Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-03-27
THE ELKS BENEFIT.
All Arrangements Completed
for Thursday Evening.


mos and Hawaiians viii Give Street
Parade Upon their Arrival = The
Whole Evening Will be Given to New
Songs and New Jokes Never Heard
Here Before.
In the hundreds of towns all over
the United States where Lodges of the
b. T. o. Elks have been established
their annual benefit is looked forward
to with pleasure by the theater-going
and pleasure-loving public. While
the people of Morgantown have never
as yet been entertained by this broth
erhood they are looking forward to
Thursday night March 30th with pleas
ant anticipation of good jolly time.
1t is on that night that Morgantown
Lodge No. All of the b. z, o. Elks
assisted by talented friends will fur
nish mirth and entertainment for all
who are fortunate enough to attend
their MINISTRIES. All expect a good
time and no one shall be disappointed.
To be brought face to face with our
Hawaiian and Philippine neighbors is
Of itself worth the price of admission.
Who is there that is not enough inter
ested in our new possessions in the
placid Pacific to want to see the ma
tives. And on that night you shall
see them clothed in their native cos
TUNES speaking their own language
and singing their own songs. You
should not miss the grand parade
which will take place between eleven
and twelve o'clock Thursday. Our
imported attractions will arrive on
the 1882 train and will be met by the
members Of the local Lodge and
escorted about town to martial
music amid the thronging crowds.
But it is not by the Philippines ard
Hawaiians alone that you shall be en-
tertained when once you are comfor-
tably fixed in your seat at the opera
house.
The Justly famed Hartigan Orehes-
ira will furnish music for the occas-
ion that will cause thrill of satisfac-
tion and pleasure to sweep through
the throng. And who is it that does
not enjoy songs? For some there will
be catchy and humorous negro melo-
dies and for others songs more senti-
mental. There is not an old song
among them while most of them have
never been heard here at all These
songs will be rendered by members of
the company assisted by the Seneca
Quartette composed of Messrs. Lam
caster, Kuhn, Rosenmerkle and Slime
concerning whose ability no encomium
is necessary. You will hear. too the
tripping tinkle of the mandolin, the
tum-tum of the banjo and the soft
vibrations Of the guitar responding to
the touch of such artists as Hayes,
Hatcher, Alexander, Davis, McWhor-
ter and Goodwin. Mr.. Walter Mes
TREAT has kindly consented to delight
the audience with a .cornet solo. 1t
would be your moneys worth to hear
this alone.
Should there be some to whom the
excellent musical programme does not
appeal they will not fail to enjoy with
the rest the new and up. TO date jokes
of the "Manipulators of the Ebony
and the side plays of the ''Wielders Of
the Sheepskin." There will be some
local hits and they will be warm
enough to keep out the cold of a
Klondike winter night. Persons who
have not smiled since the death of
their mother's-in-law will be compell-
ed to relax their solemn faces and join
in the general merriment.
Mr. John T. Hoffman the well
known whistling soloist and bird imi-
tator will on that night outrival the
nightingale itself. If you have heard
him you will want to hear him again
and if you have not heard him now is
your opportunity. Be sure to provide
yourself with a safety valve to allow
the surplus. merriment to escape when
James Lazier, the inimitable jim,
appears upon the scene in his Mono
logue attended with song and dance
act. Better than Quinine for the blues
will this part of the programme be.
Rambling Thoughts from Wander
ing Willie" will make us further ac-
quainted with Mr.. Fl. Crawford who
needs no introduction to Morgan
town audience.
From the foregoing cursory glance
the most skeptical cannot but be con-
WINGED that there is treat in store
for every purchaser of ticket for the
Elk's minstrel. But the halt has not
been told nor can it be. You must be
there, you must hear them sing, you
must see them dance and catch the
witty sayings in all their force to fully
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