The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-09
A BENEFIT FOR
FIRE VICTIMS
Elks Plan Program For
Sunday Afternoon.
MAYOR SETTER GIVES CONSENT
Nothing Sacrilegious Will
Be Allowed.
Gus sun Donates His Theatcr And
The Services of His Orchestra and
Many of the Marion People OF
Talent VIII Give Their Services For
The Afternoon.

At the meeting of the Elks, Thurs
day evening, the plight in which Cul-
hanes Comedians, the theatrical
troupe of nine persons and the fami-
ly of Signor Muscat find themselves
as result of the fire which Tuesday
morning destroyed the Grand Opera
house, came up for consideration and
the proposition to give "a benefit, sun
day afternoon, was discussed. 1t was
understood that Mayor Setter had
placed ban on any proposition to
give an entertainment in the Su
theatre on Sunday for the benefit of
these people. The regular lodge ses-
sion was adjourned long enough to
call up the mayor and bring him i'm
for a discussion of the proposition.
The mayor was soon convinced that
such a pro cedure would be nothing
but an act of practical charity and
! with the assurance from the lodge
men that nothing of sacriligious ma
ture would be allowed he gave his
consent to the benefit being given.
A committee was at once appoint
ed and this morning a meeting was
held in the parlors of the Marion
county bank and arrangements were
made for giving two performances
Sunday afternoon. The committee is
composed of Harry S. Elliott, ]. w.
Jacoby, w. II. Schaffner, l.. G.. Jones,
r. j. Ryan, Charles l.. Allen, Charles
l.. Justice, w. B. Jessop, l.. b. Nc
Neal Louis i. Llocken and Ed $.
Ault.
The committee has already secured
the services of the following well
known talented persons to take part
In the entertainment which will be
given at two and four o'clock Sun
day afternoon. The Philharmonic
Quintet, under the leadership of l..
b. McNeal, Sgnor Joseph Muscat, Jul
NJ. Martin, C. S. Starbuck, the
Deutscher Bund chorus, Mrs. b. l..
Wallace, Mrs. Charles l.. Allen, Mrs.
c. Breen and Miss Carmen Blow. Gus
Sun, the owner of the Sun
theatre has wired that the theatre
viii be at the disposal of the Elks
and in addition he will provide the
| orchestra for the afternoon. At the
| conclusion of each entertainment, IA
few thousand feet of moving pic
lures of appropriate title viii be
reeled off through the kindness OF
| Gus Sun.
There will be no expense connected
with the ailair ana the whole receipts
viii be given the Muscat family
and the members of the troupe. The
five members OF SignOr Muscat $
| family Will receive live-fourteenth ol
the whole receipts and the remaining
nine fourteenths will 20 to the theatre
| troupe.
| Tickets viii be placed ON sale to-
morrow at all of the banks and many
OF the leading business houses in the
city, while each Elk viii be pro-
yided with supply. The price of ad-
mission will be twenty-five cents to
all parts of the house and no reserved
seats.
The theatre troupe lost all of its
effects in the Grand Opera house fire
and the members lost much OF their
personal effects. Signor Muscat and
his family We're taken from the sec
ond story of the opera house by the
firemen in their night clothing All of
their household effects and nearly all
Of their clothing were lost in the
blaze.
This is an opportunity for Marion
people to assist in a good cause lit
tie charity of a practical nature and
each person should feel by duty bound
TO assist in the work to the extent OF
twenty-five cents and at the same
time listen to a high class program OF
music.
The Elks stand sponsor for the
show and assure every person thai
nothing of a sacriligious nature will
be permitted during the performance
Mrs. zechlel, wife of the pastor oi
the First Reformed church, is moi
much imDrOVed bainR atlll an In.