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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1917)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY REE: JUNK 17. 1317 9 A i LOME ROOM HEWS OF GREATER OMAHA Omaha Elks to Observe Flag Day With Street Parade and Exercises in Hanscom . Park. Omalia Elks will observe the an nual Flag day of the, order Sunday. It was postponed from last Thursday on account of the Roosevelt day at the fiftieth aniversary of Nebraska itatehood at Lincoln. There will be a street parade of the Fourth Ne braska infantry, the aviation corps, together with members of the Elks, who will escort the Grand Army vet erans and members of the Relief corps, who will be in automobiles. Mapor E. E. Sterricker of the Filth Nebraska infantry will be marshal of the day. The parade will start from Fifteenth and Farnam streets at about 2:30 o'clock. The Uniformed March ing club of. the Elks will escort the great flag in the parade and this flag section will be followed by the Elks in street dress. The Fourth infan try band and Mapes' drum corps will furnish the music. Exercises in Hanscom park will commence at 3:30 o'clock. Judge Frederick Shepherd, Lincoln, wdl de liver the patriotic address. The Mid West Concert band and the Menoma chorus will furnish the musical num bers. Thj tableau, "Shielding the Flag," will be given by Rev. T. J. Mackay and the Boy Scouts. A poem, entitled "Reveille," by Bret Hart, will be recited by Rev. Mr. Mackay. He will be accompanied by the Mapes Drum corps. The program will con clude with "Retreat" by the Fourth Nebraska Regimen band. The low ering of the flag will be in accordance with post military regulations. The Spanish-American war veterans will be in the parade to Hanscom park. They have been notified to as semble at Fifteenth and Farnam streets at 2:30 o'clock Sunday aft ernoon and there report to Major Sterricker.) Woodmen of the World. Druid Camp No. 24 held a social session Monday night for members and friends. Next Monday evening this camp will entertain Council camp No. 14 at a banquet lost to the Bluffs boys on a membership campaign. Captain George A. Benjamin and members of Company C, First regi ment. Uniform rank, are camping out at the East Omaha rifle range today. Benson camp No. 288 has added a number of new members lately and wfll have another class introduction in July. ' Woodmen Circle. Fraser Grove No. 1 is receiving let ters from croves in Nebraska, accept ing the invitation to the memorial services June 22. The parts will be taken by the officers ot tnat grove, assisted bv the team. The state chap lain, Cora V. Bunce, and captain of the Dora Alexander guards, Alice Trudeau, are instructing those taking nart. It is as an open meeting. Alpha Grove No. 2 will give a card parry ai me nan in tne iync uunu ing Tuesday evening, June 26. Knights and: Ladies of Security. Harmony Council No. 1480 will hold the last dance of this season in Ancient Order of (Jn'ted Workmen temple hall next Saturday night. Omaska Council will give a dance Monday evening and Council No. 2295 a card party June 25 at the Swedish auditorium. in Des Moines and Colfax Springs. The "Little Women' Club" gave a playlet last Saturday at the home of Mrs. Chas. Trimble for the benefit of the Red Cross. Seventeen dollars was cleared. A play by a group of Dundee chil dren was given Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Redick, at which $30 was raised for war relief work. ' The funeral of Mrs. Martha Archer, who died last Saturday at the home of her son, J. B. Archer, 5115 Burt street, was held from the residence Wednesday morning, burial taking place at Palmyra, Neb. Miss Katherine Corey returned the first of the week fiotn Peru Normal School. The Misses Dorothy and Margaret Wright have returned from Oberlin. X lie Graduating exercises ot the Dundee school were held Tuesday evening at the school auditorium. The graduates are: Vera Agee, Irma Allender, Catherine Aye, winnitrea Burke, Verda Carpenter, DeWeenta Conrad, Dorothy Dodds, Evelyn Doll, Alamena Ely, Helen Farleer, Irene Gibson. Ruth Gresly Mabel Hinzie, Alice Kimberly, Mildred Klopp, Mar jorie Milz, Virgina Moore, Helen Muxen, Constance ferley, Marion Peticolas, Katheryn Selby, Ruth Smalley, Maybelle Thor, Elizabeth Westerfield, Lysle Gilmore, DeFrance Virgil, Stuart Edgerly, Lawrence Lewis, James Vorton, Wendell No lan, Vivien Ordens, Dewey Price, Frank Scriven, Alexander Rohor baugh, and Clayton Van Doran. Robert Hume is home from Mon mouth Colleee. Mr. and Mrs. VV. A. Rhoades