The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-04-03
Magnificent Gathering of the
Horned Tribe; Feast of
Good Things.
Hall Was a Bower of Beauty
And the Program an
Excellent Treat.
Fine Record Is Made By the
Local Order During Its
Sixteen Years.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The largest gathering of members of
Mankato Lodge No. 225, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks ever
assembled in the city was present last
evening TO attend the sixteenth an
niversary of the order. The club
crowd standing, and when in the
lodge hall above this room was filled
three deep"
The lodge was called to order at
three o'clock yesterday afternoon to
confer the work upon about twenty
candidates, after which the annual
election OF officers took place, result
ing i'm the reelection of the present
officers as follows:
Election of Officers.
DIR. j. NJ Edwards, exalted ruler;
Walter A. Plymat, esteemed leading
knight; Michael ID. Fritz, esteemed
loyal knight; Frank J. Thompson, es-
teemed lecturing knight; Charles R.
Butler, esquire; John r. Thomas,
treasurer; o. L. Johnson, secretary;
William J. Morehart, trustee for three
years; o. Lundberg, tyler; Charles
Wagon, inner guard.
Lamm's orchestra, who are all mem
bers of the order, furnished music dur
ing the afternoon, making the initia
tory work very impressive.
The Dutch Lunch
At the conclusion of the election of
officers, and at about seven o'clock
the entertainment committee, of which
Allan Jackson was chairman, an
nounced everything in readiness in the
banquet hall and the large crowd,
led by the exalted ruler. marched in
single file, visiting members, grand
lodge officers, speakers of the evening
and local members, following in the
order named, keeping step to the
music of the orchestra.
When all We're placed at the tables
they remained standing while the or
chestra played the "Star Spangled
Banner" and the drum corps gave the
salute to the flag. Brother Henry Holman
acted as flag bearer, marching around
the room while the orchestra still
played. The invocation was rendered
by Brother Rev. w. S. Emery. After
ha Gaze ho
members We're seated, and response
was given by the members of the
orchestra and drum corps furnishing
music to the refrain of
My country it's of thee
Sweet land of liberty
OF three | sing.
All were then seated At each plate
were programs, carnations, and menu
card.
The banquet hall was beautifully
and artistically arranged with the en-
blem of the order-the American flag
varying in size, completely covering
the walls.
The lights were lowered and when
Flying Elk"-the drigible airship-the
initial exhibition of the De Lancey
Postagram and Telepathic service. This
handsome and neat contrivance was
suspended from the wall and consist
ed mainly of varigated flowers bear
ing the number OF the lodge, "225,"
arranged with small incandescent lights
and placed back of Exalted Ruler Ed
wards and POSTMASTER Lieutenant
Governor A. o. Eberhart.
Some twenty or thirty young Ia
dies waited on the tables, assisted by
several members of the lodge.
The cards containing the menu
We're printed in German, and while
foreign TO many, the lunch was de-
lieious. Following is the menu:
SPEISEKARTE
Itch hoere rauschende Musk, das