Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-16
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Gap" Burson Loses Watch and Has
it Returned to Him in Short
Order.
CHURCH PLANS A FESTIVAL

CHURCH PLANS A FESTIVAL
Gap" Bursan. head Of the South
Omaha Sanitary board. was robbed OF
valuable watch yesterday afternoon while
he slept in his office at the city hall.
BurHan was experimenting with the mi
crobe Of the sleeping fever. which IL part
OF HIS official duties. when some person
entered the office and abstracteI the
watch from his vest pocket Later a
small boy brought the watch back. Chief
of Police John Briggs has turned the
South Omaha police loose on the mis-
creant who stole caps" timepiecs
Church May FeativsI.
The West Side INSTRUMENTATION
church at rhirty-eighth and "a" streets
will hold a two days May festival May
20 and a.. baby show and a ady"
show will be the features OF the two
days. On the first day prizes will be
given for the latest. smallest and joliest
baby under 2 years. A chicken supper
win be served In the evening and a
formal program put on by the children
OF the church at s o'clock. DIR. ada
Wiley Ralston will speak.
On the second day. ladies day" there
VIII be an entertainment at which prizes
will be dispensed to the heaviest. highest,
tallest, shortest and oldest lady On
this occasion the supper with consist OF
: roast beef Miss Jessie Ciffln and Mrs.
J, Il. Bednar win address the meeting
samson to Entertain Eagles.
Local Eagles have closed arrangements
whereby Samson win entertain the visit
ing Eagles during the state convention
to be held In South Omaha. June II to
H. This Is the first time that South
J Omaha has been honored by the state
: convention. President ]. c. Walker ana
East President Roy Waters have worked
lard to bring the convention here
DAD" Weaver secretary OF Ak-sar'
Hen, advised a number OF local Eagles
4 that Samson would take great pleasure
: II showing the visiting Eagles few
= things not In the Eagle ritual.
: Clearing Houae for jobs.
n Pat Lavelle. councilman from the Fiji
J. ward. Is something OF q was and he hei
r not neglected the opportunities Offered
,. ny the passage of the Greater OmahI
= annexation bill With the appointment
}. OF Herman Beal to the public improve
> ment department OF Omaha comes tn
!. rush from the local pie counter 10 tn
y more nourishlng one on the north. Sew
n eral politicians have been assuring ap
: rlicants that they can square" then
!. uptown for a Job. Lavelle learned tn
y names OF some OF these politicians an
y spent his free time yesterday sendin
!. squads of applicants for jobs in Create
u Omaha TO the local fixers.
r McEennR, E'Ioneer, Dtes.
r John McKennn. aged So years. wei
X known pioneer citizen Of South omahl
"a and Omaha. died yesterday afternoon a
z, the South Omaha hospital. after a shor
4 illness, lie is survived by his widow an
y two sons. John and James. two daugh
y. ters Ella and Mrs Dennis Hurley. Fu
h, neral announcements win be made latei
= The funeral OF John McKenna is to b
Is held Sunday afternoon at .. m. fror
s. the home. sen Q street. to st. Mary
church. Interment IL to be IN St Mary
cemetery,
Mrs. Anna Novak Dead.
Mrs. Anna Novak. aged 80. died Frida
morning at st. Joseph's hospital. TIL
funeral Is TO be held Monday morning &
. O'Clock from the late residence, f7b Sout
h Twenty-fiFst street. South Omaha. theme
to the Church of the Assumption. and II
NcIuicut ut MARY NeinelcEAs
III Special HibeFnsAn MeetlnE.
no a special meeting " Division No,
ID Ancient order OF HibeFians viii be hel
lie al the McCrann hall AT Twenty-fourt
tn and o streets. this evening at 5 o'cloe
nd Arrangements for the funeral Of job
iy MoKenna will be announced.
e Uhure~ services.
ST. Martins. Corner rwenty-fourth al
e. ]. Rev. John Wallis Oil. Pastor--servic
no for the Sunday after ascension ITO
II eucharist at T;0. sunday school 81
le' Mathis litany and sermon at H. Eve
he ing song at T;b. Cordial welcome to
- south omaha United Presbyterian. Co
y, ner Twenty-thlrd and II. Rev. Albert
I'm Porter. Pastor-ETeachinE on sabbath
Ter II and 80. Sabbath school at s;t5. Ju
study class at 7lb. Prayer meeting
Wednesday at & subject Of the morni
he sermon. Christ doing before" Eve
no ing subject. Temptation"
I'm nfth and e. Rev. J. w. KIipatriC
ay Pastor-Preaching by the pastor at
ne and s Special music sunday school
s:S. Junior league at s;N EpWor
snt First Christian. Tweuty-third and
hat Rev. J.. q. Albef. Pastor Morning sery
en- at II, subject, The Tenth Chapter
ga Romsns" sunday school at e;S ~
as s. subject. Mistake IN DiSagrcements
ars tween Men" Christian Endeavor al
Baptist. rwcnty-fifth and II. Rev w
s% u hi a Ps'sor YdSSS Psops sssG ~
Ice at !. sunday school at noon. NJ
use Dorcas Whitaker, missionary among
Teiegus. India. Will give An address at
Magic Caty GossiP.
a. An ice cream musical and dance '
Al les given thu evening at the Dan