Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-05-19
Ladies of the Maeeabsss Entertain.

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The Lady Maecabees entertained |
their friends at the o. o. u. hall
Wednesday of last week. About forty
ladies' present and a short program was
rendered The opening address was
given by Lady Commander Jilison.
from which We quote the following:
Welcome. Ladies TO our hall.
This is neither church nor ball.
only a gathering of Bees. you see
The first welcome We extend
Is TO our Chicago Sister and Friend;
She'll tell you the Maeeabees ano all
right.
Lady siudebaker. We welcome You
with delight.
With pleasure I welcome our Invited
Guests.
The social Committee win do the rest:
They have their program prepared. ]
know.
For only last week they told me SO.
n amy should wish To join our hand.
Wen extend TO you helping hand.
And Introduce the goat TO you.
You will all agree that once will do.
some VIII tell you its all sham.
When the goat appears It's only
lamb.
lie, me draw you a picture. then you'il
That il takes some nerve TO become
'Bee.
when the curtains are drawn and the
lights turned low.
yo,, h....tn 10 feel you would like TO go:
When tn. clicking spears come up be-
hind.
II they were only in front you wouldn't
mind.
Then Down the hall with solemn tread.
That at every step you begin Z" dread:
And at every turn your fate youi
meet.
And that dreadful goat youn surely
greet.
While standing befor. the Commander
Past.
You feel your time has come at last.
What IL that burrinS sound a~rrF
'Tis only the Bees gathering near.
For some dark deed. know not what.
Perhaps they hadn't such a thought
Hut some how you begin 10 fear ana
dread
And wish you had eyes In the back Of
Then round and round the hall you 80.
I, looks like one continuous show
For the benefit Of those who see
You trying to become Mnrcnbcc.
When n, the end you come to the test
hut promised not to tell the rest.
I'd tell YOU the whole. II dared. In n
But ~ did. I wouldn't n. in H."
Each Lady here may give speech.
II they promise not to gossip and
preach.
| You may always count on Lady Moore.
II We give her a chance to have the
| roor.
| Ladies' Swink. Forbes and Gibson our
Missouri Belle
Always have something they wan, to
tell.
Ladies' Leak. Hohnbaum and Scwby.
our II. X.
Would ariv" u spell Of the blues away.
Lady Tisiaic can play or speak or
sing.
I'm sure rh. IL equal to anything.
by being Commander I've won my
fame.
To you I have another name
We know the meaning OF l. q. 7. NJ.
To rs II means: leave out the men.
hope You're not wcari.d b. this long
rhyme
VIII he more consIdcratc another time.
fsvfor. ". close let us give n toast:
Here's to the Mnccabce order SUI
prcme.
Long may prosperity on her beam.
| Then here's to the order Of our state
May her name and fame be ever
To us by no means least Of all,
We toast the Hive within this hall.
50 here's to the members OF Rocky
Ford Hive.
Long may we ever live and thrive.
We then listened to a solo rendered
by Lady Tisdnie. Lady Scwhy then
gave an address concerning the Good
OF the order. Lady Studchnker OF Chi
cavp mndc very appropriate speech
Lady sE"IchUnbnuIh entertained the
ladies with several selections on the
rhouovraph which were highly appre-
ciutci by all. Lady Hall knowing the
ability of the Rocky Ford l. q.
ut entertaining. drove .I1m pu-
ablo to he rrGscnt on this occasion.
The Lady Maccnbee drill was Their
vivcu which wns 50 loudly npplnudcd
g. was necessary to give II the second
iirnc which ended the program. Re.
freshwrnts were then served, consist
inT OF ice cream and cake. and all felt
that the afternoon WAS well snent.
BY PRESS COMMITTEE.