Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Shamrock Athletes Plan Street Car
nival for Merry Month Of June,
GRADE SCHOOLS HOLD MEET
Lincoln school Gets First Place, Gar
field Second and West side
Third-TwO FOrgcries
Reported.

The Shamrock Athletic association COM |
mitted itself to the plan of giving South |
Omaha a street carnival about the middle |
Of June, last night. The club held a special
meeting at the rooms and agreed to the
proposition Of securing an amusement COM
pany and will handle the financial end OF
the transaction, paying the amusement
company a stipulated sum. The time will
probably be the week beginning June 70.
The management of the club will meet with
| representatives of the amusement company
at 10 o'clock this morning to perfect the
details OF the contract.
1t has been the custom Of those engi-
| neering carnivals previous to this time to
| hire an amusement company, which is paid
a stipulated sum and a percentage of the
excess profits The club hopes by means
OF the carnival to raise money enough to
put the club on a sound and easy financial
basis With unusual success it may be pos
sible to arrange for new club rooms on
scale suited to the needs of the growing or
ganization. This will be the first venture
into this class Of entertainment
Annual Grade Schools Meet.
The athletic meet of the South Omaha
grade schools was carried out yesterday
afternoon at Duffy's park with success
| L no uOuOES WENT TO lnS school,
which captured 80 points in class and
341A points in class B. Garfield school was
second with points in each class. West
Side was third with point in class A and
l1h in class B. The Lincoln boys have an
exceptionally good track team and they
captured nearly all OF the first places.
Some good records were made by the
grade schools in each of the events. The
boys of class A made a height of feet
10 inches In the running high jump; In
class b the height was feet inches. In
the running broad jump class A made 16
feet inches; class B made 13 feet inches.
A height of Z feet 2 inches was made in
the pole vault by class and feet 7
inches by class b. In the IOO-yard dash
0:lS2S was made in class A and 0:15H by
class B. The base ball throw in class A
was 1856 feet. Lincoln school won the relay
race in both classes.
| In many ways the meet was tedious,
owing to the vast confusion of the shout
ting hundreds of boys and girls representing
the several schC OILS. These shouted without
cessation during the entire afternoon and
the boys could not be kept off the course,
but handicapped every effort Of the con-
testants by being constantly in the way.
The meet was conducted under the aus
pices of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton.
Two FOrgerIes Reported.
Alexander Meters was arrested yesterday
on a charge of forging a check on Frank
Kodlicek, Twentieth and Q streets The
check was drawn for $l2. Allen Cret said
to be son of w. II, Cret. 632 Penn avenue,
Pittsburg, Pa, was arrested on a charge of
forging a check which was passed ON Tom
| Lukowski, Thirty-third and L streets. The
check was for only $40. The family of the
latter Is said to very prominent In Pitts
burg.
Sunday Services.
THE Dawn OF the Day of Love-" is DR..
| r. L. Wheeler's Sunday morning theme In
the evening he will speak on the topic
THE Final Man"
The Presbyterian Brotherhood and the
financial committee of the Presbyterian
church were entertained Thursday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Camp
bell, Twenty-fifth and E streets. The plan
of campaigning the city for funds TOR the
new church was perfected. The committees
will undertake to cover their territory
promptly. Aside from the business. music
rectatons and readings occupied and en-
tertained the guests during the evening.
The usual services are announced by
church.
Language. Its Use and Abuse" is Rev
e. A. Jordan's topic at the First Christian
church. In the evening he will preach on
the subject. Equality, an illustrated Ser
mon" Miss Ruby Wilson will lead the
Young Peoples meeting.
Rev. J. M. Willis will preach at the United
Presbyterian church Sunday morning and
evening.
"A Vision and a Task" Is Rev. George
Van Wrinkles Sunday topic. An evange-
listic service will be held in the evening
Magic City Gossip.
DR.. G. w. Tailor OF Ord. Neb.. Is the
guest of r. M. Laverty.
Colonel w. M Doty is home from a two
weeks business trip in Kansas.
The Presbyterian Kings Daughters were
entertained yesterday afternoon at the
home OF Mrs Samuel McRann.
J. NJ. Boutwell, entertained a party for
men last night, those being invited whose
residence Is or has been In Ohio.
o. Nelson of Chicago is visiting friends
in South Omaha being a guest OF L. Il.
Hamilton and family, S21S street
Frank r. Powers and Miss Bessie Jodiet
celebrated their wedding Thursday evening
at the residence OF Rev. Or. X. l.. Wheeler.
The body of Mrs Mary McGinty was sent
to Toronto, Canada, last evening.
The South Omaha Country club will play
game OF base ball this afternoon with
: the Mazeppa team. The game will be
, called at $3.50 p. m.
A regular meeting of Phil Kearney post
Grand Army of the Republic, will be held
this evening. The Women's Relief corps
will also meet at the same time.
, The, body of Edith Hoover OF Fort Crook
, arrived in South Omaha from Denver yes
terday. The death OF Miss Hoover was
> sudden She and her mother went to Den
yer week ago. Her mother Is Mrs. Gid
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