Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-24

hardships Of the campaign Of 81 to IS,
hobbled into the office OF the governor to-
day TO tell him Of a wrong done by a com
rade In arms. a brother at the Milford
Soldiers home and a friend for years. The
truster friend. whit was Of the same age
as the wronged soldier. had left the state
taking with him, the wife OF his comrade.
The old soldier said he had the pair To-
Gated in a northern state and II was his
intention to go there at once for them.
II Will not have them arrested" he said.
FOR ! do not want any publicity in the
matter. I have proof he ran away with my
wife two months ago and now have them
located. | am going after them. No, I
do not blame the wife. because she is weak
minded now and knew not what she was
doing when the scoundrel got into her good
graces and persuaded her to leave me-" The
wife is of about the same age as the hus-
band, and all the parties concerned are in
the neighborhood OF 20 years Of age.
Delta, Delta, Delta Convention.
Delegates here attending the national
meeting of the Delta Delta Delta are the
most pleasing in appearance Of any set OF
delegates ever assembled in Lincoln for a
national meeting. Young women from all
parts Of the east so to make up the seventy
five or eighty who are registered, and local
members Of the sorority are doing every
thing in their power to make the visitors
have a good time. While, of course, the
convention will elect officers and transact
some routine business in executive session,
the great object Of the meeting seems to be
to enjoy life. This morning on special cars
the visitors went to Fairview and there
listened to a speech by w. ]. Bryan, and
tonight an informal reception was rendered
them at the Temple. The headquarters OF
the delegates is at the Lindell and the place
looks prettier than 1t ever did before.
The meetings of the sorority are presided
over by Mrs. Louise R. Rhodes, grand vice
president of the Gamma province, in the alb
sence of the president, Mrs. A. o. Parma
lee of Chicago. Among the officers present
are the following: Miss Louise Fitch, editor
Of the Trident; Myra Powers OF Chicago,
grand vice president of Beta province; Mrs.
Bessie Leach Priddy, historian. of Adrian,
Mich. Miss Marian e. p. Ball, grand secre-
tary, of New York. All of the chapters OF
the sorority Have agreed to send delegates
and many more are expected to reach the
city tonight.
Postmasters in Town.
The postmasters OF Nebraska, all first
class people, though some are holding sec
ond, third and even fourth class post
office jobs, are doing Lincoln and they
have five days given them by the high
man of the department to do it right. They
are here holding the sixth annual meeting
of the Nebraska Postmasters association
and their tracks are found all over the
city.
The meeting began this afternoon, with
prayer by DR.. George L. Martin, after
which Martin w. Dimery, secretary to
Governor Sheldon. with all the ear marks
of a real governor, welcomed them on. be-
half of the state acting for the governor,
who had to work. B. F. Thomas of Omaha
made the responses and put senatorial
curves into his remarks. The postmas-
tiers then paired off into their several di-
visions and began. their meetings.
The woman who are here as postmasters
or wives of postmasters were given a the
alter party at the Lyric theater this after
noon by the women of the reception COM
mittee.