Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-01
CAUGHT The CONVENTION
eEmssr't Invitation Scored DiEtiDCt Eii
81 Dst-uit.
GOSSIP ABDUL THE HOME BUILDERS
scene, and IBeid-nts nj the MeetinE
Of IN. Tnif-d Stntes League
Hosritnble Treatment of
the peIeEnfes-

r7r-Tr7T July 70 t-fCu--r-pundence Of
--ts psp Omaha 'gg~ the HiuEnr o.
the Nebraska delerntiun % the nth Hnuuh
meeting o. the United States LehEut o.
Local Loan and Bu8dfug uH#DciHhnns. vhirh
mas been IN Bsssiou n the city inr tht pHsi
tv-p anvE MesBrs Cn-Etis. Nn11nEsr Enu
F-f.zriu--ir OF Omaha armed with IrHrfmiF-
epsEtrrH literature nnf budEef galore HHi 10
work 10 place them where they woulu op
the ruosi Eond Every delegate cheerfull'
pinned on hF cDHt OmHhHs yeluV rippon
but thnt did no; furnish assurance % ne
delernte'F vote The fHr enstarr ueleEhieS
-,p--i,.r,ls-lv those from New York. MASH
rhusstts and Pennsylvania objected Il
C,mnhp e,-pressinr the fear that The distance
would diminish attendance and impnrn ne
succsss ~ IN, convention The argument u
EtaRd uf iujurtur Ou.EhHs chanceS. hrDushi
bg- suppu-ters Delegates from The cer--il
Btutes rallied 10 OnEhl Eupport Hna Vhen
IN, -es- came the clevguLh-huur Invitations
Of Cincinnati and NiHEurp FRlh were ignored
rnd OmnhEE Irvilultun accepted uhEhl-
muusly
OuphaF irvilHtiun ur series uf invita-
+ioue were presented 70 the cpnvsution p'
Mr J. p. Christie IL q snuri pul eree.lVt
s-,eafh There were five iuvi-Etiunh lrun
C,rnr tp--op. pnt,t from the NebrLska Lenru ne
o. Lpcu Lpnr and Building assucIHlluus lht
E5uurd o. TRADE CummerriHl cluh tlly rnuh-
Gil and the knights o. A6-auf-hsn ] htSs
were surulurusu1ed with very tHutsrinE re
marks IN fuvu- uf Omaha by c. :. EE-luuEh
uf Lcuvel vurch. Judge Euyse uf erre
llBlftp Delegates Smith " Chicago. MREuire
q Altuu and j Fl PRBt ui fhlhueipthh
The lHrtvrE rsmErEK closed The ulscussioh
PIE suid hs had jus. come from tht CITY %
C-uBha which he had visited Tor ten uHFh
ana expressed ts pleasUre a. being II a pusi-
tiuu to LuuUrse the sentiments tAlresseu II
fHvUr o. Omaha. and 10 Assure me cuINt,A-
lion that every promise mHde hy Lhe blhHhl
d.lsgu "a would be fulfilled 70 the letter
The exuuFi-iuu now under WY Ne hhlL
vuul5 draw thousands to Omaha nsNi year
and the United States League oi LncuI rs
spciatiuns could nut do wiser hci ina1
tha- Of iuIrinr the nul ,itudss 10 the gate
WV pf the wes: and drink deeply uf the IL
vlEuratiuE and inspiring Rr uf thf prAl'leh
The eulhIs iuBm which greeted NJ. Faist
remarks we're ar hearty ns thai winch Ereelet
the unanimous decision II lHNuf OF DnhllE
AFTER .ht ha -tle the eastern delegates, tuI
whom distance hnd many terrurs, Expressed
their discrimination 10 70 70 DmHha II 1SS'
and take IL tbs Eonc i. .tnEs promised ~
rpu-eReu IA lives " the Gate City. Mlchhe
I Brown the outgoing president Of rht
League: J H Plist Addisor D Burk Enc
Hnu JnBeph Il Currency. comprising The
big four Of Philadelphia. al newspaper men
Nv the vHy completed HrrunEsrnsrrs 10 thB'
END while returning from Lake SL-ClRlf W
already have SIX Subscribers 10 the OmHhI
club said ny BROWN. I'VE viii eIiHrst
and form others when we return nums Oui
purpose is to puf aside certain sum every
week In year viii have sufhclen
means and enough subscribers 10 Ill 4 Ca
nnd travel II style 10 Omaha There II
EDud IDEA fur you" be concluded. orE !
