Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-18
ROYAL NEIGHBORS ARE HERE
Triennial Meeting Of Order Being
Held at Henshaw Hotel.
COMING IN ON EVERY TRAN
Indications Are Attendance VIII ne
LArse--Busy Schedule is Ar
ranged for viaitsrs while
They Are In Omaha.

Royal Neighbors Of America from AL
ovar Nsbraska are arriving in Omaha In
large numbers and BY this morning
there will be fully 400 visitors present,
when the state head camp conyenes IN
tho Swedish auditorium. Tho orERnisa-
tlon Is the women's auxiliary or the
Modern woodmen Of America, holding
its meetings every three years
Yesterdays was sort OF get-together
session and not much was done except TO
receive the delegates as they arrived. TIE
state officers, MIS-. A. Il. Stevenson OF
Broken Bow, state supervisor; Mrs. Jen-
NE Klrkpatrick OF Kearney, state oracle;
Mrs Hattie Carson OF Lincoln state
recorder and Mrs. Josephine stonesirer.
state deputy, have arrived and have estap-
lished headquarters at the nenshaw.
Where a reception committee made up
from the Omaha camps holds forth.
The Omaha committee OF fifty. with
automobiles, met the incoming delegates
and visitors and took them to the Hem
shaw, where they were received in a sec
tion Of the dining room and assigned to
quarters. For the occasion the interior OF
the hotel is profusely decorated with pur.
pie and white bunting. the official colors
OF the Nelghbors.
The Omaha committee was kept busy
from early morning until night for the
neighbors came on every train, arriving
from tho north. west and south. An early
train on the Union Pacific brought IN a
carload OF women from Grand Island
and the Burlington brought In hosts from
the western portion OF the late and in
termediate points. On the Northwestern
they come in large numbers from as far
west as the extreme counties.
The Lincoln delegation and fifty TO 100
boosters are expected early this
morning. They will lay the foundation
looking 20 securing the supreme camp
meeting three years hence. Their plans
they have some that will prove very at
traetiye.
Reception Last Might.
Yesterday reception was held at
the Henshaw. something like fifty Omaha
wcmen being on the reception committee,
There was music and light refresh
ments, Today the real business Of tho
camp will begin, with the meeting In the
sr edish auditorium on Chicago street,
just west Of Sixteenth. About the first
thing on the program will be the reports
OF tho present officers, after which there
will be addresses by the present officers.
This Is to be followed by the election.
This afternoon tho delegates will
all meet In the Henshaw dining roms. at
luncheon and In the evening there win be
an initiation OF candidates, II being eS-
pected that there Will be a class OF l25,
gathered In by the members of the ten
camps of this vicinity. This noon a
recital will be given at the fourth floor OF
Hayden Bros store by Miss sMary
MuDchhoff and Max Lsndow.
Thursday will be the last day OF the
meeting and upon this occasion It is
thought that the next meeting place will
be selected. Then. too, Il Is possible that
the selection OF the twelve delegates 70
the supreme esmp meeting, TO be held In
Rock Island. III, will 80 over until this
date. Besides the twelve delegates. there
will be elected one delegate-at-large.