Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-10
Council Bluffs
BUSY WEEK FOR MASONS
Several Bodies Hold Joint Installa.
ton Of Officers.
JEWELS GIVEN PAST MASTERS
List OF Officers who Receive POST
tion for Ensuing Year-Events
Among the F~rRternal
Orders.

Last week was a busy one in Masonic
circles. The several Masonic bodies held
installation OF officers, and following the
Joint installation OF their officers Bluff City
and Excelsior lodges held a banquet at
which a number of prominent members Of
the fraternity were present. Henry w.
Rothert. most worshipful past grand
master. acted as postmaster. and the fol-
lowing was the program of toasts;
Rev. O. o. Smith. Keys to the Myster-
les"
Colonel Charles G.. Saunders, Masonry,
Past Master W. S. Baird, "A Mason's
Hon. J. T. Brooks. University of Ma
Past Master Charles M. Hari' Spirit of
Past Master 1. N. Fllcklnger. The Build
Past Master ]. g. wadsworth, Masonic
Past Master George II. Jackson, MA
sonry on the Outside"
Past Master George W. Lipe, THE Rec
ord OF Bluff City Lodge"
At the conclusion OF the program past
master jewels were presented to Charles
e. Walters OF Bluff City lodge and to
d, Charles N. Conrad OF Excelsior lodge.
other Masonic bodies installed officers as
follows:
Star Chapter, Royal Arch Masons-High
priest. w. e. Mcconnell; king, f. s.
s 3. Price Gor ssere "a = george; IT. He'J Jackson NJ
G. Host. J. G. Mitchell; ?, s. Q. w. hipe;
P: A. C. =; H9ber; third vail; G; W.. H sGTs,
vail. ]. j.. Myrtue; sentinel, c. A. Bailey:
directors Masonic Temple association, F..
Joppa Council, Royal and Select Masons-
T. / master; F; y PIERCE; R. u !. deputy
NUtpas tran qt1rpF VI KFetcnmer. recorder,
George II. Jackson; captain guard, @. w.
Llpe; g. council, c. w. Bowers; steward,
Ivanhoe Commandery, knights Tempiar-
Exalted commander, w. r.. MCCONNELL;
general ETsfcSme 6: r .e MSlte wsrS SeRt"t e. sS ". hiip e;
junior warden, F. Hober; Prelate. Rev. Q
o. Smith; treasurer, II. w. Binder; re-
Williams; standard-bearer, E. e. Smith;
sword-bearer G. W. PuEdum; sentinel G,
A Bailey; directors Masonic y r. Temple as
c neil Bluffs aerie, Fraternal Order Of
Eagles. installed the following officers Fri
day nights:
Worthy past president L. l.. Evans;
worthy president, G. Konigmacher; worthy
vice president, F. E. Deuel.; worthy chap
lain, Ed Espinwall; worthy conductor, w.
II. B~arghausen; worthy inside guard, Fred
worthy trustees, Jerry Walters. w. d. Han
sen, l.. Zurmeuhlen. q
on Tuesday evening st. Adams and Con-
cordia lodges, Knights of Pythias, held a
Joint installation Of officers. at which a
number of prominent Pythians, including
w. X. Denney. grand chancellor for Ne
braska, were present Following the In
stallation a banquet was served and the
balance OF the evening was spent with a
social session and a smoker.
Encampment No. 8, Union Veteran legion,
and the Ladies' auxiliary No. Ia held a
Joint installation of officers Friday. after
noon. The officers Installed were:
Encampment No. S-ColoneL b.. F. VIII
liams; lieutenant colonel, Enoch Hess;
major. A. 3. Nicholas; quartermaster, d: A.
officer Of the day, William Rolph; surgeon,
James Kelley; adJutant, L. Sherwood; ser
g ssrSs,n major M s, king n; G senyine iu9 ). Fl, RTStr
tan; color guard, H. Whittelli drummer,
Wall McFadden; daughter OF the encsmp-
Ladies Auxiliary No. Nt--President, Mrs.
u. r. Gay; senior vice president, Bertha
Dalton; junior vice PRESIDENT Hattie Han
Ada Martin; treasurer, Katherine Hess
conductor, Jessie Rain; guard, MrA Brock
color. bearer. Nancy 1parksi musician
From this late until further notice the
regular meeting Of encampmsnt No. 8,
Union Veteran legion, viii be held on the
first Friday afternoon Of the month. This
change is made necessary by the feeble con-
dltion Of many OF the comrades. which
makes it impossible for them to attend the
meetings at night during the severe
weather,
The members OF the LadieS auxiliary No.
Il will hold their session as they have in
the past, the meetings to be held on the
first Friday evening and the third Friday
afternoon of each mont until further mo-
tice.