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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1915)
G A TIIK OMAHA M'NDA V HLK. o. 1 1 Ji.r.K J, i.no ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM Supreme Chancellor Knights' cf Pytiias of the World to Be in Omaha on Friday. BIO RECEPTION IS PLAOED SDPKE1IE CHANCELLOR KKIGHTS OF PYTIIIAS. On FYMy nleht ttie Knlphts nf Pythlss tt Omaha and irrounllnic cities lire to rather for 1h purport rf proctitis: Su preme Chancellor of tho Worltl rrlghnm R. Toung of Arlah. O. who 1U be the iruest on that evrnlng of Nebraska lodge No. 1. Mr. Tonn, who tins at tained to the hlcho.ot dlotlnotlon possible In the order, la well known aa a vigorous and eloquent speaker, aa well aa an en thitatsstlc worker In the order, and hi presence here at this time la a matter of much gratification to the knlchta. tnvl'a tlona hivt been aent out to lodrea In weat rm Iowa and eastern and northeastern Kebraska. and It la now thought the oc casion will are a notable arathertnir of the Fythlane. Grand Chancellor Meredith of Kebraaka and other notables will be here for the reception, which will be held at the lodge room In Myrilo hall, and to which all Knighta of I'ytlilas are In vited. laeVpendrn t Order of Odd 1'rllonn. fr the flrat four dnya of last week the Odd Fellows of our city were kept busy entertaining visitors and smoothing tha way for the fifty-tight h session of the grand lodge of Nebraska. The aeaxlon waa successful in every way, the at tendance being much larger than usual and the entertainment profitable and en joyable to the members. The reception at the Hotel Fontenelle brought out more Odd Fellows than could be accommodated. The large audi torium, with a seating capacity of 1,M, waa filled lone before the program com menced, and many of those in attendance were unable to hear any portion of the program, which lamed until midnight. Tha decree work given In the Douglas auditorium on Wedneaday evening waa well attended. Klkhorn lodge No. t of O'Neill eiemplifled the inlatory degree, while Omaha lodge No. 2 conferred the flrat degree. On the aame evening at the Ftmtenelle Htel auditorium the Degree cf Chivalry waa conferred upon a claaa of candidate by General K. K. Boyd, slated by Canton Eira Millard No. 1. Following this. Charity Rebekah lodge of Lincoln exemplified the Rebekah de gree work. The moat Important work of the grand lodge waa the adoption of a plan to accumulate funda to build an addition to the Odd Fellowa' Home at York. The home will aoon be filled to ,lt ea raelty and it will be neoeaaary to pro vide more room for the next two or three yeara to care for the ever Increas ing number of gueata In the home. The plan to equalise the grand lodge tax waa defeated. Lincoln waa selected a the next meeting place of the grand lodge and B. A Carr wna elected grand warden. In the Rebekah Ftate aaaemhly Mr. Town send of Lincoln waa elected warden. In the Grand Encampment A. P. Hansen of-Omaha waa elected grand Junior war den. All of the other officers were ad vanced except the secretaries and treaa urera, who were re-elected. A, R. Stocker. general commanding the Patriarchs Militant, will be tha giiest of Canton Exra Millard next Saturday evening at the canton rooms In Odd Fel lows' building. The Patriarchs Militant degree will he conferred and the, ladies of the Degree of Chivalry and the wives of canton members will hold a reception In honor of Oeneral Stocker. Omaha lodge No. 1 will have four candidates for the third degree next Fri day evening. A large attendance Is ex. pected. as matters of Importance - will corns before the lodge. Waaa lodge No. 183 will have work In the first degree next Wednesday even ing. A case of scarlet fever has been re ported at the Odd Fellows' Home at York. IVaron lodge No. will put on the flrat degree work next Tuesday evening. Rrathrrhooil of American Yromen. On last Wedneaday evening OmHha homeatead No. '1404 held a short buMneaa meeting at Its lodge rooms In Ijibor temple, to pass. upon applications for the big class which will be Initiated by the Fremont degree staff on Wednesday evening, November I. Owing to the fact that Captain Charles Rackley of the lodge degree team waa anxious to net away to attend important doings at the Odd Fellows' convention, the drill work preceded the business meeting. The cap tain la one wh6 does not believe In let ting anything Ir.terfero with the drill tram, and In order to show those present that he did not Intend to neglect any thing Just because he was In a hurry to get away, he put the drill team through a few extra stunts without giving them any warning In advance, and one of the beautiful four spokes of the wheel which the captain waa so successfully going through, to the admiration of all pres ent, got lost and the captain was some what delayed In getting away, but 'he accident which caused tne delay wss a very humorous one and thoroughly en Joyed by all present except the partici pant. On next Wednesday evening, October T7, Omaha homestead will give tho next dance