Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-28
THE ELKs' SOCIAL.
Their Lady Friends Handsomely Enter.
tained NJ Builder.' Exchange Hall.

tanned at Builder-' Exchange Hall.
Last evening the Washington lodge Of EIks
gave q ladies social in the hall OF the Builders
Exchange and repaid their obligations to the
la.ies who assisted in the carnival OF nations
some months ago for the benefit of the lodge,
and which "a financial success
The committee in charge of last nights affair
arranged an entertaining program. aud Grand
Exsi,ed Ruler f 3. Hay in a speech of welcome
SAID many good things about the fair ones,
who he said. were not permitted in the delib-
erstions OF the lodge room. which. however,
was not the fault of the men. and certainly 1t
was not the fault OF the ladies. He referred to
the coming meeting IN Detroit. when 215 lodges
will be repress nted and spoke of the grand re-
suits the order had already accomplished
Speaking OF the members in the lodge room
who might be detained later than usual the
exalted ruler inlplored the wives and mothers
TO forgive them and consider the good cause in
which they were labOriuS. In the course of
HIS remarks he said tina: the Washington lodge
was TO have the privilege and honor of dedicat-
ing the Northern Liberty Market Hall next
month when the Songs of the North and
south Will be given by "a chorus of 500 voices.
ard he hoped to fully 1000 persons in at
tendance. There Il no question of politics IN
the MUSIC. and they are the same songs which
caused the filling Of Madison Square Garden
in New York not many months ago.
IN conclusion he welcomed the mothers.
wives daughters and sweethearts. and told
them Of what good things were in store for
them after the conclusion Of the musical pro
gram.
THE PROGRAM.
The program Of musical features was directed
bv Mr. Thomas |. King. and those who took
par; we're: MIR. Z. Ii. Bixler. musical moments:
Mr.. Lee BaungRrten, recitations. Mr.. J. F.
Anderson. tenor solo; Mr.. Il. VI. DObbins. pop
ular songs: Mr. RAYMOND Eiorlan artistic club
swinging; Miss Cecilia Murphy. soprano solo;
Waterbury brothers. electrical musical act; Mr..
- b. Iasbv OF New York. tenor solo; Mr.. c. +.
Goolchld baritone solo: Miss Katie Jockey.
contralro solo: MIR. Charles Miller. comic songs;
Mss Nav Blossom, characteristic dances; Miss
Mabel Brown and Miss Emma Crogin. fancy
dances.
The feature OF the program was the ap-
rearance OF the famous Waterbury brothers
II their electrical act. which concluded with
.'Star SpnnGied Banner" played on electric
stripes.
The club swinging by Mr.. Riordan, with
piano accompaniment, also fine ex-
Libiuon. showing the result of careful training.
and :he comic songs by Mr.. Charles Miller
ELECTED rounds of applause.
When the musical program was exhausted
the guests RI paired to the banquet hall. where
a table containing subsIantials was presided
over BY the committee. While this pleasant
feature OF the affair being enjoyed the
hail was cleared for dancing and two hours
were spent IN tripping the hight fantastic.
The following composed the committee of ar
raugements: J. L. Conner. chairman; Geo. ID.
Scott, secretary: Chas. A. Eberly. treasurer;
Richard Boyne. J. ID. Bnrns, Chas. L. Beatty,
L. u. Brooke. John Culbe-t. L. III. Dwyer. j.
r Freeman. Il. F. Getz, Jacob Held. II. A.
Hunt. Samuel J. King, c. 4 Mason, c. 3.
Robinson.