Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
FraternaI Union of America.

Frnternn1 Union of America.
The order has deputies actively at work
in eleven different states and by the LIST of
the year work will be commenced in at
least ten more states.
The official jewels and badges OF the order
will soon be ready for distribution to the
various lodges.
The new edition OF the constitution is re-
ceiving universal approval everywhere and
is pronounced by many of the leading fra
ternal order men as a model in many re-
spects The new certificate has been issued
since October is.
At it's last meeting Banner lodge, No.
II, initiated fifteen members and voted
upon the application of twenty others. The
lodge is in a healthy and prosperous con-
dition, and its II ceilings are well attended.
Beginning in November the lodge will
meet on every Thursday evening on the
fourth floor of the Continental block.
The lodge will hold in its hall on next
Friday evening a novel social and enter
tainrent, to Which its members, visiting
members and those who have filed their
applications for admlttance are cordially
invited to attend. Six hundred printed nj
vitations have been issued for members
and their friends. Refreshments suitable
for the occasion will be served gratis.
Florence lodge has nearly thirty mems
bers. 1t has made arrangements with Fra
ter Wall to build the membership up to
sixty.
Deputy Supreme President Small is
meeting with good success in building up
the lodge at Council Bluffs.
Two Omaha deputy supreme presidents,
Fraters Potts and Sylvester, are doing good
work at Hastings, where they are adding
quite a number of new members to the
lodge.
There are now about sixty lodges in the
order, with a total membership OF 1000.
The order pays its death losses in full ans
has done so from the beginning Mayor
Van Horn of Denver, Col. was the first to
die. He fell from third story window and
was killed outright. He carried a 81 200
certificate, which was paid in full. num-
Der OF accident claims have been paid in full.
EIEs.
The lodge rooms of Omaha Elks will be
center OF attraction for the members on
election night. A special wire will be run
into the rooms and complete election re-
turns will be received. 1t is proposed to
keep the wires hot with the reports until
the result is learned. IL II takes all night.
Another batch of candidates will be
initiated into the order Friday night
November g. From present indications
twenty or more applicants will be on hand
to be put through the mill The usual
operated in full force to give the proper
touch of high life to the affair.
Independent Order of Foresters.
On Friday next. the last and the fifth OF
the month, Courts Omaha and Mondamin
will give their Joint entertainment In the
hall OF the order In the Boston store build
ing. The affair Ia to be in the nature OF a
smoker, as a considerable portion OF the
evening will DO spent in cloud Of cigar
smoke. the material for which will be pro-
vided by the lodges. The following program
has been arranged for the affair: Piano
solo II. A. Morrison; tenor solo, w. J. G. p.
Cramcr; gcloctlcn, male quartet; selection,
string quartet: baritone solo. Il. S. Schank;
approximations e. T.. Thompson; bass solo,
A. w Williams.
Tho program Will also include a number
OF addresses from prominent local members
OF the order. Some OF the remarks will be
made by Samuel osmond. the new deputy
who han taken the Acid IN this nejghborhood