Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-20
The tlks' Own MinstreIs.

Inc tikS Uwn MfnStfeiS.
The Elks opened their social season
very a~uspiciously last Friday eve
ming. the attractive hall being well
filed with members and their ladies
and a number OF visitors, the list OF
invitations being necessarily limited.
While Ministries have before been
undertaken by local talent In Lewis
town it ascertain that never before did
the circle include such talent, nor
were the songs and Jokes SO well
rendered as on Friday evening.
f. L. Smith was interlocutor and
l.. p. Blodgett and Il. j. Weir end
men, Ed Wright, Erret Smith, Arthur
Billiard, j. L. Beebe, Arthur Wright
and James Weaver making up the
~jolliest lot OF coons in town.
After the opening chorus Louis
Blodgett sang that good old coon
song "My Honolulu Queen" His
makeup was immense and he brought
the first round OF applause, which
continued throughout the program.
Arthur Billiard sang 81 Loved You
Better Than You Knew" and L. j.
Weir rendered "Ill Make Dat Black
Gal Mine" Following appeared the
quartette, Blodgett, Smith, Billiard
and Beebe, In "I'd Like to Hear That
Song Again." Interspersed, the latest
jokes were cracked, including some
with local favor which created much
amusement. Ed Wright, as "a con.
versational coon was strictly ali
right.
But James Weaver in the "Raga-
marillia Rag" would have taken the
cake IL there had been one. Hedanced
until his eyes bulged and then danced
some more. The whole circle Joined
Prof. Brown, who presided at the
piano, in keeping time and Mr.. Weaver
was forced to come back three times.
Hanke and Weir with the tambour-
ines and Blodgett and Wright with
the bones did finely.
The opening number of part two
was a ruben song by Ed Wright and
Dick Hanke, both boys doing hand
somely.
The court scene in Coon Hollow
was well carried out, the attorneys,
witnesses, and prisoner and court In
a chicken stealing Ease keeping the
audience In an uproar of continuous
laughter.
Weir and Blodgett In a musical
mix-up continued the fun, with new
songs and new jokes, until 1t seemed
as though one were sitting in an
eastern theatre listening to the best
OF comedians.
The program, or rather the second
part of 1t. closed with q Virginia reel
by the eight coons and they danced
as they never danced before. Some
Of the costumes were especially ludi-
crous.
After a short respite refreshments
were served and later the party
enjoyed more songs and instrumental
music.
p. q. SOmers and Edward Brassey
responded to toats in humorous vein
and A. W. War; read a most inter-
esting paper upon the relations ofthe
Beers and the English, the paper be.
ing most carefully prepared and con.
tanning a great deal of information
valuable at this time.
The evening closed with Aud Lang
Syne, all feeling that the committee,
with F. E. Smith ut the head, had
furnished an entertainment long to
be remembered. -
Among those present were:
Messrs. and Mesdames +. Z. Wright,
w. NJ. Blackford, J. e. Bebb, l.. W.
Eldridge, ID. L. Hemphill, Il. NJ. Shaw,
W. ID. Deaton, G. j. Wiedeman, W.D.
Symmes, A. W. War;, III. o. Wareham,
Ed Wright, G. W. Cook, Cliff Lindsey,
G. III. Williams. Edward Brassey, G.
w. Baylies, g. j. Bach, JIM. Weaver,
NJ. B. barrow, Y. c. Stiles. j. NJ. Vroo-
man, j. *. Brown, p. G. Somers,
Samuel Phillips, W. A. Shaules; Mes
danes Beebe, Sloans, Fletcher; Misses
Basacer, Larned, Bell, Noble, Dwight,
Often, Somers, Sipple, Deaton, Bay
lies; Messrs. +. Il. Smith, At. Wright,
R.B Hanke, Ii. r. Watson, TT. Weir.
A. j. Stephens, p. c. Weydert, j. W.
Laidley. j. l.. Beebe, l.. p. Blodgett,
j. Z. Shelton, II. l.. Henderson, A. w.
StOddard, L. Smith, Arthur Brown.
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