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Lincoln Daily Star
Sunday June 03, 1917

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Officers of Lancaster lodge No. 54, A. F. & A. M., gave a surprise dinner at the Windsor hotel Saturday evening as a farewell to Oscar M. Meyer, master of the lodge, who retires June 10. Mr. Meyer was presented with a jewel pocket piece with the names of the officers on one side and the Masonic emblem on the other. Mrs. Meyer was given a bouquet. Those present were S. B. Whiting, R. O. Wolf, J. S. Baer, L. E. Robinson, Fred Knight, Earl Rodgman, J. L. Hickman, and Carl Nelson. Their families in most instances were also present.

Mrs. S. F. Stevens of Dekalb. IL., has arrived in Lincoln for a visit with her brother, H. F. Austin, 2040 South Twenty third, and her sister Mrs. M. Mayes.

The social club of the Knights and Ladies of Security will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. W. N. Fredrich and Mrs. M. E. Dory at the home of Mrs. Frederick, 1920 T st.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hermann, 619 Marshall avenue, was the scene of a beautiful wedding June 1, when their only daughter Margaret, became tho bride of Walter T. Hughes of Schuyler, Neb.

Mr. and Mrs. Hughes left on the afternoon train for Denver and other western points nnd will be at home to their friends, after August 1, at Schuyler Neb.

Mrs. H. W. Ahiquist of Beatrice. Neb., was a Lincoln visitor Saturday.

Knights and Ladies kensington will meet Thursday at 2:30 p. m., with Mrs. A. J. McClure, 313 North Sixteenth street.

Miss Ora Olson and Henry F. Larson both of Bennet, Neb., were married at 12:30 o'clock Saturday by Rev. H. Hebery at the parsonage at 930 D street. They were accompanied by a sister of the bride, Miss Esther Olson, a brother of the groom, Frank Larson, and a few immediate friends. They will make their future home at Bennet.

Lairs C. Hansen died yesterday in the city. The body was taken to his home in Greenwood, yesterday afternoon, where funeral services will be held at 2;30 o'clock Tuesday. Interment will take place in the Greenwood cemetery.

George King, aged forty seven years, died yesterday morning at his home, 233 South Nineteenth street. King had been a sufferer of paralisis for the past eighteen years. A mother, one brother and one sister survive. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the chapel of Castle, Roper and Matthew. Rev. F. L. Wharton will officiate. He was a member of W.O.W.lodge no. 16. Internment will be made in Calvary cemetery.

Helen Armstrong aged 27 years, wife of Frank Armstrong, died early Sunday mornihg at her home, 1845 O street. The body is being held at the home of a sisier, Mrs Mary McHugh, 2137 U street. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a m. Tuesday at the Cathedral, Fourteenth and K streets. Interment will be made in Calvary cemetery.

Mrs. Susan C. Gerhart, aged 75 years, died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph T. Alders, 927 South Fifteen St. Mrs. Gerhart's death was causeed by paralysis from which she had suffered some time. The body was taken to her home in Kansas City at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon.

Rev. M. E. Gilbert was at Syracuse Tuesday evening to speak at the Methodist church, of which he is a former pastor. The church is observing a homecoming celebration and former pastors have been asked to be present as speakers at the various services.

Oz Black, cartoonist, and Ray Ramsay, of the University Players, gave the first program on the fall lyceum course at the University Place high school Wednesday evening.

Everett Rudsill and Claude Rudsill of Broadwater visited at the home of Rev. and Mrs. George C. Kersten Sunday. Rev. Kersten was formerly pastor of the Presbyterian church at Broadwater.

Richard Smith has been chosen president, Doris Steeves vice president, and Gweneth Phillips treasurer of the junior class of the high school. The class plans to hold a picnic next Tuesday.

Rev. and Mrs. George C. Kersten returned Tuesday from Hiawatha, Kas., where they had gone to buy a automoble.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Hurt, who celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary here Wednesday, never had a quarrel Hurt said. Both are now past eighty years of age and in splendid health. Mrs. Hurt went about her work as usual and prepared the anniversary dinner for a party of friends and relatives.

Alcohol extortion plot was blamed for the stabbing to death of William Hinz, thirty-nine, and Charles Ciar, twenty-six, whose bodies were found in a shoe repair shop last night. Joseph Zelenka told police the men accused him of making alcohol and tried to extort money from him. He stabbed them he confessed.

Police have taken precautions to prevent communist demonstrations upon the arrival on the Mauretania late today of Miss Luigia Vanzetti, with the ashes of her brother, Bartolomeo, who was executed at Charlestown prison. Instead of proceeding to Paris with the ashes, she will be routed directly, to Italy via Le Mans Police inspectors will accompany her to the Italian frontier.

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