Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-09
CITY CAPTURED BY DANES
All But Six Of the Delegates Present at the
Opening Session.
WELCOMED TO CRY BY THE MAYOR
Hospitality Promptly Accepted aud
Then order Gets Down 20 bus
fhess-PrObabIe Changes
I'm COnstitution.

With ~ delegates present out Of the 2S6
accredited TO the meeting. the twelfth ma
tional convention Of the Danish Brother
hood society opened yesterday morning in
Danish hall for a weeks session. With
the exception OF the open meeting. at
which. In Difference to Mayor Macrae the
English language was spoken. the pro-
ceedings are held in Danish and behind
Gle sed doors
The convention was called to order by ].
c. Jensen, president Of the local lodge,
who welcomed the visiting delegates on
behalf of the Council Bluns members OF
the order. while Mayor Macrae performed
similar duty on behalf OF the city. At
the conclusion OF his remarks Mayor
Macrae handed H. II. yogt. the supreme
president, an immense sllvered key, with
which, he said, the gates OF the city had
BEEN opened for the visitors and that they
were welcome to everything the city had
to offer them. He expressed the hope
that their visit would be frsught with
pleasure and profit. He omitted mention
ing anything about the lid, being lifted
any while they were in town.
II. H. VoEt OF Davenport. supreme pTesi-
dent, responded to the addresses of well
come in a neat speech, during which he
said II gave the delegates much pleasure
TO hold thir convention in Council BLUFFS
and they felt assured Of being treated roy
ally as the city had the we'll earned rep
utation OF being royal hostess to all such
bodies which gathered within her gates
Changes In Organic Law.
The afternoon session wac devoted
largely to preliminary work for the con.
vention, such as the naming OF commit.
tees and outlining. the business for the
week. Several changes In the constitution
and bylaws, IL is said were suggested and
committee was appointed to report or
this matter. There Is also more or les,
talk, It is understood. on reincorporatin,
the order either in Nebraska, where tn,
order was founded. or in one of the state.
having the largest number of lodges. A
committee TO report on this question wal
also appointed as well as the usual stand
ing committees.
The sessions. however, are held benin,
closed doors and the proceedings are sup
posed not to be made public, the work o
the convention being communicated to tn
different lodges through their RESPECTIVE
delegates. ... ... ..
Unless the convention gets pressed 10
time In which to complete its work no even
ing business sessions will be held and tn
| evenings will be devoted to recreation. Thi
evening the visitors will be guests of tn
local lodge at it's meeting. when a stere
! opticon moving picture entertainment vii
be given by w. ]. Leverett Of this cit
: and refreshments served.
All of the Supreme officers. who are a
follows, are present; Supreme past presi
dent p. II. johnson, Omaha; supreme pres
ident, II. H. vogt, Davenport supreme vic
president WILLIAM Kikenbusch. Chicago
. supreme secretary. j. Michaelsen. Omaha
Z supreme treasurer. ]. Chr Eskildsen Chi
|. cago supreme trustees. Theodore Arlot
Salt Lake City; NJ. Larsen. Racine. ]. F
Z. Carlson WillImantic, Conn.
Danish hall. in which the convention
7 being held. il tastefully decorated wit
/ flags and bunting, the stars and stripe
and Danish national flag intermIngling I
3 picturesque display. All along the prir
= cipal business streets the Danish color
are displayed in profusion in honor OF II
}. visitors.
N Election May Come Friday.
:, While the election of officers and the 81
= lection of the place OF meeting for 1910 al
h set for Saturday afternoon at the closir
IL session of the convention 1t was state
yesterday afternoon that possibly these tW
= matters would be disposed of Friday az
n ernoon.
u Duluth. Mimi. and Fresno. Cal. are 4
!, the field for the 1910 convention, and Dol
G. have strong representations here and Al
" making an active Campaign among the de
egates
n The few absent delegates are expect'
It to reach here today, az II Is believed thu
q every lodge in the order will be represent'
- at the convention number OF the del
le gates are accompanied by their wives al
there are a number of visiting membe
70 outside the delegates themselves.
The records of the supreme secreta
show that the order has at present
lodges with 1881 members, as follows;