Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-01
Ante Room Echoes

This will be q busy week for the enter
committee Of Tangier temple. |
Of the Mystic Shrine. for during the
early days OF the week there will pass
Omaha all Of the delegates and
to the imperial council who will
over routes touching this city for San
Francisco. They will arrive principally
Tuesday and Wednesday and one will get
no closer than Council Bluffs for enter
tainment, as IL will wait at the transfer
for an hour to connect with a westbound
Union Pacific train. A committee from the
local temple will cross the river and make
them welcome during the hour and will
TO Omaha with them.
The larger part OF Omaha people for San
Francisco will leave the city Wednesday
evening in a special car over the Burlington
route. while a number will pstronize the
Union Pacific. the delegates. however, going
by the former line. This was done because
the majority Of the delegates had already
and desired TO see the country over the
Burlington and its connecting lines.
Delegates from Kaaba temple OF Daven-
port have already passed through and are
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considerable omment as TO the action Of
those delegates in getting such an early
start, but this was understood when Mr..
Titus, one Of the delegates, stepped from
the car enroute west and made explanations.
From his statement It seems that Kaaba
has trouble enough OF its own to interest
its delegates and the council for a while
during the convention. KAAba is the mother
temple OF the order In Iowa. From Il has
grown FL Kahir temple at Cedar Rapids
and, more recently, Za-Ga-Zig temple at
Des Moines, a large number Of the charter
members Of these temples demitting from
the mother temple Of the state for the pur-
pose OF joining the new ones. Eastern
Iowa is a fertile field for the order, but It
places Raaba temple at a disadvantage for,
like Tangier temple in Omaha, II is stu
Rted upon the eastern border Of the juris-
diction and can only look TO the west for
members. To the west the new temples
draw from all directions and the field Of
Kaaba is 30 narrowed that it's prospect for
aocessions is not bright. There will be
some question Of division of the territory
raised. but the Kaaba delegates will not
be unanimous for the plan unless the line
runs very close to the eastern border OF the
inland temples, something the new ones
may object to. The Davenport men are not
going to be found asleep and by being early
on the ground Will ave an opportunity to
see delegates as they arrive.
On Sunday, June 8, at 2:30 O'Clock the
odd Fellows OF Omaha will hold memorial
exercises in their lodge room. l402 Dodge
street. Committees representing the sew
eral branches OF the order have been pre-
pairing an elaborate program and the eK-
ercises will be OF more than usual signih-
canoe. The past year has Witnessed more
than any other the deaths Of prominent and
representative members. the sovereign
grand lodge alone reporting the death OF
twenty-seven Representatives. In the city
OF Omaha the loss by 1eath has been more
than the average and il IL deemed proper
to observe the day with more than ordi-
nary solemnity. Committees representing
the Memorial Day association will visit
the several cemeteries on Sunday morning
and decorate the graves OF deceased mem
bers. The afternoon exercises will be in
charge Of william McDiarmid. noble grand:
James L Alvison. chaplain; ali subordinate
and Rebekah lodges. En~eampments and
cantons have been accorded their quota Of
ofnoers for the day and special invita-.
tions have been attended to the families o.
0cICdbcu mehDGEb. 1nc mcnOIlhl audI6et
will be delivered by Past Grand Master
Charles A Patterson and the musical pro,
gram has been placed in charge OF Lee @
KrstI and the ct. X" quartet.
i A program Of considerable interest hai
been prepared for the meeting OF the Mod
ern Woodmen OF America OF Omaha. soutl
Omaha and Council Bluffs. which will b
addressed by Hon. A Northeott, hea,
consul. Thursday evening at the Creightol
0Fpheum- As each Of the $500 member
Of the order In the three cities has re
ceived a personal invitation to be present
the hall will probably be crowded. as al
are interested in the subject 70 be dis
eussed by the head consul, the propose
change in rates 10 be paid for Insurance.
Admission will be by password. as az an
camp meeting.
|, The program will open with the openin
} ode No. / OF the society, followed by a.
address Of welcome by George A MAgney
A quartet. consisting Of G. R. Sutherland
J. B. Smith. 7. L BrOadhurst and z. G
/ RoEEelle. will sing Golden Years" Nj
Dodson will render q eOrnet solo. ia
I NOrthrop will sing and the orchestra rem
/ der q selection, with a second song by III
, quartet before the address OF the hea
; NALruL AAOelLk Que NO 4 VIII De use
az the close Of the meeting.
] Every member Of Mayhower Garden Nc
/ OF the gardeners who attended the meet
; ing last Thursday night WAS made n
, recipient Of q unique and original lowe
1 basket. They will spend the coming wee
gathering flowers to bring 70 the neH
meeting. A large bunch Of candidate
scaled the garden wall In accordance wit
. the new ritual. which was put in fore
for the first time and proved a grand sac
cess.
8 Omaha tent. Knights Of the Maecabeei
e has won a prize Of SiO0 offered By the 81
preme commander for the Initiation OF Ii
= msDbers during the months Of April an
n May. ITO members having been added dul
r ing that time. A similar prize has bes