Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-08
DEDICATE PRAIRIE PARK CLUB
New Home of Organization Opened
with Full Ceremony.
TO BE CIVIC AND SOCIAL CENTER


What In the opinion of loca, educators
and some civic officials will help to solve
the much-mooted social center problem
was the formal housewarming and dedi-
cation exercises Of the new Prairie Park
| club house at Twenty-sixth and Ames
avenue held with an appropriate pro-
gram Of addresses and musical numbers
last evening.
1 Fully 800 men. women and children from
the north end Of Omaha turned out to
join in the dedication of the club house
on the site of what was only few years
4 ago a wilderness of COW pastures, refuse
lots and unkept base ball grounds AS
b. F. Scahneli, the prime mover Of the
Prairie park project. expressed the mat
ter, the vicinity Of Twenty-sixth and
Ames avenue was once such a tawdry
neighborhood that a circus was held there
on one Of the many vacant lots.
Well Equipped structure.
! Three spacious stories make UP the
new brick building which was constructed
at an approximate cost Of $4,000. The
| first floor contains an auto garage with
accommodations for sixteen cars On
the second floor are the dance hall, re-
cepuon and rest rooms, while on the third
| floor Is to be found billiard rooms and q
library. Lockers and shower baths are
to be had on the first floor.
1 After a violin and plano number by
the Misses Clara and Louise Miller,
Mayor Dahlman delivered the opening re-
marks Of the evening. organization
Of the Prairie park kind where people
may get together and become acquainted
Is what the city of Omaha needs" de-
ciared the mayor. "This club is setting
p splendid example. which I sincerely
hope may be followed by other COM
mnnities."
City Attorney John Rine congratulated
the Prairie parkers and asserted that
Isuch social center tended towards bet
ter citizenship
Chief Of Police Henry Dunn then put
the guests In good humor by warbling
one OF his fayorite ballads on John Bar
leycorn. His efforts pleased to such a
degree that he was called back again
for an encore, which was as deserving
as any of his Grand Mufti kinks at the
IAk-Sar. Ben surkis.
School Men Talk.
DR.. Holovitchner OF the Board of Edu-
cation told of the excellent opportunities
1 offered to residents of the north part OF
the city by the fine public schools there
Saratoga, Monmouth Park. Central Park
and the new Miller Park building. He was
followed by Superintendent E. u. Graft,
who declared that the Prairie Park as
sociatlon had solved to marked extent
the social center problem which has been
/ narrowing omahans. with its perplexities
during the last six months. L
/ A. short talk by B. y. scannell, who
lplanned the Prairie Park association, and
l 4 vocal solo BY John Nccreary closed the
rroerah *, ;le 4 * .as Sri sSsf$rs
Officers and committee chairmeno Of the
club include the following President, G,
q: walker; vice pfestdert.. u Nelson; sec
lfetary, L. H SOldfiSid;s' treasurer. N. p,
Sass; house committee, l. l.. Carr: men,
bership committee, ]. X. McCombs; en-
tertainment committee. L. Nelson.
], J. Ryder acted as chairman OF the
special committee in charge of the house,
warming and c. T. Walker presided and
introduced the speakers Of the evening.