Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-14
KING AK-SAR-BEN'S REALM
All is Merry There as Order of KnighthsOd
Is Conferred.
E N, BARTLETT SPEAKER OF EVENING
Recalls Early HistoTy of Kingdom of
auIvera and Has TO Respond TO
ERcers = beard Fixes
Editors wight.

AT the second meeting OF the Knights OF
Ak-sar-Ben there were forty good knights
SD true OF tho Immediate vicinity who
bowed in feaity before the representatives
OF King Ak-sar-Ben VIII, while seven
knights Grant from other domains were
made welcome and given the royal greeting
Of che kingdom OF Quivera.
The unique reception given the brave
esqulres on the hrst evening upon which
the order Of knighthood was conferred had
been smoothed down by usage and the peo-
rle having talking parts were more IA
mIliar with their lines, so thai the even
. inS's ceremonies we're almost perfect. W.
R. Bennett, the puissant at" Of the year.
was absent and his place was ecceptably
filled by Edgar Allen.
As grand multi "Dick" Ferris filled the
place OF NJ. A. Hall, not better but with
the grace and effectiveness OF the trained
actor. The address OF the evening was de-
Ilvered by e. M. Bartlett, than whom no
one more fully appreciates the advantage
of the order to the city nor can enter
more fully into the ceremonies accompany
Ing the enrolment OF members.
In mt Beginning.
Mr.. Bartlett was at the birth Of the or
der and was one of the members Of the
committee which purchased from New Or
leans the floats which appeared on the in
itial pageant Of the knights in the fall Of
1895. The talk OF the former members Of
the board OF governors was replete with
memories of former years and advice for
those to come. The audience was so we'll
pleased with his speech that II would not
permit him TO end X when he first desired
to quit, but made him respond to an en-
core.
After the enrolment OF MEMBERS and
the address the usual games were played.
In these games the beginners appear to
have the usual luck OF the unskilled and
II was no surprise when It was found that
the high places were filled by Harry Steel,
B. F. Wearne, c. G.. Montgomery and ]. B.
Redheld, all of whom were among the men
who first passed the wells last night. In
the grand sweepstakes, however, the more
mature judgment of older men prevailed
and the circulating medium, or. as 1t Is
technically termed within the borders Of
the land Of the mysterious, 1.-THE dough"
was corralled principally by David Talbot,
while John Steel was a close second in
the finals. ...
The wandering knights from other lands
who were refreshed at the shrine Of the
local king we're o. X. Dixon, ]. L. Downs,
j. Robins and F. S. James, a party Of IL
linois Central railroad officials from Fort
Dodge; William ]. Shea and e. NJ. Kidder
of Chicago, and G. w. Wilson Of Fort At
kinson, Wis.
Date for Editors.
Previous to the meeting at the den the
board OF governors held a meeting at the
Omaha club, at which II was decided to
invite the editors of Nebraska newspapers
to visit the den Monday. May rs, and to fix
a later date for the editors from other
states. The. buttons which will be worn
this year by the knights will be sent by
mail to each members as the yellow cards
o. membership are received by the secre.
tary. .R