The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-07
AN EVENING OF PLEASURE
"OLD HIRAM'Sn ENTERIA TNMEHT
 WAS 4 SPLENDID SUCCESS,

The Old Union Armory Filled to II,
 grammes the Chief Feature-Address
 by Rev. Dr. PhiiIips-The Old Fash-
 toned Dance.
 "Old Hirams" one hundred and forty fifth entertainment held in the Chapel street Masonic Temple last night was was predicted and will go down in the annals of Masonic entertainments in this city as one of the best ever held The enviable reputation which this lodge has for providing evenings of pleasure was fully sustained last night. Inpoint of attendance the gathering was an immense one, filling the large old Union armory, which is directly be- meath the lodge room proper to it's ca pacity. It is estimated that fully one thousand persons were present The hall was beautifully decorated with yellow, blue and white bunting and American flags
 The principal feature of the evening was the musical and literary pro- sramme. It was as follows:
 Overture .......,...., Fichtis orchestra Remarkably chairman of the recep-
 tion committee
 Song-"The Bird" .......,
 Miss Rena T. Barnes Xylophone solo ,............J. B. Moore Remarks-Rev. Dr. Watson L. Phil
 lips.
 Song-''Leaving Yet Loving ..........
 ...................... E. J. Todd Recitation-"T Initiation .........
 .............. Miss Lillian A. Phillips Song-"Love Song" ...................
 ................. Miss Rena T. Barnes Piccolo solo-Selected w. Hegel Premier-Lady Cornetist and Vocal
 ist ............... Miss Winnie Dewitt Selection-"Florodo ................
 ....... ............ Fichtl's Orchestra
 By reason of illness Judge Lynde Harrison was unable to fill the duties of chairman of the reception commit tee and in consequence Dr. Frank H. Wheeler acted in that capacity. His opening remarks were brief, but he eX- tended most hearty welcome to all present and asked them to feel perfect 1y at home as it was to be an old fash toned evening.
 Dr. Watson l.. Phillips of the Church of the Redeemer also made an address in which he brought out the thought that Masons everywhere are brother hood and that by reason of the exist ence of these brotherhoods we are brought closer together and as their principles are truly Christian there can be no doubt of the benefit to be deriv- ed by their presence in the community The speaker also told number of in- teresting stories, which were well ap- preciated.
 Of the musical numbers of the pro- gramme much praise is due all those who participated. Miss Rena Theresa Barnes, one of New Haven's most tal- ented vocalists was twice on the pro- gramme, and each time responded to hearty encores. Although suffering with a severe cold Miss Barnes render ed her numbers in most delightful manner. The exylophone solo by MT. Moore and the piccolo solo by MT. He gel were artistically given and much appreciated Miss Winnie DeWitt's cornet solo was with orchestral accom- paniment and from the manner in which she played the instrument it was quite conclusive that she had mas tered the many important details which are always essential to the first class rendition of number. In response to a generous encore Miss Dewitt, who is also vocalist of no mean ability, sang a love song, also with orchestral &C., compartment. Leaving Yet Loving" a song by F. J. Todd, was finely rendered and well received. Miss Lillian A. Phil lips can well feel proud of her work last night in that she delighted the large audience with an excellent rem dtion of ''The Initiation" and respond ed to vociferous encore. Charles Fow- Ter, organist at St Johns Episcopal church, was the accompanist for Miss Barnes and MT Todd.
 At the conclusion of this programme all present repaired to the lodge room, where they were introduced to "Old Hiram's' veritable goat. A fine look ing billy goat was gaily bedecked with ribbons and wearing the apron of master Mason, occupied box stall in a conspicuous part of the lodge room and he seemed to enjoy seeing the peo- ple as much as they did to see him. His presence caused many of the ladies to ask their husbands if that was really the goat they rode when initiated. In referring to that part of the evenings entertainment Dr Wheeler facetiously remarked that that was the goat which the candidate rode when he rode any. The visit to the lodge room gave ann | pie opportunity for the committee to clear the large hall of the chairs and make the necessary preparations for the dancing which concluded the even ing's pleasure. The grand march was | led by Worshipful Master of Hiram l No. Addison F, Hunie, and at least 200 | couples participated The dance pro- gramme was of the old fashioned kind | most of the numbers being those which 1 our forefathers used to dance. This ! was a decided novelty and the idea ! seeemd popular one, especially with the older people presnt. The prompting was one of the features and it was done | by one of the old time "fiddlers for dances" Henry Lambert. The many | odd and almost forgotten figures which |