Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-01-26
The Weekly Exposition.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26. 1894.
Giving VS.. Receiving.


The truth of the above text was fully
exemplified last Friday evening, when
about fifty Knights of Roseburg Tent,
No. 80, smiling and exultant, escorted
their lady friends up the stairs and in
to the hall where grand banquet had
been prepared by those willy Knights,
in honor of the ladies, all unknown to
the latter. Wonder and surprise was
depicted on the facesof the ladies, and
Though 10th to acknowledge it) Il faint
tinge of jealousy stirred each female
breast, when, instead of the lecturer
whom they had come to hear, several
strange, but very pleasant looking
ladies were observed moving buslly
about, apparently quite at home IN
this hall, where, on all former occa-
sions of this kind, Roseburg ladies
alone had reigned supreme. But
quickly crushing out the unworthy
feeling, they turned their eyes in adj
miration on the beautifully decorated
tables, where culinary skill had been
exercised to the utmost. Nothing
seemed to haye been forgotten, con-
fectionery of all kinds, and pre-eminent
above all, heaping dishes of luscious
oranges. Smiling white aproned wait
ers of the masculine gender were moY-
ing ousily about. The ladies were at
once seated around the tables, the
busy "bees" refusing all offers of as
sistance in serving the viands. Oyster
stew was first brought on III abundance,
followed by coffee and all the other
etcs. Ali this time sweet strains of mu
sic floated on the air, produced by Hall
brothers, of Buel, with the violin and
flute, accompanied on the organ by
Miss Coleman. Supper being over and
the ladies having recovered their Gus
tomary composure, several of the
younger ones, who had not, like their
older sisters been inspired with awe of
the sterner sex by years of matrimonial
tyranny, with feminine curiosity and
audacity, took advantage of the gener-
a. confusion to reach the momentarily
unguarded door of the "chamber of
horrors" and seize and bear out into
the throng one or two of the grewsOme
instruments of torture, manipulated
exclusively by the Maccabee goat
on those poor victims who from time
to time fall into his clutches. At this
terrible crisis, when the safety of the
whole order seemed to be threatened.
the valiant Il. *. who is n courageous
knight, realizing the necessity of
prompt and immediate action, threw
himself into the fray and rescued the
precious relics from those profane
hands. Order being mt length restored
all were seated and an excellent pro-
gram was rendered, which consisted of
music. by Messrs Hall and
Miss Coleman, also o selection by A.
Gardner, vocal solo j. Avery, and
comic solos by Chas.. Gerken and Chas.
Greybiel. Interluded! with the music
were we'll rendered readings by Sir
knights A. Avery, Mckenzie and
Stoutfer. The program called forth
we'll deserved applause frUm the aud
ierBe.
Before dispensing fer the evening
the chivalrous knights offered vote
of thanks to- Messrs. Rail and Miss
Coleman for so efficiently contributing
to the evenings enterta inment; also to
Mrs. GerlSin and Mesdames Hall and
of Buel, who. kindly pre-
pared the oysters for the table,
thus enabling the "Bees" to dispense
with the aid of even cSbe R0seburg
lady. The appearance o6 the tables
did great, credit to the taste and skill
of the knights who arranged them.
The genial. commander, George Brad
shaw, like the esprit of the STORM"
was everywhere present NallyiDg his
none of whom cvinced the
least remorse for the deception practic
ed on the unsuspecting females, who,
nevertheless are now convinced that
the "hive" here is composed entirely
Of workers and destitute OF drOnes.
Only two days were occupied in pre-
pairing for this banquet, at which about
one hundred and thirty persons were
RECALLED.