Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-09
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Charity Ball at the Exchange the Premier
Social Event o. the Season
HUMoRs or TWO NV PACKING PLANTS
schwarsschild a SuIsberser and New
Canning Company Talked of. hut
No Definite Information
IL ObtaipsbIe.

The great thing before the minds OF
South Omaha people last night was the
charity ball at the Exchange building The
entire floor of the large dining room was
utilized for dancing. AS soon as the lunch
hour was over yesterday the women in
terested in the hospital association took
matters in hand. They spent most of the
afternoon in preparing the decorations.
These consisted of long loops of bunting
and tissue overhead and along the sides
OF the room and alternated with them
were hundred or more OF red cross PEN
rants. These pennants were white. each
bearing the familiar red cross near the
base. Then from every available place
were hung various patterns OF Japanese
lanterns. About the raised platform which
was occupied by the orchestra large
number Of palms were grouped. This was
along the north wall Of the building. OPP
posite this was the department set apart
for refreshment.
The crowd began to gather between the
hours 90 and . in the evening and con-
tinted to swell until nearly 10 o'clock. As
a result the hall was illed to OVERLOOKING
by the time of the opening grand march.
This began promptly at p. IN. and 1t was
participated IN BY several hundred of the
best people OF the city.
Almost every prominent family in town
had its representatives. Everybody caught
the spirit Of good feeling AS the tickets
were passed to the doorkeepers. In each
dance the floor was occupied to it's capacity
and the people eager to participate were
still standing about the walls. The open
ing march and quadrile were equally well
enjoyed. Numbers and Is OF the pro-
gram, besides the opening, were the only
diversions from the ''round Dances So
called. No was the lanciers and No "A
was another regular quadrile. No. 5, the
waltz. Oxford" and No. IL the Chicago
Glide" and No 10, the Berlin" were espe-
cially enjoyed by the dancers. The or
chestra was frequently encored and -four
extra dances were given.
The efforts of the committees which have
been planning the entertainment for SC
many weeks received many hearty com
mendations from every side. The officers
OF the South Omaha Hospital association
were ex-officio helpers among the guest:
last night and made themselves almos
onlnipresent The proceeds of the cigal
stand in the Exchange lobby as well al
the refreshments sold inside were turned
to the credit of the association. The bal
closed at too late an hour to get the statu
of the finances, but there is no doubt o
there being large margin Of profit.
a., Talk of New Packing Plant.
No one about the South Omaha yard
nor among the real estate men was to b.
found yesterday who knew about the ru
rnored proposition of the Schwarzschild &
Sulsberger company OF Chicago locating 4
branch packing establishment at this point
Though many of them thought that 1t wa!
not without the pale of possibility. ant
that such company would be most wei
come both to the yards company an'
the people of the city. few were fount
who held out definite belief in the matter
II is known, however, that representative
of the company was In the city about
month ago trying to make arrangement
with one Of the local butchers TO do SOM
killing for the company to supply the loca
market. II was desired TO have this marke
krl fifty head or more daily which nigh
be distributed at once from this point an
save a shipment from Chicago or othe