Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-23

The Unique and Attractive Entertainment
Furnished by the Elks-


ITS FORMAL OPENING IN THE NATIONAL RrYLrs'
/ HALL LAST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ROSS AD-
DRESS OF wELcoME-A BRILLIANT PARADE IN
WHICH EVERY NATIONAL COSTUME WAS REPRE-
/ SCENTED.
| For originality in devising attractive enter
tainments the Washington Lodge Of Eiks have
established reputation that would be a for
tune to theatrical manager. 1t goes without
saying that there was a crowd last evening at
the Rifles srmory to witness the opening of
the carnival, which will be continued nightly
to March 5. In fact at times it seemed to be
more than a crowd. But everybody was glad
to be there and the scene was as jolly and
sparkling with pleasure only an entertain
ment under the auspices of the Elks
| can be- The hall was beautifully deco
rated. and glowing and glittering in
the full flood of the brilliant light
formed fitting setting for the pretty women
who participated in the opening march. The
booths representing different nations we're
artistic In design and rich and effective In
decoration They contributed TO the wealth of
color which held the eye and impressed the
scene upon the memory. These booths were
IN charge of ladies. who By their presence and
their efforts, will make the affair a success As
the purpose of the carnival is to add to the
treasury of this commendable order the hearty
cooperation of the ladies might be expected,
as they are always prominent in every good
work. In addition to the booths OF the nations
there Is floral bower, post office, telephone
exchange and last but not least, the head
quarters Of the McGinty Club.
THE FORMAL OPENING.
On such an occasion, when the gay company
and the surroundings suggest only thoughts
OF pleasure, any formality seems out OF place,
and yet there a formal opening OF the car
nlval last evening. But 1t was under the
direction Of Mr.. E. Il. Hay, who is the grand
exalted ruler of the order IN the United States
1t was not sufficiently formal to throw chill
upon the company. In fact Ed Hay manages
somehow to diffuse large area OF good humor
and jollity wherever he appears, and last even
ing, to speak, the feet of McGregor were
upon his native heath. In order that the car
n!yal might not lack the official blessing of the
District authorities Commissioner Ross was in
ylted to be present and formally open the car
nivaL Commissioner Douglass came along to
see that his associate did not promise the Elks
more of the territory of the District than prop
erly lay within The limits of the jurisdiction Of
the District Commissioners. Mr.. Ross was in
troduced by Mr.. Hay and proceeded to make
one OF those happy addresses for which he 10
noted
COMMISSIONERS ROSS ADDRESS.
He did not fail to speak of the beauty of the
the scene brilliant and striking in the extreme
He referred to the fact that this entertainment
so lavish in every detail and SO rich in all its
appointments, was only another illustration of
the growing greatness and glory of tie city.
He spoke of the history of the Elks, paid a
tribute to its beneficent career and did not fail
to mention the sunshine which Tadiates from
the genial presence of the supreme ruler Mr..
Hay. After speaking of the respect in which
the order is held generally he closed with ref
erence to the three cardinal principles
of the order-charity. love and justice.
and regarding justice said: The pulpit,
the press the public school, your order
and all its kindred organizations, these are
the agencies, and not the sword or the cannon,
which tend to hasten the day when absolute
and impartial justice shall prevail not only
between man and man. but also between ma
ton and nation; and it is no idle prophecy to
say that the child now lives who will see as an
accomplished fact a congress of the great pow
ers OF the globe, vested with authority to settle
international disputes without resort to arms,
and without doing violence to any patriots
national pride"
The address. SO eloquent in expression and
cordial in tone, was warmly Endorsed by the
hearty applause of the audience.
OTHER EXERCISES.
Then Mr.. John Hazel played a cornet solo
and was encored. When the chorus of ''Colum-
bia, the Gem of the Ocean, was reached the
audience sang it, under the leadership of Mr..
George ID. Scott. That popular organization,
the McGinty Club, favored the public with a
parade, and displayed an ingenuity in cos
tuning that provoked the laughter Of The spec
tators. The event of the evening, if it could
be possible to select any one feature when
everything was striking, was the grand
march of all nations. The representations of
the different peoples reproduced in their cos
TUNES the distinctive feature of each nation.
The costumes were beautiful and artistic, and
as the procession of 100 ladies swept by the
wealth of colors and the varied and constantly
changing combinations were Kaleidoscope In
effect.
THE PARADE OF ALL NATIONS.
1t was q great triumph of the artistic skill
and the scenic effects for which the Elks are
famous. At the head of this procession came
Mrs John C. Maxwell with her aids, wearing
costumes with the national colors predominant
ing. Sweeping along in the march followed
other groups of fair women representing the
different countries. Miss Annie lowering was
at the head of the English contingent. Mrs. II.
&. Ford led the Germans, Mrs. Charles Ii.
Clark, France; Mrs. F. Ii. Ayme and Mrs. Hub
bard, Mexico; Mrs. ID. E. Cahill Switzerland,
and Mrs. Cardello. Spain, while Japan. Turkey
and Greece were well represented. In addition
to the ladies in charge of the various booths,
the ladies of the telephone exchange. Jacobs
well. post Office, bean board and supper room
appeared in the procession.
When the procession had disbanded then the
ladies' FASTENED to their various posts OF duty.
where they found the crowd ready to patronize
them. Paddles could be bought from George
Scott, fortunes were told by the gypsies, who
were represented by Mrs Mohler, missives
could be received from Mrs. L. l.. Hay. who
was in charge of the post office, Mrs Pentland
looked after the telephone subscribers. while
Mrs. Z. A. Williams had the care of the bean
board. Then there was the headquarters OF
the McGinty Club upstairs and the refresh
ment room down stairs, and in fact there were
attractions and forms OF amusement too numer-
Gus to mention.
Last evening was United States night. This
evening will be German night The voting for
the various articles will begin this evening
ODD FELLOWS VISITATION.