Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-24
MASONS TRANSACT BUSINESS
Shareholder Of Nebraska Home Elect Off.
GERS and Trustees
GEORGE W. tINMets IS MADE PREstDEN'
Veterans Association Chooses IT'S
Omcers and Pauses 60 Honor
Those who Honor Roll
Call No More.

Yesterday was Mason's day In Omaha.
The annual meeting Of the shareholders
of the Nebraska MasonS Home in Platts-
mouth was held Wednesday at Masonic
temple with a large attendance. The re-
ports of the president, secretary and treas
urer were read and approved Trustees
were elected for the ensuing four years
as follows: Walter J. White Of Platts-
mouth, Frank II. Young of Broken Bow,
Frank Il. Bullard Of North Platte. After
the election of the trustees the entire
board met and organized by the election
of George w. Liningsr as president: G.
II. Wheeler, first vice president: s. p.
Davidson, second vice president: Charles
X. Coutant. treasurer; Francis c. White,
secretary. The executive committee will
consist of the president. secretary and
treasurer.
President Linlnger appointed these com
mittees for the year: Admissions and dis
charges, @. II. Wheeler and michael Dowl-
ing of Omaha; Charles ]. Phelps of Schuy-
Ter; finance, George II. Thummel and
Michael Bowling of Omaha; w. j. White of
Plattsmouth
The reports of the officers indicated that
the home was In most prosperous con-
dition. There were twenty-six residents of
the home on January 1. 1907
i The cost of maintenance of the home
during the last year has been $461Aa
Thirty persons have been cared for at the
home during the year, some for but part
of the time, but the average has been
twenty-four residents for the full year.
On that basis the cost of maintenance has
been S1s9.97 per individual.
One hundred and seventy-four shares OF
stock have been issued and paid for. maxi
Inc N,I 81 ri. Il
the home to date has been $5,s94.54. OF this
amount A,17s.63 have been contributed by
Masonic bodies and individuals, leaving
the ret amounts paid by the trustees
S1,215.51.
Veteran Free MasOna.
The annual meeting of the Veteran Free
Masons' association of Nebraska was held
Wednesday at Masonic temple with an ex-
ceptionally large attendance. These Of
hcers. were elected for the year: Presi-
dent, Charles ]. Phelps of Schuyler; first
vice president Bradner d. Slaughter of
Omaha; second vice president, Gustave An
derson of Omaha; third vice president
Lieutenant Governor NJ. r. Hopewell of
Tekamah; fourth vice president, Judge
Samuel p. Davidson OF Tecumseh; fifth
vice president, Captain Henry Z. Palmer
OF Omaha; treasurer, Thomas H. Creigh
OF Omaha; secretary. Francis c. White Of
Omaha; stewards. John II. Butler and Law
renee Merriam of Omaha.
The committee on resolutions submitted
resolutions of coincidence upon the death
Of members who had died during the year.
Eulogies were delivered on each of the
dead brethren. and that in memory of the
late Edward Rosewater, fourth vice presi-
dent Of the association. was especially
impressive, in which the merits and dis
tlnguished public services of Mr.. Rose
water were extolled The members dying
during the year were; James E. Boyd of
Omaha, Elias H. Clark of Omaha, John
II. Mccall of Lexington. George Patter-
son OF Omaha, Edward Rosewater Of
Omaha. Charles p. Hackney of Ashland
and John H. Blair, formerly of Omaha, but
who died in Los Angeles, Cal.