Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-01

Daisy Lodge Of Elks Held Its
Annual Socid Session
ON The EVE or TIE NEW YEAR
Over $50 Quests wsEs Present % Watch
ths Birth Of Is93-Tsssfs and ks-
sponses BY sienahssa

Ia aec0rdanes with their legends and
traditions, the E.ks gstaered Ia Their
hall last night To watch the old year
die and the new year blossom into ex-
lstsnee.
The hall Of Daisy lodge No. As was .
thing OF beauty. Nlns OF spilax
hung from the mural decorations and
inlervined themselves With the plliars
and columns. Ia the center OF the
room n the midst OF a gorgeous blaze
OF multi colored electro lights ulckied
q fountain. Five long table, extended
the enars length Of the hall, the snowy
linen eontrastsd with ferns. potted
plants and smllsx. AT the plate OF
each gueat was aid = boutonhieFe. Al
the end or the hall, upon the fosuum
~4s arranged the table Tor the ofhcers
OF tue evening. the sahie H-eli being
almost hidden ia the wealth OF plants
banked ID front OF - In tne place OF
honor rested the huge tanxafu OF The
society.
AT eo'clock the Elks and their guests
$50 10 number, formed ia Inc IN the
ants-room and marched Ia double Col
umn into lbe banquet ball. Then r.
g.. Taylor. chairman OF the executive
com ltee announced .lAt tne COM
mit.ss's WORK was done and announced
that Andrew shstfer bad been Chosen
chairman for the evening. Mr.. Snaf-
fer gracefully accepted the honor
aud appointed his assistants. John
klllszn AID {. W. Cnsuncey were
named as secretaries, aud Fred IL.
Altrlcn and Fred shrlyer, Jr., - treas
Grers.
Then the chairman filled the great
tankard and after tOasung OF the bey-
sraxe announced that i WAS NJ 10 be
drunk BY aav Elk. The members un-
cOske1 tae bottles that stood by their
plates aud. rising 10 their feet, drank
iAe health OF Daisy lodge.
Toasts and Responses.
After an overture by Wilbur Forces
orchestra, the chairman appointed
various members 10 act temporarily as
waters. Tue banquet MAS on. From
time 10 time the roster OF waters was
changed, so that nearly al the men,
bers II the lodge bad an opportunity to
don the white apron and BRING cheer
and comfort 10 their br9IaeTs and
friends.
After 8 song by the Arion quartet l..
+. Carroll resp nded TO the toast,
"EIkdom." Peter Doran introduced
Maurice Snanahan, who paid . oeautl-
ful tribute 10 Charity The jack
sonian choir under Senator" Douglass
sang 4 hymn; senator Peter Doran was
hned 81 tor smoking a cigarette; a
p~ a n ut ad
tue banquet was resumed. At the next
iniermisslOn G.. II. DeGratf introduced
Charles Sigh, who responded 10 the
toast, Deep Water Navigation" j..
4. McInnss introduced Col. W. /. Nc
GurrIn, VINO paid tribute to .'Our Citi-
zen soldier" Or. Emmett WEIGH Was
assessed % cents for smoking while on
duty, andsW. II. Boyns had to pay q
dollar for being attentive TO guests.
The Elks then rose and drank toast
a. their absent brothers. After another
song by the Arious and liberal plas-
,ering of tines by the chairman, Or.
Louis BarLh introduced Gen. L. O..
Rutherford, who responded to the
toast, "Our state" Senator Ed Barn
ard was fined 81 for being compelled 10
associate with Peter Doran IN the state
senate. AZ midnight, As the clock
struck. the curtain N rear of the plat
form was drawn back, and the new
year appeared, driving the old into the
past.
Z. W. Chsuncey introduced Colonel
NJ. A. Aldrich. who responded to the
toast "The Power OF the Press"
The festivities continued until long
after midnight, and at the close tue
members sang "Auld Lang Syne" and
stood with bowed heads while the ex.
slted ruler petltIoned that peace, hap
piness and prosperity might abide with
them then and Away.