Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-02
ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM
Nows and Gossip of the Week of
the Fraternities.
polnos OF THE ROYAL ARcANiUM
What Has Been Accomplished by the
Danish brotherhood - Pythian
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South Omaha A. -. U. w.
ROYAL Arcanum. .

About thirty gentlemen met at the Office OF
MIR. J. l.. Doty, in Lincoln, Tuesday
evening and decided TO organize
council of the above order. Mr..
George Kerr. deputy supreme regent of UP.
council, Omaha had been in the city some
time getting the charter members together.
The following were nominated for office:
Regent, John L. Doty; vice regent, Charles
ID. Traphagen; orator, Prof. VI. X. Wolfe;
past regent w. s. Huffman; treasurer, j, j.
Imhoff; secretary, s. A. Redway; collector,
Carl Guenzel; chaplain, Rev. John Hewitt,
d. D.; guide, DIR. B. +. Bailey; warden, w.
g. Lightly; sentry, G.. H. Rudge; trustees, h.
=. Roggen, $. q. Owen and l.. II, Kelly.
The council will be instituted June IL
and it is expected number of the members
of u. u. council, Omaha, and Fidelity couu-
Gil Council Bluffs, will be present to give
Antelope council good aend-of The
boys Mt Lincoln say that they intend to make
the event memorable in the history OF the
Royal Arcanutn,
Union Pacific council on Monday evening
last was visited by betweeen fifty and sixty
members of Fidelity council, of Council
Bluffs, and after the regular order of busi-
ness had been disposed of and q couple of can
didates initiated, the folding doors between
the Elks' hall proper, where The Union Pa
cifics meet, and the elegant club rooms of the
Elks were thrown open and the assembled
Arcanumites entered upon and took posses
sion for the time being of the private stamp
ing grounds of the Omaha Elks, through the
kind invitation of the Elk members of
Union Pacific council. After enjoying
in turn the luxurious surroundings
ing room and the billiard room, a general
movement was made IN the direction of the
dining room, where very nice lunch was
served. Then smoke was lndulged in by
some, billiards by others and singing by still
another portion of the assembled crowd until
about 1l:30 p. m, when majority left for
their homes. having spent very pleasant
evening and being more impressed than ever
that the Royal Arcanum is not only an order
for the future benefit of dependents, but is
also fraternal organization of equal rank
with any in the country. AS consequence
of the fraternal spirit shown Union Pacific
council, and the order in general in Nebraska,
is growing rapidly.
this state, on Monday, and another at Lin
coin on the 11th. both of which will start
with good membership and bright pros
poets for the future Qthere are also soon
Grand Island, Kearney, and Hastings
Union Pacific council is helping Deputy
Supreme Regent Kerr in this work, in order
to soon get membership in this state large
enough to insure grand council.
Mr.. j. w. Scott, d. II. S., who has been
very sick at Colfax, Ia, is back to the city
again, nearly recovered though quite weak
yet from his severe Illness
Union Pacific council has Just issued
very neat printed folder showing the cost of
and the benefits TO be derived from mem
bership. Any member Uf the council or the
secretary, MIR. /. |. Richards, will furnish it
upon application.
II. of p.
An increase in the fee charged for con-
ferring the rank of knight from SIS to $40 is
being urged by the Toledo Knight upon the
md lodi nf n hp IL,
In support of the proposed change the min
mum fee in Nebraska of $50 and the per-
ccntage OF increase of membership in this
state, which in 1883 WAS the largest Of any
state in the union, were advanced.
A building will be erected this season by
the lodge at Hebron.
A lodge, No III, was instituted Friday in
Ulysses with about thirty charter members.
Saline, No. 1l6, of Crete, has twenty-five
charter members, and was instituted by
Grand Chancellor Will Love, recently. The
Hastng. c. G.; w. w. Root, O. c.: c. p.
Hovey, Nj. E.; w. d. Buchanan, M. F.; &.
Nj. Burket, K II. s.; HI. M. Wells, NJ. A, and
Theodore Haden, o. G.
Frank j. Pilsbury, grand keeper Of rec
ords and seal of New Hampshire, OF Con-
cord, was a delegate to the session of supreme
sitting of the Iron Hall in this city last week
Brother Harry Merriam, editor of the
PythIan Spur, has returned from a two
weeks trip in the interior of the state, and
has worked up a good deal of interest in his
paper
A party Of Norfolk knights, consisting of
DIR. A. l.. Macomber, w. H. Dexter, Dean
Whitmarsh, j. w. Rose, A. w. Hallam, c.
2. Doughty, David Rees, C.J, Chapman, S.
Estabrook, w. L. Stone, G. S. Hayes, ana
w. S. Dewey paid frateral visit 10 Stanton
lodge. Delegations were also present from
Madison and West Point lodges and the
work in all three degrees was exemplited in
an excellent manner, after which an elegant
feast of good things was enjoyed. The
News of Stanton heard one who was pres
ent pay very graceful compliment to j. w.
Rose on the manner in which he filed the
past chancellor's chair. Mr.. Rose is, with
one exception, the Youngest man in the
United States to hold the position of past
chancellor, and those who know him will
understand that he filed the office very
creditably.
A. o. U. w.
Forty couples attended the first anniver-
sary entertainment given last night by South
Omaha lodge, No. GO. The following pro-
gramme had been arranged: Address of
welcome by Master Workman Jacob Joska-
lex, who gave history of the lodge, and ex-
planning the degree of Ladies of Honor,
urged the ladies TO become members. Vocal
music by Messrs Jeremiah Kain, Charles
Lear ana EDWARD FSlSter. ftecitatlOH, by Is.
e. Bragg Address, by Rev. t. l.. Knox,
who gave history of the order. Recita-
tions, by Misses Iona Graham and Cora B.
Smith, and MIR. II. e. Bragg, and songs by
Messrs. Jeremiah Kain ana Charles Lear.
followed by an excellent lunch and a dance.
All present were most eourteously enter
tanned by tho Jealous committee, and all
were satisfied.
T.. r. Ruthven, overseer Of the Union Pa.
citio lodge. No. IL, mas rendered his resigna,
tion and leaves in few days for Denver.
MIR. Ruthven had occupied position in the
railroad yards under tho Western Weighing
association and takes a higher and more re-
muneratiye position IN the Office OF the same
association. He has been very active and
efficient worker among the Workmen and
his loss will be keenly felt by No. II.
United Workmen are not making much Of
stir outside routine lodge work but the
committee appointed to look after the recep-
tion and entertainment of the representatives
to the session Of the supreme lodge in
Omaha next month is busily prosecuting the
task allotted to it. 1t will meet at DR.. s. II.
Patton's Office Friday.
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