Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-09
FRATERNAL NEWS
BENEVOLENT AND PRO-
TECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS

Ss Country club, Venice,
MM @8 this season was the
EN ES musicale and dance
W. EAtN under the auspices
--.sSgE 95A of Santa Monica
lodge No. 906, B. p.
o. Elks, Wednesday
1kksfaA night The affair
~ Sssssy was for the benefit
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furnishing fund and about 300 fair
maids and matrons from Venice, santa
Monica and ocean Park, together with
their escorts, thronged the cozy club
house. which had been tastefully orna-
mented with hanging baskets and pot
ted plants for the occasion.
EXALTED Ruler ]. C. Hemingway and
the officials of the lodge were assisted
in receiving the guests by reception
committee appointed for the purpose
and an excellent program for the
musical portion of the evening had
been prepared by the chairman, Brother
p. S. Lindsey, and his associates Of the
entertainment committee. Following
the seductive melodies of the soft
voiced Hawaiian singers from the
Casino and several selections by Mil
lers Venice orchestra, Mrs. David
Kennedy and Miss Phyllis Sabine
Lindsey gave two delightful duets,
which were highly appreciated by their
hearers. Brother George Gray follow
ed with German dialect monologues
which were related in a most amusing
manner, after which Mrs. Thomas
Hanna entertained the company with
two vocal selections which displayed
the qualities of her excellent voice to
the best advantage.
Ray M. Comfy, the Venice baritone,
sang his favorite ballad, which was
succeeded by Miss Alice Ryan, step
daughter of Mayor E. H. Dudley, in a
frcr "a ta H.
cal monologue'' entitled "Impersonat-
ing 'Laskey's Italian Hobo" which
made one of the distinct hits of the
evening. The vivacious little singer
gave a musical narration Of her
"Brother Sylvester" in a most fetching
way, and she won the hearts Of the
audience with the winsome manner in
which she detailed in musical talk the
braggart boasts of the italian hero of
her story. Bartlett r. Bishop, an ac-
complished pianist and principal of the
California military academy, gave
number Of brilliant selections upon his
favorite instrument, which were re-
ceived with hearty rounds of applause.
Then came several exquisite vocal
selections by Miss Lindsey, which gave
the fair Santa Monican an opportunity
to use her rare voice in an altogether
delightful manner. Miss Lindsey is the
possessor of a highly cultivated vocal
organ of singular sweetness and purity,
and her rendition of Brahms "Minne-
lied" Beethovens La Partanza" and
"The Nightingale" by Whelpley, was
real treat to every one who was fortu-
nate enough to hear her. Last but by
no means lest came the ever popular
Brother Leo Carrillo, who gave several
of his inimitable dialect stories and
examples of mimicry in a way that
showed him to be master of his art.
When giving his limitations of IA Jap
anese Schoolboy" it might have been
"Hashimura Togo" himself that was
struggling with a message over the
telephone to "Mr. OWL" and the tai
ented young vaudeville artist held the
laughing attention of his audience
completely with his clever mtmlcry OF
various birds and animals, including
horse, Ken Summerfield's laugh,
cooling pigeon and an automobile, which
brought down the house.
AT 10 O'Clock punch and refreshments
were served while the canvas covered
tennis court was cleared for the merry
party of dancers who enjoyed them
selves with their favorite diversion
until close to the midnight hour.
Following were the committees in
charge of the affair: ENTERTAINMENT;
Brothers P. S. Lindsey, w. H. Ander-
son and H. M. Meinell; floor: w. H.
L. Symington, Ralph Bane, A. E. Jack
son, G. b. Groesbeck, Hirscheu Cole
and c. H. Rltchie; reception: j. G.
Hemingway, Judge G.. II. Hutton
Mayor r. II. Dudley, ]. B. Proctor, Ben
s. Hunter, A. R. Fraser, X. A. Miller,
r. w. Armstrong, A. B. Webster and
Ehrman Grigsby, who acted in the
place of his father, James H. Grigsby,
who is absent in the east.
Brother ]. B. Proctor, following an
unwise precedent set by Brother
George H. Hutton few weeks ago. Is
suffering the miseries incident to COM
ing in contact with poisoned oak
growing in one of the canyons of the
Santa Monica mountains. He has
suffered for a fortnight with
the painful affection, and is still
confined to- his home, although
his condition is now rapidly improv-
ing. Brothers Ralph Bane and
Charley Tegner have alternated in oc-
cupying the chair of the secretary dur
ing his enforced absence from lodge
meetings.
Brother q. S. Tomblin, who has been
on an extended trip to Mexico, where
he has extensive mining interests on
the western coast, has returned to his
Santa Monica home on the sand.
Brother Leo Carrillo, whose popular
ity as monologue artist of excep-
tional ability extends to the Atlantic
coast, will leave Thursday on forty
eight weeks trip on the Orpheum and
Keith circuits. He will open the season
at Salt Lake and journey thence by1
easy stages to Chicago, Cleveland and
Detroit, where he will switch to the
latter circuit for the remainder of the |
season, finishing in New York some
time in April. Brother Carrillo is one
of the most enthusiastic members of
the local lodge, and has promised to
make the return trip across the con-
tinent in time to participate in the
celebrations connected with the grand
lodge convention in Los Angeles coun-
ty next July.
A score or more Santa Monica Elks |
participated in the boosters" banquet
given under the auspices of "99" last
night. Among them were Exalted |
Ruler Hemingway and the officers of |
the lodge and members of the herd
from Venice, Ocean Park and Santa |
Monica.
There is a small band of prospective |
Elks who are browsing on strychnine |
quinine, calisaya and other appropri- |
ate tonic barks in anticipation of being |
led through the winding trail to the |
green pastures of Elkdom the last
Thursday in the month.
FRATERNAL CHAMPIONS
eqSSIgby.1, Bros. ]. B. Mccormick