of the winter suries, at which all Yeomen and their friends aie Invited to be present The attendance at tlie'diuiccs is much largr thla season owing to the fact that a new hardwood floor has been put In the hall. Drove of Stags. A drove of Matis was lualltHcd in this city Hunday evening at the HwkIIhIi auditorium. An enthunlsstle ni.ellng was helil, a feature of which was an addreje by H?n A. Fay, national director of. Wis consin. ho dwelt on the principles of the order. . It. Caulfield. International director, made an address in whb-h he explained fully the workings of the order, and ex presiwd thenke for the hearty reception he and his directors have met with In this city. A temporary secretary was sp Pointed to serve uutil the-election of of ficers, which will take place at the next meeting. November . The charter fee of t will be available until the licit meeting. All manly men are lnviu4 to al'i 'y. The offi.ee la to taled at 8j4 Biari'lcia theater. Kalaats s Ladies of Seearltr. Omaha council. No. i Knights and I-adie of 8uilly, will couriu.nce giving ll monthly daucva at tha Swedish Auditorium. Tbi.rsday evening, October 3k, a Hallowe'en iunr. will be given. At tlie last regular meeting arrangements were completed for a lartse class Initiation early iu December. Woman' Hrllvf t'wrpa. The Woman's Kellef corps of the sec ond district of Nebraika, w.ll meet next Wednesday at W o'clock, ia Modern Woodmen ball, Fifteenth and Douglas streets.' Mrs. Ada Heine of Hooper, preal usl of Ue association, will preside. An i - . '. " V v talk on the growth of the order. A sump tuous banquet waa aerved to the members and their families. To t'rert Flainle. An adlourned meeting of Menral Henry W. I -a wlnn auxiliary a 111 be held In Me morial hall October Z7 to decide when the new flnrpole shall be erected at West I.an cemetery. Ilofal NrliKhnr of America, The officers of Ivy rnrnp, No. 2, Royal Ne ghhnrs of America, will meet at the home of Mrs. A. (". Dukes, p4.i outh Twentle'h street, Friday, October t'i, at 1 p. m. California Lads Get Long Trip for .Farming Prowess Piloted by R. O. Crocheron of the Uni versity of California and R. M. Hagen, agent for the lepartment of Agric ulture ; of the fnlted Ktates, twenty-eight Call I fornla farmer lad who rataed record 'crops thla summer passed through Omaha j last night over the Northwestern on a p.p-nillB II Kllirn wbji awiinifil xnrrn 1 I by the Vnlveraity of California for t.lielr '. i work. Sixty-five boys' agricultural ! cluh of California entered a crop grow- I lug contest and the long trip la the prize, I elaborate musical program will be ren dered during tho opening session, which will be In chnrge of Mra. Lillian Eddy. A memorial service will he given at 4:30 o'clock In the afternoon. Members of the Grand Army of the Republic of this district are Invited to attend. This service will be In memory of departed comrades and sisters, and will be In charge of Mrs. Wilcox. The Initiation ceremony will be ex emplified at 1 o'clock by 'the officers of Tekamah corps. New fwedlsh Lodge. A lodge of the Order of Vasa was Insti tuted at the Swedish AudltoriumltiuO Chicago street, Thursday at o'clock. The Order of Vasa la the strongest wedlsA fraternal organization In Amer ica, numbering over 40,ono members and 'M lodges. Its aim ia to render Its mem bers moral as well as financial aid In time of distress. lief ore the lodse was organized If. Alarlk, organizer for the order, gave a short address on the Order of Vasa, Ha accomplishment and alms. Woodmen of World. "The Law of the Air" will be the sub ject on -which Harry O. Palmar. Omaha lawyer and former editor of the Harvard Law Rov(ew, will lecture before the mem bers of Alpha Camp, No, 1. Woodmen of The World, In IJarlght hail, Tuesday, evening. October Si, at 8:30 o'clock., j Mr, Palmer has long been a student of tha legal problem growing .out-of (nan's mastery of the air and his lecture will deal with practical questions aa well a with novel eases which have been de termined recently. The public I Invited. Kala-hU of Pythias. Thero will be an open meeting given by Nebraska lodge. No. 1, at their hall. Fifteenth) and Douglas street, Monday evening, October 15. All knights and their ladles have the privilege of inviting any one eligible to membership and their ladles. A short program of speeches and music will precede tho outs and dance. Some special features will be pulled off. Don't miss them. Come by 7:30 sharp. iHin't forget the special meeting Fri day evening, October 2, the official visit of the supremo chancellor, the second time such an event has occurred In the state of Nebraska. , lerrce of Honor. A k -Mar-Hen lodge. No. 173. of the De gree of Honor and slater lodges, will hereafter meet on the flrat and third Thursdays of the month at Millers hall. Seventeenth and Vinton streets. The order for the change la signed by Julia Lynch, chief of honor; Josephine Wittlg. recorder. Thla lodge has heretofore been mooting at Armburst hall. Twenty-fourth and Vinton strict, but tills hall has been leased to others, hence