The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-21
UN GRANDE AFFAERE.
The E!ss With an Elaborate Program
 Dedicate Their New Hall.

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 Dedicate Their New Hall.
 The Elks dedicated their new bal in the Gandolio block Wednesda. evening, and the affair was a howin! success. Long before the appointed hour the spacious hall begun to ii ID with the cream of the population of Yuma and by the time the program was started the hall was filled 10 over flowing.
 The first number on the program was piano duet hy Mrs. Dr. Hener nan and Miss Gandolfo The sam( was admirably rendered and brought forth long and continued applause.
 To the time of the piano the officers and members of the Yuma Lodge o Elks marched. to their stations, and i prayer was offered by the chaplain Matthew DeVane.
 Next on the program was the build ing of the altar. The presiding officer was F. L. Ewing, and the altar was built out of imitation stone with the watchwords of the order engraved upon them. Tie exercises attendant upon building the altar were very beautiful and impressive.
 Mrs. c. Gilroy then favored the audience with a vocal selection. Mrs. GiIroy possesses a meIodious and we'll mcdulated voice and is a favorite with Yuma audiences.
 District Attorney Brown then read an eloquent address in dedication Of the new hall. Mir. Brown briefly re- viewed the history oi the order from its birth to the present time, and paid a worthy tTihuta 10 the order which stands for benevolence, justice, hope and brotherIy love. The speaker then turned hIs attention to Yuma. He paid tribute to the man ard public spirited citizen who had erected the block in which the hall is located. He said the evenings entertainment seemed 10 him to mark a new epoch in.Yuma's history-the dividing line of old and new Yuma. In the hearts of all those present the same feeling was DO doubt in evidence. Yuma now seems to have emerged from a frontier post where the aborigine lolled on the sunny side of the street, the pedestrian cursed as he scrambled through the sand of the byways and alleys and where no entertainment save the song of the siren was to be enjoyed to a city of paved streets, cement sidewalks and halls where intellectual feasts are frequently held.
 MT. Brown stated that the Elks did not intend to be selfish and appro- priate the use of the hall for themselvs exclusively but intend to fit it up in such manner that theatricals, church affairs, literay Entertainments and dances may be held therein. In clos ing Mr, Brown was enthusiastically applauded for his able effort.
 Prayer by the chaplain was followed by piano solo by Mrs. c. V. Meeden. Mrs. Meeden responded to an encore.
 Matthew DeVane then came to the footlights and regaled the audience with a short impromptu speech. Matt is extremely facetious and an orator of exceptional abilities. He completely captured the audience with his elo- quence and humOr-and he did grow eloquent when in his remarks he had occasion to mention the great Thomas Jefferson.
 The last number on the literary part Ot the program was mock lnltla- ton, and Mel Greenleaf, in the char acter of Willie Green, was initiated into the "Order of the Sons of Mars" He made fun for the audience. pr. Greenleaf, as the presiding officer, was 8 whole circus unto himself and the gallery gods eheered to the echo. All the parts were well sustained and everybody laughed. During the pro- gress of the initiation Mel Greenleaf and H. H. Robinson favored the audience with specialities.
 The literary portion of the program being finished the chairs were removed and a social dance was the order of the hour. Joy was unconlined until early morning wheu the jewellers took their departure well satisfied that it was the most enjoyable occasion ever held in Yuma.
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