Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-05
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AuAS NOOhu L@AAOGS
Tangier temple, Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine, are making preparations for the
largest emo session in the history OF
the society to be held some time near No
vember l. This session is to be compliment
tary to Colonel II. c. Akin, the imperial
potentate Of the order. being the first cere-
monial session Of his home temple to take
place since his election to the highest office
In the order. II is expected that nearly all
Of the imperial officers will be present on
the occasion and that there will be Arab
patrols present from Kansas City and M!n-
neapolis. In this connection some Of the
members of the temple are talking Of hav-
ing an outdoor drill Of the visiting patrols.
1t is certain that II they come they will
take part in the work in the lodge room.
At the last ceremonial session there we're
present 500 Shriners and AIS sat at the ban
quet which followed the work. This smaller
number at the banquet was due to the fact
that it was the seating capacity of the
banquet hall. 1t is expected that there
will be 500 present at the next ceremonial
session and to provide banquet room is
taxing the ingenuity of b. F. Thomas, who
as potentate has general charge Of the
work.
st. Johns Masonic lodge is preparing for
a big annual celebration which is to take
place on Thanksgiving night. One of the
features of the evening is work In the third
degree, which the team Of that lodge be-
lieves they can put on the best ever.
There are Eve meeting nights in the month
Of October and the lodge has arranged to
work in the entered apprentice degree Oc-
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16, In the master Mason degree October %
and in the latter degree October 30. The
work October 80 will really be a rehearsal
for the Thanksgiving ceremony and will be
Of extra quality. The members of that
lodge say that at the present rate sixty
Masons will be made by them this year.
Knights Of Pythias are preparing for the
meeting Of the grand lodge Of Nebraska,
which will convene in this city October IA
for a two days convention. There will be
about 225 delegates from the lodges OF the
state in addition to the past grand chan
| cellors, which under the rule are life mem
beers of the grand lodge. The largest dele
CATION will be from Nebraska lodge No. 1,
which is entitled to Ave delegates, and has
/ eleven past grand chancellors upon it's
rolls, with six of them available for service.
Among the past grand chancellors from this
lodge who will be present at the meeting
is the founder of the order in Nebraska,
Colonel George II. Crager, who instituted
Nebraska lodge No. 1, and was the nrst
grand chancellor of the Jurisdiction.
The lodge will confne itself entirely to
lodge work which is Of considerable interest
to the fraternity, but which has little
interest to those not in the order. Su-
preme lodge representative will not be
elected this year, having been chosen at
the last meeting, two years ago. For the
%positIon of grand chancellor Omaha has a
candidate in the person Of Edward Walsh,
a member Of Nebraska lodge. The rule
OF routine in office does not hold good In
the Pythian grand lodge, although in some
cases the vice chancellor has been advanced,
and Mr.. Walsh and his friends take con-
siderable comfort from this fact, as the
present vice chancellor, w. l.. Allen OF
Schuyler, is said to be a candidate. The
lodge will probably complete its work
Wednesday evening.
In honor of the meeting of the Pythian
grand lodge Maquoddem temple, Dramatic
Order, Knights of Khorrasan, will hold a
ceremonial session Tuesday night. About
fifty novitiates will pass through the mys-
terious wales to the fountains OF Zem-Zem
which flow from the holy OF holies of the
order, after which a banquet will be spread
at the Willard hotel.
At the meeting Of the grand lodge Judge
w. w. Slabaugh will preside preliminary
to the opening Of the lodge in form. Al
this meeting an address of welcome will
be made by Judge Lee S. Estelle, after
-LgaL A.. -zand 1nAna mill hn nnnna6 in
form. The Omaha delegates to the grand
lodge are: Nebraska lodge-Edward Walsh
NJ. wulpi, Will C. Matthews, George A
Magney and ]. L. Denny. Triangle lodge
Henry Rothholz and John ]. Blake. TriunC
LODGE. A. Merriam. Jan Hus lodge
Louis Berka. Omaha l~odge-Charles Hollo
Planet lodge-Edward Gurske.
Miss Paulson, piano, 416 McCague block.