Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-13
SILVER ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION By WARRINGTON
LODGE OF ELKs.
Grand Exalted Ruler and Five Past
Rulers Of the Lodge
Present.

In honor of their silver anniversary the
members Of the Washington lodge Of the
Benevolent and Protective Order Of Elks
met and dined last night at the Masonic
Temple. There were little less than 4O(
members present. the five past exalted
rulers OF the society and, as the guest OF
honor, Henry A. Melvin. judge Of the SUI
per1or court Of California and grand ex-
allied ruler of the order. r. e. Mattingly
the present exalted ruler Of the District
was the toastmaster. and the only two set
speeches on the program were from Jos. A.
Burkhart, who responded to the sentiment
Our Beloved Order" and Prof. ]. c.
Monaghan Of the Department Of Commerce
and Labor, who spoke Of Our Country &
Flag
Judge Melvin spoke briefly of the order,
its aims and its accomplishments, but the
main object of the gathering was not to
listen to serious" speeches. The members
were there to be entertained. There was a
regular vaudeville program, and Prof. San
tlemann OF the Marine. Band, who is a
member OF the order, and number of his
men present as an orchestra.
Geo. Golden, the professional monologist
from Chase's, who Is himself an Elk, came
10 the meeting as soon as he completed his
stunt at the theater and entertained the
company with comic homily in which the
serious and the comic were SO mixed that
1t was hard to distinguish between them.
A number of the prominent local members
were caricatured.
One of the features of the entertainment
was the singing by the Elks quartet, con-
sisting of Chas. E. Meyers W. D. McFar-
land. r. r. Roderick and D. Holland Prof,
koehler of Washington gave several recita-
tons and there was display of modern
magic by VIM. Cissel Jones. Roe Fulker-
son told a number of stories, interspered by
local hits, under the head "Chestnuts
Roasted Over the Charcoal" and there were
songs by Albert Fennel and Master Peter
Becker. Eric Hath was the accompanist
Of the evening and the whole of the vaude-
vile show was under the stage management
Of John c. Maxwell.
Judge Melvin's Address.
Judge Melvin was the speaker of the
evening. Coming as he did from San Fran
cisco. he referred particularly to the earth
quake and fire that had devastated the
city and told how some Of the most effect
I've help given in that time of stress and
darkness was from members of the order
all over the country. He said it was the
sort of assistance that made the survivors
OF the disaster feel that they had the most
powerful order in the world behind them,
for from every big city in the land came
Tor what you want; we have physicians
and supplies on the way to YOU"
OF the charter members of the lodge
there are now but five alive. They are
ii. D. Jacobs. Joseph Y. Potts, George
Harrison, Robert Walker and NJ. G.. NC
Cormick. Only one Of these was present
Mr.. Mccormick.
The reception committee consisted of
Henry J. Allen, chairman; F. B. Clarkson,
DR.. G. w. Emerson. E. W. Emery, w. A.
Engel, ]. L. Feeney George A. Garner, c.,
F. Hermann, DR.. ]. Franklin Hilton.
Thomas o. May, M. A. Lynch, F. ]. Mer-
shemer, w. W. Meyers, Lieut.. Col r. A.
O Brien, ]. Fred Rupertus E. p Schwartz,
G. H. Utermehle, DR.. A. Thomas Utz, Al
Hutchinson, jr., and A. w. Barron