Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-14
HALEY COMET EVAPORATES
Ak-Sar -Ben's Most Successful Initis-
tory Season Comes to Close.
BIG FEATURE OF YEAR SOON COMES
scribes and Their Friends with Dele
CATION of Lincoln Men Are
Entertained by Ceremonies
Mt the Den.

Halley's Pug-Nosed Comet is a thing Of
the past The Ak-Sar-Be initiatory sea-
son OF 1910 the most successful Of the
reign OF the Ak sar-Ben dynasty. came to
close Monday night. Eighteen hundred
knights Of Ak-Sar- Ben, 1.54S paid up men,
bers with about 300 guests. gathered to
watch the final initiation of the year and
70 pay their last respects to Old Man
HALEY.
1t was truly a fitting close of the inita-
tory season. The eighteen hundred men
who assembled for their last Monday
evening Of good fellowship until next year,
representing all the boost and enterprise
and push of the city of Omaha felt
pride in the summers work and each was
glad he had done his part. The weekly
meetings at the den have bound that body
of men together in a way that nothing can
undo and henchforth they will have a COM
mon aim and purpose-the good Of Omaha
first, other things next.
Although last night closed the season
Of 1910 from the ceremonial point of view,
the real work of the year is just begin
ming on September Is. a little more than
two weeks hence, the Ak-Sar- Ben fall fes-
tival will open and 1t will need the COM
bined efforts Of every one OF those knights
to make il a success. And there is no
/ doubt but the knights will rally to the
work and will, as they have all during
the summer months. throw themselves
heart and soul into the cause.
scribes Made welcome.
Last night was editors night, with
visitors from Lincoln and Fremont thrown
| in for good measure. Scribes from all
over the state accepted Samson's invita-
| ton and journeyed to Omaha for such an
/ evening as they could find nowhere else in
the country.
| Headed by Jack Matthews, Lancaster
| county's big, jolly coroner. e. delegation Of
| twenty Lincoln citizens showed up at the
den as a welcome surprise to the knights
who were not expecting visitors from the
! Capital City as the Lincoln Commercial
club had wired it would not be present.
But Jack and his following were there,
representing the city of Lincoln from the
ground up-the mayor, the city council,
the Commercial club, the Ad club and the
citizens in general.
Fremont had fifty representatives on the
| ground who at the last minute had
found they could accept Samson's invita-
ton. They were not able to come in the
afternoon in their special train as had
been planned but when they found they
could come they boarded an ordinary train
and came anyway.
George Powell grand multi of the kings
court extended to the knights the thanks
of the board of governors for their support
during the season. He urged the knights tc
work for the success of the carnival and
predicted, from the success OF the season
Just closed that 1911 would see even
greater achievements by Ak-Sar- Ben.
Free Mantel, admired by everyone who
knows him, was called upon to sing a few
selections. He chose two old, familiar
songs, Those Endearing Young Charms
and annie Laurie" and with full, rich
Voice, which reached every corner Of the
big den. he gave the knights one Of the
greatest Monday night treats they have
had this season.
Il Mayor Burren Talks.
Mayor Burrell of Fremont spoke for his
delegation and thanked Ak-sar- Ben fol
the evenings entertainment. The cities Of
his city, he said, are always ready to joir
hands with Omaha in anything which is
for the good of Fremont Omaha or Ne.
braska.
Former Governor Richards OF Wyoming
who CHANGED to be a visitor in the city
yesterday, was out at the den as a guest
In brief address he made a comparison
between the Omaha he knew years ago anC
the Omaha he knows now. Il have only
pleasant recollectons of my first sojourI
/ in this state" he said, and you have treat
ed me royalty every time I have beer
back"
A. b. Peucolas of Victoria, Tex, said
-Four years ago l had the pleasure o
meeting you here and seeing what Omahs
had done toward building herself up.
have come now, after four years, to lool
again. l rejoice to see that neither Oman;
nor the state of Nebraska has taken an,
backward step"
Senator Ell. Burkett was the last speak
d er. II feel as much at home in Omaha,
he said. las l do anywhere in Nebraska.
e want to say that there are only two othe
s cities in the United States where a maj
e could find such an entertainment as yoi
IS haye given here tonight. Ten days ago yol
4 had as your guest the former president o
Q the United States. L wish to ass re yo
4 that he enjoyed your entertainment II
q said to me after il was over that he ha,
o enjoyed no evening on his western trip $
|, much as he had the evening he spent her
n at the den. And l thought you did the 10
8 OF entertaining him better than anything
d have ever seen"