Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-28
RED LETTER DAY
POR THE B. P. 0. E.
SPECIAL SESSION IN HONOR OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Business Session Followed By a
rlusical and Literary Feast of
High Quality-MOdern Wood
men S1terlain-Able Address
BY Col. Atkinson of Chicago,

experie t.e Of the B. p. O. E, lodge in
this cit, 49, one to be remembered
with % the mem bers and
guests, . : session was held in
honor @. ne Father of His Country"
during which ighteen candidates were
initiated into the mysteries of Elkdom
and becs,..e memuers of that growing
and pop,.,ar ORG nization. The ses-
sion las q trcn i p. N. until p. N.
when tiraa WAS taken for refreshments.
La the e airz ne lodge room having
been Vsrt.su Tito a bower of beau
ty, the l..d5 again convened and later
On the roemherz >at down to an elab-
crate b. qu i.epared under the
supervis 2 cf rne proprietor of the
Commei, al Hotel. The menu cove
ed ever hing IL the category from
Manhat1.n Cocktai to Cigars.
After :he banquet there followed a
''feast u reason and flow of soul, :"
which vae cet tuinly exceedingly en-
tertainiI.
The F., Wa responded to by Ar
thur M berger, The Exalted Ruler.
who had lis subject we'll in hand and
spoke OF is work and aims in an elo-
queDt m.uner.
The r. ht hand of fellowship was ex-
tended t. the new members by w. C.
Leitsch .! Columbus, who made the
initiates glad that they had been taken
into the fold,
Our City, was responded to by the
mayor. Il. Wertheimer. who in his di-
rect and decisive manner told of it's
beauty, growth and prospects of its
future prosperity-and made all who
heard him proud that they were resi-
dents of Watertown.
George Washington-was the sub.
ject ass gned Judge George Grimm
and he spoke eloquently of him who
was first IN war. first in peace and first
in the hearts of his country men-the
Immortal Washington.
Tie needs of our public school sys-
TEN. was the subject with which Prof.
w, 2. Ruseman was familiar and his
response was not orly eloquent but in
struCtiye His address was one of the
fertures of the occasion and if cfrcum-
stances would have permitted, the ad-
dress would have appeared in the col
umns of 5he Republican.
Watertown, the Place for You and
Me, was the toast to which Gordon E.
Bacon responded, and nobody could
have done as he did-for there is only
one GorGon Bacon and he lives in
Waterfowl, and the Republican
hopes he always will.
Past, Present al d Future of 666 was
the theme to which w. FL. Woodard
spoke ana he as past exalted ruler did
the subject Justice.
The Ladies, was assigned to j, F.
Prentiss, who loves the ladies, for he
recently took one for life and can now
speak fr N experience of the excel
lent qualities OF head and heart of the
gentler Sex
A reel atlon by John Schempf-Mr
Schempl = always good. Elklets, by
0. c. Iubn was interesting for be
spoke in - humorous manner of the
experier os the Elks.
Our Country. 0y Joseph E. Davies
was subject dear to him and he spoke
eloquent: of your country and our
country. The best in the world.
The program OF the evening opened
with beautiful selection by the Elks
quartette which was heartily appre-
ciated b. nose who heard it.
There Were many visiting members
present ard I'll were pleased with the
Hospitality Of Coo.
Log CNlnp NJ 4O1 M. w. A. enter.
tanned arge number of invited guests
at Turner opera house Thursday even
ing. TIL following was the program
for the occasions:
Music by Orchestra; Address of We'll
come-P. II. Swift; Music by Orches-
ira: Address Col. Atkinson. Chica-
go; Mus" b. Orchestra; Remarks
by III. " SO ot" Deputy; Edward
Specht. b. z. presided.