Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-09

bekahs. Some 80 members Of the order
were present. The officers OF the Re
bekahs were installed by Mrs. W. A. Der
ger president OF the Rebekah assembly;
the officers OF the encampment were In
stalled by !. w. Smith. grand patriarch
and the officers OF the two subordinate
lodges by Axel sorenson. grand master
The following are the officers OF Lodge
No. las; Noble grand, A. c. Pancoast; vice
grand. c. c. sutton; secretary Lew Etter
assistant secretary. George knight; treas
urer. f.. II. Roberts; past grand H. NJ.
Wilson; outside guard, Lew zerbU; inside
guard, John Adamson; right supporter
Of the noble grand. r. r. Lee; left sup
porter, u. NJ Reeves.
Officers OF the Rebekahs are: Noble
grand. Mrs. ]. II. Hopkins; vice grand,
Mrs John Smith; secretary, Mrs. McDer-
mott; treasurer. Mrs. Fred Etter; warden.
Mrs Lillian Anderson: conductor. Mrs.
Auguy; chaplain Mrs. Barker; right sup
porter OF noble grand, Mrs. Thomas; left
supporter Mrs. George Houseman: right
supporter OF vice grand, Mrs. Talbot; left
supporter Mrs. Bassett; inside guard, Mrs.
Yuland; outside guard. Mr. Adhesion.
Htter Takes Charge.
Lew Etter. the new postmaster, received
his commission yesterday and took charge
Of the office from w. L. Howe, under
whom he acted as assistant postmaster as
well as under his own father, who was
Mr. Howe's predecessor. Mr. Etter was the
recipient OF compliments from friends and
citizens generally during the day. He was
very popular while he held the subordinate
post and from the experience he has had
Of the service the public look forward to
an efficient administration.
Woman SlRshed with n Knife.
II took City Physician Koenig two hours
and required twenty stitches to restore
Lucy Ewing, colored woman. to a sem
blance of what she was before she was
cut by william Fields, a colored man
yesterday evening. Ewing rooms with
Fields and his wife at 5l5 North Twenty
seventh street and the cause of the cut
ting was something the woman had said
to Fields wife, which the man thought
reflected on his character. When he
heard the story from his wife, he, accord
ing to the police deliberately walked into
Ewing's room and proceeded to slash her
on the arms and hands with knife. The
womans screams attracted the attention
of neighbors, who called the police and
officer Quinn took both man and woman
to the police station. The woman is not
dangerously injured. but she may be per-
manently manned as some of the sinews
have been severed.
y, NJ, G. A. Notes.
Yesterday morning DR.. Frictie started
his class of instruction of first aid to the
injured in the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION building. The class is being con-
Quoted in connection with the Boy Scouts,
which the secretary, Ernest Simpson has
been instrumental in organizing. There
were twenty boys at the class yesterday,
which was held from II to 70 o'clock. The
class will be conducted each Saturday at
the same hour.
Maccabee Ladies INSTALL.
At public installation in connection with
Mayflower Hive No. 80, Ladies of the Mac
cabees held a public installation of Of
Ulcers Wednesday night at their hall. Mrs
Anna Demars, state commander. assisted
by Mrs. Rosa Ryan as lady of ceremonies
| installed the following officers; Mrs
Mile Good, commander; Mrs. May East
man, lieutenant commander; Mrs. Louis,
Picquer. past commander; Mrs. Jennie
Martin, record keeper; Mrs. Mary Kelly
finance auditor; Mrs. May Gensert, chap
lain; Miss Margaret Farrell, sergeant
Mrs. Susie Cotrell, sentinel, and Mis-
Bessie Carl, picket.
Magic City Gossip.
Miss Fern Mcbride will entertain the Es-
| elites at her home, 227 X street, next Fri
day evening.
A. ]. Ham left for Sheridan. Wyo., yes