up nv cDrreEpundencs with sLHts Leagues
The desire TO attend the convention coupled
with the attractions Of the exposition ant
reduced rates. ought ID make rhs OnHhI
convention the lurgest il the history Of th'
league"
COMM ANDs OF SAMSON.
The lofty commands uf Samson N behRl
Of the knights uf Ak-Sar-Ben were received
with becoming respect and cheers by INT
convention. The mHunsr in which ths com
mRnds were expressed attracted deserved
attention and the document read Rnd re
read by the Delegates individually. II wal
printed in the Detroit papers smHnHttn!
from the Knights Of A. <. Ben" il read.
rs follows
knights Of Ak-sar-Fen onuhn- king o
QuiverR Duke Of seven cities Of Cih6lR h,
the Ernce Of God Defender Of the Fnit.
knight Of the Royal Host and Prutectur o
the TransmisSisstppi and International Ex
position, sends greeting collective and sing
Uiar and claims that repOsing special cUn
fdenes and trust In the Omaha representa-
tiveE Of the United States League Of LocR
loRn and Building RssnciRtions. does here
with command and direct these defender
"
Of Detroit Mich there 10 suunu The trump
10 the hosts of the United SruteE League q
Local Building and Loan assuciEtiuns rhsr
assembled and TO them issue TINS. the king
command 1t ii my win and pleasure tina
you, al ~ you noble bearers OF other PEG
pie burdens do assemble yourselves IN ou
beloved city Of Omaha, IN the land Of Quivsrn
Of The ide Of July 1893, in the year Of Oh
kingdom. 357.
= further command you and all Of yu
D. M
be and thls, the ruyEl command bind yD
and al Of YOU until thai time.
Given under our royal hand and seal q
our castle in Omaha, this 2Bth Of July, 1897
In the year 35G
'fBy command Of His Royal Highness ak
SHr-Ben III SAMSON
Lord High Chamberlain
TF5E CONVENTION.
Twenty states were represented Ii In
convention. il was notable gathering G
men prominent IN sphere uf usefulness
and activity uhRt has attained mamInol
prupurtiuns within twenty-five wears
the twenty states there are 535 RsslciH
tiuns having L membership Of Z $40 300 vii
assets IEEreEEtinE Sd9s.SBS Gg5. 4 comm
purpose dumInaLes this VAST army, IL
thrift. But back OF il IL that lufty desir
Of the hsErt 10 own & hOms To that en-
the concentrated resources Of the Bssucif
TinnB Is directed, and 80 successfully in In
pass n 10 show 4 Total uf OOO 600 home
mentality Of building and loan RssDciariOni
The good accomplished by assDciatlUnE sinEl
convinced sDms Of The managers thEt create
results would follow closer union NJ Rcriv
EssnoiRtlnn men. From eiry leagues BprEn
state leagues And from the state league
grew the United SrEleE league. The pu,
pose II each instance IL closer union
those engaged IN common cause 10 bsi
Ter protect the VAST Interests involved trUI
the artacss Of The suvInus and the greedy
The lnitec States league IL designed ma IL
for the disssmnHtiDn Of nfurmH tion anon
the RBspciBrinnE nf the country This
secured LhrpuEh the presentation Of paper
various branches Of association work an
The discusmnnE which they provoke IN
convention therefore attracts only thought
ful active RsspeiHtiO men those desiruu
uf exchanging iaeRf and results ana prpf1
ing by the experiencing o. others. Tn
papers read a. tins meeting were Of q Yer
high Character, covering a WIDE range