Evening star., 1909-06-17
FUN AT ELKS' JUBILEE
Barn Dance Attracts Big
Crowds to Benning.
FAR AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
Attractions More Numerous and Bet
ter Than Ever.
REAL CIRCUS STAR ATTRACTION
Nine. Nord's Daring High Dive a
Positive Thriller-Baltimore Elks
Coming Over Tonight.
REAL CIRCUS STAR ATTRACTION

TIE third annual rural jubilee Of the
ElKs operrd in great style at the Benning
race track yesterday afternoon. and until
the gates were closed, shortly before
midnight, the whole place was a riot of
fun. In the afternoon there were certain
formalities incident to the opening, but
Exalted Ruler Robert NJ. McWade. who
delivered the opening address, stated
fatty that the occasion was not for for
malities, and he, for one, had no inten-
tion of interfering with the general hilar
ity by making long speech. Others
who participated in the formalities Incl
dent to the opening took their cue from
McWade and cut out their addresses.
The attractions for this year are far
better than anything that has ever been
offered before, and visitors at the track
are sure to find amusement. no matter
what their tastes The illuminations are
fine. An excellent executive committee.
of which Fred J. Mersheimer is chair
man.. has had charge of the arrangements
and has shown itself thoroughly car6ie.
This years circus really amount:. t.
something. Professional talent only is
on the program and the show is one that
was enjoyed hugely last night by yo'sng
and old.
Nine. Nord's Daring Dire.
The star feature of the big show is the
high-divng stunt of Nine. Nord, pretty
little Swedish woman who has no appar-
ent hesitation in dropping gracefully off
a platform into a tank fifty feet below.
The fact that the tank has only six feet
of water in it does not deter Nine. Nord.
Last night the special feature of her per-
formance was the famous fire dive in
rb irh he through
in a costume saturated with gasoline. A
torch is touched to the gasoline just pe-
fore the diver leaves the Platform and
she shoots through the air surrounded py
mass of flame.
Features of the show which the crowd
found attractive were the Henry brothers.
Iacrobats, equiltbristS and comedians. the
Fredericks family. equiibrists: the Theo-
dorows. the ''armless WITCH and Celna de
DrDios' circus dogs and ponies and his
comical monkey, Bingo. Other attractions
are the fall of Pompeii, the Italian cav
airy charge, the missing link. trip to
the zoo, the singing donkey and the hre-
works
Under the grandstand are any number
of attractive features of which the coun-
try barn Is one of the best. This occu-
pies all the space of the old betting ring
and is set to resemble the interior of a
real country barn. Excellent judgment
has been used in the decorations. and
once inside, tie visitor is struck with the
realistic effect. Last night the barn was
filled with dancers.
The Pohick Post Office.
Others went to the Pohick post Office
for mail and all got something from Miss
Bertha Wood and Miss Margaret keliher.
who are in charge. For those who were
hungry and thirsty there were lemonade
stands. ice cream counters and the Ger
man village. And, by the way, TIA Ger
man village is all there. 1t has comfort
able tables and chairs. thirty walters to
look out for patrons and is pretty good
place to go for sandwich and a stein.
The music of the Marine Band helps. too