Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Ante Room Echoes

Ante Room EchoesE
Monday evening December 6 the audito-
rum committee Of the Business and Frater-
nal association held . meeting and discussed
the several plans for action thoroughly. 1t
was finally decided that the way to get the
project started was to enlist the cooperation
Of other organizations and get the matter
s~quarely before the people as a great public
enterprise. With this end In view an execu-
tive committee was named to represent the
order and invitations were sent to other or
ganizations asking them to name commit
tees and suggest a time and place when V
will be most convenient to meet and ex-
change views in regard to the auditorium
project. Invitations were sent to the follow
ing bodies: Knights Of Ak-Sar-Ben, Com
mercial club, city council, county commits
~sioners, Central Labor union, Real Estate
exchange, Builders and Traders exchange
and Omaha Retailers association.
At the last meeting Of Omaha lodge, No. 1,
an election Of officers was held for the en-
suing half year, and the following members
we're chosen to hold the places Of honor
President, j. P. Barr; vice president, E. d.
Miller; secretary, Charles L. Hopper; treas
urer, M. Cunningham; G., Mrs. NJ. Fisher;
L. G., H. w. Brachbougels. o. G., w. E.. Will
son; stewards, William O'Donnell and M. ].
w. Williams. These officers will be in
stalled publicly on Tuesday evening, jan
uary 8, 1899, after the ceremony q banquet
will be given.
Fidelity lodge, No. go, Lincoln, held an
election on Tuesday evening, December 8,
and the incumbents Of Offices were all re-
elected. Fifteen prospective members ap-
piled for admission to the lodge.
The executive committee Of the audito-
rum project will meet Monday evening, De-
cember' IL, and complete the organization OF
the committee that will have in charge the
arranging Of the Ways and means for ensur-
ing the success Of the enterprise.
At an election OF officers held by Shenan-
doah lodge, No. IS, Shenandoah, Ia, Thurs
day, December 1, the following members OF
the lodge we're selected to serve: President,
A., Henderson,; vice president, 7. A. Kyle;
secretary, c. ]. Bowel; G., Mrs. e.. d.
White; treasurer, James s.. Stevenson; stew
ards, Charles voight and Harry Kyle.
A. o. U. w.
Thursday evening, December 8. South
Omaha lodge No. 66 elected the following
officers: H. ]. Shupp. p. M. W.; James h.
Hopkins, M. W.: James torrance, F.; Ed F.
Mccormick, o.; William J.. Newton. G.;
George w. Howe. r.; c. M. Rich, F.; C.
w. Miller, R.: George B. Flair, l.. W.;
George Cooley, O.. w.: J. c. Graham, chair
man Of trustees; W.. H. Slabaugh, w. Berry
and w. s. White. medical examiners. ON
GERS will be installed the frst Tuesday in
January.
South, Omaha lodge No. So, will pigeonhole
its routine work next Tuesday evening. De-
cember 10, and will take up the question
of the classified graded assessment plan. G.
w. Miller will address the members, favor
ing the adoption OF the new plan, and an
open discussion will follow. All members
" tire order are invited 20 attend and take
part in the discussion. The object Is to see
what plan is the most feasible for this jurjs-
diction to work under. The grand lodge
meets next spring in bi-annual session, and
it may adopt the plan In place Of the one
now in vogue, of a. level rate. The new
plan has never been seriously considered by
the members in this state until lately, espe-
cially since Kansas jurisdiction bas adopted
1t, and Is making wonderful progress.
Members In this state who have watched
its operation in other jurisdictions and a
few years ago were stronE opponents Of
the classified plan, are now just as strongly
n favor Of it, as they consider that prejudice
y it's only opponent.
Roseland lodge No. 1889, Roseland, Neb.,
elected the following officers Tuesday even
ing, December 6: A. w. Evans, M. W.;
o. D.. Barrass. R.; J. 8. Kendall, F.; ]. H.
Schmitz. O.; Sol Favnijer, F.; ]. H. Walters,
R.; w. H. Liston, G.; Sam Dreebelhis. 1. W.;
Gussenburger. o. W.; w. M. Frantz,
T.; DR.. Fox. M. e.
At the regular meeting OF Patten lodge
No. 173 the following officers we're elected
for the ensuing term: M. W., H. M. Bright;
F.. Fred Thompson; o., A. Macdonald; R.,
H.. L. Boand; F., Jas. ]. Myers; R.. Peter
Meilchors; G., Geo. p. Ives; I. W.. Henry
Roberts: o. W., Ed schlick; Jas. M. Bald
win and A. Macdonald trustees; Drs. Rose
water. Edmiston and Henry. medical exam
liners.
At the regular meeting Of Gate City lodge
No. SO Wednesday evening the following
officers were elected: F. H. Bentley, M. W.;
Chris Sorensen, F.; A. s~alleruphus, o.; G.
W. Anderson, r.; H. p. Petersen. F.; r.
Jensen. R.; c. O. Swanson. G.; o. J. Sward,
I. W; A. Peterson, o. W..
NOodmen NJ the World.