Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-11
ECHOES FROM THE ANTE.ROOM,
Items of Interest to the Members OF
the Secret Order.
polNes OF THE ODD FELLOWS.
Masonic Items-The A. o, u. w.--LoysS
Legion-GcncralP Pythian News
The Foresters-
Gossip.

THE IMPROVED order Of Red Men gained
14,000 members in 1887.
FoHrr.rrvs NEW I. O. G. t. lodges were in-
stituted in Illinois in one month last year.
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IT Is stated that there are more Odd Fell
lows in the city OF Philadelphia than there
vania.
The ORDER of Chosen Friends has paid to
date the sum of S2,47l, ,903A on / ,225 deaths,
and sl55, 500 on 142 disabilities.
The Masonic grand lodge Of Missouri sus-
tanned the law forbidding lodges to accept as
members any person engaged in the saloon
THE LIMIT Of age over which comrades can.
not obtain membership in the supreme bene-
ficiary department, Select Knighte, A. o. u.
w, has been reduced from fifty to forty five
years.
THE PROCEEDS of the great Masonic fair re.
Gently held in New York city amounts to
500, 600. This sum is to be used in building
an asylum for destitute Masons and their
widows and orphans.
THE PYTHrAN KNIGHT, published at
Rochester, N. Y, by William Mill Butler, 10
now issued semi-weekly. A few years ago
the editor, publisher and proprietor of this
paper was struggling to place his paper on a
sound footing. After many years of hard
labor Editor Butler has succeeded in making
the Pythan knight the leading journal Of
the order in whose interest it is issued.
Calm and conservative upon all questions
affecting Pythiansm the Pythian knight
may at all times be found occupying a reso-
lutte position upon material questions, and as
dispenser of the news of the order it has
no superior among the organs of the many
secret orders of the country.
A MOP will be given April by Omaha
division X. ofP.
AT THE new hall of Goodrich lodge. I. O.
o. F., the following X. of p. lodges will
hereafter meet: Triangle "a; Marathon SO:
Virginius 95.
THE OFFICERS of Good Samaritan lodge on,
K. of p. were installed Thursday night. L.
j. jacobson was chosen p. G. vice G. Ulbrich
declined The officers are: p. c., j. L.
| Jacobson; G. c., George E. Wilson; v. c.,
W. 7; p. Woods; p, L. G. Erven; K. Of II.
| M. of F., N. H. Nelson M. at A., John
Lynchholm; l. G., James Hatfield; o. G., S.
| H. Young.
OMAHA COUNCIL, No. L., Jr, o. u. A, NJ,
held their regular meeting Tuesday night.
-Four candidates were initiated and five in-
nocents were introduced into the mysteries
of the Oriental The following new officers
were installed: H. b. Myers, c.; Henry
| Hornberger, V. c.; ID. Jocobs, A. Il. S.
"WEDNESDAY Nlenr virginius lodge 95, X.
@ OF p. was instituted at Goodrich hall on
oficlated. There were over thirty charter
members remarkable feature was tho
| fact that twenty candidates were put through
the first, second and third degrees. This
was remarkable work and it was not until
6o'clock Thursday morning that the labors
were completed.
oAt about o'clock splendid supper was
in fhn ;.l, r,,n
| Justice was done. Among the visitors were:
E. E. French, G. X. of r. and S.; Lieutenant
II. B. Brown of Lily division; Captain j. G.
" Mhapg; "a u d, D, Race Of Weeping Water; DR..
The following officers were installed: p. c.,
e. T: Dow; c. c., J. T. Daily; v. c., o. S.
Pe,,sG;n Pett,ls; P J. a a; {, Pa3el; NJ Of E, E. T..
Frank Spoor; l. G., r. Thompson; o. G.,
Daily; X. of r. and s, w. G. Wood.
FOREST LODGE "a, K. of P, will confer tho
rank of esquire on three page at its next
meeting Wednesday night
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Mr.. CHARLES DICKSON, who is well known
as a decorator and carpet filter and who has
fitted up nearly every club room in Omaha,
became page, esquire and knight all in one
night in Virginius lodge 95 X. of p. Wednes-
day night. AT last accounts Mr.. Dickson
was as well as could be expected.
THE UNIFORM RANK of the order Of knights
of Pythias is famous for its excellent tactics
and the splendid showing of its members
throughout the union. 1t Is by no means q
new organization, for its merits have been
and are well known. To Governor John M.
Thayer belongs the credit of being the first
to officially recognize the efficiency and,merit
OF this organization. Governor Thayer as
reported exclusively in the BEE some weeks
ago, appointed Charles p. Needham, Of
Omaha, and T.. II. Sizer, Of Lincoln. as aides
de camp on the governors staff with the rank
colonel m Ian ,xitI
expressed desire on the part of the governor
to officially recognize the Uniform rank X of
+. On Monday last both of these appontees
were sworn in at Lincoln In recognition of
the distinguished position they have attained
Major General Carnahan has appointed
Colonels Needham and Sizer special aides de
camp on his staff. Both of these appoint
ments are compliments to the appointees, but
especially are they recOgnitions of the excel
lence ana merit of the order they represent,
On Wednesday night the Omaha regiment
WI Will assemble at the armory and Governor
Thayer will review the several divisions. A
cordial invitation is extended to all to be
present
entertainment in the new Odd Fellows hall
on Saunders street Friday evening" March
10, to which all are invited. The evenings
entertainment will open by a selection from
the U. r. band, followed by quartette; Dale
Gilman, piano solo, selected; Mrs. Hay
wood, song, Call Me Back Again;n Mrs.
Merris and Mrs. Slocum, piano and violin,
cavatina by Rolf; recitrtion by Miss Luder;
u. p, band, selected
Supper and dancing will be feature of
the entertainment, and an enjoyable time is
anticipated.
The OFFICERS of the Omaha (Second) regi-
ment X. of p, has organized an oficer's
school, which will meet every Saturday night
at the armory.
THE NEW herald of Trojan division, X. of
p, isl A. Bunting, vice A, f. Hancock re-
signed.
For some days past Colonel John H. Glib.
son, assistant inspector general u. r., X of
F., has been busy in preparing his reports to
the inspector general of the condition and
efficiency of the divisions in the order in this
state. There are twenty -four divisions in
Nebraska, Colonel Gibson has inspected
every one Of them and his report has been
forwarded to head quarters The report Of
the Nebraska divisions makes q most ex-
cellent showing for the efficiency of the rank
In this state. The total membership Of the
uniform rank in Nebraska is 775.