Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-16
A. o. u. w.

Inc programme OF The meeting or ratncr
sessions of the Supreme lodge, a. o. U. W.,
and entertainment by the local mcmbers are
about as follows:
Tuesday at 10 q, m. the Supreme lodge will
be called to order when Mayor w. J. Broach
will welcome the visiting delegates and
members of the order, which will be ro-
sponded to by Supreme Master Workman G.
H. Masters, of Wisconsin. The session will
continue from day to day until the close of
the business of the Supreme lolgo. AT Up.
m. sharp ride over the city will be rendered
the Supreme lodge. their ladies and visitors,
when visit Will be paid to the smelling
works and other places of interest.
Tuesday evening informal reception
will be held at the Millard, where all mem
bers OF the order and the ladies will meet
and visit with the members of the lodge and
their ladies.
Wednesday, at / 80 p. IN. sharp, the su-
prcme lodge and visitors and their ladies
will leave the hotel for the Union Pacific
depot, and by invitation of the Union Pacific
railway officials, will take ride to South
Omaha, where, by the courtesy of the pro-
prietors of the several packing interests,
they will be shown through the packing
houses.
Wednesday evening. at O'Clock sharp
memorial services will be neld at Washing
ton hall in memory of the departed dead.
members of tne order will form, and until s
p. IN. parade, breaking ranks at Washington
hall, where Omaha Lodge No Is will open
in regular session, and the several degrees
conferred upon candidates by a "Team,h
composed of members from Topeka, Kas.
A large number Of visitors will probably
be in attendance.
Since the organization of the society there
has been spent about s25, 900, 900 in benefits,
the amount paid In 1888 being nearly
Sl,000Oo0. The order was instituted at
Meadville, Pa, on October 81, 1858, and has
twenty-three Jurisdictions, taking in all the
states and territories of the United States
and the provinces of Quebec Manitoba and
British Columbia, in Canada. The supreme
lodge is composed of delegates from each of
these jurisdictions. There are 5000 members
of the order in Nebraska. The meetings will
be held in the A. o. U. w. hall ID the Barker
block, and the session will probably last until
Friday next.
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Knights Templar..
The installation Of the officers of Jordan
Cammandery No. Is was publically effected
at Blair. Many knights with their families
ana friends were present. The. officers are
as follows: E. G. Jackson, eminent com.
mander; L. Osborn, ralissimo; w. II.
Plowman, captain general; b. M. Wllisey,
recorder; e. A. Stewart. treasurer; w. H.
Palmer, senior warden; j. T. Davis, sword
bearer; j. S. Riddler, standard bearer, and
j. III. Stewart, warder. An elegant banquet
was parta1en by all. After the banquet
toasts were ably and eloquently responded
to by several of the sir knights, among
whom were j. L. Davis, L. w. Osborn, f. G..
jackson, H. M. Mcbride and h. W. Kenny,
which were followed by remarks by Rev.
Wilson, of the M. e. church, and Rev. Riale,
of the Presbyterion church.
X. OF II.
A subscriber seeks information. Omaha
lodge, No. 500, meets first and third Sunday
evenings of each month at 1914 Douglas
street. The knights and ladies, Primrose
lodge, No. 49, meet the third Saturday
evening of each month in A. o. u w. hail.
Barker block, corner Fifteenth and Farnam
streets.
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l. O. o. r..
A lodge was instituted at Gordon with
twenty charter members, j. f. Powers act
ing as deputy grand master A number of
brothers was present from Hay Springs,
Rushvllle and Chadron and assisted in the
work. Sixteen members were received by
initiation. after which banquet was gwen
by the Gordon lodge. A royal good time is
reported.
Plattsmonth encampmenr No. g. held its
election of officers, resulting as follows: ed
Stamm, chief patriarch; w. B. Brown, SEN
ior warden; III. c. Schmidt, high priest
Henry Theirolf, junior warden; julius Pep
perberg, outside watch: j. p. AnliIl, scribe
The Installment takes place Friday, July 3.