The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-23

Laughter, jolly good fellowship and |
cigar smoke, iuterspersed with an as
sorted lot Of songs, stories, dances and /
speeches. held sway il the lodge rooms
of the Ealzs last night and into the
wee hours Of morning The flower of
Salt Lake stagdom was there to the
extent Of 81 petals. There were also
a punch bowl that flowed continuous
" and never went dry and q repast
below stairs that made glad the. stom-
achs of the hungry.
Incidentally il came out that work
on the new four-story Elk building on
their lot opposite the Salt Lake theatre
would be begun at orce, and the Elks
expect 10 occupy their new quarters
not later than the LIST of August OF
next year
Exalted Ruler MuIvey. with that
broad, beaming smile which is said to
make pTima donnas forget their sore
threats and consent to MARBLE FOR the
deleCtatiOn of Grand theatre, audiences,
set the ball rolling by calling George
Snow to the chair Mr.. Snow at once
filed the chair, even to overlooking.
His introduCtiOns of performers soon
stamped him as a very warm Snow
and brought forth storms of laughter.
Buckles Hoochee-C oochee-
The star number on the programme
was the hOoChee-cOOchee by George
Buckle, who Yields the city council
gavel When Mr.. Buckle was first
called on he was not to found. Mr..
Snow appointed a committee Of three
husky members TO bring him in, dead
or alive RumOT had II that Mr..
Buckle had sequestered himself among
the food and the committee went be-
low in search. They returned and re-
! ported that he was not in the building.
! The chairman ordered a fine of s., but
later in the evening Mr. Buckle was
captured and brought in by force of
arms.
After being reinforced by a draught
/ from the punch bowl. he came to the
! front and center and offered to COM
promise on cakewaik il Mr.. Snow,
( Mr.. Mulvey or some other equally
slender brother would help him out
I The audience would have no comprO-
mise, the pianist started the ravish-
/ ing midway strains and Mr.. Buckle
cut loose. He snapped his fingers and
/ Osciiiated his body until the buttons
/ of his vest fairly groaned for mercy,
/ after which the fair sultan Of the city
/ council was permitted to retire to a
/ rear seat.
! The performance began With Aud
! Lang syne.' lead by Harry Slearman
! and Grant Hampton and SWelled by
/ the audience into a chorus that started
! the roof rafters from their mornings.
! Then came John Williams with pair
/ of side-splittinE songs and d series of
/ Johnny Ray faces Tod Goodwin hav-
/ ing put his high-stepper. Pegasus, out
/ to pasture for the evening. accom-
! panied by Lester Freed. came to the
/ front for a cake-Walk. Mr.. Goodwin
/ was made up as d clothing merchant
/ in ancient military regdiia, and Mr..
/ Freed was transformed into a tall
Z in NH
/ They cut pigeon wings and fancy
! steps in a way to turn a gingerbread
darky mulatJ0 with envy
The cake-walk was followed by a.
/ solo from Mr.. T. H. Gilbert, who, on
/ occasions Of sunday school cOnVen-
! tons, lectures teachers on the best
/ methods of teaching the youthful voice
10 shoot Mr.. Gilbert sang Mona in
/ a way that brought a vigorous de-
! mand for an encore, ana he followed
J with There's a heart which heaven
has made for thee, so forth and find"
The audience. however, refused TO go
/ forth. Instead it waited and listened
! and laughed to a couple of stories by
John B. King.
Growth Of the EIks.
Ar. MuIvey then took the platform
I and told how the local lodge of Elks
I had been formed here a year ago last
/ April with a membership of thirty
I 80. Richard WhittemOre. better
! known to ElkdOm as Dick. made a few
. remarks. starting in with an original
I poem, which runs thUSly-
Laugh and the world laughs with YOU,
Smile and your girl smiles. too:
/ Weep and you weep alone
After he had concluded a breezy ex-
I horJaJion. L. T. Harr was called for,
but was found 10 be among the list of
/ dead OF missing. Mr.. Harrison sang
( A Bower of Roses and was followed
/ by the Rev Bishop. the lodge chaplain
I in a brief address on the benefits and
was reinforced by D g Dunbar. who
/ forgot politics for the time being and
talked of the good of the order, as
/ sorting that there was far more in il
! UEan having lat beer squirted into
! ones nose or riding 4 rocky journey OF
Jake Greenewald's goat
Frank Hoffman SANG coon song and
p I had to make il three before the audi
Z ence was appeaSed. The chairman
next introduced W. z Travis as q
/ man who grazed in the sunny field O1
{ California and SCumped the stumps OF
: / Idaho. Mr. Travis made a break fol
b. / the door, but six stalwaTts siezed hin
{ and bore him 10 the front. feet first
When Mr.. Travis had twisted his neck
tie into shape and made fast his collar
ne did a few jig steps to the tune OF
the Irish WaSherWOman, and was re
leased
Enjoyed the Banquet.
The audience were then stampeded t.
the dining room and filed full of good
things During the dining hour. Il
o'clock struck ana all the E,il1s stood
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