Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-06-24

on the Fourth Of July.
Mrs. ]. B. Hunter gave lawn So
GABLE at her residence, corner Park
avenue and Mount Pleasant street, for
the benefit Of the Hanscom Park
Methodist Episcopal church.
Mrs. ]. Brown, wife of the Douglas
street furniture dealer, has received
news of the death of her mother and
brother in Berlin.
Rev. L. A. Lamar Of the First Bap-
fist church, corner Fifteenth and Dav-
export. gave O. talk on the subject of
Prohibition"
Governor Thayer visited Creighton
college for the first time and expressed
himself as remarkably pleased with
the equipment of that free institution
OF learning and with the reception
given him.
F. T. Mittauer, A. c. Joliffe, c. W.
Mounton and W. E. Coombs have re-
turned from a pleasant vacation at
Spirit Lake, la. They made the long
journey on their cycles and their ex-
periences en- route going and coming
were many and varied. =
This Day In History.
1753-General William Hull, who
was court-martialed and sentenced to
death for the failure of his expedition
against Canada in the war of 1912,
and subsequently pardoned, born at
Derby. Conn. Died at Newton, Mass,
November 20, 1925.
1797-Congress, in view of the
threatening relations with France, au-
thorized the president to raise $4,000
militia for three months
121T-Thop,oc NTaLyoo~
signers Of the Declaration of indie
pendence, died in Philadelphia. Born
at Londonderry, Pa. March 10. 1884.
1S20-President Madison, General
Jackson and others entered in Louis
Vile by the Free Masons.
1S59-The French and Sardinians
defeated the Austrians at Solferino,
1S67-General Custer lost sixty men
in fight with the Indians near the
headwaters of the Republican river.
1S94-President Carnot of France,
while visiting in Lyons. was stabbed
by an anarchist and died the following
day.
1S97-Celebration of the 4o0th an
niversary of the discovery of New
foundland.
1sss-Amercans lost thirty-four
killed and the Spanish 265 in the at
tack on Santiago.
1915AUnited States renewed de
mands on Germany in the Frye case.
The Day We Celebrate.
j. P. Guth was born in Wurtem-
berg, Germany just fifty-five years ago
today. He is an architect and has
erected many of the most prominent
buildings of this city and of the state,
Stanley M. Rosewater was born right
here In Omaha just thirty-two years
ago today. He Is a graduate of the
University Of Michigan law school, and
a son Of the late city engineer, Andrew
Rosewater.
Charles Dorsey Armstrong is lust al
today. He was born in JeffersonvilIe,
Ind, and is now engaged in the real
estate and insurance business here,
operating under the name of the Arm
strong-Walsh company
Edwin st. ]. Greble, one of the new
prigadier generals of the United States
army, born in New York fifty-eight
years ago today.
Major Francis LIE J. Parker, men,
Der Of the general staff of the United
States army, born in South Carolina
forty-four years ago tocay
Lieutenant General Frederick S,
Maude, recently honored by King
George for distinguished services as
commander of the British forces in
Mesopotamia, born fifty-three years
ago today.
Prince George Of Greece, eldest
brother of ex-King Constantine and
uncle Of King Alexander, born in
Athens forty-eight years ago today.
John @. Wood, recently consul of
the United States at Chemnitz Ger
many, born at Bucksport, Me-, fifty
years ago today.
George Won l., Meyer. former secre-
tary of the navy of the United States,
born In Boston fifty-nine years ago to-
day.