The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-20
a. SOCIAL.
Grand Feast Of nIusic. Speech and
RsilhIes.

l &1l0leS.
ltaffords as great saEisfactioa 70 chroE-
icle an event OF 80 much real enjoyment
as was the social given by Emporia
Lodge No. 2 of the Ancient Order of
Uaited Workmen, At the armoEy Friday
night. The very unpropitIous state of
the weather seemed 70 have but little. If
any, effect upon the attendance on this
occasion. the spacious hall, which Was
tastefnlIy decorated. being about as full
Is il could hold, and everybody sppeaF-
ing 10 be determined On having good
time.
III. II Roblee acted As master
OF ceremonies, and IN the
neIghborhOod OF half past 8 O'Clock
raped the company TO silence,
and announced that the program
would open with music, n quartet, which
met with very generous applause.
e. II. FoEde. than whom no one is
better able TO perform such duty. de-
liyered the address of welcome, which
met with due appreciation ct the hands
of the audience, which was evidenced
by the lusty clsppIng Of hands which
followed It's conclusion and Of various
intervals during IIs delivery.
Mrs. 8. p. Chase and her son Ray fol.
lowed with we'll executed instrumental
duet.
Miss Inner recited the "RIAcksmlth's
Story" In highly satisfactory
manner. after which Prof. d. o. Jones
sang solo entitled, ''The Noble Boy OF
TRUTH" the rendition OF which was In
keeping with the general excellence OF
the piece.
A very enjoyable feature of the occa--
sion was the address of j. r. Graham,
who clothed his thoughts. which were
Of the most practical and common sense
character In very choice language. his
quotations which were quite profuse.
being decidedly appropriate and fault
lessly reproduced. and the applause
which followed was we'll deserved.
The trio by Mrs. Choose, Miss
Winnie Bird and Ray Chase, was
very enjoyable part of the pro
gram and was duly recognized by the
audience.
DR.. J. j. Wright entertained the as
semblage very pleasantly for about ten
or fifteen minutes with those witty. Of
hand remarks for which he ia 80 we'll
known on such occasions, after which
Miss Lizzie Jones sang Is solo. "a
Leaf From the Spray" IN Q manner
which won for her very generous
measure Of applause.
At the conclusion of this exercise the
centre Of the hall was cleared and very
creditahle drill was gone through by .
number Of Select Knights Of tho order,
Cliff Burge officiating IS commander.
| A guitar duet by MFs. 8. p. Chase and
Master Ray Chase, concluded this part
of the program and vas we'll received
by the company.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock it was an
nOunced that several tables, grooming
under as choice a repast a. one would
wish to sit down to, were waiting in
another room to he surrounded and
| their contents devOuTed, and as many as
could be accommodated filed into the
benqueling chamber In a very orderly
manner and attested their appreciation
of the generous spread by liberal pat
ronage of each dish OF tempting viands
as 1t came along The tables. four in
number, three the full length of the K
T. band room and the fourth half the
length Of the others. could not we'll have
been more beautifully supplied with
the good things OF the land, and the care
and generosity with which the ladies
who waited table looked after the wants
and wishes of those who ''sat down 10
meat" is worthy OF q very generous
measure of praise. Fully three hundred
! people were served at the tables. to
do which satisfactorily requires
q great amount OF tact and atteatiOn.
After supper the Armory WAS again
taken possession of and music and dan.
cling engaged the time and AtteRtlon Of a
large proportion Of those In attendance
until long after midnight. II 10 \ mat
ter for genelal congrAfnlaiiOn thst the
A. o. U. WIS. hAVe0,t, had, IN every !WaF;
q more successful social gathering since
their organization heFs. thA8Wasthat 90
last evening. ''-.'= =