Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-03
WEST LElVENWORTH CLUB
Improvsn Have cry Time with a
ki1sd Lo. Of Speakers
DAVIDSON ON PUBL. SCHOOLS or OMAHA
superintendent Tells How Parents
Can Help Raise the standard by
Requiring Better Behavior
from children.

The meeting place Of the West Leavon-
worth Improvement club at Forty-eighth
and Farnam streets was too small to hold
the attendance comfortably last night At
Il session held for the dual purpose Of self
congratuiation on the betterments secured
ana TO enthuse the members with vigor in
prosecuting work sttl to be accomplished.
\ great variety of entertainment, rum
ming all the way from oratory of the high
est order through mirnicrv and music to ci-
gars, beer and sandwiches, enlvened the
evening and 1t was an exceedingly pleased
crowd OF citizens that went home just the
retiring side OF midnight.
Politicians wore there in plenty, but the
discussion of their trade was tabooed and
broken in one only--thot of Frank
Dunlop, who pleased so excessively with
droll stories and character studies that he
was recalled compelled to perform another
stunt and labeled the democratic
nominee for the council from the Fifth
ward.
How to HrIp the schools.
superintendent Davidson of the public
schools made the principal address of the
evening. He pleaded for sympathy and ap-
probation of teachers work by parents and
cooperation by instilling the spirit Of
obedience in children. He said:
These gatherings are OF great value from
many points of view. You come here to
feel the spirit of growth and enterprise and
carry on the uplift in the community.
With reference to the public school sys-
tenn OF Omaha our present business is the
Improvement of that system You arc
because the public schools of the city and
what they stand for represent the largest
and broadcast thought which men and
There was never any idea spread abroad
more erroneous than that the public
anything at all they mean an investment
The greater the amount of culture and in
tellgence in Omaha the richer and
Weather Omaha will grow in a material
sense and the city will improve in proper
lion to its advancement first in this way
| firmly believe every dollar spent on the
schools of Omaha is an investment which
pays a larger percentage than any other
single investment made from one years
and to another. The public school system
is the jackscrew which has raised the mass
Of the people to a higher level than that
occupied by the leaders half century ago.
some Others who spoke.
]. W. Eller presided over the meeting. re-
marking incidentally that anything the club
wants now IL eau get and that no political
candidate can hope TO get any votes in the
southwest part of the city unless he comes
out and gives the club chance to look him
over, Somewhat in the nature of sequence
to this act Judge Ellor called upon f. A.
Benson who sat near. to make speech.
superlative and told bunch of stories and
made his getaway under cover of music
supplied on the mandolin and banjo by the
brothers Mcintosh, who played The
Angels Serenade."
City Comptroller Lobeck was introduced
AS good thing to look at Judge Eler
being determined to carry out to the letter
the waybill of freight announced for the
meeting. After the comptroller had squared
himself with his audience for assuming to
pose as "A beauty he assembled into the
clouds of prosperity and altruism and re-
manned there seven minutes. Descending.
'he told. the club to help public officers and
newspaper reporters rather than to cuss
them.
Somewhat facctously the presiding officer
introduced County Commissioner w G.. IRE
by saying he would talk of things to eat"
Mr. IRE blushed. said the jail is badly
crowded and launched OF into a defence of
his action on the Jail feeding matter.
Dunlop scsre IA Hit.
The orchestra softly played Rufus Ras-
tus johnson Brown" and Frank Dunlop
made his way to the platform amid loud
cheers He had his audience al his feet in
two minutes and kept them there until he
rang down the curtain on his vaudeville
show.
After which Fred Mcintosh gave dis
tinguished imitation OF how down south
darky plays the banjo in eXuberant
moments.
In response 10 question from Judge
Eller To what Is going TO be done about
matchmaking Lcavenworth street from
Thirty-seventh to Forty-eighth this year
County Commissioner Kennard said it was
up to the park board; that the county com.
nlissioners would provide the money, but
the board would spend II. Carrying tho
matter to the park board L. n. Gonden
member Of that body, spoke very hopefully
regarding the matter and said I'm all proba
hity the work will be done this year and
clear to Elmwood park.
What Caused Laughter.
County Commissioner Solomon stated Ia
came to hear what wanted and not u
talk immoderstely. He was introduced a.
a newly elected commissioner" He wal
followed by Fred Mcintosh I'm a painstakini
sketch of newly elected politician Thu
merriment provoked ~ this coincidence Wa
checked by the reading Of a letter from f,
T.. Smith. democratic mayoralty candidate
saying business engagements kept him iron
hoing present. Music followed. the selection
being IL You Amt Cot No Money Nol
Needn't Come Round"
George u. Rice Of the Board OF Educatio,
made a few remarks and was followed b.
City Clerk Elboun and Counclmen Dybal
and Huntington in the same capacity.
Others who were present and did no
speak were Counclmen Schroeder Evan
and Trostlcr Mr.. Schroeder made the olu'
happy by sending out DO cigars.
Governor Boyd Improving.
At his home Friday morning the con2i
an f.f l,CNCrnOT James