Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-01
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
State High School DsOlamstOry Contest
Comes of This Evening.
CONTESTANTS HAVE ALL WON HONoRS
Champions of Districts I'm Respective
Glasses VIII Meet TO Decide the
Position of First for IA
state.


state.
The annual state contest OF the Nebraska
High School Declamatory association will
be held at the First Methodist Episcopal
church. Twenty-third and N streets. this
evening at s o'clock. First on the program
will come a piano solo by Miss Mae Lovely,
followed by an invocation by Rev. George
Van Wrinkle, pastor Of the First Baptist
church. Misses Myrtle and Susie Keefer
and Mesdames Haskins and Rozelle will
render a selection, and then the oratory
will
In the oratorical line Herbert Cleveland
Of Lexington will read The Prisoners
Plea" and Mabel Coleman Of Fullerton will
speak on Imagination versus Inspiration"
Ralph Cressey will render a violin solo,
and then Alice Batty Of Hastings will
recite THE Chariot Race" Miss Hilda
Condron of South Omaha will follow with
a selection from eff / Were King"
After a solo by Miss Edith Dennis, hui
morous recitations will come. Harley Bel
lamy OF Cambridge will recite "Gran'pap's
Boy and May Frank of York will follow
with Naughty Zell." Nellie Handley Of
Norfolk will close the humorous portion
OF the program by reciting Her Cuban
Tea" r. L. Davis will sing a solo, and
then the medals to the winners OF the
contest will be presented. 1t is expected
that every seat in the church will be occu-
pied, as considerable interest is being
manifested in the contest.
Police Board Meets.
The Fire and Police board met in the
council chamber last night. Committees
were not appointed, but most likely will
be at the next meeting. An executive
session Of the board was held at the Office
of Secretary Bergquist before meeting in
public at the council chamber. At this
secret session a motion was adopted de-
claring It out Of order for any m OF
the board to talk to representatives OF the
press or discuss with anyone what action
the board is likely to take in the future.
The board directed Chief Briggs to pre-
pare a list Of all saloons not having paid
In license money for the coming fiscal
year to the city treasurer. AS only six
saloon keepers had paid In the $1,000
license fee up to last night, 1t will not be
"a hard matter for the chief to make VI
his report. Both the chief OF police ant
the chief OF the fire department were re.
quested to file, as soon as possible, a list
Of the men working under them. So fai
eleven hremen and ten policemen have hlet
applications for positions, These were
placed IN file for the reason that the regu'
lar blanks to be used have not arrived.
AS for the turning down OF the applica.
tion for printed blanks by the council
Wednesday night, a member Of the board
stated to a Bee reporter that the blapIi
desired would be ordered and that the cit!
will have to stand the expense.
l. ]. Buckley and Louis sanswlck ar,
anxious to be reinstated as members Of tn,
FIRE department. while H. e. Newman is al
applicant for the position OF chief Of po
lice.
Surveyors Working Here.
Yesterday afternoon Thomas Shaw, wht
is In charge Of the work of making a sur.
vey for the Omaha, Lincoln & Beatric,
company. called on City Engineer Beal fol
some information. Mr.. Shaw stated tina
his men are surveying line for an cleo
trio road from Omaha to Lincoln and ar,
now working in the vicinity Of Forty-fourtl
and Q streets. Mr.. Shaw commenced hi
work at the Platte river and is settinj
stakes toward Omaha as rapidly as pos
sible. Aside from the fact that he is dom
the surveying, Mr.. Shaw had nothing L
say about the road which is to be built
AS the lines being run are on the outskirt
Of the city the people here seem to mani
fest very little interest in the propose
road.
May Musicale.
The May musicale given last night at tn
Methodist church under the auspices Of tn
local Young Mems Christian association wa
we'll attended. Ed P. Baker and Henry
Book acted as directors and conducted tn
affair to the entire satisfaction of all VIII
attended. While the program was quit
lengthy every number was, given the atten
tion it deserved and the singers and player
were frequently called on for encores. /
every sense OF the word the musicale WI
a success and Secretary Marsh as well q
Directors Book and Bake are to be con
graduated.
Wallace d. Godfrey Dead. .
Wallace D.. Godfrey. one OF the prominer
business men of South Omaha, died at Ell
~celsior Springs, Mo-, Thursday. The re
mains will be met at the depot, at the foe
OF N street by members OF Bee Hive lodg
OF the Masons. Arrangements for the n
neral will not be made until the wishes I
Mrs. Godfrey are ascertained. Mr.. God
frey had been ailing for some time.
month or two ago he went to Excelsic
Springs in hopes that the change woul
benefit his health. AS he did not get an
better Mrs. Godfrey Joined him about tw
weeks ago and has remained with hi
ever since, being present at his bedslG
! when he died. Mr.. Godfrey was one Of Il
most popular young business men in II
city and his death will be deeply r,
GREETED, not only in Masonic circles, b,
by all who knew him intimately. A la
message to Undertaken Brewer last nIgl
: stated that the remains would arrive
3 3 South Omaha at 6:15 p. m. today.
Funeral Of II. C. Young.
0 The local lodge of Masons made arrang
3 ments yesterday for the funeral OF r.
= Young. who died suddenly at his hon
4 Thursday morning. Funeral services wi
be held at the First Methodist churc
Twenty-third and n streets on Sunday Al
2 ernoon at 2:30 o'clock. All members
3 Bee Hive lodge are requested to meet
b Masonic hall at 1880 o'clock Sunday afte
2 noon in order to attend the funeral in
5 body. The deceased was a prominent mel
5 Der of the Methodist church. On sundi
. last he conducted a class and later occ
pied his usual position in the church cho
: His illness came on suddenly and viii