Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23
Ante Room Echoes

opened Tuesday there were applicatIons
from ntty-three persons desiring TO be adj
vanced In the degrees from the fourth to
the thirty-second Heretofore many Of
those who took the fourth degree would
stop before they completed the degrees of
the rite which are conferred at the re-
unions, the larger number stopping after
the eighteenth had been conferred and hay-
ing the other degrees conferred at some
subsequent time. This year those who
dropped out were the exception to the rule,
ana more than forty men received the
thirty-second degree on Friday.
The banquet was spread in Freemasons'
hall at s o'clock and consisted OF the choice
est viands Of the season. The service was
excellent and the cooking perfection. AT
the close Of the feast Matthew A.. Hall. the
toastmaster Of the evening, took charge.
Addresses were delivered by Governor e. p.
Savage. who came up from Lincoln for the
occasion; ". S. Summers, William Cleburne,
o. s. Lobingier, NJ. F. Funkhouser. G. e.
Herring. Henry W. Wilson and Mr.. Folsom
OF Lincoln. The banqueters were at the,
table until midnight.
Tangler temple. Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine, 10 making arrangements to place
Itself In position TO act as should act the
temple which bears upon its rolls the name
Of the imperial potentate Of the order for
the coming year, There was a Joint meet
ing OF the committees charged with the
arrangements for the excursion to San
Frpncisco at the hall last week, and at that
meeting a change was made in the hustling
committee, o. H. Pickens being added In
place of q member who could not serve.
This committee has In charge the work of
| nra0a rin0 for tha awaVr.lan 49, .aa,~tn.
the names Of those who, will make up the
party. At this meeting 1t was decided to
send from Omaha to the coast the largest
number Of Shriners who have ever made
the overland trip. Letters we're received
from some of the temples in Iowa and east
ern states asking about what Omaha in
tended to do, some Of them expressing 4
desire to come through this city and join
the party OF the next imperial potentate
enroute. The result of these letters was
the adoption of a plan which has for its
purpose the organization at Omaha OF a
large excursion party composed Of members
of shrines from all over the east enroute
to San Francisco. To do this Tangier tenn
pie will have a strong entertainment COM
mittee and will have to make preparation
for receiving and caring for the travellers.
Som Of the temples which corresponded
with Omaha on the subject have made plans
to go to the coast by way Of Kansas City
and to return by way of Omaha, so 1t would
not be surprising II the majority OF the tenn
pies in the United States had representa-
tives in Omaha during the north Of June,
either going to San Francisco or returning
therefrom.
In this connection It is recalled that It
has been Just ten years since Tangier tenn
pie entertained the Imperial council in
Omaha. On that occasion, with a member
ship but one-third of it's present size. the
temple raised the sum of $4,000 entirely
within its membership for the reception
and entertainment of guests. With the
present large membership. and taking into
consideration the good work done in 1899.
the present committees believe that they
will have no trouble In raising the funds
required for the trip.
The prominence OF Tangier temple as the
home Of the imperial potentate will involve
the maintaining OF "open house" during the
year. and while the committees are at work
preparing for the trip to the coast, they
will constantly keep in mind the fact that
funds must be provided in addition to the
usual amount for the extraordinary ex-
penses which will be incurred during the
next year by reason of It's prominence.
Clan Gordon, No. SO. Order OF Scottish
Clans, held its regular meeting Tuesday
evening at its hall. Continental building.
when a number Of applications were dealt
with and the remainder of the evening was
devoted to song and sentiment, among the
most noticeable features Of which were
the songs by Clansman Watson and the
humor Of Clansman P. T. Anderson as a
story teller.
Banner lodge, No. II, Fraternal Union Of
America, is making elaborate preparations
for an entertainment and public meeting to
be addressed by the supreme secretary Of
the order on March IS. Mondamin lodge.
No. III, has made arrangements TO move
into the Yates hall, third floor Of the
Crounse block. Omaha lodge. No. 81. has
reOrganized its degree team.
Omaha grove No. /, Woodman Circle.
gave an entertainment at its hall Thursday
evening. 1.-THE Singles Family" intro
duced by Miss Ada Berg, was the feature
OF the evening.
The Fraternal Brotherhood of the World
will give an open entertainment in the
ROYAL Arcanum hall. Bee building. on
Thursday evening. February a. The pro-
gram will consist Of games at cards and
good music and dancing. Refreshments
served free. The public Is most cordially
invited.
The Royal Highlanders organized a castle
at McCook Friday night. electing the fol-
lowing ofhcers: Clarence B. Gray, p. l. p;
j. Raymond Mccarl. /. p; Frank S. Value.
chief counsellor; Mrs. Laura b.. Pope,
worthy evangel; Charles o. Blomqulst, sec
rotary; Mathew Lawritson, treasurer; J.
@. Conley. warder; John Hust. sentry; Mrs.
Janet C. Tyler, herald; James c. Mitchell.
guide; Mrs. Anna II. Conley, hrst worthy
censor; Mrs. Clara Snyder. second worthy
censor; Robert w. Devoe. G. OF s.; Robert
NJ. Knipple. c.. OF A.; George W.. Norris.
George Beck and Mrs. Louise ]. Ritten-