Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-21

shelton company. Birmingham, Conn, Of
which firm he has been member for many
years,
I. o. r.
The meeting Of this body was character.
lied by the large attendance and interest OF
the members II is reported that the boys
are zealously prosecuting their work, and
that mutations are very common occur
reuces.
The Oddfellows OF Fillmore county will
celebrate the seventieth anniversary In
Geneva April 20. There will be grand
parade OF Fairmont Exeter and Geneva
lodges at p. m. AT 80 y. M service con-
sisting OF music, speaking, essays, etc, will
be held at the opera house. A grand ban
quet at the armory under the management
OF the Baptist church society will be spread at
. O'Clock, whose receipts will go TO the
Baptist society.
The Arapahoe lodge is a strong organiza-
tion IN a good financial condition. 1t has
chartered couple of cars and proposes to
turn out en- masse on April %, to attend the
anniversary exercises to be held at Cam
bridge. The occasion is the seventieth
anniversary OF the organization OF Oddfel-
lowship. and will be attended by lodges from
Orleans, Oxford, Arapahoe, BARLEY and Nc
Cook A splendid time is anticipated.
Fremont Oddfellows have resolved TO go
to Beatrice April 26 to celebrate the annver-
sary of the founding of the order 1t is prob
able that a goodsized delegation will avail
themselves of this opportunity to visit Bea-
trice ana celebrate the day.
The p, M band has received its new uni
forms and instruments, costing about 81, 600.
The band give ball on the 23d, at Goodrich
hall, on Saunders street.
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Modern w oodmen.
The clerk of the Woodmen had several
applications in his hands. The cheap insur-
ance of this organization is a great factor in
increasing membership.
Deputy Maltby is working on the organiza-
tion of new camp in North Omaha. and
has succeeded in securing thirty signatures
to the application for charter. The new
camp will probably be located near the cor
ner of Saunders and Cunning street This
move is looked upon as assisting camp 120 in
that spirit of healthy rivalry will be en-
gendered. Members Of 100, therefore, wish
the new camp Godspeed.
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knights Tcmplar.
The grand commandery of Nebraska will
meet in annual conclave at York, at o'clock
in the afternoon Of Tuesday, April 3d. 1889.
William II. Bowen, grand recorder, has
made arrangements for the transportation of
Tempars which he explains thus: Each one
who attends the conclave should purchase q
ticket to York, and take the railroad agents
receipt for amount paid; ii 100 attend the
conclave will in grand commaudery certify
on the receipt that he is entitled to a return
ticket at the reduced rate. The reduced fare
can be obtained in no other way.
Royal Arcanum.
At the regular meeting of Fidelity coun-
council of Council Bluffs, Friday, there was
good attendance, not only of its own men,
bers, but of members of Omaha councils.
The special attraction was the working of
the new initiation service. The brethren ex-
pressed themselves as well pleased with the
service, and considered it an Improvement
on the old form.
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At the regular meeting of Marathon lodge
No. SO, it was decided to devote the fourth
Monday in each month to social gathering,
including friends and families of Knights.
Orioe No. 20, will give a literary and
musical entertainment in its castle hall at
Fourteenth at Douglas streets, Thursday
A ball will be a prominent feuture of the
affair. All knights and their families and
friends are cordially invited.
1t is expected that Justice H. Rathbone, of
Washington, ID. c., founder Of Pythianism,
who is lecturing throughout the United
States, will be in Omaha at an early day.
The anniversary of Washington's inaugu-
rauion will be celebrated by the body at
Bloomington An address will be delivered
by Rev. A F. Ashley in the Presbyterian
church.
AOOut twenty WemDerS OF OrlOle l00ge
have formed an Oriental council. The
expense of this proceeding was materially
lessened by the kindness of the body of
Woodmen, commonly known as Omaha
camp, in loaning its paraphernalia to the
Orioles.
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The Grand Lodge of Nebraska met IN
Germania hall Thursday evening and was
installed by members of the Missouri Grand
Lodge, from st. Louis. Rudolph Hortz of
this city, ls grand treu meister. The festivi-
ties were on an extensive scale.
W.
"A. A. y. II.
r. q. French, of Kearney, thirty third de-
gree Mason, has received a commission as
deputy inspector general for the southern
jurisdiction. He acts under Robert G. Jor-
dan.
G.. Nj. B. A.
The committee on arrangements of division
No. 3, South Omaha, reported Thursday for
ball and reception May 9.
RAILWAY NEWS.
The Union Pacific Sustained.
In the issue between the Union Pacih and
Northern Pacific on passenger traffic to