Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-04
ELKs ENTERTAIN.

that conditions would be favorable
Alexa ldris Lodge, Benevolent ProteC
5 tive Order of Elks, assembled Ia thei
home last night and proceeded to In
sIuct several applicants 10 the mystic
ries attached to this ira'ernsl orgaaIzi
tiou. 1t ives understood that the socis
session was TO begin at 9 O'Clock, bu
the business incident 10 this session wa
, prolonged and it was ueArly 10 o'clocl
: before those OF the outside world wsr'
: admitted. Mr.. Robert 3. Barrett wa
chairman of the social session aud, 81
usua, he filed the chair with credit tC
himself aud made everybody happy
The first speaker OF the evening was Mr..
J. o. A. BoatWright, of Danville, dis.
trct deputy grsnd exalted ruler Of Vlr.
GINA. He Was warmly received by
members and visitors and made an in-
,eresting aud instructive address. The
next speaker was Mr.. j. A. Spoford, OF
Salem, Mass, who thanked the lodge
for the pleasure of being present and
spoke in high terms Of the hospitality ex-
tended him while be had been in the city.
Speaking of speeches there Is no doubt
lha, golden talent lies buried which is
seldom resnfrected except on occasions
like this. Demosthenes WAS put to
shame last night as the silver tongue OF
Peter Won de Westelsken sounded the
note of welcome to members aud visitors
and his able presentation of facts con-
nected with the Eks' organization and
the city In its entirety places him among
the foremost orators of the day. Mr..
Walter Smith, Of Beverley, Mass WAS
called on for few remarks and it was
found that no mistake was made, for be
was at his best and reflected great credit
upon the city be balls from. 1t could
not be surprising to see him come to
Congress from Massachusetts II be would
accept 30 "smsll a JOB" During the
evening Mr.. Jas. w. Bales presented
Judge L. o. Birley, exalted ruler, With
a beautifully constructed Elks' Home
aud in we'll chosen remarks informed
him that this present was only reminder
of what the Elks intended to do 10 the
future. The judge gracefully accepted
the present and referred to the future OF
The organization ia bis usual forcefui
manner. The pleasures Of the evening
we're greatly benefited by the presence
of Messrs. Kenneth Ogden and Forrest
Birrell, who favored the session with a
few Of the latest songs. During the
course of the pleassnties Chairman Bar
rett read an address supposed t. have
been sent him from President elect Tat,
which was very amusing. Then "1iitle
Willie" Monitor, a brother OF Mr.. A.
D. Monitor, Of this city, was initiated
ION sight" into the deep mysteries of
the order. Mr.. Monitor, is an exact
pattern of his brother except be weighs
800 pounds and his brother weighs al.
most 100 pounds. At IL O'Clock Cor
porations Attorney s. P. Fisher respond
ed to the toast of "Our absent brothers"
and one would have had to be present
to properlyIsppreciate his remarks. Mr..
Fisher is. as is generally known, force
tat debates, but on this occasion when it
required forcs and sentiment combined,
he appeared to be more than equal to
any emergency which could confront
him. 10 short, he was good. 1t can
be eaid in conclusion that the social
committee ably assisted by members of
the order did their work WE'LL
LECTURES BY DR.. 5. A. STEEL.
On Monday evening March 8. Or.
Steel will deliver his lecture on "Green-
horns, Grit and Grace" and on Tues
day evening following he will lecture on
"Home Lifein Dixie, During the War"
in the Young Peoples Building. DR..
S. A. Stsel is native of Mississippi. /
His early life was spent amid the turbu-
lent scenes OF the war for the iDdepend-
ence Of the Confederate states. In that
severe school he learned those lessons Of
selt-reliauce, fearessness, aud push, that t!
have been characteristic Of his career.
He has lectured Ia ell the lesding cities |
of the United States, aud has few So
perIors either in the pulpit or on the
platform. His lectures are brimful of
color, humor, life and power. He has
made southern history q special study, |
and his mastery lectures on this subject
are worthy to be heard in every college
in the land. While he takes his "stapd
to live and die in Dixie" yet his pa.
triotism is ss wide IS the republic, and
his sunny, fraternsl spirit makes him
welcome everywhere.
ENTIRELY NEW VAUDEVILLE.
The snow, the snow, the beautiful
snow, on the hilltops and vale below.
This condition has inLerfered with The
proceedings incident 10 the inauguration
and it has made many a gray hair, but
if it continued indefinitely it would not
interfere with the management at the
Opera House for she people who control
this house are bent on leaving no stone
unturned to enliven interest ip good
vaudeville and keep motion pictures to
the highest standard. Notwithstanding
the fact that the first three nights of this