Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-26

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Clelland Bessie Morse, Edith Gran
dali, May Mansfield. Messrs. Harry
Morris, Egbert Keller, Harry McCor-
mick, Herbert Rogers, Fred Rustin,
Hilton Fonda. Will Griffiths and Her
bert Cook.
The following ladies formed the
supper committee for the hop given
at Masonic hall, under the auspices
OF Capital, Covert and st. Johns
lodges, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons: Mesdames W. j. Mount d.
E. Reyes, C. Alvison, M. G. Wilson. ].
B. Bruner, NJ. e. Carter, J. N. West
bert and H. s. Smith. Master Eddie
Davis and Miss Jettie Keith, two
charming children, led the grand
march to supper.
Miss Carrie Hicks, sister of Mrs. W,
w. Kean, is the guest of the latter
at iii South Ninth.
C. Z. Mayne has established a
branch office In South Omaha, oppo-
site the depot for the exclusive sale
of the South Omaha Land company's
property.
You would hardly know the office so
many years occupied by Paulson
a Co, 1913 Farnam, as it has been
transformed by the Motter Real
Estate agency, who will take up their
quarters there at once.
This Day in History.
1S02-Commodore Esek Hopkins,
first commander in chief of the Ameri-
can navy. died at Providence, r. /.
Born at Chapumiscook, r. l., April rs,
171S.
1S11-Congress appropriated $4,000
to establish the first naval hospital In
the United States.
1S45-Marriag of Jefferson Davis
and Miss Varina Howell, daughter or
william Burr Howell.
lS52-Thomas Moore, celebrated
Irish poet, died Born in Dublin. May
rs. 1873.
Preliminaries of peace be-
tween France and Prussia, signed at
Versailles.
1S76-First steam ferryboat launch
ed on the Thames river. London.
1SS5--Congress passed law pro-
hibting the Importation Of contract
laborers.
1s9S-Attempted assassination Of
King George of Greece outside OF
Athens.
fso2-Paris began FIVE days cele-
bration of the centenary OF Victor
Hugo's birth. .....
1so4-Fire in the business district
Of Rochester, N, Y, destroyed $4,000
900 worth of property.
1907--Major Goethals was appoint
| ed chief engineer Of the Panama
| canal.
lsOs-Austria and Turkey signed
| a protocol settling the compensation
for the annexation Of Bosnia and
Herzegovina
The Day We Celebrate.
| A. d. Northrup first saw the light
| of day in Waddington, N. Y, fifty six
| years ago. The Northrup Letter Du-
plicating company now claims him
as it's secretary and treasurer.
| llyldnu d. NoyCo WIN ANoyVo natS
| company, was born February rs, 1875,
at charlottesville, N. Y. He was edu-
Gated at the University of Nebraska
| and was formerly with the Gate City
| Construction company, as electrical
engineer
| Car Ferdinand Of Bulgaria, one OF
Emperor Williams allies in the great
war, born in Coburg, flfty-six years
ago today.
| Camille Flammarion, famous as
tronomer, born at Montigny-le-R oi
France, seventy-flve years ago today.
Thomas w. Lawson, the Boston f.
nancier, who started the celebrated
| leak" investigation, born at Charles
town, Mass, sixty years ago today.
| Ernest Twitchell, recently awarded
the Perkin research medal by the So
| ciety Of Chemical Industry, born in
| Cincinnati, f1fty-four years ago today
James Sturgis Pray, the new presi-
dent Of the American Society of Land
scape Architects. born in Boston. forty
six years ago today.
DIR, Charles NJ Sheldon, noted
clergyman and author, born at Wells.
Vile, N. Y, sixty years ago today.
Grover Cleveland Alexander, pitcher
of the Philadelphia National league
base ball team, born at st. Paul, Neb.
thirty years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Birthday greetings to Tom Lawson
Boston financier, author of "Frenzlet
Finance" and inspirer of the cele'
brated leak" investigation, born sixt,
years ago today
Hundreds of the leading educators
of the country are to gather in Kan
sas City today for the annual conven
ton Of the department of superintend
ence of the National Education asso
citation.
The British Industries fair, inaugu
rated last year to stimulate the manu-
facture in Great Britain of goods for
merly imported from Germany, will
open its first annual exhibition toda!
in London.
The high cost Of living and nationa
preparedness against both economic
and military foes are to be featured
in an educational exhibition to b,
opened in Washington today, unde
government auspices, for the enter
tainment and instruction of visitors t
the inauguration.
Storyette of the Day.
THAT young man of yours" said tn
parent, as his daughter came dow
to breakfast, should apply for q pos
in freak museum"
why, father" exclaimed the younl
woman, in tones Of indignation, ''wha
fdo you mean?"
81 noticed when / passed through
the hall late last night" answered tn
old man, that ne had two heads upoi
his shoulder. "--Chicago News