Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-26
ECHOES OF TIE GNTE-ROOM
Mount Calvary Commandery Has
Christmas Celebration Monday.
GEORGE CROOK POST ELECTS
Chooses Men 20 RuIe res Affairs for
the Coming Yesr-W. ~. berry
selected a. Commander and
4. shipIey vice.

Tho twenty-third annual NIllbtiha9 $50
ING service Of the Mount Calvary Com
nandery No ] OF knights Templar VII ne
Mold AZ the Masonic temple Monday morn
ing at 1890 Christmas message from
Grand Master william Bromwell Melish
will be read At the meeting by Captain
General Joseph Kelley. All knights
-ro,pnlar and Their ladies. both local and
visiting. are invited 20 attend the meeting
The program, OF the meeting will be as
follows
~. Ben Stanley.
Entrance Of Sir knights onward
Christian Soldiers. Invocation by SIR
Knight A. Sherman Pinto, excellent
ouartet-It Came Upon the Midnight
cbrist g5Sr Sentiments.
To n' our most eminent grandmother. William
BrOmweI MeiHh;
May his administration be fortunate anu
may our brotherhood fully realize our mis-
sion: To feed the hungry. clothe the NAKED
and bind up the wounds Of the attcted
in the name OF our Lord and Master I'm
manuel, whose birth We celebrate.
Presented by Sir knight John Kelley
generallissiTno.
The grand master sends the following
response:
in line with what has been in my mind for
weeks While II is true that with most OF
us. the. spirit Of christina, PROOFS FOODS, ana 1f,
for you and me; Il Is also true that there
are thousands who are needy and whose
necessities appeal TO US. and some OF these
are undoubtedly those left near and dear
TO our departed fratres.
/ call upon each grand commander to ask
each commsndery in he jurisdiction to
birth Of Him who Is our great eXemplar
by che giving. as a commandery, or by vol
uutary contributions collected by each COM
A,-as a. - Ind Eninhfg n
special offering OF thankfulness and love.
I'm the spirit OF the Master to the destitute
widows and helpless orphans OF departed
fratres. or to Masonic homes, Children's
homes or to any charitable organization
that reaches the helpless poor at Christ
mas time.
II my beloved fratres will but do this,
/ will appreciate their compliance with the
spirit of the toast proposed TO me as grand
master much more than any personal com
pllment shown me by letter, message or
telegram.
our thought will go out at the happy
Christmas time TO each Templar in the
land wishing him JOY IN all his deeds and
days, wishing him time for the task. wis
dom for the work. peace for the pathway,
friends for the flreside, and love to the last.
Presented by Sir Knight Joseph Kelley,
captain general.
Vocal solo Christmas sOng)-o Holy
Nshl hv'N;;,..' s;,o ,c,, 1Nuaiis
Address-The Message of the Cross.
Rev. Francis Napoleon Lynch, y. u.
Organ Solo-The Bethlehem Star. Whitney
Mr.. Stanley.
Quartet "a carol)-ChTist Was Born on
Christmas Observation-Disclosures. Banner
ouartet-Nezareth .........,.......... Gounod
quartet. Mrs. Ben Stanley. soprano; Miss
Daisy Higgins contralto: Mr. w B. VIII
kins tenors Mr.. George j. s. Collins, bass.
Mr.. Ben Stanley, organist.
Al the last regular meeting of George
Crook Post No. 262 Grand Army of the
Republic. the following officers were
elected: Commander w IT, Berry; senior
vice commander l.. Shipley. Junior vice
commander. w. O. Morse adJutant, ]. r.
West quartermaster, j. T. Beatty; chap
lin. r. C. ITough surgeon, DR.. s. X,
Spalding officer OF the day. r. Wilder
man; officer of the guard, S Jones; ser
geant major, y. w Simpson; duaItermaster
sergeant. s. A. Wall; delegates. A. N.
Yost and w, A, Hampton: alternates, Cas-
sidy and Wicks; trustee. Jeff W. Bedford
A masque ball viii be given by Laurel
Hive No. 10. Ladies' Of the Maccabees. at
Muller hall. Seventeenth and Vlnton streets,
Monday evening.
An evening OF frollc and fraternal fell
lowship was enjoyed Monday evening by
the members and their families OF Hender-
son Homestead No. 1859, Brotherhood Of
American Yoeman. at the Vinton street
lodge rooms The members OF the COM
mittee on arrangements were II. A. Harrig.
Alfred Homage Mrs. L, Kenny Mrs. c.
X. schoessler, Mrs. e. G. Wager and Mrs
j. w. HOman. The program follows:
Piano Solo--Miss Eva Muvihlll.
Song-Alfred Homage.
Monologue-C. n. Sommer
SonR-~Alfred Homage.
Recitation--Ruth Shapely.
Address TO Children, Meaning of Christ
mas" Rev. Ralph II. Houseman.
Address. "Fraternalism." District officer
Miss NJ ]. Robel
Piano Solo--Margarate Wager.
Santa Claus with his gifts.