Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-31

Lincoln adds family day to its
population, that is, it adds an aver.
age of four persons daily to its list
of contented people.
Lincoln is primarily city Of
homes. Neither commercial striving
nor the pursuit after learning has
broken the home atmosphere there.
This atmosphere is apparent to the
stranger within the gates at the cap
ital city Visitors there never go
back home without having noticed
that, and without having been re-
cipients of attentions there they
would expect to find in a city of hos
pitality.
- Socially Lincoln is great de-
/ mocracy. There are no stratas there
The circle starts with the affairs of
state, made possible by the location
of the capital there, and they continue
in little eddies beyond that. taking
in here and there practically every
family of the city.
The churches contribute splendidly
to the social life. In number and ef-
fort they comprise an unusually large
part of the city's affairs, and they
reach out in their weekday activities
in such a way as to give their men,
bers the widest opportunities for
advancement along social lines.
The young peoples societies form
an adjunct OF importance in this con-
nection and under the leadership of
some of the most interesting young
peoples workers in the country carry
! on the work with good results. The
Young Mems Christian Association
and the Young Women's Christian
Association aid in this. line and with |
their spacious buildings at. their com
mand to draw young folks to them
give impetus to the movement.
Fraternal organizations stand high,
too, in the list The Elks with~a large
and well-arranged club building lead |
in the affairs at present, The Masons
have been somewhat handicapped by
cramped quarters, but - the erection ,
OF huge deliberately equipped temple
at Fifteenth and l. streets forecasts
time here when the wearers of the
square. and compass and all their re-
Slatives and the ladies OF the Eastern
Star, will be well taken care of in this
respect .". 49,
Other lodges, although having no
buildings of their own, make up dor
the defect by the frequency. and sue
cess with which they give social al
fairs.
The growth of college fratetnities'
from year to year, naturally taking
into membership a number of men
who make Lincoln their home, has
left alumni organizations of many of
them and this is also true with the
sororities. All of these alumni Or
CARNATIONS maintain a lively exist
ence despite their separation from
active college affairs.
The Country club fills a place in
the social life which was vacant for
many years. 1t has grown percept-
IDLY during the past few years and
is now one of the most popular
places in or about Lincoln during
the summer months, and late spring
and early fall. The Country club has
extended its grounds and its facili-
ties considerably since it began its
eral hundred at its home.
During the university year, of
course, Lincoln is more alive socially
than during vacation. Affairs of
that institution, while mostly removed
from the world numbers Of Lincoln
people travel in, is still reached by
ssany hundreds, yes thousands OF
them, and there is happy blending
of the town and the gown in most
of them. Former students and grad
yates of the big institution live in
Lincoln and suburbs and never get
for enough away from their alma
mater to forget to contribute to the
college and semi-college functions
for which it is responsible.
The air of culture is felt about the
city, too, in the social fabric. An
unusual number of culture clubs have
been organized among the women Of
the city and the men, too, have
branched out into this realm with ap-
parent success.
In close proximity to the state his
torical society's museum and records,
and to the gigantic state library and
to all the facilities of the university,
including the members of the faculty
there, the clubs have had a wealth Of
material to draw upon in their dis
cussions and studies, The results are
seen in myriad of ways
Real encouragement in these lines
have been offered by the university
faculty members, too, it might be
written here. They have lent help
ing hands wherever they could in the
organization OF clubs for intellectual
benefit, and they have taken enough
interest in them from time to time to
assure the members of live subjects
1|or study and for discussion.
The homes OF Lincoln are a true
index OF the spirit which is fostered
within. They are concrete examples
of the home spirit for which Lin