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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1914)
V THE OMAHA SUNDAY HKK: (K.TUHKU j:. iM4. 9-A ODD FELLOWS ORDER GROWS, raw ran master of the; judge BAKER HAS RESIGNED VUU ItAAAJViO. . Quits Hit Job as Corporation Coun sel for the City. Annual Session Shows that All Branches Are Increasing. NEXT SESSION HELD IN OMASA I.mkI Wffk'n Merlins at Kraaa Island (Inr of thr leanest la the HUtorr nf tbe Order la braska. The ftrand lodge. tie grand encamp ment, the (lepartmrnt counrll of the J'atrlarchs Militant and the Rebekah aa srmbly of the Independent Order of JMd Fellows, held their Annual session on Tuesday,- Wednesday and Thumday, Or tcber20, .Jl. and 22, at Grand Island. There acre ahout 2.i) Odd Fellows from nil Vflrtn of the state m .attendance at these sessions. A special session of the prand lodge was held at I o'clock Tuesday evening In Lie dcrkrans hall and .the past official and the fcrand lodge- deRi-ees wet conferred upon JM) new members, . The fifty-seventh annual session of the grand lodge convened ut 10 a. m. Wednes day in Xiederkrats hall. The mornlns; Fesslon wan devoted to routine business. At S o'clock In the afternoon the gnwid lodge and the Keberfaii state assembly lield a Joint mtmorlul session, which was followed by the conferring of the decora tion of chivalry upon four chevaliers and twejlty-one Kebekahs by the Patriarch Militants under command of General Earl Boyd of Central City. Xfw Grand Lodge Officers. . Thursday morning the following grand lodge officers -were selected: J. C. Har nlsh of O'Neill, grand master; Sam K. Grecnleaf of Omaha, deputy grand mas ter; "W. V. Hoagland, North Platte, Krand warden,' I. P. Gage, grand seore. tary; F. B. Bryant. Oinuha, grand treas urer; O. O. Snyder, O'Neill, and John Fkttman, York, to fill the two vacancies on the home board. The Morris appeal cae was decided In favor of Beacon lodge No. 20 of Omaha. Omaha was chosen as the meeting place fof the 1915 session. The other cities ask ing for next year's Houston were Lincoln, Hastings and Grand Island. The home board's report was adopted and sr couple tf amendments were, made that -affect the ..conduct- of that. InsUtu Uor).', ' ' . '" . (The grand secretary's report shows a fkod Increase In membership for the year. The total membership of the Nebraska Jurisdiction Is 25,ItS. . Report .of lrnd"R1reenatlv'es. ; The report Of the representatives to' the sovereign grand lodge shows that last ynr was a yrbsperons one for the order from every, standpoint. ' The order now ' ijas over 2,200;ooo m nihers, the "report allowing an Incrense 'of over n,000 mem bers in all branches of the order during the year.-. There; was 'collected :' by ". the Order In ' 1913 over 118,000,000, ' of which 4,100,000 was pJ4 but for relief and sick benefits. The . Invested .funds .of the order now amount -to' over $fl,0u0,000. ! Forty-ono . grand jurisdictions . have jiiy-uiree nomes, wnicn were DUHt at a 1 OBt of 14,000,000. These homes are now faring for 4,136 guests at an annual cost .01 maintenance of $790,000. Robert T. Daniel of Georgia was elected ! grand sire of the sovereign grand lodge and J. B. Robertson of Oklahoma was 4ected deputy rartd sire. The 11, ses sion will be held In San Franolsco next ISADtcmlMr. . - . ;vTh street penuie'was on of the fea tures of the session. There were more Han J.000 members i of the different branches of the order In line, which was led by a squad of lnounted police and iceompanled by the fire department, a brass-band and a large number of auto mobiles. rThe Rebekah assembly held a special session in Ancient Order of United Work . , - a i II! , - V I .'-!-tV 'HE CANNOT SPARE THE TIME l'osltloa Pays TMrty-l Ilandred Hollar a Year l.anbrrl Mar Re Ckosea aa Sareeasor by C'omntlsalonrrs. You Can't Find i A Pimple Aft Using Stuart's Calcium Wafer Only Seven .Iteys, Pimples -Simply Disappear. .'