left with their son, Morton Rhoades, who was home for a short time, to attend the commencement exercises at Dart' mouth College. The Dundee Woman's Bowling Club met at Happy Hollow Wednes dav for luncheon and the game. Mrs. J. W Marshall entertained at luncheon Wednesday in honor of Mrs. Bestor. Covers were laid for seven. The eighth grade of Saunder's school held its picnic lhursday alter noon at Elmwood Park. The Ladies' Aid of the Dundee Presbyterian church met frriday at. ternnnn with Mrs. A. T. Klopp. The Tuesday morning Bible class met with Mrs. Frank Carmichael. It meets this week with Mrs. C E. Niswoncer. Mrs. Ray Stoetzel and baby daugh ter of Portland, are expected this week to visit Mrs. Stoetzel's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marshall. Omaha War News E. J. Phetps, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Phelps, 1030 South Thirty- inH atraet ipavev (fT TFW York Sunday, where he will embark for France as a member ot tne i iiim i-e-land-Stanford university u.iit of au tomobile drivers. U . nria i sail fmm New York June 23. On reaching France he will t T..: --1 t attend a nospuai naming, avnwui iui a month before going into actual -..I... If- lll.,a i a Junior at Leland Stanford. He is 22 years old. Colonel Roosevelt's speech at Lin coln Thursday influenced two sets of brothers to enlist in the army. Don old, lohn C. and Clark Shaw o. Beth any, Neb., all enlisted, as did Manley, Lharles and uarK wesiy or crainaru Neb. Accepted applicants for enlistment in the army for the Omaha district now number 4,080, which leaves the number still required to fill the quota 730. Not quite half of the quota for the city of Omaha has been secured 361 men have been enrolled to date, and the number to be received is 383. Recruits are being received at the Hotel Edward station for both the Fifth -nd the Sixth regiment of the National Guard Two new sergeants will jo on duty there Saturday, bring ing the recruiting force up to four men. Kenneth Mcintosh, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mcintosh, and grandson of Mrs. C. E. Rustin of this city, is a second lieutenant at the i latis burgh training camp where there are several Omaha boys, including Ernest Kimball Hammond, Morton Rhodes and Scott McCormick, who though not now of Omaha, was born here. Tribe of Ben Hur. Court 158, Tribe of Ben Hur, will meet in Keep's academy Tuesday evening. Dancing will be the feature of the evening. Buy a Liberty Bond. The Ladies' auxiliary of Clan Gor don, Order of the Scottish Clans, has taken money from the surplus funds and invested in a Liberty bond. This action was taken after it was de cided that Liberty bonds furnish about the safest investment that can be found. Bedridden Shoemaker Takes His Own Life Bedridden for four years as the re sult of paralysis, John Janota, 56 years old, 3129 South Third street, dragged himself along the floor to the cup board in the kitchen, where he found a can of lye. He swallowed the con tents and died shortly after. His wife, who was working in the garden at the time, found him an hour later. His mouth had been badly burned. Mr. Janota was a shoemaker. Con stant bending over had affected his back. It is said that he threatened to take his life several times, but be cause his family did not think it pos sible for him to leave his bed, had not considered his threat serious. Besides his wife, he is survived by five children ranging in age from 22 down to 9. Bedford and Compton Are Legally Confirmed in Office County Commissioners Bedford and Compton were legally confirmed in office Saturday by Judge Day, sitting in equity court, who heard the argu ments in the quo warranto proceed ings to oust them bwiught by frank C. Best and A. C. Harte, defeated at the last election. Mr. Best and Mr. Harte, former county commissioners from the third and first districts, contended that they should have held over in office until 1918. Thev alleged elections were held at the wrong times since 1906. Judge Day ruled he was acting in accordance with decisions made by the state supreme court in deciding the case in favor of the present county commissioners. Dundee SocietyvNotes Mrs. E. O. Hamilton and children are stopping at present at the Colonial, while Mr. Hamilton is mak ing arrangements for their future home. Miss Florence Dow returned from Oberlin the first of the week. She is staying with Mrs. D. L. Johnston while her sister, Margaret Dow, is convalescing from scarlet fever. Miss Mary Leslie is visiting in Ga lena, 111. Mjss-Boulton of Ottumwa, Iowa, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. S. Hogue. i Mrs. Hugh Weed and children of St. Louis are the guests of Mrs. Weed's, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Potter. