Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-03-14
AN OPEN SESSION,
THE ELKS ENTERTAIN FRIENDS AND MEMBERS IN A
 HAPPY MANNER.
Many Visitors Present to Enjoy the Hospitalities of the Pine
 Bluff Lodge.

The second open social session ever held by the Pine Bluff Lodge of Elks took place last night, and 1t was a most happy social success, which will do much towards bringing this popular organization into yet greater favor. Many prominent .Elks from the recently organized lodge in Little Rock were in attendance and hearti- ly enjoyed the magnificent banquet and festivities of the occasion.
 The evening" amusement consisted of songs, reeitations, music, speeches and anecdotes given by the members at the request of that genial and popular Elk, Mir. l.. A. LeLaurin, who by exclamation was elected Chairman for the evening. Mir D. c. Bell was elected Secreta- ry, after which the Chairman ap- pointed his committees and subordi- mates, as follows;
 Policeman. Mir. Lew Owen; Assist ant Policeman, Mir. Mike Foster.
 Sandwich Cemmitte,. Messrs. F. NJ. Roane, II. r. Westbrook, Arthur Murray and (. NJ. Philpot.
 Committee on Liquids, w. F. Hesse, Tom Green, Toney Neider- weiser and ]. W Saunders.
 Maj c. G. Newman, in q most hap py and pleasing manner, delivered an address welcoming the guests If the evening i'll behalf of the lodge.
 After which the Elks and their visitors proceeded to enjoy the ban quet that hal been prepared for them, and during Inc banquet one member after another was called on by the Chairman to do something that would amuse, entertain or in- struet the others present, and fail- ure to comply, or if compiled with in an indifferent manner, caused fine to be assessed against the victim by the Chairman. During the evening fines to the amount of $3l 50 were assessed and it kept Policeman Owen constantly on his feet collecting them. The Chairman assessed the fines with such impartiality. good hnnlor and witty comments that it kept the assembly in constant up- roar of laughter, and even those who were fined heartily enjoyed their experience.
 Mr. Frank Graham, who is, by the way, one of the most genial geutle- men extant, added no little to the evenings pleasure by his songs and his music.
 Among the guests of the evening were the following gentlemen of this city: Dr. Searles, Messrs. J. W. Adams, A. NJ. Perdue, A. $. Dreyfus, E. H. Rice, Ben McCammon, Drew White, E1. Rosenberg and Ernest Stubblefield; Mir. H. G. Kelley, of Little Rock, and Mir. A. c. Hull, of Harrison, Boone county.
 The following Elks from Little Rock honored the occasion with their presence: Messrs. W. G. Bradford, Andy Miller. Ad. Hamberg, Morris l.. Volmer, j. A. Gray, Gus Cans, Mike Foster, Fred Kramer, l.. H. Camp, Albert Cohn, and Drs. Vim cenhelIer and Vaughn.
 The following are few of the of- lenses for which Chairman LeLaurin assessed fines:
 Mir. Arthur Murray was fined 50 cents for reeiting, Agnes, Love Thee. ; without proper spiri1.
 Toney Neiderweiser was in poor voice, which cost him $i.
 Mai H. A. Mccoy afflicted his hearers with some poor poetry and this cost hin. Sl
 Maj. c. c. Newman gave a recita- tion from Shakespeare, which caused the Chairman to remark, Tragedies come high" as he assessed a $l fine against the Major
 Mir. H. r. Westbrook would talk and he was fined $1.
 Mir. Mike Holland danced jig, but was not graceful. 1t cost him $l.
 Mr.. c. NJ. Philpot got hungry and ate before serving others. He paid the Policeman $1.
 Judge W. D. Jones told an awful campaign story, which cost him $l.