The Washington times., 1895-03-22
ELKS' SOCIAL SEASON ENDED
Charming Entertainment at Their
Home Winds Up the Festivities.
Columbia Athletic Club Their Guest-George
Tracy's Tyrannizing Over the Committee
on Liquids-Music and Fun.

The Elks took off their antlers last night
at their beautiful home Oh e street and
closed their social season with one of the
most entertaining functions of this year
of grace and festivities.
An Elk party is not necessarily q stag
party, for the Elks are famous for their
courtesies to the gentler sex; but the
party last night was a genuine and jovial
stag of the first order The good time
they had will be a sufficient "reminiscences
of good things, good men, good speeches,
good songs, and good sentiments, till the
Elk social year rolls around again.
The halls upstairs and downstairs were
jamfull OF the Elks and their guests. The
entertaDemnt was the golden mean between
a smoker and musical.
The presiding officer was Mr.. George A.
Tracy, president OF Columbia Typographical
Union. He was lately installed as an Elk,
and was impressed into the service at the
last meeting of the order as the master of
ceremonies OF the present celebration. He
kept excellent order, considering the ebul-
lient and effervescent nature of man and
things He was martinez so far as
the duty of the committee on liquids was
concerned, cessation OF duty being suf-
ficient cause for the instant dismissal of
the committees and the creation OF new
committees and more liquids.
The enjoyment of the affair by the Eiks
was greatly enhanced by the presence and
confraternity with them of the Columbia
Athletic Club, which was well represented
by its officers and musical talent.
Is,.l. .lzs.. IfF,fr
Alexander Grant, president; w. X. King,
vice president; A. p. Shaw ", secretary; H. s.
Flynn, Dorsey Brown, F. NJ. Ward, S. W.
StineSletz, E. F. Hubball, A. ID. Kerr,
Thomas Francis, jr.. W. +. Thompson, j.
S. Zeigier, l.. S. Lipscomb, F. c. Giesking,
c. c. McEnaney, and w a. Cowles.
President Tracy so arranged ii that all
the EIks were inturn members of tina commit
tees on entertainment and reception.
Mr.. T. NJ. Wilkinson being a talent"
himself was the committee of one on talent
and he secured the services of soae of the
best talent in the city to sing ana play and
whistle and recite for the company. Among
the people on the informal programme were
Esputa's Orchestra, Mr.. j. j Fry, James
Maiioney, in soRle very clever Fecitations;
William Ryan, the Tuxedo Mandolin
Quartet, Henry RaHlsyer, David Ransycr,
Arthur Yundt, John CurTier, Mayd Wright
Ross harrington, the Colusbia Athletic
Club Chorus, and others Mr.. Wilkinson. of
course, contributed in his best style to the
musical and other festivities.
The Elks were in evening costume and
sustained their big reputation for hos
pitality and their unlimited capacity for
entertainments Their season went out in
blaze of glory, and, by the way, they bade
adieu To a mighty good thing.
Among the Eiks and guests present other
than those already named We're:
EaIdxv.Ii " NJ Rcgl-ar I " Com
nor A II Hart, Samuel Hart, Joseph
Strasburgh, f. NJ. Dyrenforth, K. J. Walker,
Lloyd Brooks, Frank Hall, Ii. {. McComas,
T. AicNoel, j o. Sedbell, H. E. Springer,
A a Frindnish, L. f. Vinton, Judge Mar
shall, Texas; Thomas de 1oach, Charles
Engei, w Ward, w Clary, Ed Voigt,
Held, John Esputa, leader; j. +. Null
care and A. j. SImms of Roanoke, Virginia;
William Hettinger, T. NJ. Draney, Z. c.
De Putron, j u. Burns, Harry ThaTp,
Joseph ireland. NJ Sinsheimer. Fred Wag
ner, w. F. Ryan. Richard A. O'Brien, Aug.
Getz, Henry GetZ. Lew kren, w. I. ByTne,
NJ. Dyrenforth, F. B. Garrison, E 3 Ran
dali, John c. Maxwell. s. II. Caldwell,
George H. Tracy, chairman social session;
William H Walker, city editor Post; George
A Mason, exalted ruler, c. Nldmayer,
Ed McHugh, ii. c. Jones, NJ. Egan, NJ
Braitsford, c. V. Trott, Al Baker, Z. King,
d. Mccoy. J. Engalls. Joseph Hodges,
Newton Donaldson. II. Blout. J. F. Peters,
william F Dnnn, NJ d. Jacobs, DR.. Brad
ford, DR.. A. q. White. j. ID. Burns, Ed II.
Newmeyer. ] Mulchar, Roanoke, Va;
Thomas b. Kalbfus, James L. Foltz. John
j. Dickinson. H. ID. Mcintyre. Charles
Trinson. DR.. J. P Kinks. Charles Haight,
Ed Ryan, and Col. Alfred Geddes.