The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-08
ELKS ENTERTAIN


vt,itIn1 Friends In an Elaborate MRus
horL Nine ssts Of AntlerS Placed on Niue
4uyotant BroWB The Banquet Last
Nisht = success.
,'sociaI Gathering Of wheeling Lodge
No. IS, in Honor OF Our Baby Elks,"
read the title page Of neat invitation
sent to members Of the order In this city
and vicinity, and that there were many
responses was evident by the number
Of antlered monarchs present at last
nights stag" held at the odd Fellows
hall.
The baby Elks were put through the
mysteries Of the order yesterday after
noon In seance. which began at
o'clock and extended to 8 o'clock. after
which a recess was taken until $3.50
o'clock. The recess was taken on the
orders Of physician, who advised the
hardened bucks to give the festive can
didate time to get his breath. The lodge
went into session again at $3.50 o'clock,
and the social session opened an hour
Inter and concluded several houEs
later, and then some.
THE new men invested with horns
were: Otto Tyson, @. D. Trueman ana
A McGinley, OF Wheeling; 8. George,
, Al, \. H. Hammond, J, 7. Douglass W.
NJ. Beall, J. E. Ratcline ana NJ: u. Mells'
81 Weilsburg. At a late hour Il was re-
ported that they were gooo LOT re-
-eovery. -. $780,"
An familiar with Elk dolngg know what
Fiat means. There were speeches, re-
frcshments music, songs, DECORATIONS
and fines galore, and the Odd Fellows
nall has never held q. more spontaneous
ctit.'er-loose gathering, ]. 3. Handmn
Sena chairman md referee, and the Dot
az holders. or seconds, were Lou HE
nor and Joe Ward. The fun was fast
and furious. and the Wheeling style OF
doing things was eminently satisfactory
70 the visiting Elks, among whom were
representatives OF Bellatre. Mannington'
Fairmont, Grafton and Sistersvtlle. A
dne programme OF entertainment was
carried out to a finish. The stays IN
charge were as follows: G. r. Tracy,
chairman; Neil Quinn, r. F. Hill, NJ. ].
ward, William Mclaughlin and A. w.
Ebberts.
Caterer Berry Merchant had on hand
an elegant menu, and 1t was done full
Justice to. The cold tongue, ham, slaw,
etc, was varied by liquid essence OF matt
and hops, the whole topped off with ci-
gars, while the abundant patriotic deco
Tations lent fre to several Of the
speeches, notable among which was ex-
Mayor G. w. Seabrlght's effort on "Old
Glory" The Opera House orchestra
blew themselves in several straing, the
waldo Quartette played exceifentty on
themandolin and guitar, and the Chem
ical Quartette. composed OF duslSy Vo-
calists who rehearse in the region OF
the Chemical engine house, were heard
81, vocal trililngs of the ridiculous and
the sublime.
William NJ. Clemens never sang to
better advantage, though the pro-
Rramme enjoined mo eggs" after his
name Bro Charles OFT, Of Wellsburg.
appeared in "a little game of talk"
Bro. Max Hess likewise while Bro.
Thomas O'Brien. jr,, diiated on the vir-
tues OF milk. Other post-praudial stars
were Bros. Henry Bieberson, Neil
Quinn, Urley Bell. Thomas Little and
Bro. r. j. TrncyB "BiG Four"
Throughout the agony the referee Inn
poeed fines on cigarette hends, brothers
VINO part their hair in the middle. etc,
and all the prisoners promptly llQul-
dated. The AFFAIR was one OF the best
aver held by the local lodge OF the BEST
People On Earth"