The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-01-21

Inc Trials or the society reporter In
Lincoln are multitudinous, and enough
to make saint use strong language.
He is supposed to report all that goes
on IN the social world, but to do 80, he
should be possessed OF the faculty Of
mind reading or some other occult gift,
or else he cannot accomplish his task.
In all we'll regulated cities, the society
reporter receives invitations to the diff.
ferent fu actions, no matter whether any
ons else gets them or not This state Of
things obtains everywhere. Why it is
not 30 in Lincoln, is a mystery that
has not been solved If the society
people think 1t is sign Of exclusiveness
they are mistaken. Instead, it is a sign
Of provincialism. Not that the society
reporter cares whether he is invited or
not; he hardly ever has the time to
attend affairs Of this sort, except as a
reporter where he can see the decora.
tons, examine the gowns and find out
who is assisting; but out Of courtesy he
should have an invitation. How can he
find out what is going on il the social
world? How shall he know when Mrs.
Jones receives or Mrs. Brown has
kensington or Mrs. Green gives card
party, unless an invitation is cent to the
newspaper he represents? In Omaha
the newspapers are never forgotten, and
the result is that the social doings of
that city are we'll reported, and it makes
good reading for Sunday. Another
matter that Lincoln people are boorish
over, is that OF failing to thank re-
porter after he has put himself out to
write up party .or a reception par
tlcularIy well. The people take it as a
favor, that they have given him, grud-
gingly, a few hints as to how it hap.
pened. The people Of this city never
have appreciated the newspaper men
and have never shown them the con.
sideration they deserve. With the
musicians it has been equally as bad.
Several musicians have been made in
this city, by the men who have written
about music. Their regulations have
been made at home and abroad. But
do the newspaper men gst any creditY
Not any. The musicians take the good
words said Of them as matter OF course
and Il a man dares express his honest
opinion once in while, and criticize
then there is trouble 10 camp
anG cry goes up that would break the
heart Of stone image. Musicians
are the most ungrateful OF all
that large class Of people for whom
performs week In and week
out an unrequited service. They expect
from the ne wspaper, first Of all adver-
tieement Of all public appearances and
unstinted praise and this
quite apart from the fact that they have
never been patrons Of the paper. These
structures apply only to some musicians.
not to all. When tho people OF Lincoln
will take the trouble to send the news.
papers invitations to their parties, balls
and their receptions, then they will
receive just and sufficient notice in the
columns OF the paper; but 50 long az
they persist in ignoring the press, and
10 preserving a provincial conservat ism,
the society columns will contain meagre
accounts OF society events, and lead the
outside world to think that the social
part OF the city is OF little conseouence
The rooms OF the First Christian
church in the Salisbury block, were
brave with tri-color bunting Tuesday