Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-20

pends upon the charter, but wholly upon
the constitution. then in such case Berka
the constitution. then in such case Berka
could lay no claim to the salary fixed by the
charter or to the ONCE" The suit is for the
1902 salary.
Judge Eller will hand I'm his bill for the
1908 salary as soon as the city council is
sworn In and ne expects Judge Gordon to
hold office two more years. because the bill
passed by the last legislature for the cleo
ton of police Judge is also unconstitutional.
Orders for G. a. n.
Lee s. Estelle. the new department COM
mander of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. and Calvin f. Steele retiring COM
mander. have issued these orders:
Having been elected and installed as
commander of the department of Nebraska,
Grand Army of the Republic, at the twenty
seventh annual encampment, held at FIRE.
mont, Neb,, May IL and IA, 1908, hereby
assume command, with profound regard
for the duties and responsibilities of this
high position.
The following appointments on my official
stan are hereby promulgated:
Assistant adjutant general, W. s. Ask
with, post No. 262, Omaha.
Judge advocate general, e. K. Valentine,
post No. 1917, West Point.
Inspector general, 1. G. Hickman. post
No. Is, Fairmont, Neb.
Chief mastering officer. Louis Leiseur
post No. b5, Papillion, Neb.
senior AID ana Cnief OF STAN, George +.
De Temple post No. g. Blair, Neb.
They will be obeyed and respected ac-
cordingly.
/. Comrade Lee s. EsteIle of post No 262
Omaha, having been elected commander Of
the department of Nebraska Grand Army
of the Republic, for the ensuing year. and
upon his installation my official relations
with that office will terminate, / therefore
most earnestly bespeak for my successor
the same loyal and cordial support that has
been accorded to me during my term Of
office.
q I desire at the close OF my term to ex-
press my appreciation to the officers of
this department including both elective and
appointive officers, for their able and eX-
cellent services rendered and valuable as
sistence given me during the past years.
Whatever OF success that may have at
tended my administration Is largely due
TO the faithful work of my assistants, for
which extend my sincere thanks.
3. The official and personal stan are
hereby discharged from further duty. BY
command of Calvin T. Steele. Department
Commander. Mart Howe, Assistant Ad-
tutant General.
Important Masonic Meeting.
One OF the most important Masonic
! meetings that occur in the state in the
/ course of the year is i1 progress in this
| city and will continue until next Saturday.
| The supreme council of the sovereign jur-
\ isdiction of the United States will be here.
There are four organizations, first of which
is Delta lodge of Perfection, which con-
| fers degrees as high as the fourteenth,
inclusive. The degrees are conferred by S.
L. Geisthardt, thirty-second degree. EN-
manuel chapter, Rose Croix, confers those
from the fourteenth to the eighteenth, in
| elusive. o. NJ. Stonebraker, K. c. c. H,
and deputy inspector, confers Ahese de-
grees. In Lincoln council knights OF
Kadosh. Louis E. wettling, X. c. C. H.
confers degrees up to the thirtieth, and in
Lincoln Consistory H. H Wilson, thirty
third degree, confers the thirty-second.
The work began this morning in the
| fourth and fifth degrees with a class oi
| about thirty. This afternoon from the
thirteenth to the sixteenth degrees were
conferred and tonight the fourteenth is or
the program. Tomorrow the fifteenth will
be taken up with a class of probably 10
in thirty-second degree work.
Headquarters have been established II
parlor at the Lincoln hotel and on Fri
day evening the annual banquet will b,
held. Among the distinguished Masoni
here is Gustave Anderson, thirty-third de
gree, of Omaha, sovereign grand inspector
general. A large number of the candidates
in the various classes come from points ou
in the state, The reunion is in charge o
the following committees:
Executive Committee - o. NJ. Stone
Pra6her: =; NJ Hall d 6; y; TraRhagenn n. 8
Reception Committee-C H. Rudge, e. I
Wilson, Q. 5. King.
Entertainment Committee-o. NJ. Stone
braker, G.. c. Mason, NJ. w. Folsom
Banquet Committee-F M. Hail, c. D
Traphagen, s. L. Geisthardt.
state Dental Society.
The twenty-eighth annual session of tn
State Dental society was called to orde
at 2 o'clock this afternoon by H. J. Col
of Norfolk, president. After a roll cal
of members, the minutes of the last ses
sion were read and a report of the variou
committees received. Several business mat
ters were discussed and some new mem
bers were elected The remainder of tn
afternoon was devoted to clinics with Di
H. A. Shannon .as supervisor, with Dr. H
, w. Shriver and DR.. B. L. Spellman assist
! ing him.
: This evening a reception was given a
Walshs hall for the visiting dentists an
their friends, and a short program, to b
followed by dancing, has been arranged.
About 100 dentists are expected to be I
attendance at this session, which promise
4 to be one of the most interesting yet helC
( The morning trains brought a number I
I this city and still larger number ar
o expected tonight.
v 5ecOnd Day of Carnival.
The second day of the Eagles carnivs
was much better attended than on tn
: opening day. Tonight all the electri
e lights were in place and many hundred
= of people thronged the streets. All tn
s attractions drew immense crowds and
! thriving business was done. Tomorrow
a is fraternal day and a big time is antic
s pated. A program of much interest ha
9 been arranged:
Seriously Injured by Fall.
]. E. Halterman, while sitting on IN
railing around an area way at Elevent
: and N streets tonight. fell backward I
: the ground, a distance of twelve feet an
received injuries which make his recover
doubtful He was rendered unconsciou
F" by the fall. No bones were broker
though It is believed he was injured II
= ternally. At midnight Halterman's coy
. dition was reported extremely dangerou
y Eclectic Medical Society.
e The annual meeting OF the State Eclect
e Medical society is being held in the city,
y the Lincoln Medical college. The first Sc
is sion was held at 10 o'clock this mornin
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