Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-13
That Many of the 1000 Who Will
Transact the Business.
IoTEIs ARE FAST FILLING UP
Women Are Entertained by Rides in
Autos to Manawa.
DAY TO ENJOY CITY
DrenchinE Rain Comes at Might 20
Cool the Atmosphere and Put
Everybody in Good shape
for a Busy Week.


with nearly GOO of the 1000 delegates who
are expected to lead host OF $1,000 persons
to the national convention OF the Fraternal
Order of Eagles already in the city and
with every train bringing in representatives
from every state in the union. Omaha has
taken on the aspect of great convention
city; its principal hotels are crowded with
the visitors and its streets in the business
section are filled with an ever-inCreasing
crowd.
The day was bright and beautiful and
afforded the visitors an excellent oppor-
tunity of viewing the strange city which
will be familiar to them before the week
is over. The atmosphere was heated to n
rather high degree. but rain burst In on
the city In torrents soon after p. M,
cooling the air and putting everybody in
good shape for the beginning of a strenuous
week.
All day Sunday Eagles from every sec
tion of the country poured into the city,
bringing encouraging reports that they
were but small advance guard of the
thousands that are to follow during the
next two days
At the headquarters OF the grand officers
at the Paxton Sunday was just as busy a
day as any that had preceded it, for the
inflow of representatives had demands
which had to be satisfied and the officers
and their assistants had TO be on hand
for the work.
More Big Ones Sunday.
More prominent members OF the fraternity
arrived Sunday than had come all last
week. From far-away California one of
the most prominent figures Of the conven-
ton, Grand Trustee TheodoTe A. Bell came
with a special train OF his delegates With
him he brought the famous minstrel troup
of forty members from San Francisco
aerie No. 8. Nicely boxed in tissue paper
he also brought one vice presidential boom
for John ]. Parry of San Francisco whom
he ATTENDS to turn loose this morning.
Other prominent delegates and Eagles
rolled In during the day from divers cities
and states. Harry NJ. Applebaum, secretary
to Senator Tim" sullivan OF New York,
rcame as a representative OF Big Tim" and
is quartered at the Henshaw In room 7O6
Past Grand Worthy President H. H.
Thompson of Seattle, full of enthusiasm,
dropped into the city with a bunch Of west
ern men early in the morning. Among the
party who came from the west with him
were d. Smith of Spokane, another past
grand worthy president, and Thomas Con-
sidine, a brother of John Considine, the
vaudeville manager Of Seattle.
known delegates Among these were James
f. Kelly, junior vice president of the Cleve-
land aerfe; IL. @. Schively, president OF the
Cleveland aerie; owe Kane, past president
of the Cleveland aerie; Bert H. Beadle OF
Canton; d. Dalton, past grand worthy pres
ident of Cincinnati
other prominent Eagles who registered
at the hotels were r. w. Camp OF aeris
,O09, Knoxville, Tenn, and A. Clarke OF
the same aerie; p. w. Bowen, past worthy
president of the Providence Or. - aeriei
Robert Watson, mayor of Chester, Pal
william Murray, who is the leader OF the
Foresters Of Philadelphia and Pennsylvanias
and James Hasson of Wilmington, DEL
Busy with Credentials.
The credentials committee spent a busy
day in its headquarters on the second floor
of the Auditorium. The members Of the
committee opened their office at 10 o'clock
in the morning and were kept there until
after o'clock in the evening. receiving the
names of the delegates as fast as they
arrived in the city.
All during the day, from early in the
morning, members of the local reception
committee were at Union station giving in
formation and helping the visitors who
came in on every train. This force OF local
committeeman will be increased this NOSE
ing and a band or two Will be on deck to
escort the large delegations to the Audi
torium.
The wives OF the grand officers and dele
gates who had come to the city by noon
yesterday were taken on a trip to Lake
Manawa shortly after 2 O'Clock BY a COM
mittee composed Of Tom Flynn, @. p. Liver
and Mrs. J. A. Tuthnl. The journey over
to the Iowa resort was made on a street
car. At the lake the party was given
ride in steam launches and shown through
all the amusement places.
Several of the special trains are expected
to come to Omaha today. Two of these
will be from Columbus and Cincinnati o.
These trains viii bring Joseph Bowling OF
Dayton, who was a member Of the demo-
cratic national committees J. r. Gainer ot
Springfield past state president Of the
Ohio lodges; A. Weber past grand presi-
dent from Cincinnati. and Senator Daniel
Sullivan Of Columbus.
Dark for state Autonomy.
The sentiment among the head officers
OF the Eagles is that the fight for state
autonomy will be defeated In the conven-
tion. There has been considerable agita-
tion for a change from the local aeris
method Of representation during the last
three years, and this will culminate IN a
fight at this meeting.
A questioning OF the leading men OF the
meeting shows that they are opposed to a
change and without their support IL will
be nearly a hopeless fight for the progress
sives.
Secretary Mann is openly against a
change and Vice President Herring although
not declaring himself is understood 10 IA
vor standing pat on the present method.
Il can see no benefits" said Secretary
Mann. ito be derived from a change. Under
the present plan the members Of the local
aeries are allowed TO live in hope that
they can go as delegates to the convention.
Each aerie Is permitted 70 send a delegate
now
IF state autonomy were adopted only =
part Of the aeries would get repreaenta ation