Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-06
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
School Begins Today for Teachers,
but Not for Pupils.
SWIFT PICNIC AT BENNINGTON
Employees OF Big Plant Given Leave
of Absence for Day--BohemiRn
Catholics viii Hold
Parade.

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The school year opens in South Omaha
today, but the only thing done for the day
! will be a general assembly OF the teachers
at the high school auditorium, which Is to
be held at a. m. At this meeting the
superintendent will outline the work to be
accomplished during the year in a general
way. He will give much time to a dis
cussion of the kindergarten work and the
manual training which Is to be introduced
in several new schools. Lincoln school will
| have one Of the most important branches
Of the manual training in the grade schools
! this year. The work was very popular last
! year and II is thought II will be far more
popular during the coming season. Lin
! coin school clamoured for the manual
| training during the entire year. Kinder
gar-ten work will be attempted in Corrigan
school and at Central school for the first
! time.
After the superintendent finishes his ad-
| dress and gives his explicit directions the
principals Of the several schools will hold
special meeting with the teachers, which
have been assigned to them for the year
This will conclude the functions Of the
day. The pupils will not report at any
Of the schools, but will be granted the day
for the celebration Of Labor day.
Swift and COmpnRy's Picnic.
Monday, September 8, Labor day is to be
celebrated by the employees Of Swift and
| company's packing plant by great picnic
at Bennington. A special train leaves at
1880 for Bennington, where the entire day
will be spent in the Bennington park. A
lengthy program of entertainment and sport
will be carried out Ten fifteen races
! Cd in, nd will
enough classes so that all may contend
base ball between the fats aud the leans
will be one of the important features Of
the day Each of the picnokers will provide
himself or herself with lunch, but cracker
| lack, lemonade and ice cream will be Turn
ished free. This picnic is one Of the annual
events of the packing plant.
bohemian Catholics Parade.
The Bohemian Catholics, headed by the
| Katolicka Jednota Sokol Of the western
circuit and other Catholic orders and as
sisted by the Lithuanian Catholic orders
and the Bohemian orders of Omaha,
held a parade Sunday afternoon in
which nearly 1000 men were in line and
meny were in dress uniforms. The South
! Omaha city officials were represented by
large delegations. The city fire department
was invited TO a place of honor in the
parade. The new engine was hauled
| through the streets for the first time. The
line of march was from Franek's hall to
! the Bohemian National school and from
there to Twenty-fourth and l. streets.
From that point the march was taken up,
returning to Franek's hall, there an after
noon meeting was held at which Mayors
IT, c. Dahlman and P. j. Tralnor made
short addresses largely in the nature Of
| liar n al nd n
general program was carried out. The
athletic teams gave an exhibition of bar
work and jumping. The day was counted
very successful in spite Of lowering
! weather
Vote 20 Continue Y. NJ. c. A. Work.
A general meeting for both men and wo-
! men was held in the Young Mems Christian
| association building yesterday afternoon
to consider the question of disseminating
| the work of the association. After a full
| discussion a secret ballot was taken which
| resulted in large majority voting to con-
tinue the work The present board of di-
rectors, however, wifi all resign and State
Secretary Bailey will be asked to choose
a new board and proceed TO organize the
local association upon q new basis.
Howard Returns Thanks.
SOUTH OMAHA, Sept, 3-To the Editor
of The Bee: Being unable to meet either
individually or collectively all those
patriotic citiAens who supported me at the
primaries, and as a vast number of them
read your great paper l desire, through
your columns, to extend to them my sin
cere thanks.
The splendid support / received from
citizens who we're independent, and who
defied the rings, cliques. combines and
NhaIr aIofa bar onA oil
manlpulators, is an indication OF their true
American spirit
Civic patriotism Is needed nowadays, God
save America from the political highway
men. JEREMIAH HOWARD.
Magic City Gossip.
The South Omaha Gun club held it's regu-
lar weekly shoot at the target range yes
terday afternoon.
Mrs. Germaine FOWL OF Mexico City is the
guest of Mrs. e. II. FOWL
Jay Letter OF Grand Island is visiting in
South Omaha for a few days.
The Eagle fishbaks was postponed yester-
day on account Of the weather.
Mr., John Golden OF the Medical Chemical
company has gone south on business.
! The South Omaha city council will meet
Tuesday Of this week on account of Labor
day.
Mrs C. M sohindel will entertain the
Ladies Aid society of the Presbyterian
church Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Helen Mckee will entertain the
lChrtstian Endeavor society at her home.
24l7 L street, Tuesday evening.
Miss Blanche Johnson. Miss Florence
Johnson and their mother have gone for q
months visit to the Pacific coast.
Miss Ethel Berlin left yesterday for
champagne, Ill., where she enters the Unit
versity OF Illinois to take up journalism.
Phone Bell South s6S. Independent F-IS6S
for a case OF letter Gold Top. Prompt
J delivery to any part Of the city, William
letter.
Mrs. Addie Neman died Saturday morn.
ting at the home OF her son, Mr.. j. E. Me
man, S02 North Twentieth. The body will
be sent TO Malvern, Ia, for burial
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. O'Hern entertained
Mr., and Mrs L. c: Kohansky, Mr.. and Mrs.