Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-06
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Friends of v. v, FOitik Expect to
Reimburse Bond Company for
His Populations.
HOSPITAL OFFICERS NAMED

good all losses TO the bending companies.
sympathy for the young man Is felt in
many circles and Il was said that efforts
70 locate him would be carried on.
Chief of Police John Briggs, who was
a personal friend OF Foitlks. asked that
the newspapers carry story urging
Foitik TO return home. III 1 can find
out where he has gone, I will so after
him" said the chief yesterday. am
his friend and ! want him to know 1t.
Had he confided his trouble TO me OF
20 any Of his friends here the matter
could have been arranged. AS Il Is be-
lieve that there will be no prosecution
IL he will return. Friends here have al
ready agreed to make up the loss
Foitik was a member OF many lodges
and had host of personal friends. II Is
quite probable that The matter will be
arranged so that he may return to his
wife and children, IL his Whereabouts
can be located.
what Did Jerry Dot
What did Jerry do to them today" is
the way some OF the laboring men OF
South Omaha address each other at meet
ings. Some OF the men out of work or
even those who have work in the pack
from time to time as they go home, Just
to ask about jerry and his work in the
legislature. The laborins element Of
South Omaha is with Howard, because
of his long fight for me minimum wage
bill and for the betterlnont OF conditions
affecting labor in the packing houses
News that he gave the minimum wage
bill another lease on life was gratefully
received.
Aid for Lunch Rooms.
In order 10 help the work OF the
women, who are trying TO provide hot
lunches for the little children In some
of the schools located IN poorer districts
of tho city, each of the four packing
houses offered to donate 81 worth OF
meat every day. This meat was sent to
the West Side school. where the hot
lunch experiment is being tried and the
contributions proved 50 abundant that
now the meat wagon calls only twice
q week.
Mrs. n. NJ. Graham, who is leading in
the work, says that the teachers report
improved work among the scholars since
the beginning of the hot lunches at
noon.
On Wednesday, February 10, there will
be held a hot lunch benefit at the South
Omaha High school auditorium. The
Entertainment was postponed from Feb
ruary until February 10
| HiIlsdaIe Baptists Win.
The Hillsdale Baptists started their en-
trance into the basket ball field with
victory last evening at the Hillsdale gym
nasium, where they decisively trimmed
| tho pic Cify Nidoate 20 gTi,a
Hillsdale Baptists, although new TO the
floor game, played in stellar fashion.
Spencer and Dode succeeded In making
the most points for the Midgets. For
the Baptists Straley and ChurchweIl not
only made the most points. but mixed in
4 every play. Lineup:
NUGGETS. HTILsDALE.
Dode ............R.F.l R.F............. Fried
Spencer .......L.F. LIZ. Churchwell
| Anderson 5000. C. C.............. Straley
Porter ..........Rq. R.G....... Mickelsen
Ted ............L.G. iL.G......... Mahoney
Field goals: Spencer 90, Dode 90, An
derson. Ted %. Mickelsen, Straley "a,
Spencer. Referee: Joos. T1mekeeper:
| Straley.
WOOdmen Elect Delegates.
Members of South Omaha camp No. I'll,
Woodmen OF the World, met last wednes-
day evening and elected delegates for
attendance at the head camp convention
at Norfolk on March o. The men elected
were ]. l. Butler. ]. Edison and Charles
Manila.
The Benson drill team went through
several expert drills for the evening
entertainment The house was crowded
and an almost full attendance OF men,
bers was recorded by the secretary.
Hospital Officers.
| At the regular monthly meeting OF the
board of trustees of the South Omaha
H"gIilal association. the following Off
GERS we're elected for the year 1915: c. r.
Waters. president; W. b. Cheek, vice
president; Mrs. Eta Brewer. second vice
president; Mrs. Emma L. Talbot. secre-
tary; and Mrs. Ida Jones, treasurer.
The resignation OF Miss Marie Glintberg
as assistant superintendent. was accepted
10 take effect the last of February Miss
Glintoerg is leaving to take an advanced
course In nursing.
The board also approved the appoint
ment of Miss Edythe Coleman as assist
ant superintendent in Miss Glintberg's
place.
Oppose Buffet Bill.
Local lodges have appointed Tepresen-
tatives to meet Omaha lodges affected by
the proposed bill to license club buffets
in order to take measures OF defeating the
bill. Joint committees will meet TO
arrange for opposing the proposed bill.
The measure would affect the Elks.
Eagles, Moose social clubs and other or
ganizations permitted to operate a bar
Magic City Gossip.
An old folks concert will be given at
larry u.
OFFICE space for rent in Bee office, 2s1s
n street. Terms reasonable Well known
location. Tel. South q.
Frank E. Bliss we'll known local bust
ness man. left last Tuesday on a ten days
business trip TO Corpus Christi. Tex.
The West End Improv ement club will
hold an important meeting at the Cass-
idy hall at Thirty-sixth and streets this
evening.
The local basket ball teams were enter
. tanned last evening at the Besse theater,
Manager Atkins of the theater superin-
tending the entertainment