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Excerpts from newspapers. TOPIC: 100 YEARS AGO. Compiled by Jim Sayre in January,
1999
100 Years Ago - February 1899...Pg 2
Maccabees Had a Good Time Last Evening
The Shie building was the
scene of a large swarm of Maccabees last evening. The occasion was a 6 o'clock dinner and
entertainment given by the Maccabees of this city. It was an excellent dinner and was well
served. Over three hundred people were served. Most of those who took dinner remained for
the entertainment and many others came in for it alone. The room was crowded. The program
rendered was an interesting one. Bonnie Yoakam gave a recitation, "The
Switchman," and Bessie Skeer sang a song, "The Way of the World." Two songs
were sung by a club composed of the following little boys and girls: Clemens Frey, Goldie
Griffis, Mildred Dill, Stella Fry, Edna Schneeberger, Hazel McCune, Zelpha Elliott, John
Martin.Mrs. Marie Johnston, Lady Commander of the local hive, gave an address on behalf
of the Lady Maccabees. She gave a brief history of the order of Lady Maccabees. The order
originated in Muskegon, Michigan, and the Michigan State Hive was organized in May 1890.
In July 1892, the first hive was organized in Ohio. It was in Cleveland. In 1894 the first
Ohio State Hive was organized. Ohio now has a membership of over 11,000. In October 1892,
the Supreme Hive was organized. The aggregate membership now with all its branches is
100,000. The work of the Maccabees is a striking example of what the women can do.
N. Wilbur, Deputy Supreme Commander,
gave an address on behalf of the Knights of the Maccabees. He spoke of the growth of the
order and its object both from a social and from an insurance standpoint.
At the close of Mr. Wilbur's address the cake walkers, Earl Herzstam and James
Perkinson, appeared and amused the crowd with a colored cake walk. The Piqua guard team,
consisting of twenty-five Lady Maccabees, then gave the Maccabee drill. Their spelling of
L.O.T.M. and making the bee hive was very pretty. Music was furnished by the Regal
Mandolin Club. Besides the Piqua Maccabee team there were quite a large number of other
Maccabees up from Piqua. A number of Maccabees from Quincy and Wapakoneta were also
present.
Sidney Daily News, February 24, 1899
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