. rTbe quick action of Stuart's Calcium vv arer cannot be described. ; One must Joe the effect on the skin after only one r two days. ' They reach down Into the blood,' clean It as one does dirty linen, throw off all Impurities In a natural way and' thus the blood does not fill the skin with eruptions and decolorations, In its at tempt to get rid of Injurious waste- 'mm J. C. IIARNI.H, men hall Tuesday evening and conferred the Rebekah assembly degree upon 365 new members in attendance at this ses sion. The regular session was convened at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning in Ancient Order of United Workmen hall. The forenoon was epent In hearing thp presi dent' address and disposing of commit tee reports. The afternoon session was devoted to the home board report and at 3 o'clock the assembly adjourned to meet with the grand lodge at Lleder krnnts hall, to take part in the Joint memorial service. On Wednesday evening the Rebekah degree was exemplified by Eden Re bekah lodge No. 41, of O'Neill. On Thursday the following officers were elected: Julia Welch of Lincoln, Presi dent; Florence Wagoner of Omaha, vice president; Hattle Hoagland of North Platte,, warden; Emma Talbot of South Omaha, secretary; Mary Stuht of Omaha. treasurer;. Grace Halter of Blair, home board trustee, and Mary Caldwell was elected to attend the Rebekah meetings et- the 1915 - sovereign grand lodge- ses sion. ' . The total membership of the Rebekah branch of the order is 727,430, an Increase of over 23,000 members during the year of 1914. The receipts for the year amounted to $5,9.M0. The assembly attendance was unnsually neavy and a large amount of routine business was transacted. In her annual report the secretary state that seven new lodges had been instituted in mis state during the year and that there had been a gain of 076 members. , On Thursday morning a beautiful en grossed cr -v of a resolution, written by Badie Vi.it and adopted at the grand lodge session of 1889, which started the movement to raise funds to build the Odd Fellow Home In Nebraska, was pre sented to the assembly by Ruth Rebekah loage iso. i. xnis resolution was ap propriately framed and will be hung In the parlor of the home at Tork. Session of the Grand Encampment. The encampment branch of the order conveaed at Odd Fellows' hall en Tues day morning. The morning session was spent transacting routine business and listening . to. officers', reports. A new constitution was adopted that calls for a' session f two days Instead of a one- day session as heretofore held. The following officers were elected at the' afternoon session: J. A. Davis, Lin coln, grand patriarch; L. E. Coy, Paxton, grand senior warden; O. B. Turklngton Omaha, grand high . priest; K. J. Farr, Blair, grand junior warden; I. P. Gagv, Fremont, grand secretary; F. B. Bryant, Omaha, grand treasurer; J. W. Plttman, York, grand representative for two-year term; U. S. Rohrer, Hastings, grand rep resentative for one-year term. In the evening degree work was: exem plified by Saline encampment No. 4 for the benefit of the visiting members. The report of the grand representatives places the receipts of the encampment branch of the order at 11,017,000. There was also a large increase In membership, which now amounts to 229,000 members. Patrlaetis Militant The department council held Its meeting In Odd Fellows' hall Wednesday. The morning session was devoted to officers reports and routine buefnes. In the aft ernoon ' the following officers were elected: Colonel B. A. Rosebraugh of MltohelU vice president; J.. W. Conger of Loup City, treasurer; W. O. Purcell of Broken Bow, secretary. ..The term of General Earl Boyd, - department com mander and president, does not expire until next year. City Corporation Counsel Bon . linker has tendered his resignation to the rlty council, to take effect December SI. Press of private work Is the reason given. Judge Baker's salary as city corporation counsel has been SS.60O a year. Assistant City Attorney "VT. C. Ijimbert will prob- , ably be promoted to fill the vacancy. Members of the city legal department ', expressed regret that Judse Taker has deemed It advisable to resign. Mr. Um- i bert said: J "There has always been a spirit of great friendliness between Judge Itaker and the other members of the depart ment and we exceedingly regret to see him quit'' Judge Baiter's letter of resignation fol lows: Gives Ills Reason. - "On account of my rapidly increasing private law practice and feeling that 1 cannot afford to longer serve In the, ca pacity of corporation counsel, I deem It a duty I owe to myself to resign said position. "I am not Insensible to the courtesy and honor conferred upon me. by your honor able body. In my appointment and assure you of my highest regard of every rrtem ber of the council, officially and person ally, and my relations with you and the entire department have been most satis factory, but my private practice demands all of my time." YOUTH RETAINED IN