Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-12
CONVENTION OF NEICHBORS
One Hundred and Fifty Delegates Attend
State Gathering at Lincoln.
GOES FOUR HOURS WITHOUT BREATHING
Attendance at the state University
Expected to Reach 2,5OO This
Year-Hardware Men TO
Hold Convention.
CFrom q staff correspondent.l

Prom Stan Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb, 11-(Special.)-T
Royal Neighbors Of America held their an
nunl state convention at the Lindell ho-
tel yesterday, with 150 delegates present
from various parts Of the state. Mrs Mat
tie Scott OF Lincoln delivered the address
Of welcome on behalf of the Royal Neigh
bors Of Lincoln, which was responded to
by Mrs. Anna Teel of Indianola. A. r.
Talbot Of Lincoln delivered an address on
behalf Of the Woodmen. Others on the
program were Mrs. Mary e. Kelly, state
recorder, North Bend; Mrs. E. G. Tullis.
Mrs. e. D. Watt, supreme oracle, and Mrs.
e. II. Wilbur
1t was decided to hold the next bien-
niai meeting in Omaha.
The following were elected to represent
Nebfaksa In the supreme camp Of the
Royal Neighbons to be held at Indianapo-
lis in May; Mrs. Lydia X. Andrew. Table
Rock; Mrs Martha Jacobs, South Omaha;
Mrs. Eva NJ. Forman, North Bend; Mrs
"a. e. Gillette, Cedar Rapids; Mrs Bes-
sic Cone, Wahoo; Mrs. Bertha Lawless,
Hebron; Mrs. e. H. Wilbur, Beatrice; Mrs.
Clara B. Rockhill, Harvard Mrs. Annie
NJ Teei, Indianola Mrs Carrie NJ. Marsh,
Gibbon; Mrs. M.ssBlanche Williams, Aims
worth. The alternates crosen are: Mrs.
Miller, Fort Calhoun; Miss Ella williams,
Carroll; Miss Emma Mack. Bancroft; Mrs.
u. M. Crinklan. Wahoo; Mrs NJ. M. Nc
Williams, Chester; Mrs. Elda Treadwell,
Beatrice; Mrs Blanche Epperson, Clay
Center; Mrs. Flora Nelson, Holdrege; Mre.
Ida Cook. Kearney; Mrs. Mary Hillberg,
Bassett.
It was decided to hold the next blen-
NAL meeting Of the state camp at Omaha.
Resolutions EeTe adopted indorsing Mrs.
e. >. Watt for reelection as supreme ora
Gle. Mrs. Z. II. Wilbur was indorsed for
the position OF supreme receiver and Mrs.
Nellie Yoho for member Of the supreme
board of managers.
The state camp officers elected were:
Mrs. Kate Remington. Omaha. state ora
Gle; Mrs. Nary F. Kelley, North Bend,
state recorder; Miss Anna Tobin, Lincoln.
state vice oracle.
In the evening the visitors were enter
tanned by the local organization, Magnolia
camp, Fern camp and No. ~, at a recep>
tion at the X. Of P. hall. Nearly 500 MEM
bers we're present. A program was given
and dancing was INDUCED during the lat
ter part Of the evening. Two new can
didates were initiated and exemplihcation
of secret work was given. The program
was comprised OF reading by Mrs. Ed
Tuckerman, a vocal solo by Mrs. Ralph
Johnson and a euphonium solo by Milton
Scott.
Hard work for Physicians.
Fred Hurtz. 10 years old. for four hours
apparently took trip to the golden shore
yesterday afternoon and is still on earth
and doing we'll. II was during an opera
tion on the yo2ng man for appendicitis
when he ceased to breathe. Not a sign oi
respiration was discernible, but the doctors
found that his pulse was beating, showing
that the heart action had not been sus-
pended. Outside of the fact that the pulse
continued It's throbbing the young man wai
as one dead.
Artificial respiration was at once applied
and for four hours and twenty minutes
during which time the patient sustained
not one natural respiration, the four ply
siciens worked sturdily 10 restore the los
breath. The physical exertion necessary
TO keep this up for so long a time was
severe strain upon the fortitude OF thu
professional quartet, and just as the foul
surgeons were exhausted natural respira
tion was .Tesumed and in a short time tn
young man was on the road to recovery
When HurtE regained consciousness th'
FIRST word he said was in framing an in
quiry as 70 whether or not the operation
had been completed. Reports from the pa
tient today indicate that he is we'll on tn
way toward recovery.
The operation was performed by Drs
NJ. II. Everett, Orr, winnett and Lehn
hon, One OF them said today that he wa
relactant to give an opinion as to wha
may have caused the suspension Of res
piration. All OF them had supposed tha
the patient would surely die, and he wa
In fact dead as far as the action OF tn
lungs was concerned. He thought tn
ether might have caused cessation O
breathing. but whetever the cause. IL wa
evident that the part OF the brain tha
supplied nerve force for the respirator
organs had been temporarily paralyTed
Attendance az University.
The attendance at the university thi
PEAR II is believed will run over 2.5Oo. in