Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-01-27
ELKs INSTALLATION.
A Memorable Event Msmorabiy celebfatsdby
visitorp. and Citizens Alike
LAVISH LAS VEGAS HOSPITALITY.

T.. q A q In uW A A uHN MNAW
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Amid booming cannon, the martial
sounds OF musicGapd the cheers OF the
throng who had gathered to meet them tho
Colorado delegation, thirty strong of the
b. r. q. 81, arrived yesterday on NO. H..
Fromfthe moment Of leaving Pueblo in
their special car, ovaltious were IA order,
Al Trinidad, Aatons Springer and Wsgon
Mound bands OF music serennhad and TIE
booming cannon assured the visitors 2
hearty welcome.
On their arrival here a committee headed
SysMayor +. 10. olney escorted them to the
Depot'hotelw where an elaborate wine din
ner was served. hlayor oney made the
visitors ieel atnome py extending to them
tna freedom q Ine CITY; District Deputy
r.1.'burrowsan Fresponaing assured his
honor That the compliment was graAtlySsap
preciated, ana py MS Winning ways, ce1-
oied MS nonor into peing made 2 charte:
member OF the Las Vegas iooge Oh E'ks.
AIter dinner nad peen served, the VISITORS
escorted py the iocaiiooge' proceeded IN
carriages heaued by the Las Vegas mil
ieary phno' 70 'ne rouge room'
Inc lino Of marcn was llt up py colored
nres' ana innu"erapie sky rockets ana
roman ohnuiss kave coior % sns scene
Aiser sne mee.ins nad peen esl.eo 20 Or
uer' tne candldates' lorty-tws IN number,
~ere admltteo anto tne mysteries OF tne
b.F. Hsseiter wnicn me "nole pody
proceedeato h~osen1nai naii, where a sup
per w~aSipfpviqed, ana the party enter
.aineu aTpy rs9psss nas'c' aane'ng ana
speeches. me social session" closed
WIN .ne ensire pouy singing AUD Lang
Syneii s. :pf -Mae a.ns
Inc Ioilowing omcers were installed
Exalted huier, 7. M. johnson;
es1eemeu isaaing kn'gnt, :. y. Murpneyi
esteemed loyal Knight W. r. Nott; es-
teemed occurring knight, n! D. Iwitcnelli
treasurer, y. !. Lowry secretary, v. u.
feytoni tyier' =. hayward; trustee one
year, ~ ouss' trustee TWO years, ! =.
haygooa; trustee tnree years. :. bien''
me ioilowing oIncers we're appointed Dy
Exalsed Huier r. M. Johnson. Esqu're' ".
K. stewart; inner guard Y. =. Farley I;
chaplain, \. L. hit.r'dge; organist II. -.
Carter
The entertainment committee also ar
ranged the Following programme:
The, Visitors TOOK the ll;o0 train TO the
hot springs, there dinner was served attne
M~ontezuma hotel. After sight seeing the
and supper was served at the Depot hotel.
On invitation Of B. C.Pittinger the visitors
will attend the Catholic bazaar, this even
ing. ~ @sseg
District Deputy +. j. Burrows on behalf
Of the delegates expressed his heartfelt
thanks to the local lodge for the hospitable
way IN which they were entertained. He
carries with him an exalted opinion of the
hospitality OF Las Vegas, New Mexico.
The banquet was served in Rosep thai
| hall, because no hotel dining room In the
city could accommodate the roncourse.
The tables were arranged on a.lree sid es Of
a hollow square, while on a post in the
middle, of this aqrare was the immense
head of &C, elk, with its antlers complete.
This fine specimen was borrowed from
Gross, Blackwell 81 Co., who purchased it
some years ago, in Nevada, at an outlay Of
$10o.s'
The tables groaned with every delicacy
Of the season, and the more than five
score. who sat at the meal did ample Justice
to the viands. A number OF i%mpromptu
addresses were delivered. short but to the
point, and the small hours OF the morning
had begun 70 pass Toto the larger ones be-
fore the banquet was brought to q close.
~. burrows opened the BANQUET with
remarks highly appropriate and appre-
ciated. he was followed In the course OF
thes evening by Il, l. Brisbane, exalted
ruler Of Leadviiie, on the aim and objects
Of the order; by Rev. Mr. Snodgrass, on
the morals of the order; while among the
home people, Geo. w. Hartman, e. q.
Murphey, F. M. johnson and others. adj
ded to the pleasures or the occasion. X.
l. Finn, OF washington, ", gave q
negro song and dance; Exalted Ruler,
Loors, OF Pueblo, rendered a whistiing
SOLO; Ed York gave asong' Joseph Joquei
and Howard Bromagem sang a duet.
Inc Following were the guests from a
nis'ance'