The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-24
Oh, you BOOla.

does your heart still beat fast
when you think OF the really good
time you and your friends had at
the opera house when the broth
ers Of the antlered herd "pulled
off, one of the greatest stunts
that Virginia has ever produced
II you was there you will un-
erstand that it was great. It was
novel and up-to-date. It was one
of those events that only an Al.
G. Flournoy could think Of and
pull off successfully.
And if you did not attend the
opening nights delights let us
pull up the curtain again and
show you a glimse Of the scene.
AS is customary with the Elks
cordiality and geniality are the
pass words to thresholds and on
entering this festivity you are
met at the portals-porals at the
local opera house is good of the
shrine by smiling and smoothe
"good evening" members Of the
local herd. The boys do not
make you wait out side to make
you secure a ticket of admission,
but get you inside where you can
not escape unless you want to put
up a powerful crouch. But when
you are relieved Of ten mazumas,
which in Elk language is "ten
cents, it looks like a joke and
you want the boys to go as far
us they like and you are anxious
to see more. TO go into absolute
details Of the elaborate program
offered you would be asking too
much, but we will take you
around and introduce you to the
hustlers and boosters who are
working for a home for the Best
People on Earth and we assure
you if you attend you will sure
get your moneys worth and you
will leave the hall feeling that you
have had a good evenings enter.
tainment, secured most of your
Xmas shopping and mingled with
Virginia best fellows and their
wives and sweethearts and it
didn't take a fortune to be
"shown' what the Elk's Boola
really is.
Turning to the right on enter.
ing the hall you will find the
Bug House, booth presided
over by Mrs. A. G. Flournoy
Here is collection of souvenirs
and odds and ends that would
make most any one bug house
The sales are made so smooth by
the superintendent and her
worthy assistants that you really
wonder if they are what the name
of the booth implies or you are
the one affected.
Next we have the kangaroo
court and the cage for the insane
This presided over by the premier
of fun and mirth, Al. Flournoy
and some Of the Elks have won.
dered why he did not preside
over the "bug-house' affair in.
stead of his estimable wife.
Passing still on you come to the
center Of the stage and approach
the stairs provided for this pur.
pose you take in the museum ar
ranged by Mr.. Flournoy, and
when you see this affair and
know who the originator is you
will surely be convinced that
there is a crazy man connected
with that end Of the hall. But
"good" is no name for the
museum-it is "rich."
i Passing off the stage to tn,
right is the notions and the odd.
and ends booth. This booth i!
ably presided over by Mrs. Deer
ing, Mrs. j. F. Kearney and Mis-
Holleran. Some Of the choices
novelties, the most suitable
Christmas gifts and all-'rount
handy articles that could be col
lected together are here assem-
bled and you surely cannot af
ford to pass this booth and par
take Of it's joys.
| Next we introduce you to tn,
booth that delights the ladies a
this season of the year and whicl
makes the men pass it up as the,
would straw hat in mid-winter
Why! 1t is the fancy worl
booth where you may either pur
chase articles with mazuma O.
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