JAIL TO AWAIT COURT'S DECREE "If the father or the brother of that little 16-year-old girl were to hunt you up and use a gun on you, you could not complain," declared Juvenile Judge fWn to John Harrison Davis, aged 17 years. charged with attempting to pass a forged check and accused of contributing to the downfall tf a young girl during a recent stsy In - Grand Island. DaVIs' mother pleaded with sobs in the boy's) behalf when the judge indicated an Intention to send him to the State In dustrial school. The boy was returned to the county Jail to await the court's de cision. His home Is In Council Bluffs. Social Club Elects Officers .r Maud I ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM'!",'; Royal Highlanders Give Seriri of Entertainment. Cock- Offlcers of the Social Culture dub are as follows: President, Msud Corhran; vice president, Kdr.a Tuveson: secretary, Ruth Nelty; treasurer, Clara Olsen; door keeper. Hannah Kooper. There are at present sixty wlde-awnke, encrgiulc mein bem In the' Social Culture hih. Kvnry member ht required to take part In the program. If called upon, sunn time during Edrxa Tixvcjotv the year. The topics to which the olub will devote Its time and effort are, clvlo problems, art, music and literature. Many entertsfnlng. aa well as Instructive, num bers are given. It has been the custom of the society to hsvn one Interesting and humorous story related at each meeting. The Omaha Woman's club has taken an interest in the society and highly com mended Its work and accomplishments. tirh v.-lih nil who sre or ever have given ll.e rnnK of knighthood. Kniulil msy Inv te fr .rids, who will be given n cur ti ll wt-lcn-n The affair will lw hr-M ill tin- c.imi.- hull, IioarJ of Trade I'HiHinn, nil I tin pi "gran will I lnsi- with inn ilnni-iit- Strange Bedfellow Leaves with Cash George Ramsey, 1107 Pacific street, went to the Overland hotel with a stranger whom he had met In a nearby saloon and as they had become well ac quainted by nightfall he shared the stranger's bed. The latter beat Ranisey at staying awake and when Ramsey twoko he faund that the man had dis appeared, taking 40 with him. franp nnd Cough Remedy. Dr. King's New Discovery gives almost Instant relief. First done helps. Best remedy for coughs, colds and lung troub les. 60 cents and $1.00. All druggists. Advertisement. WAR ARGUMENT BREAKS UP POLITICAL MEETING Frank Myers of Otford, Neb., wanted to hear the arguments at a "Sackett for governor" political meeting at Fifteenth and Douglas streets Friday night, because he Is flrmely convinced that Sackett ' la the best candidate In the field. Someone behind him, however, kept talking about Kaiser VYIlhelfn In derogatory terms, and Myers finally turned around and de fended the emperor. The way he did It, and the language he used, put the kaiser's detractor to rout, and It also broke up the Sackett meeting. In police court Judge Brltt reprimanded Myers and freed him, when the latter promised to go back to Oxford. CLAN GORDONS PLAN PARTY Alpha lire f Wnorfmcn t Ircle l lime Sociable ;rn.l Foreman Heed of Workmen to Come Frld KvenlK. Ferni'liffe castle No. 4sS of Ho a'. Highlanders gave a delightful -rd party and dance In O-l.l Fellows' ha'l lust Wednesday evening. Prizes wrr swarded an.1 llxlu es.uiitiits were served. HeKlnnlng Wednesday evening. November I, this catle will give tlit first of lis regular social dances, which will continue through the winter, on tin first 'and third Wednesdoy of each month. Covington castle No. 7M met In An cient Order I 'lilted Workmen hall, Four teenth and Dodge streets, last Tlntts,u evening and Initialed a class of ciKh' refugees and balloted on several more. Following this meeting cards and dancing were enjoyed and Ice cream and cake were served. The castle meets ot. the second snd fourth Thursday of each month. On Wednesday evening. November 11. the degree team of John Huss castle No. 141 of Coune'l Bluffs will exemplify the full lng form degree work on a large class of refugees. Including about fifteen for Covington castle No. 7M of Dniuha. It Is expected that President W. V.. Sharp of IJnooln will be present at this meeting. dsn Kordoa. The Ladles' auxiliary to Clan (lordnn No. M will give a social and dance at the Hwedlsh 'auditorium on Friday even ing at 8 o'clock. The proceeds will be given to the relief of the "sufferings caused by the war." Woodmen Circle. On Thursday afternoon, after the regu lar session of the grove Wednesday