Cañon City record., 1910-11-24

Inc SOClal bSSSlOn at luS lIlh uai
Friday night was one of The luost IS
nghtful and enthusiastic gatbe ling.
OF the kind ever held in Canon Cay
and fully redeemed he antIcipatioBs
OF the entertainment committee lud
its guests. In addition to a larE,
number of the loo brotrerhv1 q
there were present twelve Or fsteen
membe s of 1.-The antlered ard" fJnl
Westcliffe and other parts OF the WEI
Mountain valley.
The affair was designai iur a 1usi
purpose and was highly successful ~
all respects. Prin ariIy i.s object Mas
to discuss the proposition of erectIEs
handsome club building on the lodge
properly at the corner of Mac)n ave
nue. and Fourth streeC, a. d, sFcoud0r-
lily. to get together" III a social way
for the enjoyment oil an entsrs..n
ment program ThJt il sutSerEci
both purposes goes witho'' ying
for the Elks have nc such word as
"lail' In their vocabulary.
The music was fur oisbeJ by Snlli
vans orchestra and evJreI E.py
compliments by its splendid charac.
ter. The selections we're maze With
special reference to The occasion fhd
their rendition was Iuch as t. archse
a well-earned and generous apr lGse
Highly diverting feature of tn pro
gram were the stunts" o' Messrs
Thomas of Denver ami B enpIscn aud
Dupps of Pueblo. They wer sIow
in themselves and tn ir work, which
was purely voluntary and with 1T
compensation. awakened an er;Husi-
asm that was as sinGcr '' WAS
spontaneous. MIR. Thomas T. a IRA,
cling salesman for the Brown Gros'ry
company of Denver. and is a devofe..
Elk. Lou Brennison Is plJyed IN
come ID vita the Lolora : FL &
Iron company of Pueblo ,rd FINK
Dupps is passenger agent fc- the CT =
orado & Southern Railroad Company
in the same city
Mr.. Thomas's first stunt" was az
impersonation of one OF James WHIT
comb Riley's poems and bis secrf .
one a black face perfo, nance B, 10
its of praise and approval. Br"nnI "a
and Dupps presented a ioIble Dutck
comedy which captu ed the du1ieLcs
horse, foot and dragons" Nj Brou
nison, by request, added a number 20
the program and by his ki | rs an 'H-
terpreter of character confirmed the
good oninion enter aimed Of lii.L as dH
actor. After the lunch VI Dupps. q
the solicitation Of is rie dc, COZ
tributed second number-s single
Dutch comedy-which was no ess
amusing than the one in which he AID
previously taken part, much 70 the
qualification of all prusen TIC lodge
keenly appreciated the ASSIST Ic. Civ
en- to the entertainment CON rittec ~
the visitors and its member will not
soon forget the efforts of Messrs
Thomas. Brennison and Duuos 70 iG-
ford them diversion.
No assemblage of memb-rs =. the
Benevolent and Protect We Order VI
Elks is complete WITHOUT 'jnethir z
TO eat and the cravings of the inner
man was not forgotten In the al rau.c-
meDts sor the gathering Friday ligi.T
A Dutch lunch" was provided by 'hs
committee OF such proporti ~ - 10
have aroused the envy cf Roman
gourm'.. There W an n ..nca.c..
and then some." no restri Tors &c
ing placed upon the appetites o. this.
present SO far IS the corr miss ~ wss
concerned.
The chairman of the soci sess
ion" arrangements was A. Ii. Nolan
but he was assisted by a c'1mitlee
no less appre"iative of Intellectual
and material good tlinss ;a"n lir,
self and they designed a uIentai sna
gastronomic feast ht for kin.. There
were speeches by Judge M7.ton s
Bailey Of the state supreme court
Gen. Joseph II. Maupin Ar.ur r.