Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-07
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Three Hundred Persons Attend
Funeral Of Packing House
Explosion Victim.
CROWD OvERFLows CHURCH

Three hundred men. women and chill
dren attended tie funeral OF Eric Beldt
victim OF the ammonia explosion at the
Swift a Co. packing plant Friday after
noon. held yesterday afternoon ut the
Larkin chapel at Twenty-fourth and NJ
streets. Long before the appointed hour
numbers Of friends made their appear
ance at the chapel
Rev Adolph HUT. pastor Of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church OF Omaha, officiated
at the ceremony A choir of male voices
consisting Of members of the church con-
gresation sang farewell selections. Sew
eral hymns were sung by the audience
and the service was over. Interinent was
in the Forest Lawn cemetery. sixteen
automobiles made up the funeral process
sion.
! Beldt was a well-known Swedish citizen
OF Omaha. During the services the crowd
was so large that over half we're stand
ing on the sidewalk and in the street
/ A widow and four children survive in
the family. a year ago an insurance
policy for 1900 was dropped. and the
family today Is without financial aid.
! SOM Randy for business.
I Cudahy's monster new ice house IA
Ralston will soon be ready for business.
A company Of 900 carpenters has been
working all the last week mailing siding
on the great structure The work will
continue unchecked until II is completed.
The work Is expected to be finished by
January I, when the big storage plant
will be ready for the winter harvest OF
ice on Seymour lake.
The Ice house viii be the largest IN the
state. II will be capable Of housing 10000
tons OF ice. will be $50 feet long, 100 feet
wide and sixty feet high The old ice
house. erected only in 1914 was destroyed
by fire In the early part OF September.
After a delay OF two weeks awaiting
specific orders from the main office in
Chicago. the work OF erecting new
plant was begun. Tho Ice harvest this
year will be one OF the important features
OF packing house endeavor.
veIium CIub Meets.
The Vellum club met last Friday In
the faculty rest room Of the high school.
Lillian Henderson gave piano solo.
Others who were ON the program giving
individual stories on different educational
topics were Magma Horne. Lucille Nounes,
Mildred Conway, Agnes Bosce, Margarete
Price. Avoneil stickiey and Eva Yerian.
Tho high school quartet sang, ''Harkl
Harkl The Lark" A piano solo by Miss
Helen Dennis closed the meeting.
Mrs. Ringer Entertains.
4 Mrs Dean Ringer entertained members
Of the music department OF the Woman's
club at her home az Twenty-second and
r streets. Saturday afternoon. An ex-
cellent musical program In which sew
eral prominent pianlsts and vooalists
took part. was presented. Miss oeorgina
Davis. who attained success In eastern
opera. sang a solo, Miss Sterba, physical
Instructor OF the Omaha public schools,
executed gypsy dance Mlsaes Jean Lee,
Kulbom and Louise Bratton, two well
known local vocallsts. also sang duets.
The opera, THE Bohemian Girl" was
prettily presented after short explana-
ton as to It's history had been given "
Miss Lee. large number of women OF
the South Side attended.
SOPHOMORE Glass Party.
The sophomore class gave 9 .srube"
party at the high school gymnasium Fri
day night. About sixty members OF the
class wre present. with Miss Bookmeysr
and Miss Lowry. class sponsors. Such
''rubes' as were present would be hard
TO equal IN all OF tho city Black eyes
and rcd nosen were in vogue among the
bows
The entertainment OF the evening was
In the form OF a village school. School
opened with MY Country, It's OF Thee"
and MARY Had Little Lamb" which
Is the school song, -
Mason zerbe and Clifford Anderson
debated on the question, Resolved, That
dlshrag Is more useful than "A mop"
Judgment was In favor Of Mr.. zerbe. as
he proved you don't have 10 work 90
hard with a dishrax.
Selections were rendered by Russell
Derbyshire. which were greatly enjoyed.
The cabbage quartet" acquitted itself
nobly, insomuch as. Il failed 20 receive
an encore to lts genial discords
School waa then dismissed by the
teacher, Mildred Conaway. and the rest
OF the evening was spent In games and
music.
workmen Elect.
An election OF officers was held Thurs
day evening at the meeting OF members
OF the Ancient Order OF United workmen
lodge at the McCrann hall. Twenty-fourth
and o streets. Refreshments were served
after the formal selection Of officers.
Those elected were;
George Hauptman. master workman:
Bernard A. Finerty, foreman; William
Firman. overseer; Andrew j. Peterson.
recorder; William McAuley financier;
Joseph y, Sterba, treasurer; Harry Bach
man, guide; J. Paul Lang. inside watch
man; Edward Baker, outside Waterman;
Charles p, O'Hara. trustee for eighteen
. months w. y. McCrann WAS appointed
lodge physlcian.
Grade student Honored.
Miss Bessie ziglund. Eighth grade stu
dent OF the West Side school. Is the first
student OF the South Side to win a GER
tificate OF honor In the penmanship con-
test carried on among the students OF the
grade schools OF Greater Omaha under
the direction OF Superintendent Savage
OF the penmanship department.
The contest has been carried on among
the students Of the grAie schools OF
Omaha for several years. Since annexa-
ton the schools Of the South Side wore
admitted. and Miss ziglwid was the first
20 be honored. Contests In department
and attendance are waged az all times
among the different schools Of the South