The wageworker., 1910-01-01
Home Of Workers Shown With Pride to
Friends and Nei ghbors

The Lincoln Labor Temple was
formally opened to the public on
Wednesday evening. December 80.
Aside from social features. there was
no attempt made at formal dedica-
ton. and there were no speeches. no
formal exercises-nothing but just
open house." in which every one had
an equal part.
For week lively bunch of en-
thusiasts have been hustling day and
night to get the Temple in readiness
for the opening. and 1t Is due to their
efforts that things were in such fine
shape. The chief regret was that the
opera chairs that are to seat the halls
were not on hand in time to be placed.
Two hundred and fifty of these chairs
have been ordered and are expected
to arrive any time. and when they
are in place the halls will be in per-
manent condition.
While the guests of the evening
were coming and going Thornburg's
orchestra held forth in Hall No. and
discoursed sweet music. The men,
bers of this orchestra-good union
men all-donated their services in or
der to make the opening as great
success as possible.
In the big store room on the ground
floor Jacobs union orchestra furnished
the music that set the feet OF the
dancers to tripping, and this part OF
the evenings festivities was enjoyed
by large number. Director Jacobs
who carries two union cards-lather
and musician-donated the services OF
this orchestra with the consent OF It's
members.
IL the "Smokery" the largest crowd
collected, because in the rear end oil
the pool room committee from Capt.
tai Auxiliary No. IL presided over
the refreshment tables, serving sand
wiches and coffee to the coming and
going guests. The Auxiliary was
given charge OF this part of the work
and it is under great obligations to
Mrs. G. A. Walker for her valuable
assistance The ladies who presided
over the refreshment tables were
Mesdames Hebbard. RICHTER. Wolfe,
Bustard. Maupin. Ihringer and Walker.
Ham sandwiches and pickles were
served in profusion, and real coffee-
the kind that let's you know what II
is while it is going down-was served.
Judging BY the constant throngs about
the tables, it was very evident that
this feature of the evening was thor
oughly enjoyed.
Over in the store room, which was
prepared for the dancers. the Elec-
trical Workers had been busy, and
although the room is far from COM
pletion they get it into good shape.
They run row of flags on the cell
ing the length of the room, and at
the end Of each flag. 140 In number,
was an electric light. The seating ar
rangements were primitive for the
simple reason that up till the last
minute the directors expected to have
the opera chairs installed. But they
did not come, so resort was had to
boards placed on nail kegs. But no
one gave thought to this as they were
too busy dancing to the music fur
nished by Jacobs orchestra.
AS the arriving guests approached
the Temple their eyes were greeted
by handsome electric sign, Labor
Temple" There are 200 lights in this
sign, and it Is one of the handsomest
in the entire city. 1t is only just to
say that the Electrical Workers put
in a lot of overtime getting this sign
ready. and it was placed in front of
the Temrie just in time TO connect
up with the "juice" and furnish light
for the opening.
An observing union man made u
great discovery as he approached the
Temple from o street. He noticed a
sign ut the corner of Eleventh and p
which says Capital" and just little
further north another one that says
Labor" and this led him to remark
that there were visible signs that capi-
tai and labor were getting closer to-
gether in Lincoln.
When the guests arrived at the Tenn
pie they were met by the directors
and shown over the building. and the
words Of oommendation and congratu-
lation they heard were enough to ex-
plain why they all appeared so proud.
II is not too much to say that even
union men who have been watching