The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-28
the SOCIAL SESSION

OF the ~, Il, q. ElkS held at their Lodge
Eunm Last Evening,
-'F.e first social session Of Wheeling
Lodge b. p. 0, EIks was held in theil
lodge room in Odd Fellows building last
evening, EEs room was filled to over
flowing with the friends OF the members
by the time set for the commencement oil
the following programme:
Opening address by the Chairman, Edward Larkln.
Opening Odc..,...; Dos. seeISy, zone and igt
Recitation -"lbc Gladiator n,..,,,, Robert DSrrah
Vocal solO-"MaId Of The AilI';Ad ms,
ReCtatIon-"The Blaekimiths story .Chas, b. OF
'tAn0 Miss s1ile SWeelley
vocal hr. WIZ Day
recitation ''''''";;... MI. utIl shull
Harp fOl. James lion man
lnlgTmlssiOu.
Recital ,,...,,MiSS lIena House
Vocal solo -"ko Call, ,,.,.. MI ONhr Se0ey
ECCentICIteS OF Prominent AOn"Mr, JaTo kemplO
lkc ullg,.. ,,,,.,"''.",,.,..''"'Mr hlWAIu lAtklh
Address. ."....,. n,,..".,,.,..n,".Mr Oscar SCeey
G-Dagger Scene from Macbeth,
b-Ma, q Anthony Grafton, Mr.. Frank llGnnig
The singing Of MrG. Fred Seymour was
very enjoyable, it being the first public
appearance Of the lady in this city; she
Is the possessor oiagOod voice thatispleaB.
ing in quality, aud OF widerRnge. Tue rec.
itations OF Mr.. Dlrrah and Mr.. OF, as well
as the vocal solo OF Mr.. Day and the piano
solo OF Miss sallle Sweeney, were hearth
ly applauled, as they richly deserved.
The character recitation OF Mr.. Otto Shuz,
was duly appreciated and received its
share OF the applause 80 heartily bestoW-
ed on all Of the performers.
At about u quarter OF ten o'clock an In.
Permission was announced for refresh.
meRts, which were served by the men,
beH Of the lodge, consisting OF coffee,
cakes and ice cream, the latter being fur
niHhed by burst, which was a guarantee
Of It's quality; the coffee was furnished by
the proprietor Of tho Mcclure House, Mr..
Fred Norton. The audience were un-
stlRted In their praise OF this portion OF
the evening entertainment, and many
were the expressions Of delight over the
novel innovation introduced by the Elks.
After a pleasant three quarters Of an hour
spent In discussing the refreshments, the
order Of the exercises was resumed.
The recitation OF Miss Rena House was
fully up to that young lady's standard Of
excellence, and was received with profuse
applause. The solo OF Mr.. seeley was
well given and the reading Of Mr.. Edward
Larkin was very pleasing.
The event OF the evening was tho reel
tations OF Mr.. Frank Hennig-the FIRST
being 1.-THE Dagger SCenCe" from Macbeth
followed by "Marc Antony's Grafton" the
latter being the finest rendition oil that
famous selection ever given before IN
audience In this city. Mr.. Hennig con.
tinues 10 show marked improvement with
every temperance In this city, all Of
which Ia duly recognized by his many
friends. At II o'clock the members Of
the lodge Joined hands and sang "Auld
Lang Syne," in memory Of the absent and
departed members.
The entertainment closed at hAlf.past
eleven and the audience reluctantly dis.
persed, loud In their praise Of the First
Social Session Of SO" Of the Elks, and ex.
pressing desire to "come again." The
programme was interspersed frequently
with the filming OF members by the chair.
man foralleged impfoperactions. This was
avery funny feature and allowed an oppor.
tunity for both the chair and the one lined
10 make impromptu clever and witty re-.
marks, at all OF which the audience
laughedgood humoredly.