St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-19
ELKS IN FULL CAREER.
They Pre-Empted a Large Section
of the Town Yesterday.

AhOJ q 0CCAIOh
of the Town Yesterday.
The EIks of the Northwest proudly
shifted the air, tossed their antlers, and
pre-empted large section of Minneap-
oils yesterday. 1t was their annual bene-
fit day, and they made it memorable.
At o'clock the members of the Min
neapolis lodge assembled at the lodge
rooms and were marShaled in line, over
100 strong. Behind DanZ's military
band and squad of sixteen of the best
looking men on the police force, they
marched to the Milwaukee depot. There
they deplOyed and received the visiting
brethren from st. Paul and Still
water, who came in at l:3O under
command Of j. l.. Stack and
Judge j. q. Nethaway, respectively.
the visitors fell in behind the Minneap-
oils ElkS and marched thence up WASH
ingtOn, NicOllet and Seventh street to
the Lyceum theater, where the benefit
entertainment occurred. They marched
four abreast under command of Capt.
Joseph Huston, of the United States
army, and Exalted Ruler J.R. Freeman.
For civilians they made a remarkable
well showing and looked, as they passed
along, verify the BEST People OH
Earth" The handsome banner of the
lodge, seldom seen outside the lodge
room, was cOnSpicuousIy in front, car
ried by q. Reuben SeatOn, and escorted
by DR.. Neil DOWney and Louis CreVier.
The benefit entertainment was in
every way success. 1t packed the Ly-
ceum theater, with as fashionable an
audience as ever assembled there.
pleased the audience immensely and
netted a good sum for the charitable
work Of the lodge. The programme
was just the right length. unusual in
benefit performances, and no apologies
had to be made for non-appearanceS.
Under the leadership of Prof. Frank
Danz, the combined Danz and Bijou
Orchestras rendered the Jupiter" over
ture, and the curtain rose promptly al
2:30. Brother Tracy Bangs, of Grand
Forks, the chosen orator of the occasion,
could not attend on account OF illness.
Brother c. NJ. FOOte took his place, and
welcomed everybody to the ElkS' enter
tainment. Mrs. George Hughes opened
the programme proper with song.
Then came the diminUtiYe and artistic
German LiliputlanS in the second act of
Candy" This was an excellent bit,
and in the course Of its run little AID
link introduced burlesque on Lottie
Collins "Ta-ra-ra-bOOm-de-ay" that
convulsed the house. Edward Webb,
OF Spider and Fly" sang a song, and
another as encore. Then came the star
of the bill, Brother Nat c. Goodwin.
No one i'll that audience ever knew
what Rudyard Kipling's They're
Hanging Danny Deever" meant until
they heard Mr. Goodwin recite it. AS
an encore he gave an imitation Of Stuart
Ero-,l~
the relative richness Of New jersey and
SWampscOtt soil when applied to the
diSmembered tail of a dog.
The Putnam Twins sang and danced
beautifully. r. Z. Bell, the comedian,
threw couple of comic songs into the
auditors which nearly threw them off
their balance. Miss Louise Royce sang
charmingly. -Four young ladies did the
French quadrille in the Frenchiest
manner. Miss Hiida Thomas was inIm-
liable in q couple of character songs.
all these were of the Spider and Fly''
company.
Little Edith May Thompson, Mime
apOlS three-year-Old, surprised the old
ones by her clever singing of 1.-The
Bowery," Push Dem Clouds Away
and 'My Sweetheart's the Man in the
Moon" The clever company presenting
"Ihe 10000, contributed the amusing
first act of the piece. Miss Nettie
Bourne. of Minneapolis, gave mono
Iogue that was pleasing in its novelty
and artistic rendition. The Powers
Brothers, from Kohl d Middleton's mu-
scum. sang and danced into favor. The
programme closed with a song by the
Minneapolis Ladies' Quartette, followed
by "Auld Lang Syne."
Every number OH the programme was
good, no waits were allowed betN Neen
acts and the audience was out of the
theater by o'clock, after tvrU and a half
hours of thorough enjoyment. Credit
for the smooth performance rests with
the performers for their promptness,
and Edwin p. Hilton, who was the eff
cient stage manager.
A handsome souvenir programme,
containing half-tOnes of all past exalted
rulers, roster of Minneapolis lodge,
brief history OF the lodge and an outline
of the objects of the B. p. o. Z. was
supplied to the audience