The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-09
ACTOR ROLAND REED
WELL REMEMBERED
Was Presented in Detroit with a Gilt
from Scranton.
ELKS GAVE HIM A SURPRISE
Gold Headed Cane Forwarded from
This City, Was Presented to the
Actor on the Stage of the Detroit
Opera Iousc--It Was II Surprise,
but His Wit and Nonchalancc We're
Equal to the Occasion.

The Scranton Eks, whose repute for
properly doing things extends over all
this section OF the country made a
stroke by sending a gold-headed cane
for presentation to Roland Reed the
versatile comedian, in the Detroit Op-
era house on New Years night. The
matter was arranged with secrecy and
carried out with great success by the
Detroit Elks and particularly by j. y.
Aldrich, of the Detroit lodge, widely
known Elk and just now conspicuous
as one of the originatorS of the Com
mercial Travellers home idea and one
of it's most active sponsors.
MIR. Reed has on more than one oc-
casion shown his friendship for the
Scranton EIlks and they have frequent
ly made themselves evident to him;
neither the local lodge nor the actor
ever loses an opportunity foT doing
the other a good turn. SO it was that
the gift of The cane was hit upon as
plan for another evidence of the lodges
thought and goodwill
The Detroit Free Press of Jan. 2, says
in relation to the event:
THE PRESENTATION.
"1he Detroit Opera house was crowd
ed to it's utmost limit with the largest
audience which has ever greeted Ro-
land Reed in this city and though he
was undoubtedly highly gratiiied by
this event an incident not on the bill
occurred, which gave him indefinitely
more pleasure.
MIR Reed is one of the most promin-
ent members of the Elks, and the lodge
at Scranton, Pa, as memento OF their
good will sent to the local lodge OF
their order q handsome gold headed
cane with a request that it be present
ed to him here on New Years night.
The Detroit Elks, therefore, made it
a gala occasion, and selected Brother
Aldrich to make the presentation
speech.
At the end of the second act of 'The
Wrong Mr.. Wright" Mr.. Reed was
called before the curtain, but before
he could say a word Mr.. Aldrlch
stepped on the stage, made q very cleV-
er speech and presented Mr.. Reed with
| the gift from his Scranton brethren.
| The comedian was taken entirely Dy
surprise, but his usual nonchalance
| did not desert him and he replied very
| wittily. The local Ells presented Miss
| Rush with a handsome basket of roses
and lilies and after the performance
Mr.. Reed and his company We're enter
tanned at the lodge rooms"
Mr.. Aldrich's address to Mr.. Reed
was as follows
MIR. ALDRICH'S ADDRESS.
| "NIr. Reed, this unusual interruption
| I assure you carries with it no thought
or MANAGE of danger, but on the con-
| ,,f f,.nt mol Z
l shall not speak to you sir, of your
| brilliant professional career, it needs
no eulogy from me. it is co-eXtensive
with the English language, but rather
| will speak of those noble qualities OF
| mind and heart that has endeared you
| Sir to thousands the world over, but
| more especially to your Brother ElkS
here and elsewhere.
Brother Fred C. Hand, acting as the
representative of the Scranton Elks
knowing the high esteem entertained
for YOU by your Detroit brothers, has
requested Detroit lodge No. 34, to act
for them this evening and therefore il
becomes my pleasant privilege to SPEAK
for them and to remind you although
4. distance separates still are you remem'
| bered.
sent in their name this beautiful tok'
en- of their brotherly love and esteem
not for it's intrinsic value, for thi:
cane in time will moulder and decay
but the love, affection and esteem o
vour Brothers Elks will endure forever
81 ask you to accept this token il
the same fraternal spirit its donor!
here express for you, with the added
| Dnt
will be many years before this can'
will become an actual necessity II
your every day life"
LETTER FROM SCRANTON ELKS
Accompanying the cane was the fol
lowing letter from the Scranton Elks
Dear Brother Reed: Among tn
most gratifying things to any goo
| man is the evidence that the goo
which he did in other days, was a
good seed sown in productive soil; ant
so we trust the little Offering we sem
YOU herewith will serve the doubl
purpose of indicating our fraternal at
fection for you, and that your eHampl
of remembrance of us in the Eas
during your absence in the West, a
evidenced by the handsome antler
now holding honored place in our lodS
room. has borne its legitimate fruit
thus making US less and less likely t
. forget Aud Lang Syne.
you see we get it on you this time
: for we in the East give evidence q
. our remembrance of you in the Wes
Thus may it ever be with all Elks
I IN honor, preferring one another i
) absence, remembering one another
for ''tis sweet to be remembered;' an
) at all times discharging the duties c
I a Brothers keeper So shall we pres
1 forward toward the worlds highes
} ideal, the universal brotherhood {
man in the Fatherhood of Cod
Your Brethren Of 1913, b. p. o. E.
} Scranton, Pa, Dec. 20, 1896
In all probability the popular actC
will play two nights in Scranton tc
ward the close of the season. I'll
} company schedule will be so arrange
Z that he will be here four days.