Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-10
HAPPENINGS IN
The MAGIC CITY
Commencement Week at South Side
High School Is Very
Busy One.
SOMETHING ON EVERY DAY

commencement week at South
High school this year will be one Of
the liveliest on record. Beginning to-
morrow night with the class banquet
at the Loyal hotel til seniors have
home sort of an event carded for
each day.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered by Rev. Charles Horer, new
pastor at the Trinity Baptist church.
Sunday evening in the high school
auditorium at Twenty-third and J
streets. The class. forty-four students
in number, will march in black caps
and gowns-the historic professional
Monday evening brings the lawn
party at the home OF Miss Lucille
Nitsche at her home.
Tuesday morning will find some
thing new in the usual program Of
commencement events. A breakfast
will be served either at Spring Lake
park or at the home of one of the
members. This is the particular idea
of Miss Nitsche, chairman Of the, COM
mittee of arrangements for Me COM
mencement week dates
Class Play Wednesday Night.
The class play. Green Stockings"
comes on Wednesday evening. The
auditorium stage will be used and
doors will open at 7:30 o'clock. The
hour of the opening of the play has
been set at BIS o'clock. Dress re-
hearsal of actors will take place Tues
day evening.
"a class picnic will be held Thursday
afternoon ard evening at Riverview
park. Friday night comes the gradu-
alton at the Central High school audi
forum. Despite the sentiments
voiced against participating in joint
graduation exercises with graduates
of Central and Commerce High
schools, the local seniors will have to
do so.
Ralph Goldberg will entertain the
class in its final class party Saturday
evening at his home at Twenty-third
and J streets. The election of perma-
nent officers will probably take place
at this meeting Harold Shainhoktz
is president and Miss Marie Beatty
secretary.
\ Honor Probably to Wirth.
Principal Moore has not yet Off
cially made known who will be the
honor graduate, but it is conceded
that Louis Wirth stands in first place.
Wlrth won second place in the state
debating league championship tour
ney at Lincoln several weeks ago.
Mass Meeting Succeeds.
1mpersonators of Charles f.
Hughes, Theodore Roosevelt, Wood
row Wilson, William Jennings Bryan
and Uncle Sam held forth at a mass
meeting of students and faculty in the
South High school in the interests of
the senior class play that is to be
given next Wednesday evening, in
such manner as to keep the audience
IN an uproar during the entire session.
Mandan Park Sunday.
The entertainment committee of
the Southeast Improvement club has
arranged for big picnic at Mandan
park Sunday afternoon and evening.
As special attraction the Be-
hemian Ted Jed Sokol turner's are
going to give an exhibition. Foot
races and wrestling matches will fol-
low besides other public sports which
will be staged by a ground committee.
Refreshments will be served.
A Bellevue Dedication.
The dedication of the Holman river
ferry at Bellevue will take place this
afternoon at ESQ o'clock. A large
party of stockmen from the local mar
ket and farmers from the Iowa side
will gather on the river bank and see
the boat off on its first official trip.
Holman, proprietor of the ferry, has
been doing business for several days.
People who wish to attend the dedi-
cation will take the Bellevue car and
get off at the Sixteenth street cross
ing and follow the road east to the
river. An invitation is issued to all.
Workmen Anniversary.
DR.. R. L. Wheeler and G. R. Hora-
eek, former member of the South
SluC ~ ~ VI IuuSdlioii, WHY oPSdh-
ers :. the thirtieth anniversary cele-
bration of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen lodge, held last
evening in the local temple at Twen-
ty-fifth and NJ streets. Horacek ad-
dressed the members in Bohemian
for the benefit of large number of
members of that nationality.
1t was estimated that fully 1000
of Greater Omaha lodges
were in attendance. Dancing and re-
freshments marked the program of
the evening.
Magic City Gossip.
The Independent Order Of Red Men will
give a grand ball at their hall at Twenty
fourth and Q streets, Saturday evening.
June 10 The public is invited.
Tickets for the big open air tug Of war
tournament to be held in connection with
the Centurian club festival on the nights Of
June lS-l4-l5 at o'clock, have been issued.
The outlook is for a large attendance.