Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-18
ECHOES OF The ANTE-ROOM
Odd Fellow Cantons Double Member
ship in Twelve Months.
sPECIAL INSTRUCTORS NAMEp
Royal Purple Degree VIII he Con-
ferred on Glass of Twenty Candi-
dates by Hesperian EN-
campment No. 2.

The Patriarchs militant branch Of the
Independent order Of odd Fellows was
changed from regimental 20 a brigade
formation at a special meeting of the de-
partment council held at odd Fellows hall
Omaha, Friday afternoon The bust
ness OF the meeting was handled under the
supervision Of General NJ. A. Raney, COM
mander Of the Patriarch militant army.
General Davis reported that the member
ship of the Nebraska cantons had been
more than doubled during the last twelve
months. The department council provided
for special instructors to visit the cantons
throughout the state to see that the men,
bers are properly drilled.
At the evening session, canton Ezra MIL
lard No. 1 conferred the canton degree In a
manner that ELECTED the warm praise OF
General Raney
The following are the officers of the re-
organized department council:
f. s. Davis. North Plato. brigadier gen
erai, commander Of the. department:
First Regiment-J. c. Shaw. Lincoln
colonel; William p sampson, Blair lieu
Neigh, major Second battalion; ]. W. Kel.
sey. Lincoln, major Third battalion; @. g.
Mackey, Fairbury, major Fourth battalion.
Second Regiment-Earl r. Boyd, Central
City, colonel; M. ". Hoagland, North
IldlIet iudJOT flfSI DatLall0nt j. Ia. lnBreY,
York, major Second battalion; F. M. MILF
ken. Grand Island major Third battalion,
Rebeckah Lodge Elects.
Dagmar Rebekah lodge No. 142 has
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing term: Elenora Hansen, noble grand;
Maria Lacariasen, vice grand; Miss Krogh,
secretary; Adelia Jensen, treasurer; Mrs.
S. P. Petersen, district assembly delegate.
Omaha lodge No. will have work in the
second degree next Friday night.
Dannebrog lodge No. 2l6 will confer the
third degree upon three candidates next
Friday night.
The members of Dannebrog lodge No.
216 will leave their hall at Twenty-second
and Cunning streets at o'clock today to
so to Springwell cemetery to hold the
memorial services of the order and decorate
the graves of the dead.
South Omaha lodge No. 14S will put on
the second degree work tomorrow night.
Omaha lodge No. turned out a large
crowd of members to visit Park City lodge
No. Cog last Thursday evening. No. 2 con-
ferred the first degree on three of the
Park City candidates and all present spent
an enjoyable evening
Wasa lodge No. 1888 will have work in the
second degree next Wednesday night.
Hespertan encampment No. 2 is prepar-
ing for a record breaking meeting on June
49, when il will. confer the royal purple
degree on a class Of twenty candidates.
| Crusader encampment No. 81 will have a
class Of candidates for the Patriarchal de-
gree next Friday night.
Modern WOOdmen of America.
The trienniaA head camp meeting OF the
| Modern WOOd1nAu nf tba In
fraternal benefit society in the United
States will convene at Buffalo, N. Y.
Monday and will be in session throughout
the week. Much important business is to
come before the convention and several
far reaching changes in the society's laws
are looked for. Head Consul A. r. Tai
bot of Lincoln will undoubtedly be again
chosen to head the society.
In connection with the head camp meet
ing will be held the forester encampment,
composed of the drill teams of the local
camps, and thousands of men. will be In
camp throughout the week and take part
in the competitive drills. Omaha will be
represented by the teams of Omaha camp
No 100, c. H. Martins, captain; B. & M
camp No. s45, f. B. Ferris, captain. and
South Omaha camp No 1895 jeff Cooley,
Captain. Though they will have to COM
pete against crack teams of the coun-
try local Woodmen expect the Omaha
teams to make a creditable showing and
bring back some of the prize money.
B. & NJ. camp No. 945 will have much
routine work to transact at its meeting
Tuesday evening and large attendance
is looked for.
knights of the Maceabees.