The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
ELkS HAVE TINE
Of THEIR LIVES At
GREAT RECEPTION
BEST People On Earth" Hosts
of Antlered Folk from Herds
All Over State.
PROFESSIONAL TALENT
ENTERTAIN THE PARTY
DIR. John NJ. Mcdonald Well
comes Visitors in EIO-
quent Address.

Elk from many sections of the state
were present last night at a reception
by Newark Lodge No. 81, B. P. o. E.,
at the hons IN Green street. The at
tendance of the antlered herd num-
bered in all about 500, and the affair
proved to be one of the most enjoyable
eve given by the local BEST People
on Earth"
Joseph Mullin presided over the social
session, which began at . o'clock. In
strnmental and vocal selections We're
rendered by Eddie" Austin, Moe"
Rosenstein. William Walsh, who is a
Proctor e Keith circuit performer;
Eddie" Bremen, George Mcleod and
others. An eloquent paper on Elkdom
was read by DR.. John NJ. Mcdonald, of
this city.
After extending a welcome to all the
visiting tliks, Or. Mcdonald compared
the lodge to a large family, saying:
I'VE welcome you here tonight as
We would if you We're guests in
our W families. We have the same
attitude as the ideal family and
there is nothing in all the world
so beautiful, so admirable as the pie
ture of a united family. 1t is the aim
and object of Newark Lodge to carry
out this idea. Some speak of secrets.
What do secrets amount to? We have
u secrets. but We are just as the ideal
ia lily should be-"
After DR.. McDonald's address Mr..
Mcleod gave some clever limitations Of
I-arrN- 7 a,,Har asI rr1frol ma ~. to,,,I,.
With his stories. Ward Brothers, ap-
pearing at Proctor's Theatre, danced
their way into popular favor. John
Fields. of Fields and Hanson. and =
member of Newark Lodge, gave some
excellent musical selections. 7. f.
Mackey, Of East Orange Lodge. called
attention TO the minstrel show 10 he
given by the Elks of that place on Fen
ruary Is and IL in Commonwealth Hail.
At IL o'clock the 500 or more Elks
and their friends arose and. with lights
out. sang Aud Lang Syne." Then
came the mess" call, and in the parlors
upstairs . Luncheon was served.
Julian T~iltinge. Earl Benham and others
of the GoOrg" Evans show. together
with members of other theatrical COM
panies playing N the city, We're late
arrivals, and more entertainment fol-
lowed. Patsy Kline and kid" Black
gave an exhibition foxing bout: Bright
brothers also engaged in the game of
~isticuffs, and Jack Massey and Will
lam Pierce alao appeared. The enter
tainment was in charge of d. +. Sulli-
van. late of the Wizard of on" com
pany.
Among those registered We're: q p.
Smith. Trenton; A. IT. Smith, Port Jer-
Wis; Fl. Y. Wilson. Ambridge, Pa; j. A..
Einton, Dallas. Tex; w. II. Brokaw, jr.,
Trenton; J.. A. Sheppard. Bloomfield; e.
A. Bates. Bridgeport; J. F Rienn, Perth
AmboY; F.. j. McShane. Omaha. Neb.;
and w. NJ. Macomher, Maiden, Mass.
Those ON Hand.
Among the local members in attendance
Exalted Ruler Richard P. Rooney. Es-
teemed Leading Knight Joseph e. Hans
Kohn. Esteemed Lecturing Knight Richard
J. O'Crowley. Secretary o. j. Mcdonald,
Treasurer Joseph Holmes. Esquire John
Robert Kellett. Organlst f, t. Bachman,
and Trustees Louis Hausser. jr., Jacob
T. n, Burke and Samuel P. Waldron,
members of the finance committee; Past
Exalted Rulers Joseph j. Mnllin and
s sseriey 4 II. 'GGfSa aries' W. ana pe serh pr, syMl..
vester L. Nestor. Theodore Aab, Louis
Smith. John B. Boudreau. Philip Carey
Charles w. Littlefield, Abraham Mayer,
Lewis Arthur, Sumner II. Aspinwail.
Bernard Aronson, Samuel X. Bergen,
Valentine Barthel. Edward NJ. Baldwin,
A. Brock. Edward S. Brock, job j. Bren-
nan. Firmln Block. Robert J. Boettner.
Harry Buchlein, Frank A.. Boettner, John
Colyer, Eugene Couture. William a. Car
GeoI &c V. Delaney Richard Doer!ng
Riaht. John r. Fields. Frank Farber,
Michael J. Foster. jr.. Edward F. Fitz-
patrick. Daniel f.. GaVen, John " Gaven,
Oscar \. Clifford, Philip NJ. Hunt. Chris
toiher J. Hoerle. George Hartung, William
II, Hagemann. Joseph ID. Hellthal. Joseph
Y, H~ansberly.. Arthur A. Hemmindinger,
Henry r Hilfers. Herbert r. Johnston,
Keefer. Henry w. Kane. Otto J. Karst,
Otto A. knecht. ir.. Anton Kaltenhacber.
william A. Kennedy. George p. Knecht,
Jares +. .Meehan, John NJ Mcdonald.
Alex Melville, Alfred Metzger, William P.
Macksey. Edward II. Mccormick. John I.
Mccormick, Leo j. McManus. Charles w.
McCreery. Jacob Ohler, Matthew l..
o'Brien. George F. Potter. Edward Pres
endofer.
Dewitt c. Pell. James ]. Quinn. Dennis
F. Quinless. Stephen Riordan, Moses
Rosenstein. Max Stakeholder. Richard
Schneider, George Trautwein. George FL.
Taree Ero Il; \ 3 Eat Tie5Ip oGn /. L Msbher G. Wan Van
ter e; Williams. William w, Weingartn'
Ernest Wolf. Frederic L. Wolf, Harry T.
Wolf and Edward A.. ZusL.