Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-24
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Word Received from Lincoln Of Hear.
ing on Charter.
RAISE FOR THE FIREMEN
Provision On Law Changed with
Respect 90 Exercisinw Option OF
Payment on Improvement

Word was received IN South Omaha late
Wednesday concerning the hearing before
the legislative committee on the South
Omaha charter bill. number Of slight
changes were agreed TO by the committee,
but the commission form Of government
and the recall matters we're not discussed.
the subjects gone over referring particu-
larry to routine OF city government.
In the bill the salaries OF riremen mad
been fixed between the limits OF go and $50.
The committee agreed TO recommend a
change making the limits so and SIS. A
raise Of t25 q month for the fire chief was
also authorized
Whereas the city now under it's charter
may exercise the option Of calling in Inn
provement bonds each five years that they
run, the new charter viii specify that they
shall run twenty years straight
The committee has not finished considera-
tion Of the bill, but the delegation from
South Omaha making the trip is reported
TO have secured ell that # went after It
is understood that the commission form OF
government and recall features were not
taken up before the lswmsking body, but
may be subject OF future consideration.
Among those who went from South
Omaha were: A. II. Murdoch, c. W. Sears.
Mayor Trainor, City Attorney Henry
Murphy and Chief McKale OF the fire de-
partment with a number OF firemen
WashinRtOn Day Fete.
The Washington birthday entertainment
given by the Christian Endeavor society OF
the First Presbyterian church in the lower
auditorium OF the new church last night
proved very enjoyable and was patronized
by large audience. The program was
principally sustained by the children OF
the Sunday school. whose flag drill. with
Miss Vera Bennett at the plano, was as
picturesque as II was interesting Each
little girl was dressed in white, wore either
red OF blue sash and carried a miniature
Stars and Stripes" The children who took
part In this were Llddy Henni Margaret
Bliss, Mildred Farrell, Helen Clark, Eliza.
beth Nilsson, Mildred Briggs, Hazel zerbe.
Marion Thompson. ella Ferguson. Marie
Creviston, May Buchanan, Myrell GroSher.
Bessie Novak and Mable McAdams.
The following children appeared in a
patriotic sketch entitled ''washingtons
Birthday" Liddy Henni Margaret Bliss.
Mildred Farrell. Helen Clark, Carl oliver,
= Elizabeth Nilsson, Mason zerbe. Alexander
Rohrbaugh and Arthur Burnham.
Miss Victoria Vana was heard with pleas,
ure In pianoforte solo and Miss Louise
bIaLtou song was received With applause.
Mrs. Bratton supplied the accompaniment
Harry Murdoch. Elisabeth Nilsson and
Alexander Rohrbaugh gave recitations. Al
the end OF the program Rev, DIT. Wheeler
spoke interestingly and eloquentIy upon
certain phases OF the character OF the first
president.
HOnOra for south Omaha Boy,
Former Assistant Paymaster e. D. Stan.
ley OF the United States navy made short
visit this week with 8. W. Francis and
other friends Mr., Stanley who is u former
South Omaha, boy, his father. c. M. Francis.
having been in the school book and supply
agency business In this city and Omaha,
was en- route to the Philippine islands e
start new system OF cost accounting and
to have charge of the naval station al
Cavite. lie has had three years OF service
already in the Islands. as well as having
done duty on the China coast he has jus
completed two years OF service at the
Washington and Brooklyn navy yards. Mr.
Stanley Is only 70 years OF age and hi,
career has been one OF continued success,
since he entered the service OF the govern
ment by oompetitIA examination As D.
boy he was connected with the circulation
department Of The Bee ia South Omaha.