Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-13

" %, 1889. A banquet
will GC served az 9 o'clock.
ANY member Of a Nebraska lodge VINO was
Initiated twenty-one years ago is eligible to
membership in this association. 1t has no
degrees. but is simply fratcrnal and social in
aim and character. While there are no an
nual dues, an admission fee of So Is required
to pay for the badge. Those Masons who
wish to Join the veterans can obtain BLANK
petitions FROM Secretary William X. Bowen.
The officers of the association are as fol.
lows: President, Bro. Lorin Miller. 3; first
vice president. Bro. Robert &. Jordan, 81;
second vice president, Bro. Henry Il. Clarke,
]; third vice president, Bro. Daniel II.
Wheeler, 6; fourth vice president. Bro. AL.
fred G.. Hastings, ~; fifth vice president,
Bro. William Adair, 3; treasurer, Bro
Thomas n Creigh, B; secretary, Bro. Will
liam X. Bowen, 3; stewards, Bro. William
Clcburne, 3, Bro. Henry G. Akin, II; Bro.
Henry Brown, 3. Tho names Of the veterans
src: Robert G.. Jordan, William Cleburne,
William X. Bowen, NJ lte Iahn o nDnrn
Henry.T 3arke, Ebert r Duke, Thomas
-. Creigh. William Fl. 5. Hughes, Henry G.
Akin, Lemuel II. Case, William Adnir,
George Armstrong, Henry Brown, Alexander
Atkinson, Levcrctt NJ. Anderson, William
J. Mount, Tholemiah A. Mceeath, Daniel
II. Wheeler, Alfred G.. Hastings,
Robert w. Furnas. Bernard Newman, Joseph
]. Manning, Michael p. Murphy, James w,
Moore, Harry p. Deuel., Jacob KING, John r.
Jdl!ISt1, Itt i. trItlIe, INilTlln lJltltlUll,
Philip Windheim, George w. Liuinger, Ed
ward Roscwater, Newell X, WilcoN, Samuel
w Hayes, Albert l.. Towle, Henry n, Blake.
julius Neubauer, William Lecse, Austin
Humphrey, Ebcn X. Long, Elias G.. Wiicoa,
Edwin A. Allen, Benjamin f. Hawaii, Lib
Il. Shinn, Robert H~OllingswOrth, Charles X.
COutant, Hiram l.. Smith, Joseph Van Vain,
George b. France. Honorary members from
June u, 1855: Robert Hall, Henry X. Hill.
The late John w. Whltmarsh was buried
on FRIDAY afternoon by Capital lodge, after
Masonic form. Mr. G, w. Liningcr acted as
master. Rev. house delivered a sermon full
of hope aud comfort for the bcreavcd family.
The exquisite performance of the orgunist
of the lodge, DIR. Palm Saxby, added much
TO the impressiveness of the occasion. Messrs.
George Jones, Henry Van Duzen, Joseph
Crcho, L.. Ryhn, John Mack and George
Lewis were pal! bearers, the three last
named gentlemen coming from the locomO-
tive department OF the Union Pacific shops.
The deceased served in one of the New
York regiments during the war, ana while a
prisoner in Andcrsonville contracted Brights
disease of the kidneys. This malady un-
douOtcdly was the cause of his death. He
has resided this city ten years, and leaves a
wife and several children.
Al maste. MasOns, their wives, widows.
mothers, sisters and daughters who expected
to participate in the organization of a lodge
of the order of the Eastern Star in Plum
Crock were requested by H. A. Turton to
meet ut Masonic hall on Thursday. January
10, Mt which time tho grand patron or his
representative was expected 10 oc present.
C. NJ. b.. A. Installation.
DR.. j. r. Kinsler of Omaha, supreme de-
putty of the Catholic Mutual Benefit associa-
tion for Nebraska and Iowa, installed the
Officers elected by Branch No. ., G. NJ. b. A..
in Knights of Labor hall. The following
are the officers: President, the Rev.
Father ID. w. Moriarty; vice president, Hon.
John l.. Mcmillan; second vice president,
Francis Boyle: recording secretary, DR.. NJ.
j. O'RourSc; assistant, William II. Klyne;
financial secretary, Christian A. Melcher;
treasurer, Daniel Harmon; marshal, =. j.