night. Alpha grove will give a card party In Myrtle hall. Six hand painted prises are offered. Qsmes begin at S o'clock. Knlahts of Pythias. On Wednesday evening of this week Ne braska lodge, No. 1, Knight Of Pythias will hold another of its open meetings, this time for the pioneer 1'ythlana. All Pythlans are invited, including those who have not been active of late, aa it is de sired by the committee in charge to get Aiictrnt Order of I nlted W orkmen. Anient or.ler Intted Workmen Will g ve a return engagement of Willis E lievil, gram! fcroiiiiin of the order In Ne braski. at Cnlmi Pacific loc.ge No. 17, Fnila cwnliiK. Trior of Hen liar. Mi en court. Tribe of lien HUT, will hold n n open meeting Thursday evening. .Memhi-is himI friends have been Invited. I 'iinchik' ami cards. ' Knluhi nnd l.ndles of Xeenrltr. A Msihiwi-'en dance will le given next Fr'day venlng at the Swedish audito rium ly IajvbI council No. 1318 of the Knight and l.ndles of Security. Besldec the darning. It has been decided to serve Pumpkin pie and coffee free to the pat rons of the dance. K. A. Kyle',. Mrs Murphy i. ml Mis. Humphrey are the com mittee In charge. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. tiianil Master llarnisti and Orand Soeretsry Oage visited Dannebrng lodge. No. ill's last Friday evening. The third degree work was put on after which Interesting addresses Wfre given by the grand master and grand secretary and other members. Frank Burman, a former Omaha resident, now living In Spokane. Wash., whs alo a visitor. In 1903, when Dannchrog lodge asked for a charter. It was Frank Hurman who succeeded In overturning an adverse committee report. thus making it ponlhle for No. S14 to orgnnlKA and become the strongest lodge In the state. After two hours of speech making, a light lunch was served, and It was 12;) before Ihn meeting war able to adjouin. Fraternal Aid t nlon. Mondamln lodge, No. HI; will give a Hallowe'en dance Friday evening at their hall. Twenty-fourth J ml Parker streets. CARLOAD OF CHRISTMAS SHIP GOODS BY EXPRESS A csrload of articles for the Christmas ship that Is leave Brooklyn for the war sone of Europe, Is enroute from Port land. Ore., coming over the Union Paclflo Northwestern. The car was not loaded out In time to make the trip on a freight and consequently It Is being moved on one of the paanenger trains. PRICE SALE "It Ton Co aid Rave Seen tn Mmplas Z Vse to Have. Ugh I Toe : , Hasty Things 1" , the chief charm of Stuart's Calcium Wafers rests in their ability to very rapidly clean the blood of Its Impurities. . Stuart's Calcium Wafers have not a particle of polsuo In them. They are free from mercury, biting drugs or ven omous opiates. This Is absolutely guar anteed. 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A small asm fie package will be mailed, free to any one wftu Will address F. A.' 8tuart Co.. 1.6 Stuart Bldg , Marshall, Mich. Clifton Hill Folks Eesolutefor Davis Residents of the Clifton Hill district seem to be more wrought up about the school board election than those of any other locality, all because, when the present member, Mr. Warfleld, declined to stand for re-election they, desiring to keep a man from their neighborhood In the place, prevailed upon W. E. Davis to run, only to find later that be had Mr. Warfleld on the citizens' ticket to combat. To set themselves right the Clairraont Improvement club, which feels responsible for Mr.' Davis' candidacy, held a meeting this week, and voiced their sentiments In the following resolu tions over the names of J. W. Colwell, president, and William J. Hots, secre tary: Whereas, The Clalrmont Improvement club did. on the Hth day of August, 1S14, endorse the candidacy of William E. Davis for the school board on behalf of the Sixth ward, and. V heron, Bald William E. Davis was In duced to file on the request of his friends and the representation and statement 00 the part of Mr. C. V, Warfleld. present member, that under no ctrcumstanoes would he. the said C. V. Warfleld, stand aa a candidate, and that if Mr. Davis would so file, said Warfleld would give him his' vote and active support for said office, .and, Whsreaa, The Individual members and the club having the utmost confidence In the honesty. Integrity, ability and fit ness of said William K. Davis for the position, and further believing It to be fair and lust that we continue to give our support of Mr. Davis. Therefore, Be It Resolved. That we again endorse the candidacy of William E. Da via for the school board and urge upon the electorate of the city to give Mr. Davis their support and vote at the coming election. 