the change. Maces' hern, . Veyflower'ltevlcw No. 3! of the MaVa hecs, South Pldo, celobrated the anniver sary on October W. Mrs. Agues T. Coyer, deputy atute commander, was the .guest of honor. She gave some very Interesting Germans Repulse Russian Attacks BERLIN, Oct. 23. fHy Wireless to Say vllle.) Russian attacks northeast, east and aoutheast of Hahanovlchl have been repulsed by the troops of Prince Leopold. It was officially announced by the Ger man war office today. The capture of eight officers and 1,140 men Is recorded. The army of Oeneral vo Llnslngen has mado a general counter attack to the west of Cxartorysk and thrown back the Russians. During the last few days nine teen officers and l,00 men have been taken prlaonera In thla district, and one cannon and eight machine guns captured, the official announcement adds. GEORGE BEGS "MY PEOPLE" ENLIST English King: Calls on My People to Rally to Support of My Empire. MY ARMIES ARE NEEDING MEN LONDON, Oct. 23. King George has Issued an appeal to his subjects to come forward voluntarily and aid Great Britain In her fight against the Germanic allies. "More men and yet more," the monarch says, "are wanted to keep my armies In the field and through them to secure victory and an enduring peace." Appeals to People. The message of the king follows: "To my people: At this grave mo ment in the struggle between my people and a highly organized enemy who has transgressed the laws of nations and changed the ordinance! that hinds civilized Europe together, I appeal to you. "I rejoice In my empire's effort, and I feel pride In the voluntary response from my subjects nil over the world, who have sacrificed home and fortune and life Itself In order that another may not lnlieiit the free empire which their an cestors and mine have built. 1 ask you to make Rood thes? a rlfl'-es. Knd .Not in Plant. "The end Is not In sight. More men. and yet more are wanted to keep my armies In t . .icld and throuch thorn to secure victory and an enduring peace. In anclrnt days the dsrkest moment has ver produced In men of our race the sternest resolve. I ask yo'i men of all classes to come forwsrd voluntarily and take your share In these fights. "In freely responding to my appeal you will be giving your support to our broth ers, who for long months have nobly upheld Great Britain's past traditions and the glory of her arms." Supposed Mexican Bandits Are Killed BROWNSVILLK. Tex., Oct 23. A de tachment of the Sixth cavalry late today fired on and killed two supposed Mexi can band Its who were crossing the Rio Grande at the Ban Pedro ranch, twelve miles up the river from Brownsville. Roth were armed. The bodies were not recovered. Lieutenant T. R. Van Natta of Troop L, Blxth cavalry, was In com mand of the detachment. WASHINGTON. Oct. 22,-Ellseo Arre dondo, who received the recognition of the United States and the Latin-American republics for the Carranza govern ment In Mexico, will leave here tomor-, row for the Mexican border to present In person to his chief the communica tions handed him by Secretary Lansing and the Latin-American ambassadors and ministers last Tuesday. Did Farewell to Dust, Smoke, Excessive Ash. Clinkers and Other (irieis re "Vulcan Ck,M the Perfect Fuel, and way fare well to the things yon DOV'T like about HARin Coal. "Vulcan" takes the of Hard Coal: does not horn out fire pots or grates, and mny be used In any sort of heating stove, base burner, hot water plant or furnace. It generally proves to be nlwut 20 cheaper than Hard Coal If you'll meaanre the money spent by the length of time It burns, the amount of heat It produce and the bother It dispenses with. Vulcan Coke Is a by-product of coals, but the? men who prepared the formula KNEW what they were about. Ktart a Winter without fuel trouble; use "Vulcan Coke." We are Wholesale and Retail Agents. Phone Tyler Qfl Cf Per 1754 210 South 17th St. Urnndels Theater Building. PlllilillUllllfllllillllllllUllljilllllM One Dead, Five Hurt in Auto Accident EAOLB, NJeb.. Oct 23. Mrs. Elijah Morrell of Palmyra, Neb., wss killed, her husband perhaps fatally Injured and Mrs. Countryman, a daughter of the Morrells, and her two children and Mrs. Merwln of Eagle less severely Injured this even ing when an automobile In which they were riding swerved on a bridge they were crossing and rolled down a fifteen foot embankment. ARSONISTS START FIRES UPON HOP RANCHES SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Oct 21 Four fires, started by arsonists broke out simultaneously at midnight last night at tha brewer hop ranch of Horat Brothers, east of this city, and across the American river, causing 35,000 In damages. Telephone wires had been cut and power lines severed so that the pumps could not be utilised to extinguish the flames. A messenger who hurried to town to get aid was ordered to halt near the ranch by seven armed men, but drove madly by them. Hop kilns, press room and warehouse were fired. . POLICEMEN SHOOT TWO BOYS OFF MOTORBIKE LOS ANGELICA, Cal.. 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