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Richardson have moved into their new home at 5215 Webster street. Miss Louise Curtis is visiting her sister Helen, ' at Kockford college, 111. j they will return together" at the close ot school. A daughter was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Morgan. The Misses Alma and Huldah Weise have returned from college at Ames, la. The former graduated there this vear. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Thomas have gone to Dana, Ind., while Mr. Thomas is recovering from an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Helen Morton and her little granddaughter Betty Morgan, are here from Grand Island, visiting friends and relatives. Prof. William Black of the Uni. , versity of Wisconsin, was a guest last week of Rev. H. B. Foster and Mrs. Foster. Miss Helen Hoagland returned Monday from Tenacre school, Wel- lesley. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. flraden and children went for a motor trip to Cairo. Neb. A concert was given at the Dundee Presbyterian church Monday evening by pupils of Walter B. Graham. Those taking part were the Misses: Elizabeth Slephan, Jessie Mac Donald, Margaret Spalding, Marie French. Mrs. Willard Slabangh. and the Messrs: Lawrence Dodds, Peter Fisher, and Lynn Sackett. Miss Esther Fncke was the accompanist, Philip Johnston arrived home the first of the week from Ohio. Mrs. J. F. Anson is visiting relatives Persistent Advertising is the Road to Success. The following officers are stationed at Fort Omaha in connection with the aviation work: Major F. P. Lahm, J. M. A. Signal Corps; Captain H, B. Hersey, 3. U K. C; Captain Hugh I. B. McE'gin. C. A. C: Captain James Prentice, C. A. C; Captain David H. Bower, signal corps; Cap tain Harold Geiger, C. A. C; Captain Harry R. Vaui?han, C. A. C; Captain Hollis LeR Muller, C. A. C; Captain Howard White, P. S., Ret.; First Lieutenant Arthur Boettcher, intan try; First Lieutenant Tolbfrt F. Har din, Twentieth infantry: First Lieu tenant John H. Jouett, C. A. C; First Lieutenant L. u Davidson, mtantry; First Lieutenant Paul H. Ellis, M. R. C; First Lieutenant B. B. Daggett, Avi. Sec. S. O. R. C; First Lieuten ant Frank W. Goodale, Avi Sec. S O. R. C; First Lieutenant F. A. Post, Avi. Sec. S. O. A. L. Nathan Shiverick, former Omaha man. better known as "Billy shiver ick, who graduated from West Point in 1908 and resigned four or five years later while lieutenant in the Third cavalry, has been recalled into the service and ordered to report for duty at Charleston, S. C, as major in the adjutant general's (department ot the officers' reserve corps. Hearing on Habeas Corpus Writ to Free Deaf Lass Hearing on a writ of habeas corpus, brought by Mrs. Sarah Taylor of Fre mont, mother of Ruth Evans, 13 years old, an inmate of the State School for the Deaf, against Frank Booth, su perintendent of the institution, was begun before Judge Troup, sitting in law court, Saturday morning. Mrs..TayIor alleges her daughter is being unlawfully deprived of her lib erty by Superintendent Booth. The girl has been in the school for the deaf nine years. She is a daughter of Mrs. Taylor by a former marriage. Chief Deputy County Attorney Ab bott is representing the state in the court fight. New Schedule of Business Hours Adopted by Retailers Members of the Associated Re tailers will put in effect a new schedule beginning Monday, concerning the opening and closing of their respec tive places of business. Stores will be open at 8:30 in the morning and close every day except Saturday at 5 o'clock. Saturday they will remain open until 8:30 o'clock. ThereN X bthls L Faulty Tires Mad by the Moulding and Two-Cur Procettet A Radn ITonetho Tire Made by the Racine One-Cure Wrapped Tra4 Method 25 MORE MILEAGE You might as well get this 25 more mileage by using RACINE HORSESHOE TIRES The fabric, made of layers of Sea Island Cotton, is extremely flexible. That is the secret of excess mileage and fewer Blow-Outs with RACINE HORSESHOE TIRES Beyond a good fabric to insure a good tire, the tread must match up for quality. A close examination of Racine Horseshoe Fabric Con struction is the best proof of their dependability. REMEMBER: 25 Mote Mileage AND THEIR RESULT Lininger Implement Co. 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