Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-22
Ante Room Echoes

with delayed trains from the west the
program of the Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine
for the reception to the members Of Mecca
temple Thursday was disarranged and the
reception. while not less hearty. was much
less formal than II would have been had
the visitors been able to have visited the
hall in the afternoon. With the passing
OF the delegation Saturday night and the
flying reception given by members of Tan
gler temple the honors to visitors is past
for the present month, but there yet re-
mains the most important reception OF all,
that which will be given Colonel H. o.
Akin upon his return to Omaha.
The members of the temple who met
Friday night to arrange for the reception
were in the dark as to the time of the
arrival of the imperial potentate and the
delegates from Tangler temple to the i'm
perial council at San Francisco. and at
this time there is no more certainty as
to the time Colonel Akin will return. He
is coming home by the northern route
and will visit many OF the temples in
the northwest on his road home. These
temples have seldom had an opportunity
to receive the supreme head OF the order
and 1t is expected that he will experience
western hospitality in the degree seldom
accorded to distinguished guests in that
part Of the country.
When he does arrive in Omaha he will be
met at the train by a large delegation
Of the members Of the temple and escorted
to his home. That evening there will be a
formal reception at the halls of the shrine
In Masonic temple. A committee has been
appointed to arrange the details for the
function. and while plans have not been
prepared 1t is understood that the recep-
ton will not be distinctly a Shrine affair.
The families Of the member OF the Ma
sonic fraternity will be drawn upon and
It is expected that the women will add
much to the enjoyment OF the evening.
The ceremonial session OF the Dramatic
Order, knights Khorassan, held Monday
night was one OF the most successful ses-
sions OF that order and has caused the
members to resolve that these sessions
shall be held at more frequent intervals
of time. 1t has been suggested by some OF
the MEMBERS that there Is sufficient ma
terial within the jurisdiction Of the Omaha
lodge o permit two regular sessions to be
held each year, and that II the Members
desire 1t will be possible to greatly in
crease the membership and influence of the
order.
The annual outing OF the Elks is the
next thing on the program OF the societies.
1t was decided Friday night to hold that
outing at Krug's park. Saturday, July u.
The day and the park will be given over to
the members Of the order and their families.
Triangle lodge. knights of Pythias, will
work in the rank Of page on Thursday
evening, three candidates being ready for
initiation.
Lillian temple, Rathbone Sisters, will
celebrate their fourth anniversary Monday
evening. and extend an invitation to all
members of the order of knights OF Pythias
and their families to Join them in their
amusements, which will include music, cards
and refreshments.
Clan Gordon, Order of Scottish Clans, Is
for It's annual picnic, but as there
has been a rain on the date hxed for that
picnic for the last four years, 1t is hoped
that the children Of the mist will defer
that date OF that picnic until such lime
as old earth has had an opportunity to
absorb some OF the recent rainfall. At
the meeting Of the clan Tuesday evening
a program Of songs was carried out by
Watson, Britain and Lindsay.