The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
In Deer Lodge.

3 Deer Lodge, Feb. 1l.-The event of
the week just passing. if not of the sea-
I son of pleasantries to the social folks
OF our village, was the engagement last
Tuesday evening of Americas rising
young tragedian, Sanford Dodge, and
his coterie of talented supporters in
Benim's romantic drama, Damon and
Pythias," the production being present
ed under the auspices of Valley lodge
No 6, K. of P. The personal side of
: Mr.. Dodge in private life presents
! young man of studious habits, kindly
disposition, of whose companionship one
{ never tires and the noble and generous
I qualities of the finished gentleman
which are much in evidence whilst de-
plotting the life of the forum of ancient
Syracuse. Though Mr.. Dodge has been
! the target for shafts from some of the
i adverse critics, who have made light
! to a degree of his interpretations of
! Othello and Richard Ill, their words
of commentator for his Damon are
many and are richly deserved by the
artist. In assuming the role of the
grandly noble Syracusan senator Mr..
. Dodge finds a character peculiarly fit
ted to himself and the earnestness with
which he enters into the spirit of the
play, coupled with an inspiration which
is eloquence in itself and a personality
and physique possessed by so few of
d
dition of the leading character in Ben
inns master effort. In William Lloyd as
Pythias. Mr. Dodge finds almost fault
less support. The principal female roles
are in the hands of Miss
Leila Lee Sweitzer as Her.
mione, the wife of Damon, and
Miss Emma Muncy as Colanthe, be-
throthed of Pythias and the efforts of
these ladies are most creditable. The
benefits from the presentation of the
play, based on the historical events on
which Pythianism is founded will be
many to the local order, and aside from
the augmented mem hership theEknights
have the thanks of the public for inauc-
ing Mr. Dodge and his company to
come to Deer Lodge.
Since the cessat ion of hostilties re-
Gently INDUCED in by the frost king,
who held the community under an I'M
warranted siege of less than zero
weather for nearly fortnight our
good people have been making the lest
of the admirable sleighing and on each
afternoon the broken roads of our pref
ty drives are lined with winter-going
vehicles of every variety of color and
shape, from the caricature of barrel
stave and soap box design drawn by a
one-eyed mule and driver by that farci-
cally inclined parsonage, Joseph L. Cole
man, to the stately Russian sledge of
the society folk. Bobsled parties are the
most popular class of amusement
among beth old and young, and
with the road outside as white as
grit;
And as slick as slick can be-.
The pleasures of the sleighing season
are truly manifold. The first of the
"box parties" was enjoyed Monday aft
ernoon and evening last, the drive be-
ing from Deer Lodge to the country
n will Gel
town, where a luncheon was served be-
fore returning. The party was compos-
ed of Mrs. George Cockrell and guest
Miss Clara Dana of the Little Blackfoot
valley: Miss Mary Cockrell, Mrs. Wagg-
ner, Mrs. Charles Williams, Miss Bes-
sic Williams, Mrs. Walker, Miss Minnie
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. John Astell Mrs
S. B. Tabor and Ernest Moe. On Friday
evening the lady members of the faculty
of the College of Montana and the
young lady students of the institution
enjoyed a pleasant two hours of sleigh
ing and refreshments in the dining hall
at the college from 10 till II o'clock
Tuesday evening the home of Mr.. and |
Mrs Nat p. Evans, five miles west of
town, was the scene of the gathering
of a merry party of sleighing enthus- |
lasts. the drive out and return and an
hour or more spent at the farm home in |
feasting and social pleasure rounding
out the evening until near the hour of |
midnight. Under the chaperonage of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Mcpherson, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Lee Haskell and Mrs. H. G. Vail
ton, a party of 10 couples will spend |
this evening in the enjoyment of sleigh |
ing and parlor entertainment, part of |
the evening to be passed with Mr.. and
Mrs Walton in their home on south D
street, the guests of the occasion to be
Miss Mabel Beaumont Miss Wiles, Miss |
10 Cue
Welch, Miss Marie Reed, Miss Bielen-
berg, Miss Bien, Miss McLain, Mr. and |
Mrs. H. A. Mcpherson, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Lee Haskell, Messrs. Smith. Gleeson, |
Mulcahy, Joseph L. Coleman, Frank |
Whitworth, Higgins, Mfgnery, Vaughn
and Walter B. Wiles.
Marius G. Mignery was guest in