Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-07
Ak Sar-Ben Claims
Three Hundred
New Knights
Four Nebraska Cities Send Repre-
sentatives to Ceremonial-0maha
Retailers Also Attend.

Mayor Dahlman and c. II. Aldrich Of
David city. the two candidates for gov
ernor opposed to each other met on the
stage tu An affable handsnake and en-
acted a pre,ty scene at the den Monday
The CANDIDATES laid aside politics for the
moment in their respective impromptu al
dresses. but took occasion TO cast soou
natured Jokes at each other A pair OF en-
terprising newspaper camerists ualheu
Ntheir cameras ON the nUtables whlle theS
were shaking hands and took flashhgnt
Of them.
Three hundred and fifty visitors. one OF
the largest classes of novlces this season.
were piloted through darksome hallways
from bull pen to jail and were finally
turned loose I'm the den as true knights OF
Ak-Sar- Ben at the initiatory last night
Samson had invited the citizens OF four
cities, Plattsmouth West Point, Bellevue
and. Fremont, to come to Omaha especially
| for the ceremonial and right nobly did theS
respond The Plattsmouth delegation came
ON a special train over the Burlington, ar
irving in Omaha at p. m. They were
met at the station by q number OF sood
knights, Mayor Dahlman among them. Ae-
| companied by the Plattsmouth band ana
| being themselves a bunch Of live wires
i the visitors made 1t known they were IN
! the city as soon as they arrived.
! West Point sent down fifty boosters,
Bellevue sent about forty, while only a
few came in from Fremont. The remain
der of the $50 we're from Plattsmouth To-
gether with the visitors there came num-
! Der OF Omaha business men who accepted
| the invitation extended to Omaha retailers
10 join with the citizens Of the four other
| l.. ,tuhN
Only one more night remains before the
close of the season, unless the board oil
governors decide to hold open until after
September 10. In that case, which is un-
likely there will be two more ceremonies
Samson intends to make the closing meet
ing Of the initiatory season surpass any
thing the knights have ever seen.
King Ak-Sar-Ben knights now number
1853, with another week before the close
OF the limitations and month before the
grand climax of the year with the corona
ton bail.
Henry Gering was master Of ceremonies
at last nights performance and he intro
duced the following speakers Fred Son
nenscheln of West Point, Postmaster Sny
der of Plattsmouth, Harry Cooper Of
New York, c. H. Aldrich of David City anC
| Mayor Jim" of Omaha. Each speaker
had words Of praise for Ak-Sar-Ben ant
for the citizens Of Omaha as a class. I'VE
| always get our moneys worth when W.
come to Ak-Sar- Ben" said Mr.. Snyder.
An organization to be known the Ak
Sar-Ben initiation crew has been organ
lied by the members of the working crew
at Monday night limitations. The purpose
is to hold the bunch together during the
winter with frequent meetings and gooC
times. keeping the Ak-Sar- Ben spirit II
Omaha as wlde-awake during the winter
as 1t is during the summer The new
organization is open TO any member Of
the Monday night workers. Oscar Lieber
Is In temporary charge of the new projec
and will take the names Of all who wish
to stay with the crowd.