Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1898-11-24
HEBRON LODGE ENFERTAlNs.
"A Feast Of Reason and 8 Flow Of
sOuT-Plenty Of oFatOry, Music
and Oysters.

The social entertainment given last
week by Hebron Lodge Of Masous IN
their elegant ball was one OF the main
social, intellectual and musical events
of Mexico's merry gatherings Of 1895.
Mr.. L. P. Origler was Master of
ceremonies and in a neat and appro-
pirate speech made the invited guests
welcome.
"Americap was sung by the entire
audience, accompanied by Mrs. o. K.
Brown on the organ, whom the audi
ence soon saw was emlnently at home
with the instrument.
A prayer by Rev. X. M. Deane Of
the Episcopal Church made our minds
remember Gods goodness and over
sight and his blessings on Masonry
since most excellent King Solomon
was its first Grand Master. From the
opening to the closing the audience
was most charmingIy entertained.
Rev. /. F. Lusk Of the Methodist
Church demonstrated that he had
learned the mystic lesson Of the COM
pass and square with pleasure and
profit to the world.
Rev N. r. Pittman of the Baptist
Church made a splendid speech, dur
ing which he related some wonderful
personal experience in his mountain
bone in old Virginia in which the
bowling Of a hound pup cut quite q
figure, when, to the surprise OF the
speaker and the hearty amusement CT
the audience, chorus Of yelps, barks
and howls was begun and carried on
out in the street by mongrel set Of
hounds, ours and bull dogs, which
seemed as an accompaniment to Rev.
Pittman's eulogy on CANNES.
Music played a very conspicuous
part in the evenings pleasure. A
quartette composed Of +. v. Gentry,
J. O. Wilkins, o. K Brown and =. r.
Jesse rendered excellent music, which
was well received and hearty encores
followed. Tho music was 30 nicely
interviewer with oratory, recitationa
and readings that il was hard to tell
which was most charming to the de-
lighted audience.
Prof, d A. Mcmillan had James
Whitcomb Riley as his intimate friend
at the feast and be made Mr.. Riley Y
prominent figure in the programme,
as none can do more perfectly than
Prof. Mcmillan.
Miss Payne OF Hardin College re-
cited most beautifully and delighted
the large crowd. she Is indeed a
wonder for e young Miss in her teens.
Perhaps the most beautiful and
charming number on the programme
was q description Of yacht race be-
tween Harvard auu Yale by Mics Sara
Greenleaf Frost, teacher Of Elocution
at Hardin. She entranced her audi
enoe, and as beautifully and carefully
as boat glidea over the clear water
did Miss Frost picture and portray the
exciting scene.
The innocence aud beauty OF child
hood graced the platform in the per-
son Of little Mary Abbay, VINO sweesly
told US what she would do when sweet
sixteen.
o. K, Brown sang taking solo Of
the 'succulent Oyster" He sang it
to the Queens taste Prof. Brown is
all 30. K.n no matter where you put
him packing turkeys, singing solos
or as boss end man In a minstrel.
This happy event ended in huge
oyster supper, Nine tables, each four
teen feet long, were nIled and retllled
with happy, hungry guests the bon
tons Of Mexico.
| II Mrs. Kate Steele can't make an
oyster play his part successfully, then
indeed, he is a dumb oyster.
We all had plenty of everything
promised on the programme, and after
a second song BY the quartette and a
henediction by Rev. Deane we went
home happier and better crowd OF
appreciative gentlemen and ladies'.
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