Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
ECHOES OF The ANTE-ROOM
bohemian Settlers Organize Society,
of Which Shabata is President.
RESOLUTION Ok swIFTs DEATH
Douglas County Pioneers AssociR tiOn
Expresses Regret on Passing OF
Omaha Pioneer--Easter Cere-
mOny for TcmpIurs

Bohemian settlers OF Omaha have or.
ganized society Of their own. which meets
the second Sunday Of each month at Metz
hall All men Of Bohemian birth who
have resided in Omaha twenty-five years
or more are eligible to membership There
are now 200 members but as there are
about 100 eligible. rapid increase in
membership is expected
The officers are Charles shabata. presi-
dent Kaspar Podalak. vice president.
James Nancura, secretary; Frank Lang
paur treasurer. and John Ylrak John
Simanek, John Sokol Joseph Fiala and
James Enketal. executive committee A
women's auxiliary will soon be organized.
The anniversary celebration committees
from the Omaha odd Fellows lodges me
last Thursday evening and made final ar
rangements for taking care OF the Omahu
odd Fellows who will 20 to Council Bluffs
April 2s to take part in the ninety second
anniversary celebration of the order. The
members Of the Rebekah and subord nate
lodges and cantons and encampments will
leave the odd Fellows hail on special
= street cars at $50 p. m
State Lodge No. 10 will confer the second
degree on one candidate next Monday
night.
The odd Fellows Douglas County Past
Officers association will meet at ODD Fei-
lows hall next Friday evening
Beacon Lodge No. 20 will have work in
the first degree for next Tuesday night
crowd OF the members of Hesperian
Encampment No. went to Weeping Water
Friday night and conferred the three camp
degrees upon a class OF eight candidates
for Cascade Encampment No e. The
Omaha boys returned home at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning.
Wasa Lodge No. 1888 will put on the sec
ond degree work next Wednesday night
Hesperian Encampment No. will have
class Of nine candidates for the patri-
archal degree next Thursday night.
South Omaha Lodge No. l4S will have
work in the second degree for tomorrow
night
Dannebrog Lodge No 2l6 will put on
N'the second degree work next Friday night
At meeting of the Douglas County As
ISOLATION of Nebraska Pioneers the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopted:
Whereas. This association mourns with
most profound regret and sorrow the loss
by death of one of it's active and faithful
members. ex-President Thomas Swat;
Resolved, That his genial presence in
the future deliberations of this body Will
always be sadly missed, and the deep in
terest and brotherly affection invariably
displayed towards all aged pioneers can
never be forgotten or blotted from our
memory.
Resolved, That the Pioneers Association
OF Douglas county, which Mr.. Swift helped
TO organize and so ably fostered and sus-
tained. does hereby extend to Mrs. Swift
and immediate family the sincere sympathy
and coincidence in their sorrowful bereave-
ment and irreparable loss Of a kind and
loving husband and father. And may we
all hope to meet in a brighter and better
world our estimable and worthy pioneer
brother promoter and upbuilder of this
grand. prosperous and progressive young
commonwealth
Resolved. That copy of these resolu-
lions be transmitted to the family of the
late Mr., Swift and published in the daily
newspapers