Mulcahey; guard, Michael Quccnan; trus-
tees, John N. Burke, Francis Boyle and
Daniel Harmon for one year, ana Daniel
Rafferty, and Peter j. C0rrigan for two
years.
X. OF II.
Myrtle Lodge No. ., Knights of Pythias,
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: Dave Kaufman, ID. c.; II. j, Fuellcr,
i. g.. ID. Black, V. c.; G.. w. Sabine, pre-.
late; William Darst, master or the cXctic-
quer; c. NJ. Buchanan, master of finances;
w. &. Wagner, keeper of records and seal;
G. w. Eastman, master of arms; Il. Slapen-
horst, o. G.
District Deputy Grand Chancellor w. ii.
Rayncr made installations as follows: Mon.
day, Marathon No, So and Myrtle No. .;
Tuesday, Jan Hass No. 3; Wednesday night,
IOItSI NJ. o. anu NlIBlUluS NO. 10. 4 uuTS-
day, Triangle No. D.
Pythagoras No. 50, lodge of which w. Il.
Lavender is 9. c., on Friday night INDUCED
In oysters.
The grand chancellor is making a trip
through the state, and will call the past
cha1collors and chancellor commanders to
control points for the purpose of eXpcditing
the task of giving instruction in the unwrit-
ten work Of the order. He was due at Nc
One of the first public installation ccre-
monies was had by Triangle lodge, No. 81,
X. of p, at Goodrich hall on Thursday even
ing. The installing officer was W.. Ill. Rayucr,
II, ID. q, &. The hall was well filled with
the knights and their ladies, all of whom
were amply repaid IN listening to the follow
ing programme:
Male Quartette--'Softly Falls the Moon
light" by Messrs. Powell, Conrad and Rich
nrjson.
installation of c.. c.
Violin Solo-A. f.. Norris,
Installation of V. {. and II.
Piano Solo-Mrs. Slocum.
Installation of x. of X. and $. NJ. +. and
Nj. lex. M. A. /. G.. and o.. q.
Music--POwell Family.
Rccitation-J n. Daily.
Recitation-W Waddell.
P~rayer-Rcv, j. w. Harris.
After tue exercises dancing was INDUCED
in. Among those present were noticed; Mr..
and Mrs, Haywood, Mr., and Mrs. Webbcr,
MIR. and Mrs. Rnyner, MIR. and Mrs. Waddcll,
Mr.. and Mrs, Davis, MIR. and Mrs. Cotton,
hl' anu NllS, ITpNH, MI. anu NlIo, NltFFlS,
Mr.. and Mrs. Address, Mr.. and Mrs. IIend-
ricks, Mir. and Mrs. Saunders, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daily, Mr.. and Mrs. Wells, MIR. and Mrs.
Powell, Mr.. aud Mrs, Lucas, MIR. and Mrs.
Quill, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis, MIR. and Mrs.
Spoon Mr.. ana Mrs. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Taggard, the Misses Callahan, Lucas.
Worth, Kinney, Pearser, Taylor, Snyder
and Quill, After ~ a. III. IA fine oyster sup |
per was served in the hall, Music by Hof-
mans orchestra.
The wife Of Brother Harry Merriam, edi-
tor of tho Pythian Spur, died FRIDAY night
aged twenty eight years. The funeral will
occur to-day, All knights are invited.
Tho regular meeting of VirginIus lodge
No. - was held at their hall on Saunders
street Wednesday evening, January .. After
the regular routine of business aud the ad.
mission OF four new member to the first de-
gree, the presence of Brother w. III. Iiayner,
ID. u. q. e., was announced, and he pro
ceeded 10 install the following officers.elect
for the ensuing year: i, Il. Spore. q. O.; l..
III. Coaley, V. O.; w. A. Hostetter, p; Il. A. !
Thompson, NJ. OF +. A. Il. Kulp, X. of Il.
ana 5. j. G. Peterson, NJ. OF tx; J. ID.
Miland, NJ. of A.; A. Il. Ayers, l. G.; L.. A.
Brayton, o. G.. The lodge, although young,
Is gaining in prominence and membership
very rapidly, and with the above well chosen |
Officers at the head il is certain that il will