The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-30
A GREAT DAY
FOR THE ELKS
City Filled With Visitors to DO Honor
10 the Stanford Boys.
THE CONCERT AND SOCIAL
Were Successes To BE Proud Of. both
by the Elks and the Clubs Who
Made II Record.
THE CONCERT AND SOCIAL

The Stanford University boys arrived
yesterday afternoon NJ o'clock They
Immediately took possession of the
town. A reception committee of IN,
Elks and the Astoria Military Band
were AZ the dock when the boat landed
and received the visitors In proper style
Up 20 the dinner hour Rhh. rah rhh
STAFFORD, was the only thing heard on
the streets The members of both the
Mandolin and Glee Clubs are a fine
looking lot 81 young men both from
physical and intellectual point of
view with the stanfords came large
number Of Portland Elkr. who Joined In
the festivities last night
The Stanford dlee Club was organ
ICED In 1891 by Mr.. Adolph Kaufman,
its present manager treasurer and lead
er, lie Is a native of Germany. and
has composed many OF the marches
used by the club. some ~ which rank
high with professional band masters OF
this coast His latest production is the
Kappa Alpha March," dedicated TO
the fraternity Of that name. to which
he belongs. Mr Kaufman is fine
Trombone solois,. During two years he
was student In the Royal Conserva-
tory Of Breslau. Germany and later
became member Of the Capitol City
Band. at Washington.
The stanford Mandolin Club was or
ganized by Mr., W Bittle Wells. a bril-.
liant specialist. To this organization al
so belong Frank II, Riley. f. c. sewell.
and Charles !, Dillon. MIR. Riley Ia one
Of the most brilliant special performers
on the stage. SIR. Dillon IL we'll
known impersonator. and Mr. sewall
has a nne tenor voice and plays the
first mandolin, The clubs are on their
annual vacation tour and from here will
visit Portland and the Sound country
Fishers Opera House last night was
crowded from the basement to the roof
and from the front doors To the stage
Standing room could not be procured.
ana many who wanted to hear the cele-
bra,cd stanford boys were Obliged TO
turn away IN disappointment The
house was Appropriately decorated in
the club colors and when the curtain
rose the storm Of applause almost lifted
the roof Every number Of the program
was encored time and again. The Elks
certainly can pat themselves on the
back for the unique and splendid en-
tertainment prcst nted last night to the
Astoria public
Owing to sudden illness, Mr.. Riley.
the great speciality artist OF the Unlver-
sIty. was unable TO appear, but his side
partner. Charles I. Dillon. the well
known singing comedian. did double
duty and whenever he was on the
boards the audience was kept In roar
OF laughter. The Instrumental and vo-
cal solos We're each and every one most
excellent The mandolin orchestra and
the glee club concerted pieces, were
rendered without a flaw. The large
audience went away more than salts
fled with the evenings entertainment.
The following is the full program and
the members Of the Glee and Mandolin
Clubs;
l. Dear Old stanford, "".... Glee Club
:. 'Pizicatti, ".,.... Mandolin Club
!, Monologue .,.." Frank Branch Riley
L. "Jenks' Compound. "..... ..Glee Club
8. Character 1mpersonation....",.,,
........ Chas l. Dillon
g. The Boy on the Apple Tree.
.......,.., ..........,,..G Glee Club
7. Baritone Solo ...,....,.P Phi. f. Abbott
S.-"Porquien suspiras." Mandolin Club
?. sketch. Mr., Dillon and Mr., Riley
0. "Courtship" .Glee Club
II. Dialect Sketch .............Mr. Riley
y. my Gal is Il High Born Lady"
....... MIR. Dillon and Glee Club
Glee Cub-First Tenor, Il. C. sewall,
W, A. Sutherland, f, b. Riley, Il. r..
Dawson. Second tenor, w. C. Mcneil,
9. w. Bush, C. G. Decker f. A. Schnei-
Ter. First Bass, Pm. II. Abbott, w. T. !
Young, VIM. l.. Mcclure, c. l. Dillon. |
Second Bass, A. G, Kaufman, c. V.
King, b. L. Snipes, j, F. flanagan.
Leader, A. G. Kaufman.
Mandolin Club-First Mandolin, Il. c.
Sewall. j. F, flanagan, W. h. Wells. |
First Guitar G. Il, Wilson, NJ. S. Por-
er, VIM. L, Mcclure. Second Mandolin, |
A. c. kaufman, f. l. Bartholomew. r. |
W. Arnold. Second Guitar, II. S. Sla-
len. b, e, Snipes, G. L. Seward. Man. |
lola, c, l. Dillon. Leader. w. Blttle
Wells.
Decorated with all the flags of all the |
nations, Illuminated by all the lights of |
modern science, side, and otherwise, the |
1lks' hall last night contained one OF |
he largest and jolliest gatherings ever
convened in the Northwest for a social |
iession. Life Is brief and time Is |
leeting," and the object of the Elks' |
last night was to cap
ure the greater portion of these illu- |
live moments and harness them to the
'harlots Of well-seasoned mirth and |
enjoyment The Elks believe
hat man was made for social fellow
hip. The present is the most oppor-
une time to dispel the burden of care