Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-12
DOUBLE HEADER AT THE DEN
Burt County Visitors Arrive At Ak-sGr-Bsr
Court Late,
REPETITION Of CEREMONIES NECESSARY
Large Number Of N%Ovitiates Arrive
from Nebraska and Iowa Potnts
TO BE Accepted in King
dom OF Quivera.

There was q double number at the den
Of the knights of Ak-sar-Ben last night,
due to a late train on the omaha road
which brought a delegation from Lyons
and Tekamah to the court Of the king
Of Quivera Just as the curtain was going
down upon the, festivities which mark
the enrolment OF members his year.
The games were just drawing to q close
and the "It" was ready to announce the
results and the luncheon which follows,
whsa az alarm 90 tke acc- ce.seA - tn
v~estisation. Headed by Speaker Sears OF
the Nebraska house Of representatives the
Burt county delegation. to the number Of
about twenty; was found in the anteroom
demanding enlightenment. Hurriedly were
the courts reorganized. The assistants OF
the grand multi and the 'It' In the scent
work were organized and the ceremonies
Of enrolment again proceeded
There we're over 100 men from Omaha
and out of the city present at the hrst
session of the evening. The larger part
Of the novitiates came from out Of town.
Nebraska this week sending more than Iowa
to the den, thus reversing the order in
which they came last week.
The principal speaker Of the first ses-
sion was =. F. Brown of Cripple Creek.
Colo, who told OF the high esteem In which
Omaha and Nebraska generally are held in
the Centennial state. He congratulated the
order on its policy OF making merriment
and pleasure for the citizens OF the city
and state and predicted great results from
the work Of the order in years to come.
Close Finish OF Game.
In the gene which followed the principal
participants were J. A. buckingham, Will
liam Monahan. Robert Wright Of sidney,
q. Tred Elsasser and White TroxeII. Il was
Touch and go between Elsasser and Buck
inghann as to which made the higher score
and the matter was only settled by expert
investigation.
At the second session the visitors from
the state who had Just been enlightened
took delight In assisting their delayed fell
lows through the mysteries of the scenic
display and following the plays Of the new
made knights at the tables.
For this session Frank e. Ward Of Teka-
NAH was the principal speaker. and told
Of the ties which bind Omaha and the
state together. ties made pleasant by the
festival society which gives hearty welcome
and novel amusement 70 the visitors. BE-
fore the second session closed the hour
was late. Those who followed the games
saw y pfctty Ciooo IdCO ucIWceu judge
Bassmann OF Tekamah and James Styles OF
Lyons.
List of the N~OvitIates.
Among those who received the rank OF
Knight last night were:
From Nebraska-E, b. Finch OF Kearney.
Julius Ptzer OF North Platte, +. Van Vain
and G. N Gray OF Herman Fred Frahm
and Carl Eeldhusen of Fort Calhoun, Anton
Ptacek and G. w. Kilgore OF Bruno. w. w.
Stockton and Thomas Wilkinson OF Blair,
l. N. Pritchett OF Grand Island, II. II.
Smith. OF Tekamah, Hugh A. Stevenson OF
Fairfield, James McGeachin OF Orleans, b..
w. Henley of Lincoln. =. 8. Schoheld Of
ElRin. u 3. Burt OF Ives. w. r.. Downlng
OF David City. ]. G. Carroll of Ord, Fred
Bader OF Fremont. 7. H. Barnes OF Al
lance, H. r.. Stanley OF McCook. Frank
Simmons OF Seward, G. C.. Banks OF CoEad.
Charles Slusson OF South Bend. William
Husenter OF I1nwood, George w. Mangold,
w. B. Kramer. H. Busch and W. p. Nam
gold OF Bennington. II. A. Hobbs and w.
w. Tr0xen of Bancroft, William Eeichen-
kamp, J.. w. Hook, Henry Schmidt and
II. w. Smith OF Arlington, Henry Wehner
DIT. Stuart, e. II. Rfdsdale. L. ]. schsre
and John Killian OF Cedar Bluffs, John T..
Paul and John s. Paul OF Florence, q.
Schneider and John LOoscher Of Snyder,
DR.. samuel Blair. Gus Bunz. J p. Boyer.
Or. 3. ". Hall d. II. Kirschner.. j.. H.
Stert and ollo Hansen Of Bennington.
Frank Donelson Of Shelby. Henry Schmidt