11 '.MV. aa I PRICE SALE MONDAY-CHOICE OF OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF and French Copies Gowns, mts, Wraps 14 Fine Tailored Suits. 2 and 3-Piece Models 21 Model Gowns and Dancing Frocks ,. 5 Evening or Reception Wraps 9 Creations in Evening and Reception Gowns WE ENUMERATE A FEW here for your consideration; Perhaps the one you have looked at and wished for is among them now. At H ALP THE ORIGINAL PRICE they certainly will appeal to you. SUITS Half Prloe. 74.50 '67.50 SIXTH CHILD IS BORN TO THE QUEEN OF SPAIN MADRID, Oct .-(Vla Parts )-A son was brrn this morning to Queen Victoria ot. Stain. The son bora today 4v the queen's sixth child, the others being three, sons and two daughters. Former Price. Si 49.00 Drecoll Model green Broadcloth Suit, with marten trimming... $135. 00 Daucet Model, Hague blue Broad cloth Suit, brocade velvet girdle. $125. 00 Three-piece Model Suit of Russian green Broad cloth, chinchilla and quirrel $QQ gQ $98.00 Six Model Suits, two and three-piece Broadcloth, ,diflerent colors, some are fur f ytr t( trimmed i-i7eUU GOWNS Farmer Price. 149.oo Paquin Model Gown, silver lace, floral chiffon shadowed Half Price. 74.50 74.50 $149.00 Raudnitz Model Gown, allover black jet and rhlnestone trimming. $149.00 Paquin Model Gown, gold brocaded JA Cft lace, white silk belt $145.00 Felix Model Gown, black lace, jet J79 en girdle, red rose drape $135.00 Imported Copy, white beaded silk Vtf net and cup spangles, . . .' O eOU 7 Imported Copies and Model Gowns, all different colors and materials. Sold from $75.00 to $98.00 $49.00 14 Beautiful Dresses for evening wear, parties and dancing. Every one exclusive and different. Worth to $75. 00.. $39.00 8 Evening and Dancing Dresses; slightly mussed from handling, otherwise perfect. Worth to $89.00 $25.00 KU Jr. a.D..J.. I . SUITS-New Arrivals rtllCI llUUlldllU IailtlllH 1 TUU15 A wonderful collection. Afternoon FYocks of satin and velvet, all tne smart color combinations, roe aancing rrocm m of Chiffon, Crepe Meteor, Lace and CharmeuM. All I U dalntv nolniinca V dainty colorings Silk and Serge Dresses for Street Wear Special sale Monday Pretty Serge and Satin com- blnatlons. Silk Messallne, Satin, etc. All color. New basque and tunic models '...'. 10 Moat notable) among them are beau tifully fur trimmed sulta. They will impress you with our constant aim highest possible value at. 25 New Assortment of Tailor-M&de Suits Several new modal In these atylisb suits received tor Mon day selling. The different length are shown, many f n m with the new fur trimming. All color and the moat K J wanted material used i. 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' Children's Outing Flannsl Sleeping Garments 2 to 6 years; rn garment DUC Genuine Vanta Bands Wortl -s g 25c. Monday...: ,...10C Infants' boft 8oled Shoes and Slip pers Odd slr.es and brosrQ en lines, worth 5pc. Monday sCeC Infants'' Bonnets Of HHrn and corder silk. Monday;. . OUC Infaots Long Slip Hemstitched and ruffled. Monday, nr each aCOC Children' High Nsoked Gowni - Embroidered and tucked. Monday ', ., ":39c Children' Crepe bookers, worth 89c. Monday Knlcker-of 25c Children's Black Satin Bloom. ers. Splendid value at.. Craps de Chin Negligee Long fall flowing model; lace . trimmed; light blue, pink and laven- r der Navajo Blanket Bath Robes Tb new smart robe of Indian de signs; satin band and nn . cord trimming.. y&tVO Dressing tscqus Of Beacon blan ket and flannelette. Pretty cot or and pattern. Monday . . , $1.00 New Showing of Lace Blouses New creations in smart combinations of Taffeta.' Creoe Meteor, etc. Many new copies of imported models will De snown Monaay. rnccs yr nn s )nn rt will range from D.UO 10 LL.O) Black Silk Shadow Lace- A Really Stunning KfoJel A Beautiful Model In black Lcc mnd Taffeta combi nation ttt jleh colored Tafjeta Yoke aad surplice effect In front, white chiffon collar. Will be shown for the first f time Monday. elal at 8p- '6.98 Big Waist Special for Monday 1.800 fine Lingerie and Voile Waists; beautiful lace and embroidery com- V blnatlons; all the new ) models. A special pur 1 cnase enaoies us 10 oner them away below value. Two lots' $1.0(M1.98 New cape bexyk, stand-up collar; Creme Oriental Lac lined with flesh or white chiffon. Copy ot a high C sa aww atva viqu el. Special '8.98 15