Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-21
Circus Day Column.
From Mondays Daily I

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= All of the beautiful lamas
n We're taken away from their mammas.
And In spite OF their sQuealngs
! And lacerated feelings
We're required to sleep In pajamas.
Yesterday was Sunday and a larg,
number Of boys attended Sunda,
school on the southside waiting fo
Ringlng's circus to arrive. Owing t,
the storm the show left Clay Center
at a. m. and did not get here unit
ll'3o SO that its unloading scene wal
witnessed in all its glory. 1t was a
very chilly day for the actors and
actresses and considering the small
amount OF clothes they wear they
ought to have thanked a mercful
providence that it was Sunday and
no performance was given. The Sun
day services in the tent of course were
not held, owing to the late arrival,
much to the disappointment, no
doubt, Of the trapese artists and men
who jump over the elephants.
When the circus came to town it
settled down on the old fair grounds.
Three trains brought the greatest,
most stupendous, gigantic and won.
der-smashing show ever on the face
OF the EARTH to Abilene, over the
Rock Island. People ate an early
breakfast, (Which they would not do
to attend a sunrise prayer meeting)
and went out to see IL 1t had arrived,
Supt. Dewey tried to pledge his Sun.
day school week ago not to desert
but 1t was not complete success. He
also promised to see that all the chill
dren got into the show today. He re-
fuses to tell how much the rash prom
ise cost him. The attendance Of the
evening church services was not in.
creased perceptibly by the presence
OF so many strangers In town.
10 the members Of Ringing Bros.
shows the most enjoyable and men,
orable feature Of their visit to Abilene
was the session of Calcutta Herd No.
l, Ancient and Exalted Order OF the
Elephant" followed by banquet at
the Central hotel. The order is com.
new, having been organized
at Detroit, Mich, July 26, 1897. 1t
Is benevolent and social secret fra
ternity, Its work being taken from the
Hindoo and dating back to Rameses
II. 1t is based on interesting features t
II jungle life and, its charter members
including those Of nearly every other '
rider, its ritual is beautiful, original U
md impressive. So attractive has it g
proved that there are already 1901
with herds in Chicago, New
FORK, Omaha and other cities, 100 be-
ng with the Ringing shows. All
heatrical and professional men are
ligible. The Royal Herd is at James,
lille, Wis.,; Herd No. belongs at
araboo, Wis. Its motto is "Friend-
hip Faith and'Fun' and its growing
opularity is evidence of the ability
Its originators, the chief of whom
as Mr.. W. +. Patrick, press repre-
of the Ringing shows
The lodge session was in Odd Eel
VS. hall where four candidates were
ken through the Jungle with i'm WI
'essive ceremonies. AT l0:45 sixty. re
lree members, including all the he
lows department managers, sat In
'wn to a delectabe and admirably w.
rived banquet. Mr.. Warren Patrick in
acefully presided and delivered the pa
asst OF greeting. Lodge banners me
ing over the table aud made pretty sol
coratons. AS
fec
odd features of the long menu were. get
'sters on the half tusk, Consomme PIE
ephantine, Fruits of the Jungle, eve
'nges sauce White Elephant brains, ash
aian sauce Spring Bull Probosci. hs ss