Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-02
EAGLES CACED At The Den
Tame Enough to Eat from Hand When
Knights Get Through with Them.
EAsTERNERs PRAISE AK-sAR.BEN
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Fund.

A big crowd, q fine program and a glori-
OTIS night were the GROWING features of
Eagles night at the den Monday night,
The further fact that several distinguished
Eagles from the cast had been intercepted
in their flight through Omaha homeward
bound from Seattle and were required to
10 q gentle screaming act at the den made
the occasion n notable one.
Carl Herring acted as grand multi and
announced that tho paid-membership last
night was LOS, as against 1850 one year
ago.
Judge. j, H. Crosby Of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
was the principal speaker Of the evening.
lie paid a glowing tribute to the energy
and industry Of ]. 4. Tuthill in securing
the national convention of Eagles for
Omaha in 1873, and sought to impress upon
The people Of Omaha the Importance of
the meeting of the grand aerie here, not
merely that 1t would bring 5000 strangers
to the ety.. but that these same people
would spend during the ten days OF their
visit in Omaha scaroclH less than 81, 1900
Another Il the speakers was state Deputy
Murphy Of Massachusetts. who modestly
confessed that the Old Ray state delegates
at Seattle were not particularly averse to-
the lN0 convention coming to Omaha and
6N'N Ni anu w IdlililI WldN dsslSlaltf
they could in landing the convention for
Omaha, ito, spoke OF the renown that Ak
sar-Ben had al. eaev given Omaha, and he
was inter, last night ready to confirm
everything mat had been said in praise of
Omaha Invited to Lincoln.
DR.. sosR.a, ur bn4}aska. Alaska, and
War .Eaglc, - &iamhotaas Indian chief
from PoCptqWpoy gre, who were on their
way to Washington. were persuaded to
stop over ard visit the Den Monday even
ing Both made brief addresses on religion,
medicine and temperance, and then Sir
William Kennedy of Lincoln was called to
the stand to tell what he knew about
OHaha day at the state fair next Thurs
udy. lie .C2me down as the special repre-
scntatIye OF the Lincoln Commercial CLUB
80 remind Omaha of its promise to be on
hand, Lincoln was, going to do its prettiest,
ana as. a special inducement a prize OF 500
would be Offered to. the first automobile
from Omaha that would arrive at the state
fair grounds entrance, on Omaha day, start
Ing from Omaha, at the same time the spc-
c'al train did, Mr.. Kennedy further invited
oil Omahans 10, make their headquarters
with him at the Lindell hotel when not at
the fair grounds, and he would show them
4 touch of Lincoln high life.
George d. Darlington, jr- Of Auburn, and
Il. H.. Olmstead of Florence were the other
speakers, both of whom are prominent
Eagles, -.t.-
Mr.. Chambers again urged the knights
of Ak-sar-Ben to send their boys between
the aggEpf~S and 10 years to the Audi
icrium al 4 o'clock Wednesday and 2 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon to take part in the pre-
hminary Fehearsals tor the Cinderella ball.
Forty or fifty more young boys are needed
To complete the arrangements for the ball.
Next Monday nig}i will be railroad and
West Point night There remains but two
more initiation nights ana the Omaha MEM
h'rS are asked to keep this fact In mind.
Atten lon is again called to the fact that