Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
RURAL JUBILEE OF THE Elks
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
AND PLANS ARRANGED.
Program of Events Will Include
Races, Tournaments, Mule Con-
test and Other Novel Features.

The committees in charge of the ar
rangements for the Elks' rural jubilee
and barn dance to be held June 16. II
and IL at the Benning race course have
adopted as their shibboleth the legend,
Watch US grow The plans for the
event have been laid and a successful
outcome Is, predicted. The following
names of wives, mothers. sisters, daugh-
tiers and friends of Elks who desire to
have part in carrying out the plans
have been handed In at the temple on H
street:
Mrs. John C. Maxwell. Mrs M. g. Nc
Cormick, Mrs. John s. Van Fleet, Mrs.
Robert E. Mattingly, Mrs. Swing. Mrs.
Maltby. Mrs. B. Island. Mrs. E. C. Allen,
Mrs. William Buckley. Mrs. F. A. Butts.
Mrs Becker, Mrs. H. J.. Buscher, Mrs. c.
Brill Mrs. J. B. Caldwell. Mrs T. A. Can
non. Mrs. J. w Campbell Mrs ]. D. Car
mody. Miss NJ Dunn. Miss Maggie Dunn,
Mrs. e. w. Emery. Mrs. H. Ellis Mrs.
F. Ferris. Mrs. F. A. Traney Mrs T. F.
Finnan. Mrs NJ. NJ. freeman. Mrs. Sam
uel Gompers. Miss s. Gompers. Mrs. Ger
Mrs. F. Hall, Mrs Hugh F. Harvey, Mrs.
c. F. Herman. Mrs. ]. c. Hoffman, Miss
L. Hoffman. Mrs. Hartig, Mrs. ]. H. De-
land. Mrs. A. Johanson. Mrs. Harry King.
Miss J. King, Mrs. j. Kapp. Mrs. D.
King, Mrs. ]. William Lee, Miss N. Lee,
Mrs. E. c. Lee. Mrs. T. Mcouade. Mrs
r. M. McWade. Mrs. George Mason, Mrs.
]. j. Meehan. Mrs. John M. McGill. Mrs.
Major, Mrs. T. B. McKallor, Mrs. L.
May. Mrs. J. May. Mrs. S. Nicholson.
E. Miller. Mrs. c. E. Potter. Mrs. N.
Pruitt. Mrs NJ. Peyser. Mrs. ]. A. Rup
pert. Mrs. e. s. Stokes, Mrs. L. Schneider.
Mrs. NJ. E. Simpson. Mrs. c. Utermehle,
Mrs. Watson. Miss C.. Watson. Mrs. A.
w. Bindon, Mrs. J.. Bishop, Mrs j. H.
Bradley, Mrs. Dismer. Mrs. Tolson. Mrs.
Mckenna, Miss Bowie, Mrs. and Miss
Graham. Miss Armstrong, Miss Reicher
Miss Eliza Meinberg, Miss L. Weinberg,
Miss e. Campbell, Miss Jones. Miss Ma
and Miss Cumberland. Mrs. and Miss
Campbell, Miss Burch, Miss Harton, Miss
Sullivan, Miss Anna Gerholt, Miss Eliza
Gerholt, Miss Hechinger and Miss Grace
Wall.
Committeeman and the Program.
While the ladies were having their
meeting recently in the lodge room the
executive committee met in one Of the
capacious and well furnished parlors of
1.-THE new home. when Fred ]. Mersheimer,
chairman. found practically the entire
committee in attendance. Committee
work was reported as progressing ia
mously. Ernest W. Emery, chairman of
the committee on reception to visiting
Elks, announced that many prominent
out-of-town Elks had Of their own voli-
ton signified an intention to be in Wash
ington for the jubilee.
1t is the intention of this committee to
formally invite the membership of the
Baltimore and Alexandria lodges of Elks,
and plans are being made for large dele
cations Of the fraternity to visit their
fraters in these cities. Baltimore Lodge
will be visited Wednesday, May q, and
Alexandria Monday, June 1. The men,
bers Of the reception to visiting Elks COM
mittee are Ernest w. Emery. chairman;
Robert NJ McWade. Rosa F. Downing.
James L. Ward. Thomas j. King. Joseph
c. Watson. Charles H. Utermehle. Hugh
F. Harvey. r. A. O'Brien, NJ. Emmett
Urell. r. E. Mattingly. Samuel Gompers.
Joseph A. Burkart: Jesse s. Jackson. P.
T. Moran. Albert Sillers, E. g., Schafer.
August Brill. Fred Klein. P. j. Fingles.
]. H. Furbershaw. D. L. Garvey. w. C.
McWade, e. T. Bishop. A. e. Brown.
Fred ]. Mersheimer. George A. Mason,
George w. Harvey.
Tuesday. June 16, will consist of Glass A
trotters. mile heats; best two out of
three. for a purse of $50 Glass B. mile
heats: best two out of three. for purse
fered for the two-year-old colts shown
on halter. while similar prizes are offered
for three-year-old colts shown in the
same manner. A silver cup has been
hung up for the high steppers.
The events that have been provided for
the show horses are of a particularly at
tractive character. and will 1t is thought,
bring out the best equine stock In Wash
ington.
The second day the tournament will be
held.
A novel and entertaining feature has
been arranged to conclude the sports on