, Tuesday afternoon at I 2:30 p. m. August 13. " -; ll , : V. S. Grant, W. R. ' C," will hold picnic in Hanscom ! park' on Tuesday;, evening at p. m., August 20, having their honor guess all comrades of IT. S. Grant post. Grand Army, of the Re- K public, . , '. George A. Custer relief corps No. 82 ln-0? vltes V. S. Grant corps and George"' Crook corps -to an Ice cream social hel$iT at Fraternity hall, . Eighteenth, and Ha.., ney streets Tuesday, August IS, at 2:0" p. . i , 'I . ,v. OAit Royal XelKhbors Picnic, ... Fern camp, Royal . Jfeighbom f America will have a basket plcrdo in Elm wood park next Thursday all day. Afla Neighbors and friends are cordially Irt-at'-i vlted to attend. . -, S. Persistent Advertising is the Road to Big Returns. CONSTIPATION IS A MENACE IN SUMMER SUffularity of BoweM Very Im portant to Xeatth at This Time. ' ' ' At no time should people more closely watch the condition of their bowels than during hot weather. Summer conditional contribute in various ways to .cause con- n. stlpation, . but whatever the cause the trouble should be quickly corrected; con--stlpation, If neglected, leads directly to V srtou and often fatal disease. . i r , Some people find that, certain, fruits. ft have laxative effect, but this "cannot be depended upon; a mild laxative tonlo that will act gently and positively,, without griping or shock to the system Is far praf . erable. The compound If simple Uuatire herbs with pepsin known as Dr. Cald well's Syrup Pepsin, is highly . reoota- r mended as being easy and natural in ac-. tlon, pleasant to the taste, and certain in Its street ' A dose 'of Syrup Pepsin t-w . night will restore normal action in the morning; carrying off the heaviness and ., ; bloat Salts, purgative waters and oar., thartlcs should be avoided as they upset the entire system and afford at best but r. temporary relief. By cleansing the bow-r, els and removing the foreign matter that Irritates and inflames the tissues, a poon ful of Syrup Pepsin will 'quickly check. the summer diarrhoea that Is so weaksn- wi Ing, Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin it sold by druggists for fifty cents a bottle; the v . larger, family else costing one dollar, A ur free trial bottle can be obtained, postpaid, t by writing, to Dr. , W. B. Caldwell, 40ft ;,, Washington St.; Montlcello. Illinois: . l .'It w fMVg' it 4 Phone Poufilas 188&V Phone Ind. JM37Z. IT