Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

The members of Banner lodge No. II and
their friends we're to have attended a lawn
social at the residence of Mrs. f. L. Roose
for which liberal preparations had been
made but the affair was postponed on ac-
count Of the rain that day Ice cream and
other refreshments had been provided for
and a musical and literary program was to
have been rendered. The rain was a dis
appointment to many The social viii be
held. however, some time in the future.
Banner lodge initiated FIVE new members
at its last meeting. There are a number of
new applications in the hands of the Sec
retary to be voted upon at the next meet
ing, which will occur next Friday even
ing in the hall in the Continental block.
All members are requested to be present,
and all who have been voted upon are also
requested to be present to take the degree
of fraternity.
Eanner lodge has decided to meet but
twice each month during the hot weather,
on the first and third Friday evenings, until
further notice.
Kansas City ledge gave literary enter
tainment, at which refreshments were
served In the parlor of the Midland hotel
on Friday evening last. There were at
least 100 of the Kansas City elite in attend
ance This lodge has made elaborate ar
rangements for public meeting and enter
tanment about August 90, at which time
several of the supreme officers will de-
liver addresses in the interest of the order.
AT this time the organization OF this city,
which is now preliminary. will be made
permanent. 1t is expected that 250 certii-
Gates will be delivered to members. Sew
eral of Omaha's young men are carrying
on the work there With the aid of other
deputies and are meeting with remarkable
success.
The Order of America offers to its mem
bers many features which are exceedingly
popular. 1t admits both women and men,
both enjoying the same privileges Acct
dent and total disability are paid, and when
member lives out his expectancy one
half of the certificate is paid in cash and
a paid-up certificate is issued for the bal
ance. These, with other excellent features,
are accountable for the rapid growth of the
order.
Arrangements have just been made with
quite a number of deputies to push the
work of the organization of lodges in Iowa
and Nebraska. The supreme officers are
receiving a large number of communications
every week from experienced and neXperi-
enced deputies who desire to engage with
the order. Arrangements have been par
TALLY completed with an active deputy to
institute in Omaha a lodge of the order to
be composed of business men.
The new official organ of the order is Civ
ing widespread satisfaction. 1t is one of
the liveliest and newsiest fraternal journals
published. Its editorials are able and the
communications are prepared by the best
talent of the order. Members who fail to
receive the paper should inform the su-
preme president, giving the name and num-
Der of his lodge and his city address.
! ! Independent Order of Good Tempinrs.
On last night the first of the proposed
new lodges to be established in the city
was organized in Walnut hill, the ceremony
taking place in Wesley Methodist church.
The affair was witnessed by considerable
number of the friends of the thirty-ive or
more charter members and other Good Tenn
rlars. The new body was named Golden
Rod lodge. The following partial list of
officers was elected John Hamar, C. T;
Frank Waring, secl etary; Walter Banker,
| treasurer; Anna Hamar, NJ; Bertha Weir,
G: Guy Munsell. l.. d.
Having established lodge in this suburb
Rev. E. A. Whitman, who is organizing in
the city, has decided that the next most
prominent district is the vicinity about the
| Knox Presbyterian church in the northern
part of the city. AS preliminary to the
work he will preach in the church today on
Good Templary."
Until further notice Ivy Rebekah lodge,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, will
hold its regular meetings on the first and
third Thursday evenings of each month in