Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29
Ant Room Echoes

After a week or more Of uncertainty the
date of the arrival of Colonel H. c. Akin,
imperial potentate OF the Mystic Shrine,
has been settled upon. He will arrive
Monday from the Yellowstone park, where
he has been spending a few days among
the geysers and the trees. A special COM
mittee consisting Of Gustave Anderson,
chairman, A. NJ. Olson, H. D. Wheeler,
Cadet Taylor, NJ. A. Hall and B. E. Will
COX will go to Lincoln in the morning and
will accompany the imperial potentate to
the city, arriving about s o'clock.
Invitations and instructions to the Shrin-
ers were sent out Saturday evening. Each
member Of the order in the city Will be
expected to be at the hall at Z o'clock In
full dress, wearing fez. Carriages will be
in readiness and the members OF the lodge
will drive to the depot, where they will
greet the supreme head Of the order. re-
turning to the hall.
At 8 o'clock the formal reception will be-
gin. While the Shriners are away the
women will TAX charge OF the rooms and
they will be decorated for the reception
to the imperial potentate. Upon the ar
rival of the party an address OF welcome
will be made by Judge Anderson, with a
| response by Colonel Akin. Excellent music
will be supplied by an orchestra and 10
Barton's quartet.
Aside from a few banquets by Masons In
the state st. Johns day, June &c. passed I'M
noticed by the majority OF the craft In THIS
part of the country. There was no OBJ
servance in Omaha. This is in marked con-
trast to the celebration Of the day In Eu-
rope and in certain parts Of the United
States. In continental Europe st. johns
day is the one time when the lodges make
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day there are open sessions OF the lodges,
the members appear with aprons and other
regalia and in some OF the churches re-
ligious services are held for the different
lodges. The highest dignitaries of the
grand lodges preside at a banquet, which Is
uniformly served in the evening, and the
day is made a Masonic holiday.
The Masonic bodies are going into retire
ment for the summer. At its last meeting
the Scottish Rite suspended operations I'M
til fall; the Shrine will not meet until fall
after the last Friday In July and the blue
lodges will hold the last meetings for the
summer next week. The lodges have run
further into the summer this year than
usual on account Of the cool weather and
as q result they have probably done more
work during the present season than during
any in their previous history.
Monday night Nebraska lodge No. 1,
Knights Of Pythias, conferred the rank Of
knight on Mr.. @. W. Gender.
Arrangements are being made for a picnic
to be given jointly by all the knights OF
Pythias lodges In the city, some time dur
ing the month Of July. Each lodge has
appointed a committee on arrangements
and something elaborate in the picnic line
,,ov ~ Ioobad FOR That ~ will ha an an
joyable affair those who are accustomed to
attend Pythian entertainments will vouch
for. The Council Bluffs lodges are to be
invited to share in the enjoyment OF the
occasion. Interesting sports and amusing
contests in athletics and dancing will be
INDUCED in. Only Pythians, their families
and friends will participate In the festivi-
ties, as 1t will be for their benefit. The
Rathbone Sisters have been invited to ap-
point a committee to represent them in the
arrangement and this fact more than any
other will insure the success Of the picnic.
Nebraska lodge, No. 1. has Instructed
its employment bureau committee to pro-
coed without delay and complete arrange
ments for permanently establishing the
bureaus. It is the intention OF the COM
mittee after all has been perfected to notify
our merchants and all employers OF labor
IudL buCu du luollluNlOu mas CCh SoNau-
lished and they will be invited to nle with
tho bureau applications for such help as
they may require. The fidelity of true
Pythians to the interests Of their employers
can always be assured.
Next month the preliminary steps for the
entertainment OF the grand lodge. Knights
Of Pythias. which will convene in this city
in October. will be taken by the local
lodges. II is intended to give them such
a reception as only metropolitan cities are
capable of giving. and our business men
can aid us in making It a grand ovation and
an occasion always to be remembered by
our visitors.
Moquadem temple. No. So. Knights OF
Khorassan. expects to have q class Of nearly
100 tyros for that date. and It is quite likely
that the Dramatic Order Knights OF Khor-