Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-12
DEAF CONVENTION
COMES TO A CLOSE
Harry G. Anderson of Philadelphia
Reelected President by Aocla-
nation for Three Years.
OMAHA WOMEN GIVEN EMBLEMs

Before adtourning sine die satur-
day, after a week of sessions at Hotel
Rome in its sixth annual triennial
convention, the grand division OF the
National Fraternal Society of the
Deaf elected the following officers
for three years:
President, Harry c. Anderson of Indian
epolis, reelected by acclamation; first
vice president, William L. Davis of Phila-
deiphha, advanced from second vice
presidency; second vice president, A. L.
Roberts Of Olathe, Kan; third vice
president, II. Lorraine Tracy, of Baton
Rouge. La, reelected; secretary, Francis
p. Gibson of Chicago, reelected; assist
ant secretary, new office created, Edward
Rowse Of Chicago; treasurer, Washington
Barrow OF Chicago, reelected; board Of
trustees, George f. Flick Of Chicago, re-
elected chairman; Horace w. Buell., jr..
or Chicago, reelected and c. A. Hart of
Chicago.
Philadelphia was chosen as the next
place Of meeting, the convention there to
be held in 1918. Baltimore, Buffalo and
Hartford were unsuccessful bidders for
the choice.
Some of the delegates and visitors who
attended the convention have left for
their homes, but most OF them are re-
naming over Sunday. They will attend
services FOR the deaf at various churches
today. when visiting pastors will officiate
using the sign language to deliver their
sermons
Services In Churches.
Rev. H. L. Tracy of New Orleans Rev
c.. o. Dant9er OF Philadelphia and Rev
J. H. Koehler of Kansas City viii con-
duct the services at Trinity cathedral at
3 p. m Rev D. Moylan of Baltimore
will hold those at the First Methodist
church at the same hour. and Rev. J. w.
Michaels of Fort Smith, Ark will Off
ciate at a service for the deaf at p. m.
at the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton.
About LIS deaf people, including fifty
enroute from the east, will start for the
San Francisco exposition Monday after
noon at 5 o'clock in special cars over
the Union Pacific. A special car of those
coming from the east Will arrive Monday
morning about 10 o'clock, in charge Of
z. A. Hodgson of New York. editor of
the Deaf Mutes Journal.
Enthusiastic over Omaha.
Before adjourning Saturday, the con-
vention adopted resolutions of thanks TO
the Commercial club. Ak-Sar- Ben, Hotel
Rome the local committee. the newspa-
pers and others who had welcomed and
entertained them and made it pleasant
fol. them during their weeks stay here.
Delegates were enthusiastic over the
Gate City. it's prosperity, enterprise and
hospitality.
While the delegates were In session. a
committee of local women took charge
of the visiting women and gave them a
series of good times. In appreciation of
this, the convention presented a gold emf
blem of the society TO each OF the seven
local women.
These were: Mrs Ota @. Blankenship,
chairman. 400 Lafayette avenue, Omaha
Mrs. Waldo H. Rothert., 4l0S Lafayette
avenue. Omaha; Mrs. ]. Schuyler Long,
Gil Bluff street, Council Bluffs, Ia; Mrs
John w. Barrett, r.. F.. ID. 2, Council
Bluffs Mrs. Perry +. Seely, 1896 Ohio
street, Omaha; Mrs Harry G.. Long 80
Grace street. Council Bluffs; Mrs. John
M. O'Brien. 500 South Twenty-fourth
avenue. Omaha.