Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-19

Contest for Grand warden.
The morning session Of the Odd Fellows
at South Omaha was occupied with the
election Of officers The nominations and
details Of balotipg required nearly the en-
tire day. Tile chief contest was between
the candidates for grand warden. r. II.
Miller, =. a. Edquist and L. T. Etter
were the three strongest candidates on the
first ballot, Miller having 1873, Edquist 1Ol
and Etter a. On the fourth ballot h. II.
Miller was declared unanimously elected.
Miller is from Aurora. This election
places him in line Of succession for the
office of deputy grand master and grand
master The officers elected at the fore
noon session were J. e. Morrison OF Candy,
grand master; Clark O'Hanlon of Blair.
deputy grand master; r. H. Miller of Au-
rora, grand warden l. p. Gage of Fremont,
secretary; Frank p. Bryant of Omaha.
grand treasurer; F. p. Corrick of Cozad,
grand representstire;W Walter b. Lcese of
Lincoln, grand representative.
The Rebekahs spent all of the forenoon
session. with the reports of committees.
Before the afternoon sessions convened
the lodge members witnessed a couple of
races by the South Omaha fire companies.
The first was,a hub-snd-hub race between
hose companies No. l and No. ?. The run
was from X street tosM This was won by
hose company No. g. The second was a
coupling ntestAgafnst time The wagons
started at Twehty-thfd and NJ streets.
coupled two lengths OF hose at Twenty
fourth street and turned on the water. This
contest was WORTHY hose company No. / in
;4S. The time of the second company was
:5S The South Omaha police had their joke
by arresttng Al Samuelson on suspicion of
carrying concealed Sweapons. Two big off,
GERS dragged hindthfeugh the crowds and
to the jaiE A big gun was found on him.
He was put An aHbe1i. A large crowd of
curious rpeopleofoiicwed; the officers. not
knowing that ssIn,eison was one of the
Omaha patrol driynFs,h r, sr So
OmahasGets' Next Convention.
The hardest competition of the election
came in the forenoon session, When the
grand lodge assembled at 2:3O .. m the rest
of the officers We're elected with dispatch.
G. l.. Loomis of Fremont was elected
grand Instructor; g. T, Mead. grand chap
lain w J. VosbuEg. grand marshal: r. NJ
Gillon. grand conductor; j. W. Kelly
grand GUARDIAN; j. S. Gosney South
Omaha, grand herald; G. Fairchild, grand
messenger.
After the contest for the honorary NJ
fees was closed the lodge took up. the Sc.
| lection of city for the next annual. con,
I Nention. In this Omaha won by a close
vote. Two votes would have changed the
result, The next session of the lodge be-
ing the fftieth,s will mo doubt be one cI
special Importance. =
The Rebekahs held their election in che
afternoon with the following results
Miss L. Sutherland, past president; Miss
Katherine Jackson Lincoln president OF
the assembly; Mrs Clara Davis, Nortl
Platte, vice president; Miss MeIita Tay
! lor Blair. grand warden Mrs. Emma Tai
bot, South Omaha, secretary, and Mrs
Mary Stute, Omaha, treasurer The ap.
I pointive officers were: Mrs. Katherine
I Tucker, Auburn, conductress; Mrs. Flor.
/ ence Dew, Tecumseh, marshal: Mrs. Par.
| theme Thomas, Friend, chaplain Mis.
! Alice Stute, Sidney, inside guard. AM
Mrs. Mary Osborn outside guard
The session of the odd Fellows did moi
| adjourn sine die until nearly D. m, anl
the Rebekahs We're over an hour later
! From all the expressions heard from thu
/ delegates the efforts OF South Omaha in
! the matter of their entertainment ha,
been highly appreciated. In all importan
! details everything worked smoothly. or
/ the whole the convention was one of III,
most satisfactory and harmonious evci
| held