Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-14
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department established at the Greater
America Exposition, to be known as the
Department of Fraternal Associations.
A magnificent building has been set aside
for the exclusive use of the fraternities.
Fraternity building is 10Ox140 feet in size
and two stories in height, with a high
DOME The large and commodious audi
torium will seat nearly 1000 people; large
reception rooms, parlors, toilet rooms and
rooms for headquarters for those societies
around the auditorium
A great national convention OF the fra
ternites will be held in which all frater>
mites will take part. Special days will be
set apart for and to be known by the fra.
ternites desiring this distinction. T. f.
Roose of Omaha is the fraternal commits
sioner and is now busily engaged in ar
ranging the many details.
Mrs. q. d. Watt of Omaha was elected
supreme oracle of the Royal Neighbors at
the national convention of the order at st.
Paul last week and Mrs. c. f.. Allen, also
Of Omaha, was elected one Of the board OF
managers. Mrs. Florence Brown of Council
Bluffs was chosen supreme receiver and DR..
Susan NJ. Snyder Of the same city was
elected one of the supreme physicians.
The annual session of the grand encamp-
ment OF the Grand Army of the Republic
of Nebraska was held at York Wednesday,
May TO- Preceding 1t there were exercises
in the opera house. where Mayor Harlan
delivered an address of welcome and deliv-
cred to Department Commander Majors the
mammoth gilded key to the city.
In executive session ]. e. Evans OF North
Platte was elected department commander,
John Reese of Broken Bow senior vice COM
mander and ]. Wilcox of Omaha junior vice
commander
In the evening the veterans Joined the
Womens Relief Corps in their reception at
the Methodist Church. After the address or
welcome by Mayor Harlan there were mu-
sical selections and speeches. Among the
speakers were Hon. ]. b. Conway, Chaplain
MasteTson, Senator M. L. Hayward, Mrs. c.
e. Adams, department president of the
Womens Relief Corps, and Mrs. Morgan.
post president of the same organization, and
Hon. T. ]. Majors.
The second day was devoted entirely to
business. Senator Hayward was chosen dele
gate-at-large to the national encampment
and Thomas HILBERT of Adams, j. o. Moore
of Palmyra, William Phillips of Superior, j.
B. Ferguson of Lincoln, Lew w. Raber of
Omaha, William Widaman Of Norfolk, dele
gates. j. Davis of WILDER, Smith
Caldwell of Edgar, VIII Giffert of Pawnee,
Jack Horton of Stanton, Joseph Lafferty of
Wisner, form the new state council of ad-
ministration. Beatrice secured the next
encampment.
The Women's Relief corps elected the
following officers: Mrs Fedelia NJ. Ru-
pepper, Harvard, president; Mrs. Matte J..
Pemberton. York, senior vice; Mrs. Martha
Mary R. Morgan, Alma, treasurer; Anna
Boyd, Hastings, chaplain. Delegates to the
national meeting are Mrs. Sarah Sweet; at
large, Mesdames Brooks, Slower, Lamb
Akers and Miss Gillispie Executive board,
Louise Deacon of Omaha, Mary SaXton of
Edgar, Mary Huffman of Newman Grove,
Mary Smith of Lyons, N. Morey of Kear-
ney.
The grand lodge meeting of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen at Lincoln was
attended by forty delegates from Omaha.
The grand officers represented from this
city were DR.. j. B. Ralph, grand medical
adviser, and Jacob Jaskalek, member of the
finance committee.
The work of the first day consisted OF
receiving the reports of the different officers.
They showed a prosperous condition of af-
fairs.
There were organized during the two years
previous to January 1, 1899, ten lodges and
four were consolidated with other lodges.
There were added to the jurisdiction by mi
tiation in nineteen months, from June l.,
1897, nearly 5000 Workmen. This is the
largest gain in the history of the juris ,
diction except in 1898 and 1894, when there
was but little competition. statement Of
receipts and disbursements of the grand
l1dn 1 tp I
shows receipts of s49S, ,63s and disbursements
of $i56,47O, leaving balance on hand of
$42,167
In the evening at the state capitol the
delegates were rendered reception by the
Lincoln order. Among the speakers Of the
occasion were Governor Poynter, Grand Mas
ter Workman Schultz, Mayor Winnett and
W. J. Bryan.
The place of the next grand lodge meet
ing will be Nebraska City.
At Thursdays session occurred the cleo
tion of officers, which resulted as follows
NJ. f. Schultz Beatrice, grand master work
man; r. P. R. Miller Lincoln, grand fore
man; II. M. StoclIwell, Clearwater, grand
overseer; G. H. Barber, Edgar, grand re-
corder; Frank j. Morgan, Plattsmouth, grand
receiver; J. c. McElheinney, Lyons, grand
watchman ]. d. Brayton, Bassett, grand
guide; Jacob Johnson, Superior, member Of
board OF trustees; U. w. Cole Of McCook,
NJ. E. Schultz of Beatrice and j. H. Erford
of Lincoln, representatives to the supreme
lodge.
An amendment to the constitution of the
grand lodge authorizing the issuance Of
81 900 certificates, was adopted. This
amendment, like all similar acts of the
grand lodge, must be submitted to a full
vote OF all the subordinate lodges. Hereto
fore all benefit certificates have been $4,000
or over.
The conclave of the Modern Woodmen
at Kansas City, from June to TO- promises
to be the greatest event in the history of
the order.
KNIGHTS and Ladies' of the Maccabees.
w. b. Hubbard. representative of the su-
preme division, organized a division Of the
uniformed rank of thirty-two members last
week The officers elected were: j. w.
Dodd, captain; r. C. Hewitt, first lieuten~
ant, and A. w. Blackford, second lieuten-
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