Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-08
DANES TAXING The CITY
Delegates Arriving for the Convention Of
tie Danish Brotherhood.
MUCH BUSINESS COMES BEFORE BODY
order which Had Its origin In
Omaha Has Had an Interesting
History and Rapid Growth
In the West.

large number Of the delegates to the
twelfth national convention OF the Danish
Brotherhood, which opens in this city this
morning and lasts over Saturday, ar
rived yesterday. The convention is com
posed of 24S delegates epd it is expected
that with possibly a few exceptions all
will be here The sessions will be held
in Danish hall, at the corner of Broadway
and Park avenue. where headquarters
also will be established for the delegates
during their weeks stay in the city.
As the convention Is only held every
four years there is consequently much
work for 1t to do and a greater part of
the week will be devoted strictly to bust
ness. although proper arrangements have
been made by the local committees for the
entertainment of their guests. The first
entertainment will be tomorrow evening
when the visiting delegates will oe guests
of the local lodge at it's meeting at which
w. j. Leverett of this city will give a
moving stereopticon picture show and
light refreshments will be served during
the social session. Wednesday evening
the visitors will be rendered a banquet
in Danish hall by the local members.
Thursday afternoon the business session
will he brought to a close at o'clock and
the visitors will be given trolley ride
around the city and likely to Lake
Manawa, winding up at Washington hall
in Omaha, where a banquet will be served.
Friday will be devoted entirely to bust
ness, as will Saturday forenoon and after
noon the convention closing at the fore
noon session with the election OF officers
and the selection of the place of meeting
in 1910. Saturday evening there will be
a dramatic entertainment in Danish hall.
followed by a dance and this will bring
the gathering to an end.
History of Orga nixatiOp.
The history of the organization of the
Danish Brotherhood is an interesting one.
1t is the outgrowth OF AN organization
formerly known as the Danish Weapon
society" formed in Omaha in the year
1873 or 1879. The members were veter-
ans of the Danish wars with Germany,
known as the Schleswig -Holstein wars.
Only those who had served in these wars
were eligible to membership. Similar Or
ganizations were formed I'm Davenport,
| Ia, Neenah and Racine, wis, and Moline,
Ill In 1881 these organizations were
merged into one body, known the
Danish Veterans. and a year later 1t was
| decided to extend the organization so as
| to admit all Danes and their descendants
who spoke the Danish language. The
reorganizeo society then became KNOWN as
the Danish Brotherhood and started with
this name with a membership of l67.
The Danish Veteran society was incor-
porated in 1881 under the laws OF Nebraska
| and a convention was held in that year in
Omaha. The lodges belonging to the order
| then were Omaha, Neenah, Racine, Daven-
port and Moline On January 2, 1882, at
| the convention in Omaha, the name of the
order was changed to the Danish Brother
hood and the membership extended to ad-
nit all Danes and their descendants.
Since its reorganization in 1882 the Danish
| Brotherhood has grown steadily, as will
be seen by the following figures: