Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-20

eleven O'clock toast shall be given
to "Our Absent Brothers" Thus
Is 1t that never do the EIks, even In
the midst of their greatest festlv.
ties, forget those who have been
among them. but who, from any
cause, NAV for the time being be
absent. No other organization has
such a custom; none other so con
stantly gives a thought to those
who had been with them but had
been called away Last night,
just before The large party of diners
took their seats, this toast was most
beautifully ard effectively given by
the Exalted Ruler, Mr.. James Hen
Afghan. Mounted on the stage with
every eye upon him, In a clear
strong voice, with such emphasis as
the occasion naturally secured. Mr.
Henae han held the attention OF
every mind and impressed every
heart with III. following beautiful
and touching words.
NY brothers you have heard the
tolliug of the eleven strokes This
Is done to impress upon you, that at
this hour. whenever or wherever
two or more members Of the
fraternity are together, we recall
the touching sentiment to our
absent brothers. Many who are In
the land of the living, while others
have passed to the great beyond
To the living, we wish them peace.
happiness and prosperity; to those
who have passed before. peace to
their souls"
The Vaudeville Entertainment,
After the last dish had sheen
served and disposed of, the vaude
Vile entertainment was given from
the stage of the opera house. and
was one of the best ever enjoyed
In the city. The committee In
charge were somewhat disappointed
In not securing the talent from the
Duquesne theatre of Pittsburg, as
suggested In the announcements
for the reception. Everything pos
sible was done, but without avail.
Other cities were tried with no bet
ter success. However, not to be
outdone, they secured the enter
tainers on the PROGRAM last night.
and suffice 1t to say that there was
not breath of disappointment
from any one present. Through the
kindness of Thomas P. Norman,
the genial and popular manager OF
the Columbia theater, a part of the
program for that house was repro :
duced, and elected most gen
eral and hearty applause. The first
performance was the beautiful
and effective moving pictures
presented by Mr.. J. T. Howell.
The generous welcome given them
showed that they pleased. No
better have been seen In this city
The Lenigar Brothers followed In
an acrobatic turn which brought
down the house. They are the
youngest acrobats on the Amer
lean stage, and certainly are won
ders. Mr.. Price concluded the
entertainment with two illustrated
songs, the first of which was sung
with such force and power and ex-
preston ss 70 make the demand for
another general and emphatic
Yielding to the common desire, Mr..
Price made even a better impression
with "Down Where the Cotton
Flower Blooms" After the vaude-
Vile entertainment, the party re-
turned to the lodge rooms where
dancing and games were INDUCED
in uutil tired and weary they went
home saying the Elks reception was
the best they had ever been at.
The Committees.
The great success of this recep-
ton Is due to the energy and ability
of the several committees, and
especially to the committee on
general arrangements. For days,
they have done practically nothing
else except to plan and work for the
entertainment and pleasure of their
guests on this occasion. No diff
Guilty was too great to be overcome;
no obstacle to large to be removed
They determined 1t should be the
greatest of successes, and they
succeeded. The other committees,
while their work did not commence
so soon and was not surrounded
with so many difficulties, did 1t
equally well, and added greatly to
the success of the occasion. The
several com mitteeS having CHARGE