Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-23
IN REALM OF AE.SAR-BEN
Knights Preparing fer Reception of President
Roosevelt Saturday Night.
ALSO FOR OPENING OF THE CARNIVAL
Treasurer Penfold Is Sending out the
Invitations and Souvenirs
city Council Not Ready
TO AIIOt seats.

The only reception committee that Will
be at the train to meet the president at
s O'Clock Saturday afternoon Will be the
Board OF Governors Of the knights OF AK
sar-Ben, who will escort him to the din
ner at the Omaha club over the following
route:
From the depot, on Tenth to Farnam;
west on Farnam to Fifteenth, north on
Fifteenth to Capitol avenue, west on Capt.
toll avenue to Sixteenth, south on Six
teenth to Douglas, west on Douglas to
Seventeenth, south on Seventeenth to Far
nam, west on Farnam to Twentieth, north
on Twentieth to Omaha club.
In the evening the parade which Will be
given in honor Of the president will leave
Sixteenth and Cunning streets at 1880 p. M,
20 south on sixteenth to Douglas, east on
Douglas to Tenth, south on Tenth to Far
nam, west on Farnam to Nineteenth, south
on Nineteenth to Harvey, east on Harvey
to Fourteenth, north on Fourteenth to
Dodge.
A special committee appointed by the
board will escort the president from the
dinner at the Omaha club to the reviewing
stand in front of the city hall.
Treasurer Penfold is sending out the in
vitations to the ball and the souvenirs to-
day. There are $500 souvenirs to be sent
to the friends Of those who contributed to
the parade ard to members Of the order.
The souvenirs this year are sterling silver
paper knives. The handle on either side
shows a mounted knight in full armor, his
pennant bearing the word Omaha" while
below is the word "Ak-Sar-Ben.' The date,
1902. appears on a shield below a helmet
suspended above the knight.
The invitation is profusely illustrated
with scenes from Mother Goose melodies
and fairy-land, which surround the crown,
resting on a cushion. The idea of the de-
sign is good, but it's execution can hardly
be called satisfactory, as the engraver failed
to bring out the form of the more involved
figures.
Invitations Not Ira nsferabIe.
The Board Of Governors has taken a de.
cided stand In regard to the invitations this
year. Heretofore some of the most promi.
nent people of the city and some from ouI
in the state have been violators Of one Of
the rules of the society, which is to the
effect that invitations are not transferable
On account of the prominence of the parties
and the apparent good faith of the persons
who have presented the invitations which
were not issued to them, doorkeepers havt
been lenient and have admitted the holders
This year this lenient course will not b.
followed. In order that no one may arcep
an invitation sent to another there hal
been printed on the back of each ticket
statement that the ticket is not transfer
able. When one is presented by a persol
other than the one to whom 1t is ISSUED
the ticket will be taken up and the person
refused admission. This rule will not b.
evaded in any case, so that persons desir
ing to attend the ball must make provi
sions with the personal representative o
Samson for invitations.
The electric light company is maxim
preparations for the street illumination to
day, the lamps being placed upon the wire
which nave been in position for some time
carnival Opens Wednesday.
When the carnival opens Wednesday 1
will find the jobbing houses we'll prepare
to receive their friends and customers, VIII
are expected to arrive in large numbers
Already the managers of many OF tn
houses have received letters from custo
mers asking them to secure quarters 70
the visitors during their stay in the cit
and these requests have been complied wit
as far as possible. The wholesale merchant
have organized reception and entertain
ment committees sufficient to care for tn
entire crowd which will come to the cit!
The houses VIII De ueCOIdIeu With the AN
Sar-Ben colors and, while a force will b
ready to take orders and ship goods,
will not be business which will attract tn
attention OF the local managers during tn
carnival, but a desire to see that the
friends are we'll received and cared 70
The jobbers desire their customers to under
stand that Saturday Is a regular half hol
day with the johbing houses. This Is th
day that President Roosevelt will be
the city and that afternoon no businet
will be transacted. 1t is expected that or
afternoon in next week will be declared
holiday, on which the houses will close
noon.
City Hall Reviewing stand.
The committee Of the city council, col
sisting Of Messrs. Whitehorn, Karr, Burl
ley and Zimman, who were appointed
have entire management of the review
ing stand in front Of the city hall, m
Yesterday and discussed plans for Il
ARRANGEMENTS Of seats, but were unable
take any decisive action at that time I
the reason that they were unable to asce
tain Just how many seats the stand W
accommodate. 1t has been decided that (
the tickets which remain after the CT
ofhcials and presidential party are pr
vided the charge shall be 81 each.
The committee will meet again II
morning and will then be able to dete
mine as to the allotment OF seats.
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