Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-05
HAPPENINGS IN
The MAGIC CITY
Hillsdale Baptist Church Will
Stage Series of Concert and
Reading Attractions.
FIVE ENTERTAINMENTS ON

fractions will be brought to the South
Side under the auspices of the Hills
dale Baptist church at Forty-third
and streets, within the next four
months. Five dates have been ar
ranged, the first to be Saturday even
ing, November II, when the York Col
lege orchestra, one of the best known
five-piece musical combinations in
the state comes here.
NJ. 0. Mclaughlin, president OF
York college, who has spent twelve
years in the ministry. will be here
January g. to lecture. His talk will
be illustrated by motion pictures. On
February 3. two musical artists, Miss
Eda Rankin, master OF the piano, and
Charles H. Amadoa, bass-baritone
singer, will appear.
The fourth OF the series will be
staged when Ernest Raymond Miser
comes to offer readings in David
Copperfield, "A Christmas Carol"
The Shaughraun," "Thc Fortune
Hunter" and David Garrick." Last
OF all the York college male quartet
will give an entertainment, March 81.
The Hillsdale Baptist is one of the
striving churches of the city and is
pioneer in its territory. The cost
is great considering the size of the
church and the crowds that could
be expected, so the people of the
district are appealing to outside
public
Y. M. c. A. Athletics.
A Young Mems Christian associa-
ton is being organized on the South
Side and will start active work both
in basket ball and gymnasium within
the next week. The work of remodel
ing the auditorium on the A. O. U.
w. temple, Twenty and NJ
streets was started several days ago.
The stage will be removed, basket
ball goals will be placed at the north
and south ends and a gymnasium
equipment will be installed.
Industrial Secretary Z. E. Herman
is in charge and says that a young
mems meeting will be called for
Thursday for the organization OF
church basket ball league. This
league will be branch OF the Omaha
Church league and is to include the
r. L. Wheeler Memorial, Grace
Methodist. Letter Memorial, Baptist,
st. Luke's Lutheran, Hillsdale, Bap-
tist, and other South Side churches
wishing to become members.
The basket ball schedule will be
in the hands of Neuman Comfort
OF the Omaha Y. M. c. A. The gym
will be used every evening except
Saturday, for practice by the churches.
Grade school boys will have use of
the floor Saturdays and afternoons
during the week. Interscholastic in
door athletic meets will be conducted
in connection with the regular gym
work, The initial meet was held last
evening when the R. L. Wheeler
Memoriap Presbyterian athletic team
defeated the ASt. Luke's Lutheran
team at volley ball, hop skip and
jump, and broad jumping, each
church having fourteen contestants.
Score, 7l8 to OLE, points being award
ed according to the merits OF each
contest.
Enthusiasm for Murphy.
Five hundred voters rose in spon-
taneous response to call for meet
ing in honor of Henry Murphy, home
candidate for county attorney, last
evening at the Redman hall. Demo-
Gratis as well as republicans mingled
in the crowd with but one thought
to elect South Side man to the Of
flee OF county attorney.
Mr.. Murphy was not called in until
after the men had gathered. 1t was
necessary for him to smash his way
through the jam at the entrance so
great was the crowd All through the
meeting the men surged out across
the sidewalk, Mr.. Murphy spoke OF
the warm affection with which he held
his many friends on the South Side.
As in previous elections, when they
had cast majority for their leader,
he predicted that they would not fail
him in this election. Henry Beal,
president of the Young Mems Hughes
and Fairbanks club and close asso-
ciate to Mr.. Murphy, also spoke.
The meeting was the most enthusi-
astic of the campaign thus far, Pre-
cnct committeeman report that