Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-17
c,F. DALTON SURPRISED.
Former Waterbury Man Serenaded
 and Given Present.

Charles F. Dalton, a former Wa terbury man and now a prosperous attorney in Port Chester, took unto himself wife a few weeks ago. He is member of the Elks and hls friends and others in that organiza- tion celebrated the event the other evening. Here is part of the story as told by Port Chester paper
 The counselor, who returned from his honeymoon trip few days ago, certainly got all that was com ing to him, with full measure, heap ed up and running over. MT Dal- ton and his bride have begun house. keeping in a house that MT Dalton owns at 220 Westchester avenue. On Thursday night, Signor F. H. Ponty, local capitalist and part owner Of Port Chester, and Louey Chermak, sometimes known as Iouey Shure- mike" local fiddler, made an en- gagement to call at MT Dalton's resi-. dence and talk over the sale of some stock of the Perfection Wrench company, which has recently been placed on the market by a company of which MT Dalton is the presi. dent.
 Meanwhile in response to secret summons, about one hundred and twenty-five members of he local Elks lodges had assembled at their head quarters in the Daily Item building. Horns, colored lights and fireworks were distributed and, headed by the A. H. Gale fire and drum corps, the march up Westminster avenue to MT Dalton's hame was made in silence. Arriving at the house, the men lined up on the sidewalk. Just at that mo- ment, MT Dalton was telling the al- legged prospective buyers of Protec- tien Wrench stock one of the fifty seven varieties of work that the tool will do better, quicker and more economically" than any other tool on the market, when crash, bango! the pounding of the big bass drums, the shrill notes of the. flies, the blare of the horns cast in too many keys to enumerate, and the swish of sky rockets all broke on the air at the same moment. MT Dalton jumped and exclaimed: Were caught, real ly, did not expect this to happen. {" MT Dalton opened the door and the entire crowd trooped into the parlor. Here pretty little ceremony took place. Past Exalted Ruler B. Irving Taylor crowded his way to the middle of the room, told Exalted Ruler Dal- ton he did not think that he had used his fellow members just exactly right in going of and getting married with out letting them know, but said that they loved him just the same, and in proof of 1t he presented to Exalted Ruler Dalton and his bride beauti- full silver loving cup, exQuisitely cased and suitably inscribed in behalf of his fellow members. The cup is of solid silver and stands two feet high
 Then after Mir Taylor had spoken his little piece and MT Dalton had made his reply. Past Exalted Ruler John J. Groves stepped up and af- ter felicitating the bride and groom presented Mrs Dalton with mann moth bouquet of flowers.
 Mir Dalton then, ais Is the usual custom with newly married men asked his wife and obtained her gra. cious permission to leave her for ar hour or so and go out with the boys. He was escorted out to the street by Counselors Taylor and Davidson, but when he found go. cart with a doll in 1t and big sign
 which read, My First" he was in
 clined to balk. but realizing iS>,' the best policy was to run along the lines of least resistance at that particular time, Mir Dalton. not very willingly, however. took hold of tho handle of the go-cart, and supported I by the two lawyers. the procession started up Winchester avenue, the drum corps in front and the Elk. bringing up the rear. And such { | din! The musicians tried to pla, and the drums to beat so that tho crowd could keep step. but the mu
 sic was drowned by the noise of { hundred tin horns, blown by mer possessed of lusty lungs. The line I of march was up Westchester ave nue, to Exchange place. to Irving avenue, to Haseco avenue, to West chester avenue, to Main street. tt willett street. where the columr countermarched to Adee street ant then to Irving hall. where colla
 ton vas in readiness for the party 1 A couple of social hours were passed | About 10:3o. the reception closed ! and the line was reformed, and es corfed by the drum corps and tn, men who wear the antlers, Mir Dal